The Pre-Cruise Hotel Night — Where to Stay and What the Morning Ride Costs
Land the day before, sleep well, and roll to the pier in minutes. Every serious cruise routine starts with this night — here's how San Diego's options stack up by route.
Flat rates: SAN ↔ terminal $65 · Downtown $65 · Coronado $75 · La Jolla $95 · luggage handled · (858) 522-0264
TL;DR
The night-before pattern removes the only real embarkation risk (a delayed flight vs. a ship that won't wait). Downtown/Embarcadero hotels are the closest — Manchester Grand Hyatt, Marriott Marquis, Hilton Bayfront, InterContinental, Pendry, US Grant, Omni — all a $65 flat, 10–15 minute EGT ride to B Street Pier. Prefer a resort night? Coronado is $75 and La Jolla is $95 to the terminal. EGT runs the airport leg the day before and the terminal leg in the morning — both flat, both with luggage handled. Call (858) 522-0264.
Downtown — the closest beds to the pier ($65 to the terminal)
Every downtown and Embarcadero-adjacent property is a 10–15 minute, $65 flat EGT ride from B Street Pier on embarkation morning. The waterfront cluster is closest of all:
- Manchester Grand Hyatt — on the Embarcadero itself, practically pier-adjacent
- Marriott Marquis Marina and Hilton Bayfront — marina-side, minutes north along Harbor Drive
- InterContinental San Diego — waterfront, between the pier and the marina hotels
- Pendry and US Grant — Gaslamp core, for a livelier pre-cruise evening
- Omni San Diego — Gaslamp edge by Petco Park
Each hotel name links to EGT's airport-transfer page for that property — the day-before SAN leg and the morning terminal leg book together in one call.
Coronado ($75) and La Jolla ($95) — the resort-night versions
Coronado: a beach-resort evening at the Hotel del Coronado or Coronado Island Marriott, then a 12–20 minute bridge-cross to the pier — $75 flat.
La Jolla: the village-and-cove night at La Valencia or the Grande Colonial, 20–30 minutes down I-5 in the morning — $95 flat.
Both trade a few extra morning minutes for a genuinely better evening — with a pre-booked car, the math stays stress-free either way.
| Route | Flat rate | Typical drive |
|---|---|---|
| SAN Airport ↔ B Street Cruise Ship Terminal | $65 | 10–20 min along North Harbor Drive |
| Downtown / Gaslamp hotel ↔ terminal | $65 | 10–15 min |
| Coronado ↔ terminal | $75 | Bridge cross, 12–20 min |
| La Jolla ↔ terminal | $95 | 20–30 min |
Rate clarity: $65 is the local downtown ↔ pier point-to-point rate (non-airport). $65 is SAN airport service — curbside airport pickup or drop-off with real-time flight tracking, luggage handling, and driver staging included. They are different services, not alternative prices for the same ride.
Terminal and schedule information per the Port of San Diego — official cruise page; airport information per San Diego International Airport (flysan.com). All rates as published on EGT's cruise terminal car service page. Checked .
Two legs, one call
SAN to your hotel the day before, hotel to B Street Pier in the morning — flat rates, luggage handled both legs, driver confirmed the night before.
Call (858) 522-0264