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

We've found the cheapest flights to San Diego

Returns from £42.91

One-way from £21.46

Getting to San Francisco International from San Diego International Airport is very straight forward. There are 28 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
American Airlines775676107:0023:51VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines665555509:0822:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines765675107:0022:16VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia665566109:0822:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada665566109:0822:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines553353505:3519:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon443433407:0022:16VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand333333109:0819:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa332233117:0522:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska SkyWest332232207:0219:58VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways321331117:0522:16VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways221232114:5423:51VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222222011:2013:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific221211013:1919:58VIEW FLIGHTS
Frontier111111114:1314:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways201021117:0519:48VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111117:0517:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation111111008:2008:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines111111010:0410:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines101111117:0517:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss110011019:1019:10VIEW FLIGHTS
ITA Airways100101117:0517:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines100021007:0017:05VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express000011009:3009:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas010010019:4819:58VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets011000010:0013:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001011:2011:20VIEW FLIGHTS
AlphaSky000010018:4118:41VIEW FLIGHTS

American Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 07:00 and 23:51.

You can find the latest flight availability and prices from American Airlines at aa.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
05:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4241
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS2460
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6926
American AirlinesAA9306
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
American AirlinesAA7548
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
Alaska SkyWestAS3310
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4348
08:51
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2460
09:08
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1483
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
10:04
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL5460
10:11
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
13:19
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7018
American AirlinesAA9340
Cathay PacificCX7928
Alaska HorizonAS2058
13:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2391
Air CanadaAC5612
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
13:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN187
14:13
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94306
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4310
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
Air CanadaAC4192
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7015
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6428
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
Qatar AirwaysQR8794
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
Alaska HorizonAS2154
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2633
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
SwissLX3310
19:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2632
19:48
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5838
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6815
American AirlinesAA9341
Cathay PacificCX7930
Qatar AirwaysQR3427
Alaska SkyWestAS3306
22:16
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6430
American AirlinesAA7441
British AirwaysBA6430
Qatar AirwaysQR4290
Alaska HorizonAS2455
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
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Tuesday
05:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4241
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6926
American AirlinesAA9306
Alaska HorizonAS2460
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
American AirlinesAA7548
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
Alaska SkyWestAS3310
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4348
09:08
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1483
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
10:04
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL5460
10:11
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA907
13:19
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7018
American AirlinesAA9340
Cathay PacificCX7928
Alaska HorizonAS2058
13:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2391
Air CanadaAC5612
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
13:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN187
14:13
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94306
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4310
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7015
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6428
Qatar AirwaysQR8794
EmiratesEK6380
Alaska HorizonAS2154
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2633
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
SwissLX3310
19:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2632
19:58
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6815
American AirlinesAA9341
Cathay PacificCX7930
Qatar AirwaysQR3427
QantasQF3748
Alaska SkyWestAS3306
22:16
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2455
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
23:51
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7441
British AirwaysBA6430
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Wednesday
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6926
American AirlinesAA9306
Alaska HorizonAS2460
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN165
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
American AirlinesAA7548
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
Alaska SkyWestAS3310
09:08
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1483
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA925
10:04
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL5460
10:11
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7335
United AirlinesUA2177
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5056
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
11:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN187
13:19
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7018
American AirlinesAA9340
Cathay PacificCX7928
Alaska HorizonAS2058
13:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2391
Air CanadaAC5612
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:13
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94306
15:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4310
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
Air CanadaAC4192
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7015
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6428
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
Qatar AirwaysQR8794
EmiratesEK6380
Alaska HorizonAS2154
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
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Thursday
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
American AirlinesAA7548
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
Alaska SkyWestAS3310
09:08
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1483
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
10:04
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL5460
10:11
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5056
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
11:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN187
13:19
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2058
13:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2391
Air CanadaAC5612
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:13
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94306
14:54
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7018
American AirlinesAA9340
Cathay PacificCX7928
15:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4310
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7015
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6428
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
Qatar AirwaysQR8794
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
Alaska HorizonAS2154
18:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2632
19:54
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6815
American AirlinesAA9306
Cathay PacificCX7930
Qatar AirwaysQR3427
Alaska HorizonAS2251
22:16
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6430
American AirlinesAA7441
British AirwaysBA6430
Qatar AirwaysQR4290
Alaska HorizonAS2455
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
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Friday
05:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4241
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS2460
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4703
American AirlinesAA9306
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
American AirlinesAA7548
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
Alaska SkyWestAS3310
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4348
08:51
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2460
09:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
United ExpressUA5552
10:04
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL5460
10:11
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
13:19
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2058
13:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2391
Air CanadaAC5612
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
13:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN187
14:13
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94306
14:54
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7018
American AirlinesAA9340
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7928
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4310
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
Air CanadaAC4192
Alaska AirlinesAS2154
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7015
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6428
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
Qatar AirwaysQR8794
EmiratesEK6380
18:41
AirlineFlight  No
AlphaSkyAS2154
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2633
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
SwissLX3310
19:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2632
19:48
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5838
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6815
American AirlinesAA9341
Qatar AirwaysQR3427
QantasQF3748
Alaska SkyWestAS3306
22:16
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6430
American AirlinesAA7441
British AirwaysBA6430
Qatar AirwaysQR4290
Alaska HorizonAS2455
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
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Saturday
00:15
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6926
American AirlinesAA9306
Alaska HorizonAS2460
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4348
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7014
American AirlinesAA7548
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
Alaska SkyWestAS3310
09:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
United ExpressUA5552
10:04
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL5460
10:11
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7020
American AirlinesAA9412
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7335
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
13:19
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7018
American AirlinesAA9340
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7928
Alaska HorizonAS2058
13:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2391
Air CanadaAC5612
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:13
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94306
14:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN187
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
Air CanadaAC4192
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7015
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6428
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
Qatar AirwaysQR8794
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
Alaska HorizonAS2154
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2633
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
SwissLX3310
21:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2632
22:16
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS2455
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
23:51
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7441
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Sunday
05:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4241
07:02
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3310
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2460
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4348
10:11
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3490
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
13:19
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2058
13:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2391
13:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN187
14:13
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94306
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4310
17:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1434
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
Air CanadaAC4192
Hawaiian AirlinesHA7015
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6428
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
Qatar AirwaysQR8794
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
Alaska HorizonAS2154
19:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2633
19:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2632
22:16
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2455
22:45
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
Napa to San Diego01 Hour 44 Minutes
Monterey to San Diego01 Hour 31 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

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

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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 £21.46 ($29 €24.63)
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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 £42.91 ($58 €49.26)
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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, AlphaSky, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Frontier, Hawaiian Airlines, ITA Airways, Japan Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Southwest Airlines, Swiss, 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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