Cities between San Diego, California and Phoenix, Arizona
La Mesa
California 1%
4 miles
4 minutes
353 miles to go
5 hr 17 min
El Cajon
California 2%
8 miles
7 minutes
349 miles to go
5 hr 13 min
Alpine
California 9%
32 miles
29 minutes
324 miles to go
4 hr 51 min
Hulburd Grove
California 12%
44 miles
40 minutes
312 miles to go
4 hr 41 min
Mount Laguna
California 13%
48 miles
43 minutes
308 miles to go
4 hr 37 min
Pine Valley
California 15%
52 miles
47 minutes
304 miles to go
4 hr 34 min
Morena Village
California 16%
56 miles
50
minutes
300 miles to go
4 hr 30 min
Jacumba
California 18%
64 miles
58 minutes
292 miles to go
4 hr 23 min
Dos Cabezas
California 19%
68 miles
1 hour, 1 minute
288 miles to go
4 hr 19 min
Ocotillo
California 22%
80 miles
1 hour, 12 minutes
276 miles to go
4 hr 8 min
Boulder Park
California 24%
84 miles
1 hour, 16 minutes
272 miles to go
4 hr 5 min
Dixieland
California 27%
96 miles
1 hour, 27 minutes
260 miles to go
3 hr 54
min
Seeley
California 28%
100 miles
1 hour, 30 minutes
256 miles to go
3 hr 50 min
El Centro
California 29%
104
miles
1 hour, 34 minutes
252 miles to go
3 hr 47 min
Mexicali
Mexico 30%
108 miles
1 hour, 37 minutes
248 miles to go
3 hr 43 min
Date City
California 37%
132 miles
1 hour, 59 minutes
224 miles to go
3 hr 21 min
Cuervos
Mexico 42%
148 miles
2 hours, 13 minutes
208 miles to go
3 hr 7 min
Yuma
Arizona 45%
160 miles
2 hours, 24 minutes
196 miles to go
2 hr 56 min
Asher
Arizona 56%
200 miles
2 hours, 60 minutes
156 miles to go
2 hr 20 min
Roll
Arizona 57%
204 miles
3 hours, 4 minutes
152 miles to go
2 hr 17 min
Noah
Arizona 60%
212 miles
3 hours, 11 minutes
144 miles to
go
2 hr 10 min
Owl
Arizona 61%
216 miles
3 hours, 14 minutes
140 miles to go
2 hr 6 min
Tyson
Arizona 62%
220 miles
3
hours, 18 minutes
136 miles to go
2 hr 2 min
Norton
Arizona 63%
224 miles
3 hours, 22 minutes
132 miles to go
1 hr 59 min
Mohawk
Arizona 64%
228 miles
3 hours, 25 minutes
128 miles to go
1 hr 55 min
Kim
Arizona 65%
232 miles
3 hours, 29 minutes
124 miles to go
1 hr 52 min
Stoval
Arizona 66%
236 miles
3 hours, 32 minutes
120 miles to go
1 hr 48 min
Dateland
Arizona 67%
240 miles
3 hours, 36 minutes
116 miles to go
1 hr 44 min
Palomas
Arizona 69%
244 miles
3 hours, 40 minutes
112 miles to go
1 hr 41 min
Aztec
Arizona 70%
248 miles
3 hours, 43
minutes
108 miles to go
1 hr 37 min
Sentinel
Arizona 71%
252 miles
3 hours, 47 minutes
104 miles to go
1 hr 34 min
Stanwix
Arizona 72%
256 miles
3 hours, 50 minutes
100 miles to go
1 hr 30 min
Tartron
Arizona 73%
260 miles
3 hours, 54 minutes
96 miles to go
1 hr 26 min
Theba
Arizona 76%
273 miles
4 hours, 5 minutes
84 miles to go
1 hr 15 min
Piedra
Arizona 78%
276 miles
4 hours, 8 minutes
80 miles to go
1 hr 12 min
Sil Murk
Arizona 79%
280 miles
4 hours, 12 minutes
76 miles to go
1 hr 8 min
Smurr
Arizona 80%
284 miles
4 hours, 16 minutes
72 miles
to go
1 hr 5 min
Bosque
Arizona 81%
288 miles
4 hours, 19 minutes
68 miles to go
1 hr 1 min
Cotton Center
Arizona 82%
293 miles
4 hours, 23 minutes
64 miles to go
58 min
Buckeye
Arizona 87%
309 miles
4 hours, 37 minutes
48 miles to go
43 min
Avondale
Arizona 92%
329 miles
4 hours, 55 minutes
28 miles to go
25 min
San Diego to Phoenix midpoint and places to stop along the way
If you're looking for a meeting place or a good stop around ½ or halfway between San Diego and Phoenix, you can try Fortuna Foothills, AZ, which is almost 3 hours east of San Diego, or about 2½ hours west of Phoenix.
About ¼ or a fourth of the way, you can stop at Ocotillo, CA. This is a little over 1 hour east of San Diego.
About ⅓ or a third of the way, you can stop at Mexicali, Mexico. This is about 1½ hours east of San Diego.
About ⅔ or two thirds of the way, you can stop at Norton, AZ. This is about 3½ hours east of San Diego, or about 2 hours southwest of Phoenix.
About ¾ or three fourths of the way, you can stop at Stanwix, AZ. This is about 4 hours east of San Diego, or about 1½ hours southwest of Phoenix.
Nonstop driving from San Diego to Phoenix
If you drive straight through without stopping at all, the total distance is 357 miles. The distances shown above don't include local roads to get into each town, so if you're planning a long road trip, make sure you factor in traffic and road conditions, rest stop breaks, and interesting detours along the way. If you're in a rush, you can do the trip with zero stops, and your total travel time would be around 5 hours, 20 minutes.