San Diego International Airport (SAN)
Tel: (619) 400 2400.
Website: www.san.org

San Diego International Airport is located at Lindbergh Field, less than 10km (6 miles) from downtown San Diego. While it is not the largest airport in California (Los Angeles International and San Francisco International are more than twice its size), it is filled with public art and handles close to 300 flights per day, including connecting flights from most US hubs. Many of these connecting flights use the airport's Commuter Terminal, a five-minute drive from the two main terminals. A red shuttle bus travels between the three terminals.

Approximate flight times to San Diego: From London is 13 hours 35 minutes; from New York is 6 hours; from Los Angeles is 50 minutes; from Toronto is 6 hours 30 minutes and from Sydney is 15 hours.

Airport facilities: Facilities include ATMs, money exchange kiosks, over 30 food and beverage establishments and several gift and newspaper stores. Wi-Fi access is available throughout the three terminals. All of the major car hire operators have offices at the airport, including Avis, Budget, Hertz and National.

Transport to the city: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (tel: (619) 233 3004; website: www.sdcommute.com) operates a regular bus service that connects the airport terminals with the Downtown quarter and provides easy connection to bus, train and trolley services within the city. Bus 992 leaves for Downtown approximately every 10 minutes, connecting bus, trolley and Coaster train services to outlying areas of the county. Additionally, most of the major hotels in San Diego's Hotel Circle and surrounding areas offer an airport shuttle service, either free or for a nominal cost. Express Shuttle of San Diego (tel: 1 800 900 7433; website: www.xpressshuttle.com) offers a shared shuttle service.