The distance from Palo Alto, California to San Diego, California is:
476 miles / 766 km driving
431 miles / 694 km flying
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Distance from Palo Alto, CA to San Diego, CA
The total driving distance from Palo Alto, CA to San Diego, CA is 476 miles or 766 kilometers.
The total straight line flight distance from Palo Alto, CA to San Diego, CA is 431 miles.
This is equivalent to 694 kilometers or 375 nautical miles.
Your trip begins in Palo Alto, California. It ends in San Diego, California.
Your flight direction from Palo Alto, CA to San Diego, CA is Southeast (138 degrees from North).
The distance calculator helps you figure out how far it is to get from Palo Alto, CA to San Diego, CA. It does this by computing the straight line flying distance ("as the crow flies") and the driving distance if the route is drivable. It uses all this data to compute the total travel mileage.
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