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

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 Airlines976910000:1922:42VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia976800000:1920:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada976800000:1922:27VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines966800000:2021:35VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines655600008:2020:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines544500008:2018:29VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways253200010:0620:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific333300008:2017:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand333200000:1918:37VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa332200000:1922:42VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222200012:0518:37VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas220200008:2012:23VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways211200011:4020:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation111100008:2010:06VIEW FLIGHTS
ITA Airways020200018:3720:37VIEW FLIGHTS
Frontier111100013:1618:38VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways202000017:1020:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111100018:3718:37VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111100020:3720:37VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon111100015:3117:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss101100020:4522:27VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines101100000:1920:45VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets100000009:0009:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Flexjet000100004:5204:52VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001000018:3718:37VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 00:19 and 22:42.

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
00:19
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1389
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4292
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
Copa AirlinesCM2511
00:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1973
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4561
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3785
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Cathay PacificCX7928
QantasQF3741
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1980
Southwest AirlinesWN3236
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA809
10:06
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS769
American AirlinesAA9306
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
10:12
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air CanadaAC5040
10:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
10:40
AirlineFlight  No
Cathay PacificCX7926
QantasQF3748
11:40
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3490
American AirlinesAA9412
British AirwaysBA6430
11:57
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9599
12:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4325
Virgin AustraliaVA8569
12:23
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS740
American AirlinesAA7548
12:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1647
13:16
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93382
13:47
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1257
Air CanadaAC4063
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
13:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1668
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
14:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1085
15:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2493
15:32
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4559
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1561
17:10
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9340
Cathay PacificCX7912
17:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3787
18:29
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
Alaska AirlinesAS1330
Alaska AirlinesAS3306
American AirlinesAA7441
Qatar AirwaysQR2969
18:37
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC4192
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
EmiratesEK6380
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4326
20:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3788
20:13
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5838
American AirlinesAA9341
British AirwaysBA6428
Qatar AirwaysQR3436
20:37
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA794
Virgin AustraliaVA8428
22:27
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4536
SwissLX3272
22:42
AirlineFlight  No
LufthansaLH9372
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Tuesday
00:19
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1389
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3785
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Cathay PacificCX7928
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
10:06
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS769
American AirlinesAA9306
Qatar AirwaysQR3327
10:12
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5040
10:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
10:40
AirlineFlight  No
Cathay PacificCX7926
Qatar AirwaysQR3309
QantasQF3741
11:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2711
11:40
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3490
Qatar AirwaysQR3342
QantasQF3748
12:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4063
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8569
12:23
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS740
American AirlinesAA7548
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2981
13:28
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9412
British AirwaysBA6430
13:47
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1257
15:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3621
15:31
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9340
Qatar AirwaysQR3336
Alaska HorizonAS2493
16:43
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1330
17:10
AirlineFlight  No
Cathay PacificCX7912
18:29
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7441
Qatar AirwaysQR2969
18:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4326
18:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1561
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
18:38
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93382
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
20:37
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
ITA AirwaysAZ4505
20:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3788
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
Virgin AustraliaVA8428
22:27
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA794
Air CanadaAC4536
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Wednesday
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3785
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9306
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
10:06
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS769
Cathay PacificCX7928
Qatar AirwaysQR8793
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
10:12
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC5040
10:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air New ZealandNZ9599
10:40
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS740
Cathay PacificCX7926
11:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2711
11:57
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
12:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1257
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
12:23
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7548
Qatar AirwaysQR8792
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2981
13:28
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3490
American AirlinesAA9412
British AirwaysBA6430
Qatar AirwaysQR8796
13:47
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4063
Virgin AustraliaVA8569
16:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4326
17:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3621
17:10
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5838
American AirlinesAA9340
Cathay PacificCX7912
Alaska HorizonAS2493
18:29
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
Alaska AirlinesAS1330
American AirlinesAA7441
18:37
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7335
United AirlinesUA1561
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
EmiratesEK6380
18:38
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93382
20:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
20:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3788
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA794
Virgin AustraliaVA8428
Copa AirlinesCM2510
22:27
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4536
SwissLX3272
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Thursday
04:52
AirlineFlight  No
FlexjetLXJ399
06:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3785
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS769
Cathay PacificCX7928
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
08:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1980
Air CanadaAC4561
10:06
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9306
QantasQF3741
10:12
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5040
10:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3236
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
10:40
AirlineFlight  No
Cathay PacificCX7926
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1647
11:40
AirlineFlight  No
British AirwaysBA6430
11:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5056
12:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4063
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8569
12:23
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS740
American AirlinesAA7548
QantasQF3748
13:28
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3490
American AirlinesAA9412
13:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4325
13:47
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1257
13:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1668
Air CanadaAC4559
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
15:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2493
15:32
AirlineFlight  No
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1085
17:10
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9340
Cathay PacificCX7912
17:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3787
18:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4326
18:29
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1330
Alaska AirlinesAS3306
American AirlinesAA7441
American AirlinesAA9341
British AirwaysBA6428
Qatar AirwaysQR2969
18:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1561
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC4192
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
18:38
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93382
20:13
AirlineFlight  No
Qatar AirwaysQR3436
20:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
ITA AirwaysAZ4505
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4536
Virgin AustraliaVA8428
Copa AirlinesCM2510
SwissLX3272
21:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3788
22:27
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA794
22:42
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1389
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Friday
00:19
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1389
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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
Hayward Air Terminal to San Diego01 Hour 39 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

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 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, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Copa Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Flexjet, Frontier, ITA Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qantas, Qatar Airways, 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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