Flights from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport Airport (SAN)

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Returns from £63.73

One-way from £31.50

Getting to San Francisco International from San Diego International Airport is very straight forward. There are 25 airliners who all offer direct flights several times a week. When travelling from San Francisco International you will cover about 447 miles before you reach San Diego International Airport. This journey will take 1 Hour 39 Minutes.

The cost of the flights varies significantly so we can’t provide you an estimate. Prices can be 50% cheaper if you book more than a month in advance. 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. We recommend our viewers to pay and reserve the seats in advance. This ensures you get the best seats on the plane at the cheapest prices.

Please see below the airlines that fly from San Francisco International (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) and the amount of daily flights in operation.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines007776100:2922:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia007776007:0022:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada007776007:0022:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines006773105:3521:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines006565006:4019:43VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines006565006:4019:43VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand003333010:3918:48VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa002333018:4822:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways002332016:3019:43VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska SkyWest003232006:4019:43VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon002223009:1617:43VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways002222010:0919:19VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways002222011:0618:48VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss001111019:0619:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation001111007:0016:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways002020016:3019:19VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates001111018:4418:48VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines001111018:4418:48VIEW FLIGHTS
SkyWest Airlines000011106:4007:58VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines001110007:0008:11VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001013:1313:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas000010019:1919:19VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets000100016:1516:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Flexjet001000021:3021:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific000100019:4319:43VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 00:29 and 22:50.

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
Wednesday
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1712
Air CanadaAC4561
Alaska AirlinesAS1308
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
American AirlinesAA9340
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
07:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1592
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1483
09:16
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2479
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN957
10:12
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA7441
Alaska HorizonAS2181
10:46
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4789
American AirlinesAA7548
11:06
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
11:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4011
11:41
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3473
13:13
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7335
United AirlinesUA2391
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
13:25
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7018
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6426
14:52
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3479
15:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN958
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5838
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7019
Southwest AirlinesWN4013
American AirlinesAA7408
Qatar AirwaysQR2176
17:02
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3090
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
17:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3514
18:36
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6815
American AirlinesAA9341
British AirwaysBA6428
Qatar AirwaysQR3427
18:44
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
EmiratesEK6380
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
SwissLX3310
21:30
AirlineFlight  No
FlexjetLXJ269
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
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Thursday
05:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN957
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1712
Air CanadaAC4561
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
08:11
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS2479
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6475
American AirlinesAA9340
08:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4024
10:13
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
British AirwaysBA6426
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
10:39
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
Southwest AirlinesWN958
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
13:11
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2391
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4030
14:54
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2428
16:15
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA568
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7019
Southwest AirlinesWN1592
American AirlinesAA9341
Qatar AirwaysQR2176
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
17:43
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2008
18:48
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
EmiratesEK6380
18:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4029
19:06
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
SwissLX3310
19:19
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7016
American AirlinesAA7441
British AirwaysBA6428
Qatar AirwaysQR3364
19:43
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6815
American AirlinesAA9306
Cathay PacificCX7930
Qatar AirwaysQR3427
Alaska SkyWestAS3452
21:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3514
22:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
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Friday
05:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN957
06:40
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
American AirlinesAA7548
SkyWest AirlinesOO263
Alaska SkyWestAS3263
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1712
08:11
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS2479
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6475
American AirlinesAA9340
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4561
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
08:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4024
10:09
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
British AirwaysBA6426
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
10:39
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
Southwest AirlinesWN958
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
13:11
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2391
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4030
14:54
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2428
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7019
Southwest AirlinesWN1592
American AirlinesAA9341
Qatar AirwaysQR2176
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
17:43
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2008
18:48
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
EmiratesEK6380
18:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4029
19:06
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
SwissLX3310
19:19
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5838
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7016
American AirlinesAA7441
British AirwaysBA6428
Qatar AirwaysQR3364
QantasQF3748
19:43
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6815
American AirlinesAA9306
Qatar AirwaysQR3427
Alaska SkyWestAS3452
21:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3514
22:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
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Saturday
00:29
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN957
06:40
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
American AirlinesAA7548
SkyWest AirlinesOO263
Alaska SkyWestAS3263
08:11
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6475
American AirlinesAA9340
Alaska HorizonAS2479
08:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
10:09
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
British AirwaysBA6426
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
10:39
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
10:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN958
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
13:11
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7335
United AirlinesUA2391
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:54
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2428
15:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1592
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7019
American AirlinesAA9341
Qatar AirwaysQR2176
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
17:43
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2008
18:48
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
EmiratesEK6380
19:06
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
SwissLX3310
19:19
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7016
American AirlinesAA7441
British AirwaysBA6428
Qatar AirwaysQR3364
22:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
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Sunday
00:29
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
07:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN957
07:58
AirlineFlight  No
SkyWest AirlinesOO263
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Flights to San Diego International Airport are also available from airports close to San Francisco International. Below we have provided a short list of routes which you could consider is you feel that are suitable.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Hayward Air Terminal to San Diego01 Hour 39 Minutes
Monterey to San Diego01 Hour 31 Minutes
Oakland to San Diego01 Hour 39 Minutes
Reno to San Diego01 Hour 44 Minutes
Stockton to San Diego01 Hour 37 Minutes
Mineta San Jose to San Diego01 Hour 36 Minutes
Sacramento to San Diego01 Hour 43 Minutes
Santa Rosa Sonoma County to San Diego01 Hour 46 Minutes

Before you start your journey remember to check you have all your documents; in particular, your passport and flight tickets. You will be surprised at the amount of people of forget these!

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

DIRECT Hawaiian Airlines
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from San Francisco SFO to San Diego SAN?
The cheapest direct flight one way from San Francisco SFO to San Diego SAN is £31.50 ($43 €36.22)
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DIRECT Hawaiian Airlines
What is the cheapest direct return flight from San Francisco SFO to San Diego SAN?
The cheapest direct return flight from San Francisco SFO to San Diego SAN is £63.73 ($87 €73.29)
£63.73
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Flight Info FAQ - San Francisco (SFO) to San Diego (SAN)

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

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