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

We've found the cheapest flights to San Diego

Returns from £56.78

One-way from £27.64

Getting to San Francisco International from San Diego International Airport is very straight forward. There are 26 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 Airlines777700007:0021:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines666700006:1019:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia777300007:0021:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada777300007:0021:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines676300007:0018:50VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines676300007:0018:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska SkyWest342400010:1218:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa333100017:0521:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand333100009:0519:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon223200008:2017:16VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways232100014:5218:50VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways222200011:4118:50VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222100011:0613:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss222000019:1021:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways112000014:5217:16VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111100017:0518:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific120100011:4118:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111100017:0518:44VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines111100007:0007:00VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets012000010:0016:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines111000007:0009:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation110000007:0008:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Vista America001000018:1518:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas010000011:4111:41VIEW FLIGHTS
Frontier100000014:1314:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001000013:1313:13VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 07:00 and 21:30.

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
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1712
Air CanadaAC4561
Alaska AirlinesAS1308
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
American AirlinesAA9340
07:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1592
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6467
American AirlinesAA7548
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
Alaska HorizonAS2479
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1483
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
09:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN957
Japan AirlinesJL5460
10:12
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
11:06
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
11:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4011
11:41
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7018
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7928
Alaska SkyWestAS3473
13:13
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2391
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:13
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94306
14:52
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7019
American AirlinesAA7408
Qatar AirwaysQR2176
Alaska SkyWestAS3479
15:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN958
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4013
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
EmiratesEK6380
17:16
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6815
American AirlinesAA9306
British AirwaysBA6428
Qatar AirwaysQR3427
Alaska HorizonAS2143
17:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3514
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
SwissLX3310
21:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
SwissLX3272
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Tuesday
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
08:35
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL5460
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1483
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
09:16
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6467
American AirlinesAA7548
Alaska HorizonAS2479
09:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN957
10:16
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
11:06
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
11:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4011
11:41
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7018
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7928
QantasQF3748
Alaska SkyWestAS3473
13:13
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2391
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:52
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7019
American AirlinesAA7408
Qatar AirwaysQR2176
Alaska SkyWestAS3479
15:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN958
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA434
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4013
17:02
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6815
American AirlinesAA9306
British AirwaysBA6428
Qatar AirwaysQR3427
Alaska HorizonAS2143
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
EmiratesEK6380
17:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3514
18:40
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7016
American AirlinesAA9319
Cathay PacificCX7926
Qatar AirwaysQR2193
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
SwissLX3310
21:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
SwissLX3272
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Wednesday
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1712
Air CanadaAC4561
Alaska AirlinesAS1308
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
American AirlinesAA9340
Japan AirlinesJL5460
07:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1592
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1483
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
09:16
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4789
American AirlinesAA7548
Alaska HorizonAS2479
09:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN957
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA129
10:12
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA7441
Alaska HorizonAS2181
11:06
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
11:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4011
11:41
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7018
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6426
Alaska SkyWestAS3473
13:13
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7335
United AirlinesUA2391
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:52
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5838
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7019
American AirlinesAA7408
Qatar AirwaysQR2176
Alaska SkyWestAS3479
15:06
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA878
15:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN958
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4013
17:02
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6815
American AirlinesAA9306
British AirwaysBA6428
Qatar AirwaysQR3427
Alaska HorizonAS2143
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
EmiratesEK6380
17:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3514
18:15
AirlineFlight  No
Vista AmericaVJA552
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
SwissLX3310
21:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
SwissLX3272
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Thursday
06:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN957
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1712
Alaska AirlinesAS1308
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2479
08:35
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
American AirlinesAA9340
08:37
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4561
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1483
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4004
10:12
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
11:06
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
11:41
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3473
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN872
12:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5056
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
13:13
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2391
13:25
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7018
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7928
13:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4006
14:52
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3479
15:59
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1592
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
17:16
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2143
18:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4008
18:40
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
18:44
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
EmiratesEK6380
18:50
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6815
American AirlinesAA9306
British AirwaysBA6428
Qatar AirwaysQR3427
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
19:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3514
21:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
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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
Sacramento Mather to San Diego01 Hour 41 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
Truckee to San Diego01 Hour 44 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 Frontier 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 £27.64 ($37 €31.88)
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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 £56.78 ($76 €65.48)
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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, Frontier, Hawaiian Airlines, Japan Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Southwest Airlines, Swiss, United Airlines, Virgin Australia, Vista America.
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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