Distance between San Diego CA and Salt Lake City UT
The distance from San Diego to Salt Lake City is 751 miles by road including 655 miles on motorways. Road takes approximately 17 hours and 24 minutes and goes through Escondido, Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Riverside, San Bernardino and Victorville.
| Shortest distance by air | 628 mi ✈️ |
| Car route length | 750.6 mi 🚗 |
| Driving time | 17 h 24 min |
| Fuel amount | 25.5 gal |
| Fuel cost | 86 USD |
| Point | Distance | Time | Fuel | |
| San Diego | 0 mi | 00 min | 0.0 gal | |
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I 15 30 mi, 1 h 04 min
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| Escondido | 30 mi | 1 h 04 min | 0.9 gal | |
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I 15 27 mi, 45 min
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| Temecula | 58 mi | 1 h 49 min | 1.9 gal | |
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I 15 7 mi, 09 min
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| Murrieta | 65 mi | 1 h 59 min | 2.1 gal | |
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I 215 7 mi, 17 min
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| Menifee | 73 mi | 2 h 16 min | 2.4 gal | |
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I 215 22 mi, 50 min
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| Riverside | 94 mi | 3 h 06 min | 3.1 gal | |
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I 215 16 mi, 30 min
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| San Bernardino | 110 mi | 3 h 37 min | 3.5 gal | |
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I 215 I 15 32 mi, 54 min
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| Victorville | 142 mi | 4 h 31 min | 4.6 gal | |
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I 15 187 mi, 4 h 44 min
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| Las Vegas | 329 mi | 9 h 16 min | 11.1 gal | |
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I 15 9 mi, 09 min
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| North Las Vegas | 339 mi | 9 h 25 min | 11.3 gal | |
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I 15 107 mi, 2 h 07 min
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| St. George | 446 mi | 11 h 32 min | 15.0 gal | |
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I 15 260 mi, 4 h 19 min
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| Provo | 706 mi | 15 h 51 min | 24.0 gal | |
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I 15 44 mi, 1 h 32 min
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| Salt Lake City | 751 mi | 17 h 24 min | 25.4 gal | |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to drive from San Diego to Salt Lake City?
Fuel cost: 86 USD
This fuel cost is calculated as: (Route length 750.6 mi) / (Fuel consumption 29.4 mpg) * (Fuel price 3.37 USD / gal)
You can adjust fuel consumption and fuel price here.
How long is a car ride from San Diego to Salt Lake City?
Driving time: 17 h 24 min
This time is calculated for driving at the maximum permitted speed, taking into account traffic rules restrictions.
- 553 mi with a maximum speed 68 mph = 8 h 8 min
- 75 mi with a maximum speed 65 mph = 1 h 8 min
- 2 mi with a maximum speed 62 mph = 2 min
- 4 mi with a maximum speed 60 mph = 4 min
- 14 mi with a maximum speed 55 mph = 15 min
- 6 mi with a maximum speed 50 mph = 7 min
- 94 mi with a maximum speed 12 mph = 7 h 35 min
The calculated driving time does not take into account intermediate stops and traffic jams.
How far is San Diego to Salt Lake City by land?
The distance between San Diego and Salt Lake City is 750.6 mi by road including 654.9 mi on motorways.
Precise satellite coordinates of highways were used for this calculation. The start and finish points are the centers of San Diego and Salt Lake City respectively.
How far is San Diego to Salt Lake City by plane?
The shortest distance (air line, as the crow flies) between San Diego and Salt Lake City is 628.2 mi.
This distance is calculated using the Haversine formula as a great-circle distance between two points on the surface of a sphere. The start and finish points are the centers of San Diego and Salt Lake City respectively. Actual distance between airports may be different.
How many hours is San Diego from Salt Lake City by plane?
Boeing 737 airliner needs 1 h 15 min to cover the distance of 628 mi at a cruising speed of 497 mph.
Small plane "Cessna 172" needs 4 h 35 min to flight this distance at average speed of 136 mph.
This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, airport location and other real world factors.
How long is a helicopter ride from San Diego to Salt Lake City?
Fast helicopter "Eurocopter AS350" or "Hughes OH-6 Cayuse" need 4 h 12 min to cover the distance of 628 mi at a cruising speed of 149 mph.
Popular "Robinson R44" needs 4 h 48 min to flight this distance at average speed of 130 mph.
This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, aerodrome location and other real world factors.
What city is halfway between San Diego and Salt Lake City?
The halfway point between San Diego and Salt Lake City is Glendale. It is located about 4 mi from the exact midpoint by road.
The distance from Glendale to San Diego is 379 mi and driving will take about 10 h 1 min. The road between Glendale and Salt Lake City has length 372 mi and will take approximately 7 h 23 min.
The other cities located close to halfway point:
Where is San Diego in relation to Salt Lake City?
San Diego is located 628 mi south-west of Salt Lake City.
San Diego has geographic coordinates: latitude 32.71741, longitude -117.16277.
Salt Lake City has geographic coordinates: latitude 40.76701, longitude -111.89043.
Which highway goes from San Diego to Salt Lake City?
The route from San Diego to Salt Lake City follows I 15.
Other minor sections pass along the road:
- I 215: 40 mi
- US 93: 20 mi
- US 6: 11 mi
- US 50: 9 mi
- CA 163: 8 mi
- US 89: 7 mi
- CA 60: 3 mi
- CA 74: 2 mi
- CA 79: 2 mi
- I 80: 2 mi
- CA 18: 1 mi