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CET to SAN: distance & flight time
Cholet (Cholet Le Pontreau Airport) → San Diego (San Diego International Airport)
5,654 mi
9,099 km · 4,913 nm
11h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,654 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 33m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CET — Cholet Le Pontreau Airport · Cholet, France
- SAN — San Diego International Airport · San Diego, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CET
- EDM · La Roche-sur-Yon Airport35 mi away
- NTE · Nantes Atlantique Airport35 mi away
- ANE · Angers-Loire Airport42 mi away
- NIT · Niort-Souché Airport58 mi away
Near SAN
Frequently asked questions
How far is CET from SAN?
The flight distance from Cholet (CET) to San Diego (SAN) is 5,654 miles (9,099 km, 4,913 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CET to SAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CET to SAN?
Nonstop service on CET–SAN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 11h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cholet and San Diego?
San Diego is 8 hours behind Cholet.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CET to SAN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CET–SAN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CET to SAN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CET–SAN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.