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

We've found the cheapest flights to San Diego

Returns from £73.01

One-way from £33.87

Getting to San Francisco International from San Diego International Airport is very straight forward. There are 24 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 Airlines855776100:0222:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia755677000:1420:53VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines766773106:0019:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada755677000:1420:53VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines555675006:3521:14VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines555675006:3521:14VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska SkyWest233343006:4019:31VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand333333009:0020:53VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways222333006:3521:14VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa322233000:1420:53VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222222014:4918:33VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon321221008:1117:43VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways112222014:5421:14VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation111111014:5415:12VIEW FLIGHTS
ITA Airways200202018:3320:53VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111018:3318:33VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific111111014:5421:14VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111018:3318:33VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways101020017:0921:14VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines001111006:3506:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas010010011:5021:14VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001014:4914:49VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express0000010VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines000010000:1400:14VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 00:02 and 22:35.

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
00:02
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA8118
00:14
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN982
06:40
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
American AirlinesAA7548
Qatar AirwaysQR3391
Alaska SkyWestAS3263
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1712
Air CanadaAC4561
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
08:11
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6475
American AirlinesAA9340
Alaska HorizonAS2479
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4292
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
10:09
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4433
11:50
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
12:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
13:11
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1668
13:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1161
14:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:54
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7019
American AirlinesAA9341
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7926
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
Alaska HorizonAS2428
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2085
16:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1336
17:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4631
17:43
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5838
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7016
American AirlinesAA7441
Qatar AirwaysQR3364
Alaska HorizonAS2008
18:33
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4434
20:53
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
ITA AirwaysAZ4505
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Tuesday
06:40
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
American AirlinesAA7548
Qatar AirwaysQR3391
Alaska SkyWestAS3263
07:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4712
08:11
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6475
American AirlinesAA9340
Alaska HorizonAS2479
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
09:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4433
10:09
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN557
11:50
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
QantasQF3748
12:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4714
12:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
13:11
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1668
14:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1161
14:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:54
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7019
American AirlinesAA9341
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7926
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
Alaska HorizonAS2428
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2085
16:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1336
17:33
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7015
American AirlinesAA7441
Qatar AirwaysQR2162
Alaska SkyWestAS3327
18:33
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
EmiratesEK6380
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
20:53
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
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Wednesday
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS492
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
American AirlinesAA9340
Qatar AirwaysQR2027
07:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4712
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
09:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
09:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4433
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN557
11:11
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
11:42
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7018
American AirlinesAA9390
Alaska SkyWestAS3473
12:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4714
12:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
13:11
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1668
14:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1161
14:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7335
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
15:12
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7019
American AirlinesAA9341
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7912
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
Alaska HorizonAS2065
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2085
16:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1336
18:33
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
EmiratesEK6380
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9319
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
20:28
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5838
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7016
British AirwaysBA6428
Qatar AirwaysQR3436
20:53
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
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Thursday
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN982
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS492
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
American AirlinesAA9340
Qatar AirwaysQR2027
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1712
Air CanadaAC4561
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4292
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
09:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4433
11:11
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
11:42
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7018
American AirlinesAA9390
Alaska SkyWestAS3473
12:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
13:11
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1668
13:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1161
14:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
15:12
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7019
American AirlinesAA9341
British AirwaysBA6426
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
Alaska HorizonAS2065
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2085
16:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1336
17:09
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7015
American AirlinesAA7441
Qatar AirwaysQR2162
Alaska HorizonAS2154
17:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4631
18:33
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
19:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3452
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4434
20:53
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
ITA AirwaysAZ4505
21:14
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6815
American AirlinesAA9306
British AirwaysBA6430
Cathay PacificCX7930
Qatar AirwaysQR3427
22:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
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Friday
00:14
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
Copa AirlinesCM2511
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN982
06:35
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS492
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
American AirlinesAA9340
Qatar AirwaysQR2027
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1712
Air CanadaAC4561
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4292
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
09:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
10:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3320
10:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4433
11:11
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
11:42
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7018
American AirlinesAA9390
Alaska SkyWestAS3473
12:16
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6109
American AirlinesAA7548
12:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
13:11
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1668
13:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1161
14:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
15:12
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7019
American AirlinesAA9341
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7912
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
Alaska HorizonAS2065
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2085
16:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1336
17:09
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7015
American AirlinesAA7441
Qatar AirwaysQR2162
Alaska HorizonAS2154
17:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4631
18:33
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
EmiratesEK6380
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
19:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3452
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4434
20:53
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
21:14
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5838
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6815
American AirlinesAA9306
British AirwaysBA6430
Qatar AirwaysQR3427
QantasQF3748
22:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
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Saturday
00:14
AirlineFlight  No
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN982
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS492
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
American AirlinesAA9340
Qatar AirwaysQR2145
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1712
Air CanadaAC4561
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
08:38
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
United ExpressUA5500
09:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
11:11
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
11:42
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7018
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6428
Alaska SkyWestAS3473
12:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
13:11
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1668
14:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7335
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
16:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1336
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2826
17:09
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7015
American AirlinesAA7441
Qatar AirwaysQR2162
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
Alaska HorizonAS2154
18:33
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
19:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3021
20:53
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
ITA AirwaysAZ4505
20:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4434
21:14
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6815
American AirlinesAA9306
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7930
Qatar AirwaysQR3427
22:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
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Sunday
00:14
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN982
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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
Livermore to San Diego01 Hour 37 Minutes
Monterey to San Diego01 Hour 31 Minutes
Mountain View to San Diego01 Hour 37 Minutes
Oakland to San Diego01 Hour 39 Minutes
Reno to San Diego01 Hour 44 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 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 £33.87 ($45 €39.10)
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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 £73.01 ($97 €84.27)
£73.01
$97 | €84.27
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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, Copa Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, ITA Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, United Express, 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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