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Cheap Flights from San Diego to San Francisco by United Airlines

Look at the list of plane tickets for the most popular direct and connecting flights by United Airlines, their prices start from $58. The fastest nonstop flight takes 1h 37m. The fastest connecting flight — 3h 26m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Time	Airline	Flight
from $58 Find flight	6:20 am San Diego San Diego	7:58 am San Francisco San Francisco	1h 38m	United Airlines	UA1986
from $65 Find flight	7:35 pm San Diego San Diego	9:13 pm San Francisco San Francisco	1h 38m	United Airlines	UA2683
from $65 Find flight	8:00 am San Diego San Diego	9:37 am San Francisco San Francisco	1h 37m	United Airlines	UA2863
from $90 Find flight	4:10 pm San Diego San Diego	5:47 pm San Francisco San Francisco	1h 37m	United Airlines	UA2117
from $91 Find flight	10:43 am San Diego San Diego	12:20 pm San Francisco San Francisco	1h 37m	United Airlines	UA2855
from $107 Find flight	9:45 am San Diego San Diego	11:23 am San Francisco San Francisco	1h 38m	United Airlines	UA305
from $107 Find flight	7:27 pm San Diego San Diego	9:05 pm San Francisco San Francisco	1h 38m	United Airlines	UA505
from $111 Find flight	6:15 am San Diego San Diego	9:41 am San Francisco San Francisco	3h 26m layover 0h 33m - Los Angeles	United Airlines	UA4723 UA336
from $170 Find flight	11:15 am San Diego San Diego	5:39 pm San Francisco San Francisco	6h 24m layover 3h 44m - Los Angeles	United Airlines	UA5249 UA2019
from $829 Find flight	10:20 pm San Diego San Diego	11:29 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	13h 9m layover 4h 20m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1513 UA1387
from $443 Find flight	8:44 pm San Diego San Diego	7:39 am+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	10h 55m layover 0h 40m - Los Angeles 6h 3m - Las Vegas	United Airlines	UA5636 UA1546 UA1355

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*Departure and arrival times are local. Prices are for one-way flights. Information refreshed on 08/02/2025

United Airlines Flight Schedule San Diego to San Francisco

Below is a detailed 2025 flight schedule for today, tomorrow and all other days. It may vary depending on season and a day of the week of your desired trip. We recommend booking your itinerary at least 2 weeks prior your travel to get the best price and availability by the airline.

Departure	Flight Details	Flight Time	Price
10:20 pm — 11:29 am +1 day	10:20 pm — 4:30 am UA1513 United Airlines San Diego — Chicago 4h 20m stop 8:50 am — 11:29 am UA1387 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	13h 9m including layover	Find flight from$829
10:20 pm — 10:02 am +1 day	10:20 pm — 4:30 am UA1513 United Airlines San Diego — Chicago 2h 50m stop 7:20 am — 10:02 am UA611 United Airlines Chicago — San Francisco	11h 42m including layover	Find flight from$1382
10:43 am — 12:20 pm	10:43 am — 12:20 pm UA2855 United Airlines San Diego — San Francisco	1h 37m	Find flight from$91
11:15 am — 5:39 pm	11:15 am — 12:26 pm UA5249 United Airlines San Diego — Los Angeles 3h 44m stop 4:10 pm — 5:39 pm UA2019 United Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco	6h 24m including layover	Find flight from$170
11:15 am — 3:07 pm	11:15 am — 12:26 pm UA5249 United Airlines San Diego — Los Angeles 1h 13m stop 1:39 pm — 3:07 pm UA469 United Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco	3h 52m including layover	Find flight from$170
4:10 pm — 5:47 pm	4:10 pm — 5:47 pm UA2117 United Airlines San Diego — San Francisco	1h 37m	Find flight from$90
6:15 am — 9:41 am	6:15 am — 7:27 am UA4723 United Airlines San Diego — Los Angeles 33m stop 8:00 am — 9:41 am UA336 United Airlines Los Angeles — San Francisco	3h 26m including layover	Find flight from$111
6:20 am — 7:58 am	6:20 am — 7:58 am UA1986 United Airlines San Diego — San Francisco	1h 38m	Find flight from$58
7:27 pm — 9:05 pm	7:27 pm — 9:05 pm UA505 United Airlines San Diego — San Francisco	1h 38m	Find flight from$107
7:35 pm — 9:13 pm	7:35 pm — 9:13 pm UA2683 United Airlines San Diego — San Francisco	1h 38m	Find flight from$65
8:00 am — 9:37 am	8:00 am — 9:37 am UA2863 United Airlines San Diego — San Francisco	1h 37m	Find flight from$65
8:44 pm — 7:39 am +1 day	8:44 pm — 9:55 pm UA5636 United Airlines San Diego — Los Angeles 40m stop 10:35 pm — 11:57 pm UA1546 United Airlines Los Angeles — Las Vegas 6h 3m stop 6:00 am — 7:39 am UA1355 United Airlines Las Vegas — San Francisco	10h 55m including layover	Find flight from$443
9:45 am — 11:23 am	9:45 am — 11:23 am UA305 United Airlines San Diego — San Francisco	1h 38m	Find flight from$107

Departure	Arrival	Flight Details	Flight Time	Price
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*Departure and arrival times are local. Last updated on 08/02/2025

Flight Information

There are 7 flights by United Airlines from San Diego to San Francisco every week with departures from San Diego, AFB, Golden Triangle Reg., Lowndes County, San Diego Regional, El Cajon, Montgomery Field, Miramar NAS, North Island NAS, Brown Field Municipal, Gillespie Field. All flights arrive at San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport.

Departures start from 10:20 pm to 9:45 am. Nonstop flight is 1h 37m. The time difference between San Diego and San Francisco is 0h.

The fastest flight 1h 37m
Average flight time 1h 38m
The earliest flight 10:20 pm
The latest flight 9:45 am
Distance 447 ml

The cheapest months for traveling to San Francisco are july (from 58 $), june (from 58 $), august (from 58 $).

The most expensive and popular months are september (from 94 $), october (from 90 $), may (from 68 $).

The cheapest flight by United Airlines that our users were able to find is $58. This airfare is economy class on one-way UA1986 flight for August 7, 2025 leaving San Diego in San Diego at 6:20 am, it includes all taxes and additional fees.

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United Airlines Airplanes on the Route

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Other Popular Airlines on the Route

Besides United Airlines there are other 5 airline carriers between San Diego and San Francisco. Please review schedules and prices from the most popular airlines to find the best airfare deals from San Diego to San Francisco.

Nonstop flights

There are 27 direct flights every day from San Diego. Airlines and fares are below:

AS - Alaska Airlines

from $53

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

from $29

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HA - Hawaiian Airlines

from $48

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Connecting Flights

List of flights with layovers (1 and more stops):

AS - Alaska Airlines

from $112

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

from $93

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SY - Sun Country Airlines

from $878

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HA - Hawaiian Airlines

from $102

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NK - Spirit Airlines

from $681

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