Flights from San Diego Airport SAN to San Francisco Airport SFO

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Returns from £39.60

One-way from £19.80

If it is your first time travelling to San Francisco International then check out the airliners Vista America, Summit Aviation, Air China, Frontier, Fiji Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Iberia, Emirates, Asiana Airlines, Qantas, ITA Airways, Swiss, Cathay Pacific, All Nippon Airways, Copa Airlines, Lufthansa, Alaska Airlines, British Airways, Alaska Horizon, Air New Zealand, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Virgin Australia, Air Canada and United Airlines. These airliners all offer direct flights that depart from San Diego International Airport, so you will find flying to San Francisco International is quite easy. When travelling from San Diego International Airport you will cover about 447 miles before you reach San Francisco International. This journey will take 1 Hour 39 Minutes.

The cost of ticket prices to San Francisco International United States can vary quite considerably if you travel at certain times of the week especially at weekends. If you are on a tight budget then you should avoid flying at peak hours as the prices are more expensive. The cheapest flights are in the evenings and in mid week. The ticket prices for most airliners will increase the closer you get the departure date, so as soon as you know the date you will travel you should book your flights.

For a full summary of all the airliners that fly from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International, please see the table below.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines889887206:2020:16VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia888887206:2019:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada888887206:2019:40VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines666776008:1521:12VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines544553106:2020:45VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways334343012:3021:12VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon333443011:0517:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand333333206:2018:22VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines333333108:1521:12VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa333333011:0018:26VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines224423013:2019:40VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222222206:2009:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific212222008:1517:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss202222013:2016:26VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas040040011:0517:59VIEW FLIGHTS
ITA Airways022022009:0911:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation111111008:1508:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia020202012:3014:31VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111011:0011:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111019:4019:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways102020015:3517:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Frontier100110009:1909:19VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001009:4609:46VIEW FLIGHTS
Vista America000100014:3014:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Summit Aviation000010016:1716:17VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 06:20 and 20:16.

You can find the latest flight availability and prices from United Airlines at united.com. You can also book direct and get their latest discounts.

Flight times for the route are summarised in the table below. These time were correct at the time of writing, but please be aware that times may vary from time to time so please check their website for exact times and the dates you wish to fly.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
06:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4113
06:36
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2630
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
07:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:19
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93383
09:46
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2648
Air CanadaAC4162
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
09:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN276
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6429
Alaska HorizonAS2422
12:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3062
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
SwissLX3237
14:31
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9335
Alaska HorizonAS2205
15:35
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3482
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6433
16:21
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4114
17:59
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6431
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska HorizonAS2230
18:22
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2519
19:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2517
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN163
21:12
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS291
American AirlinesAA9319
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Tuesday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4113
06:36
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2630
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
07:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:46
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2648
Air CanadaAC4162
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
ITA AirwaysAZ4448
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN276
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
11:05
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9276
QantasQF3743
Alaska HorizonAS2287
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
IberiaIB7283
QantasQF3777
Alaska HorizonAS2422
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
14:31
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9335
IberiaIB7278
QantasQF3798
Alaska HorizonAS2205
15:35
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3482
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6435
QantasQF3760
16:21
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
16:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4114
18:22
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2519
19:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2517
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN163
21:12
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS291
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6429
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Wednesday
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4113
06:36
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2630
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:46
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA2648
Air CanadaAC4162
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
ITA AirwaysAZ4448
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN276
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
11:05
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9276
Alaska HorizonAS2287
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6435
Alaska HorizonAS2422
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
Copa AirlinesCM2516
SwissLX3237
15:35
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
Alaska AirlinesAS3482
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6431
16:21
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
Copa AirlinesCM2521
SwissLX3273
16:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4114
17:59
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska HorizonAS2230
18:22
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2518
19:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2517
20:16
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3753
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN163
21:12
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS291
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6429
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Thursday
06:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA435
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
Southwest AirlinesWN4113
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1328
Air CanadaAC4162
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
09:19
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93383
09:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN276
11:04
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
11:05
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9276
Alaska HorizonAS2287
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6433
IberiaIB7283
Alaska HorizonAS2422
12:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3062
13:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
Copa AirlinesCM2516
SwissLX3237
14:30
AirlineFlight  No
Vista AmericaVJA360
14:31
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9335
IberiaIB7278
Alaska HorizonAS2205
15:35
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3482
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6431
16:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
Copa AirlinesCM2521
SwissLX3273
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4114
17:59
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska HorizonAS2230
18:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Copa AirlinesCM2518
19:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2517
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN163
21:12
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS291
American AirlinesAA9319
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Friday
06:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA435
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
Southwest AirlinesWN4113
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1328
Air CanadaAC4162
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
ITA AirwaysAZ4440
09:19
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93383
09:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN276
11:04
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
11:05
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9276
Alaska HorizonAS2287
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6435
QantasQF3743
Alaska HorizonAS2422
12:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3062
13:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
SwissLX3237
14:31
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9335
QantasQF3798
Alaska HorizonAS2205
15:35
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
Alaska AirlinesAS3482
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6431
QantasQF3760
16:17
AirlineFlight  No
Summit AviationYEL65
16:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4114
17:59
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7863
QantasQF3777
Alaska HorizonAS2230
18:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Copa AirlinesCM2519
19:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2517
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN163
21:12
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS291
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6429
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Saturday
06:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA435
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:09
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA1328
Air CanadaAC4162
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
ITA AirwaysAZ4440
10:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN276
11:04
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
11:05
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9276
Alaska HorizonAS2287
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6433
IberiaIB7283
Alaska HorizonAS2422
13:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
Copa AirlinesCM2516
SwissLX3237
14:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3062
14:31
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9335
IberiaIB7278
Alaska HorizonAS2205
15:35
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3482
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6431
16:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
Copa AirlinesCM2521
SwissLX3273
17:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN163
17:52
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS291
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7863
18:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
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Sunday
06:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA435
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4113
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
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If you are flexible on the airport you depart from, then there are other airports that offer direct flights to San Francisco International. You can see full details of these below.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Burbank to San Francisco01 Hour 26 Minutes
Carlsbad Mc Clellan Palomar to San Francisco01 Hour 37 Minutes
Hawthorne to San Francisco01 Hour 27 Minutes
Los Angeles to San Francisco01 Hour 27 Minutes
Ontario to San Francisco01 Hour 30 Minutes
Ventura to San Francisco01 Hour 22 Minutes
Palm Springs Municipal to San Francisco01 Hour 36 Minutes
San Bernardino Norton Afb to San Francisco01 Hour 32 Minutes
Santa Ana John Wayne to San Francisco01 Hour 31 Minutes
Los Angeles Van Nuys to San Francisco01 Hour 25 Minutes
Yuma to San Francisco01 Hour 52 Minutes

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Flight Price FAQ - San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO)

DIRECT Frontier Airlines
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from San Diego SAN to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest direct flight one way from San Diego SAN to San Francisco SFO is £19.80 ($27 €22.90)
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What is the cheapest direct return flight from San Diego SAN to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest direct return flight from San Diego SAN to San Francisco SFO is £39.60 ($54 €45.80)
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Flight Info FAQ - San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO)

Who flies from San Diego to San Francisco?
The following airlines fly from San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO): Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, Alaska Horizon, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Copa Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Frontier, Iberia, ITA Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, Qantas, Southwest Airlines, Summit Aviation, Swiss, United Airlines, Virgin Australia, Vista America.
How far is the flight from San Diego to San Francisco?
The flight from San Diego to San Francisco is 719KM or 447 miles.
How long does the flight from San Diego to San Francisco to take?
The flight from San Diego to San Francisco takes 1 Hour 39 Minutes.

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