Look2Sea Posted August 15, 2009 #1 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Is it feasible to walk from San Diego Amtrak station to SD port? I will not have a large suitcase, just a carry on with wheels. Is it about 3 blocks away? If not feasible, are there taxi cabs at Amtrak station? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffymom Posted August 15, 2009 #2 Share Posted August 15, 2009 no lots of traffic and I think it is much farther than 3 blocks. Take a taxi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDPadreFan Posted August 15, 2009 #3 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Actually it's pretty easy. Here's a map. Santa Fe Station is the brown building to the right. Exit the station, walk down to Broadway, hang a right, cross the tracks, walk 2 blocks, hang another right, walk another block, you're there! http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=32.7169345&lon=-117.1729499&z=18&l=0&m=b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amachad Posted August 15, 2009 #4 Share Posted August 15, 2009 walking to the ship is very easy from the train station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teach967 Posted August 15, 2009 #5 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I've lived in San Diego my entire life and it is very easy to walk to the cruise terminal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look2Sea Posted August 16, 2009 Author #6 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Thank you :) I think I can walk it, unless I over pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leoandhugh Posted August 16, 2009 #7 Share Posted August 16, 2009 As other residents like me have already told you, it is an easy walk. You can see the cruise terminal from the AMTRAK station, so you can't go wrong:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mation101 Posted August 18, 2009 #8 Share Posted August 18, 2009 We walk it all the time, even if you had two rollers per person you could walk it no problem. You can see the ship and thats all you need to motivate you to walk. Like a carrot in front of a Donkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funcky Posted August 20, 2009 #9 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I did this last December. I live in Orange County, take bus to Irvine Amtrak. Take train to San Diego and then walked to ship. Cost about $20+ vs. parking at about 15+ dollars a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiTaiMary Posted August 20, 2009 #10 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Absolutely walkable. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinsfo Posted August 20, 2009 #11 Share Posted August 20, 2009 You can see the port from the train station. It is literally right across the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanannjen Posted September 4, 2009 #12 Share Posted September 4, 2009 My 80 year old parents have walked it - go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeVee Posted September 5, 2009 #13 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Does anyone know the name of that Station that is close for Amtrak? As I looked it up and there are 4 or 5 stops for San Diego. This sounds like what we will be doing.. comming from center of Calif. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy ks Posted September 5, 2009 #14 Share Posted September 5, 2009 It is the station marked SAN, not the Zoo, Balboa Park or anything else, just plain old San Diego. I think it depends on the type of ticket you purchase, the AAA ticket is $34.20 round trip, per person. It makes the train a lot less of a savings for us, as our cruise is only 5 nights and we would need a taxi (for the night prior) and another to port in the morning. If we were to take the train, it's completely walkable, but only if you have one bag to roll along. We did walk all the way there from a hotel near the Gaslamp Quarter and saw plenty of people walking towards the ship from the depot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDPadreFan Posted September 5, 2009 #15 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I can make it easy for you. The station in downtown San Diego is the LAST ONE for the AMTRAK. In San Diego County, there are 4 station stops (for AMTRAK). Oceanside, Solana Beach, Old Town Transit Center, and the final stop in downtown San Diego (the one across from the cruise ship terminal). There are other stops along the route but they are used by other systems (North County Coaster, San Diego Trolley) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jana White Posted September 6, 2009 #16 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Absolutely walk it, way too easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4bolts Posted September 7, 2009 #17 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Absolutely walk it, way too easy! We have walked to train station with 2 large bags and two carry-ons that attached to the larger bag. No problem at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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