Major car rental agencies have desks at the airport. Special deals are offered for roundtrip excursions. Buy tickets before boarding or you'll be liable for a surcharge. Fares, based on distance, include free transfers to connecting San Diego Transit buses, the San Diego Trolley , and North County Transit District buses. Validate your ticket before boarding the train and hang onto it, because authorities make random checks.
Passes are available.
The San Diego Trolley runs from the Santa Fe Station to the Mexican border. Buses Greyhound serves San Diego from almost everywhere. The terminal is centrally located and within walking distance of major hotels. Suburban stations are located in Oceanside, El Cajon, and San Ysidro. The trusty Coronado Ferry, shut down in 1969 when the Coronado Bridge opened, was reinstated in 1987.