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

We've found the cheapest flights to San Diego

Returns from £39.60

One-way from £19.80

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 Airlines889888006:3022:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia888888006:3022:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada888888006:3022:40VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines666776007:1519:41VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines544553106:0020:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa333444018:3322:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon233443008:4516:52VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines433333007:1518:01VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand333333010:1420:39VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways233233012:5919:41VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222222013:5018:38VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss202222020:3820:45VIEW FLIGHTS
ITA Airways022022018:3320:39VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines102211000:2822:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation111111016:2816:28VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111018:3318:38VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific111111016:2816:28VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111020:3820:39VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways201020018:3419:41VIEW FLIGHTS
Frontier100110009:5809:58VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001013:5013:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas010000012:5912:59VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets000100014:1214:12VIEW FLIGHTS
Flexjet100000016:3016:30VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 06:30 and 22:40.

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
00:29
AirlineFlight  No
Copa AirlinesCM2511
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4090
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1980
Air CanadaAC4561
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS383
American AirlinesAA9306
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
09:58
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94306
10:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4217
American AirlinesAA7548
Alaska HorizonAS2349
10:14
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3473
12:59
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6432
13:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2066
13:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1668
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:53
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2333
15:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4104
16:28
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9340
Cathay PacificCX7912
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
FlexjetLXJ605
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1336
16:52
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS2154
18:01
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3306
18:34
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
American AirlinesAA7441
British AirwaysBA6428
18:38
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
EmiratesEK6380
18:46
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
19:41
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5838
American AirlinesAA9341
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN193
20:39
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5188
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
SwissLX3310
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1863
Air CanadaAC4536
LufthansaLH9222
Virgin AustraliaVA8428
SwissLX3272
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
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Tuesday
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1980
Air CanadaAC4561
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS383
American AirlinesAA9306
07:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4090
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2445
10:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2066
10:10
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7548
Alaska HorizonAS2349
10:14
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
10:25
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7408
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3473
12:59
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6432
QantasQF3748
13:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1668
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:53
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2333
15:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4104
16:28
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9340
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7912
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1336
18:01
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3306
18:38
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
18:46
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
19:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN193
19:41
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9341
British AirwaysBA6428
20:39
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5188
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
ITA AirwaysAZ4505
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1863
Air CanadaAC4536
LufthansaLH9222
Virgin AustraliaVA8428
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
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Wednesday
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1980
Air CanadaAC4561
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS383
American AirlinesAA9306
07:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4090
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2445
10:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2066
10:10
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7548
Alaska HorizonAS2349
10:14
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
10:25
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7408
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3473
12:59
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6432
13:21
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3751
13:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7335
United AirlinesUA1668
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:53
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2333
15:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4104
16:28
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9340
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7912
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1336
18:01
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3306
18:38
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
18:46
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
19:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN193
19:41
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5838
American AirlinesAA9341
British AirwaysBA6428
20:39
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5188
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
SwissLX3310
ITA AirwaysAZ4505
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1863
Air CanadaAC4536
LufthansaLH9222
Virgin AustraliaVA8428
Copa AirlinesCM2510
SwissLX3272
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
Copa AirlinesCM2511
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Thursday
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4090
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2476
Air CanadaAC4561
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS383
American AirlinesAA9306
08:14
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2445
09:58
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94306
10:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4217
American AirlinesAA7548
Alaska HorizonAS2349
10:14
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
10:25
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7408
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3473
12:59
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6432
13:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2066
13:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA635
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:12
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA680
14:53
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2333
15:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4104
16:28
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9340
Cathay PacificCX7912
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
16:41
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1336
16:52
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2154
18:01
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3306
18:33
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
EmiratesEK6380
18:34
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7441
British AirwaysBA6428
18:46
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
19:41
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9341
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN193
20:38
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
SwissLX3310
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1863
Air CanadaAC4536
LufthansaLH9222
Virgin AustraliaVA8428
Copa AirlinesCM2510
SwissLX3272
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
Copa AirlinesCM2511
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Friday
00:28
AirlineFlight  No
Copa AirlinesCM2511
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4090
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2476
Air CanadaAC4561
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS383
American AirlinesAA9306
08:14
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2445
09:58
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94306
10:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4217
American AirlinesAA7548
Alaska HorizonAS2349
10:14
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
10:25
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7408
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3473
12:59
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6432
13:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2066
13:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA635
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
14:53
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2333
15:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4104
16:28
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9340
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7912
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
16:41
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1336
16:52
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2154
18:01
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3306
18:33
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
18:34
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
American AirlinesAA7441
British AirwaysBA6428
18:46
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
19:41
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5838
American AirlinesAA9341
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN193
20:38
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
SwissLX3310
ITA AirwaysAZ4505
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1863
Air CanadaAC4536
LufthansaLH9222
Virgin AustraliaVA8428
SwissLX3272
22:40
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
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Saturday
00:28
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4090
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2476
Air CanadaAC4561
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS383
American AirlinesAA9306
08:14
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2445
10:10
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7548
Alaska HorizonAS2349
10:14
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
10:25
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7408
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3473
12:59
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9390
British AirwaysBA6432
13:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2066
14:18
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7335
United AirlinesUA635
Air CanadaAC4559
14:53
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2333
16:05
AirlineFlight  No
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
16:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4104
16:28
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9340
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7912
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
16:41
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1336
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
18:01
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3306
18:46
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1577
19:41
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9341
British AirwaysBA6428
20:38
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5188
LufthansaLH9370
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
SwissLX3310
ITA AirwaysAZ4505
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1863
Air CanadaAC4536
LufthansaLH9222
Virgin AustraliaVA8428
Copa AirlinesCM2510
SwissLX3272
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Sunday
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4090
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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 Diego 01 Hour 44 Minutes
Livermore to San Diego 01 Hour 37 Minutes
Monterey to San Diego 01 Hour 31 Minutes
Oakland to San Diego 01 Hour 39 Minutes
Reno to San Diego 01 Hour 44 Minutes
Mineta San Jose to San Diego 01 Hour 36 Minutes
Sacramento to San Diego 01 Hour 43 Minutes
Santa Rosa Sonoma County to San Diego 01 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 £19.80 ($27 €22.90)
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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 £39.60 ($54 €45.80)
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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, 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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