Old Town Transit Center
Old Town Transit Center, also known as San Diego–Old Town station, or Old Town San Diego station, is an intermodal transportation station in the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego, California.

Old Town Transit Center, also known as San Diego–Old Town station, or Old Town San Diego station, is an intermodal transportation station in the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego, California. It is served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner, the COASTER commuter rail service, and the San Diego Trolley, as well as numerous San Diego Metropolitan Transit System bus lines.
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Worth seeing in and around Old Town Transit Center
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of San Diego
The University of San Diego is a private Catholic research university in San Diego, California, United States. Chartered in 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University, the two institutions merged in 1972.
2.1 km · private university in San Diego, California, United States · Wikipedia - 02SeaWorld San Diego
SeaWorld San Diego is a theme park in Mission Bay Park in San Diego, California. It is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, public aquarium, and marine animal rehabilitation center.
2.9 km · theme park · Wikipedia - 03Pechanga Arena
Pechanga Arena is an indoor arena in San Diego, California. Opened in 1966, it is an example of New Formalism architecture and has been designated by the City of San Diego as a historic resource.
1.2 km · arena in San Diego, California, United States · Wikipedia - 04Torero Stadium
Torero Stadium is an outdoor stadium in San Diego, California, located on the campus of the University of San Diego. Opened in 1961, it is the home of the San Diego Toreros football and men's and women's soccer teams.
2.5 km · stadium in San Diego, California, USA · Wikipedia - 05Presidio of San Diego
El Presidio Real de San Diego is a historic fort in San Diego, California. It was established on May 14, 1769, by Gaspar de Portolá, leader of the first European land exploration of Alta California—at that time an unexplored northwestern frontier area of New Spain.
700 m · fort in San Diego, California · Wikipedia - 06Whaley House
The Whaley House is a Greek Revival–style residence and museum in Old Town, San Diego, California. It is the oldest brick structure in Southern California, built in 1857.
600 m · museum · Wikipedia - 07Casa de Estudillo
The Casa de Estudillo, also known as the Estudillo House, is a historic adobe house in San Diego, California, United States. It was constructed in 1827 by José María Estudillo and his son José Antonio Estudillo, early settlers of San Diego and members of the prominent Estudillo family of California, and was considered one of the finest houses in Mexican California.
300 m · house · Wikipedia - 08Fashion Valley Mall
Fashion Valley is an upscale, open-air shopping mall in Mission Valley in San Diego, California. The shopping center hosts 1,720,533 sq ft of leasable floor area, making it the largest mall in San Diego and one of the largest in California.
3.2 km · Mall in San Diego · Wikipedia - 09United States University
United States University is a private for-profit university in San Diego, California. It offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in health sciences, business, and nursing as well as California Teaching Credentials.
3.6 km · private for-profit university in San Diego, California, United States · Wikipedia - 10San Diego Viejo Plaza
San Diego Viejo Plaza, also called Plaza de Las Armas, Old Town Plaza, and Washington Square, is a historical site in San Diego, California. The San Diego Viejo Plaza site is California Historical Landmark No.
200 m · historical Landmark in San Diego, California, United States · Wikipedia
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Getting to Old Town Transit Center
- Airports
- San Diego (SAN), 3 km · General Abelardo L. Rodriguez (TIJ), 32 km · John Wayne Orange County (SNA), 120 km
- Stations
- San Diego International Airport, 2.6 km
- Santa Ana → Old Town Transit Center3490 km · quickest by air, 14h 28m · $750–1,120
- Palm Springs → Old Town Transit Center134 km · quickest by road, 3h 11m · $16–22
- Long Beach → Old Town Transit Center145 km · quickest by road, 2h 41m · $13–18
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Old Town Transit Center
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Old Town Transit Center. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundIf you're more adventurous, you might be able to hire a Water Taxi to get to and from waterfront hotels, shopping centers, and restaurants along the bay in Downtown and Coronado.
- Go nextCoronado is a lovely little city that lies on a peninsula just across the bay, accessible from downtown by a ferry ride (departs from the Broadway Pier and the Convention Center) or by driving just a bit south of Downtown to get to the Bay Bridge.
From Wikivoyage: San Diego/Downtown, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Old Town Transit Center
Old Town Transit Center is 5 km from San Diego, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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