
San Diego
San Diego, California, United States
Representative image — a terminal of this type, not a photograph of this port. Erik Mclean / Pexels.
About San Diego
San Diego is a small Southern Californian gateway close to the Mexican border, handling vehicles and refrigerated cargo alongside a modest container operation. Its scale means limited direct deep-sea container calls, and most Southern Californian container cargo routes through Los Angeles or Long Beach instead. It is useful where cross-border traffic into Baja California is involved.
First Base Freight handles both import and export cargo through San Diego — inbound from any country and outbound to any country. Indicative sea transit on our the UK lane is 25–31 days; transit on any other routing is confirmed at quote stage. For rates, container options and the wider United States lane, including air freight and customs clearance, see the country page — or request a quote for this port.
Port information
Reference details for San Diego, which we serve for both imports and exports. The transit figure is indicative, measured on our the UK lane, and confirmed at booking — other routings are quoted individually.
- City
- San Diego, California
- Country
- United States
- Port code (UN/LOCODE)
- USSAN
- Port type
- Container terminal
- Indicative sea transit
- 25–31 days
What to know about San Diego
- Small container operation beside Los Angeles and Long Beach
- Vehicle and refrigerated cargo specialisms
- Limited direct deep-sea container calls
- Useful for cross-border traffic into Baja California
Same country
Other ports in United States
We also ship to 21 other ports in United States.
- Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaContainer terminal24–30 days
- Long BeachLong Beach, CaliforniaContainer terminal24–30 days
- New York / New JerseyNew York and NewarkContainer terminal12–18 days
- SavannahSavannah, GeorgiaContainer terminal13–19 days
- CharlestonCharleston, South CarolinaContainer terminal13–19 days
- NorfolkNorfolk, VirginiaContainer terminal12–18 days
- BaltimoreBaltimore, MarylandContainer terminal12–18 days
- PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaContainer terminal12–18 days
- BostonBoston, MassachusettsContainer terminal11–16 days
- WilmingtonWilmington, North CarolinaContainer terminal13–19 days
- MiamiMiami, FloridaContainer terminal14–20 days
- Port EvergladesFort Lauderdale, FloridaContainer terminal14–20 days
- JacksonvilleJacksonville, FloridaContainer terminal14–20 days
- Port Tampa BayTampa, FloridaContainer terminal16–22 days
- Port CanaveralCape Canaveral, FloridaContainer terminal14–20 days
- HoustonHouston, TexasContainer terminal16–22 days
- New OrleansNew Orleans, LouisianaContainer terminal17–23 days
- MobileMobile, AlabamaContainer terminal17–23 days
- OaklandOakland, CaliforniaContainer terminal24–30 days
- SeattleSeattle, WashingtonContainer terminal25–31 days
- TacomaTacoma, WashingtonContainer terminal25–31 days

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