Cheap Flights from Albany, NY to San Diego, CA from $174

Return flight: San Diego – Albany

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 118 connecting flights from Albany to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 4 airlines and multiple travel sites from $174, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out ALB-SAN flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Albany to San Diego depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Albany and San Diego is 3927 miles. Time difference between the cities is 3h. Airplanes depart 05:13 to 19:36 from 1 Albany airport and arrive 05:13 to 19:36 to 11 San Diego airports. Average flight time is 17h 45m.

  • The fastest flight 7h 55m
  • Average flight time 17h 45m
  • The earliest flight 05:13
  • The latest flight 19:36
  • Distance 2441 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Diego are july (from 174 $), august (from 200 $), october (from 203 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 488 $), december (from 320 $), september (from 214 $).

What is the lowest airfare Albany to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $174. This airfare is for economy class on one-way G4339 flight by Allegiant Air for July 14, 2025 which leaves Albany (New York) in Albany at 11:28 am and arrives at San Diego San Diego at 23:00.

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Flight Schedule Albany (New York) to San Diego (California)

05:18 — 11:20
9h 2m flight time
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from$266
05:13 — 06:48 Albany — Washington D.C.
AS6494 Alaska Airlines
2h 10m stop
08:59 — 11:20 Washington D.C. — San Diego
AS15 Alaska Airlines
06:00 — 10:55
7h 55m flight time
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from$200
05:45 — 07:31 Albany — Washington D.C.
UA4970 United Airlines
1h stop
08:45 — 11:23 Washington D.C. — San Diego
UA1930 United Airlines
06:00 — 11:33
8h 33m flight time
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06:00 — 07:32 Albany — Chicago
UA2225 United Airlines
1h 33m stop
09:05 — 11:33 Chicago — San Diego
UA660 United Airlines
09:35 — 15:03
8h 28m flight time
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from$214
09:35 — 11:13 Albany — Washington D.C.
UA4889 United Airlines
1h 27m stop
12:40 — 15:03 Washington D.C. — San Diego
UA2029 United Airlines
09:35 — 14:54
8h 19m flight time
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09:35 — 11:12 Albany — Washington D.C.
UA4889 United Airlines
1h 28m stop
12:40 — 14:54 Washington D.C. — San Diego
UA2710 United Airlines
09:35 — 14:54
8h 19m flight time
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09:35 — 11:12 Albany — Washington D.C.
UA4889 United Airlines
1h 28m stop
12:40 — 14:54 Washington D.C. — San Diego
UA2736 United Airlines
13:00 — 18:20
8h 20m flight time
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from$203
13:00 — 14:28 Albany — Chicago
UA309 United Airlines
1h 32m stop
16:00 — 18:20 Chicago — San Diego
UA2417 United Airlines
13:10 — 18:35
8h 25m flight time
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13:10 — 14:43 Albany — Chicago
UA1859 United Airlines
1h 30m stop
16:13 — 18:35 Chicago — San Diego
UA2417 United Airlines
13:22 — 18:20
7h 58m flight time
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13:18 — 14:45 Albany — Chicago
UA1298 United Airlines
1h 10m stop
16:00 — 18:20 Chicago — San Diego
UA2417 United Airlines
14:47 — 20:19
8h 32m flight time
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14:47 — 16:25 Albany — Washington D.C.
UA4942 United Airlines
1h 25m stop
17:50 — 20:19 Washington D.C. — San Diego
UA2054 United Airlines
14:55 — 20:40
8h 45m flight time
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14:55 — 16:29 Albany — Washington D.C.
UA4942 United Airlines
1h 44m stop
18:13 — 20:40 Washington D.C. — San Diego
UA2713 United Airlines
16:47 — 22:44
8h 57m flight time
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16:47 — 18:20 Albany — Chicago
UA532 United Airlines
2h stop
20:20 — 22:44 Chicago — San Diego
UA1842 United Airlines
16:47 — 22:44
8h 57m flight time
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16:47 — 18:20 Albany — Chicago
UA2394 United Airlines
2h stop
20:20 — 22:44 Chicago — San Diego
UA1842 United Airlines
16:50 — 22:02
8h 12m flight time
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16:50 — 18:18 Albany — Chicago
UA249 United Airlines
1h 17m stop
19:35 — 22:02 Chicago — San Diego
UA734 United Airlines
17:00 — 22:14
8h 14m flight time
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17:00 — 18:29 Albany — Chicago
UA216 United Airlines
1h 16m stop
19:45 — 22:14 Chicago — San Diego
UA734 United Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Albany to San Diego. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on October 22, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Albany — San Diego is served by 4 regular airlines and 1 low-cost airline. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 9 departures per week at the price of from $ 232 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 3379.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 118 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA4970 by United Airlines takes 7h 55m and the cheapest is G4339 by Allegiant Air for $174.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • MX - Mexicana
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • G4 - Allegiant Air
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Airports

You can fly from Albany to San Diego from 1 airports (Albany (New York)).

Albany airports

  • Albany (New York)-ALB
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San Diego airports

  • San Diego-SAN
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  • San Diego Regional-USA
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  • Gillespie Field-SEE
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  • Golden Triangle Reg.-GTR
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  • El Cajon-CJN
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  • Lowndes County-UBS
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  • Miramar NAS-NKX
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  • Montgomery Field-MYF
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  • North Island NAS-NZY
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  • Brown Field Municipal-SDM
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  • AFB-CBM
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