Cheap Flights from Detroit, MI to San Diego, CA from $89

Return flight: San Diego – Detroit

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 3 direct and 481 connecting flights from Detroit to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 6 airlines and multiple travel sites from $89, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out DTT-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 Detroit to San Diego depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Detroit and San Diego is 3169 miles. Time difference between the cities is 3h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 23:44 from 2 Detroit airports and arrive 05:00 to 23:44 to 11 San Diego airports. Average flight time is 4h 35m.

  • The fastest flight 4h 35m
  • Average flight time 4h 35m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 23:44
  • Distance 1970 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Diego are july (from 89 $), may (from 108 $), june (from 111 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 509 $), november (from 480 $), december (from 174 $).

What is the lowest airfare Detroit to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $89. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK1070 flight by Spirit Airlines for August 7, 2025 which leaves All airports in Detroit at 09:50 am and arrives at San Diego San Diego at 11:25.

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Flight Schedule Detroit (Michigan) to San Diego (California)

06:00 — 09:52
6h 52m flight time
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06:00 — 07:15 Detroit — Denver
F92211 Frontier Airlines
1h 8m stop
08:22 — 09:55 Denver — San Diego
F92817 Frontier Airlines
06:00 — 18:25
15h 25m flight time
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06:00 — 07:15 Detroit — Denver
F92211 Frontier Airlines
9h 35m stop
16:50 — 18:25 Denver — San Diego
F94989 Frontier Airlines
07:55 — 22:20
17h 25m flight time
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06:00 — 07:15 Detroit — Denver
F92211 Frontier Airlines
11h 39m stop
22:29 — 23:59 Denver — San Diego
F92711 Frontier Airlines
08:00 — 16:22
11h 22m flight time
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08:00 — 09:10 Detroit — Phoenix
F94671 Frontier Airlines
5h 57m stop
15:05 — 16:22 Phoenix — San Diego
F92083 Frontier Airlines
08:30 — 14:13
8h 43m flight time
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08:30 — 09:39 Detroit — Phoenix
F94671 Frontier Airlines
3h 21m stop
13:00 — 14:13 Phoenix — San Diego
F91571 Frontier Airlines
09:02 — 10:37
4h 35m flight time
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Detroit — San Diego
NK2791 Spirit Airlines
09:50 — 11:25
4h 35m flight time
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Detroit — San Diego
NK1070 Spirit Airlines
11:43 — 18:25
9h 42m flight time
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13:12 — 14:40 Detroit — Denver
F93565 Frontier Airlines
3h 48m stop
22:15 — 23:49 Denver — San Diego
F94989 Frontier Airlines
11:48 — 23:50
15h 2m flight time
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11:43 — 13:02 Detroit — Denver
F93565 Frontier Airlines
9h 28m stop
22:29 — 23:59 Denver — San Diego
F92711 Frontier Airlines
12:25 — 14:15
4h 50m flight time
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Detroit — San Diego
NK3894 Spirit Airlines
13:38 — 18:07
7h 29m flight time
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13:38 — 15:26 Detroit — Dallas
F93989 Frontier Airlines
1h 24m stop
16:50 — 18:07 Dallas — San Diego
F91425 Frontier Airlines
18:42 — 22:54
7h 12m flight time
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19:19 — 21:28 Detroit — Dallas
F93175 Frontier Airlines
1h 3m stop
22:40 — 23:48 Dallas — San Diego
F91425 Frontier Airlines
19:12 — 00:11+1day
7h 59m flight time
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19:12 — 21:25 Detroit — Dallas
F93175 Frontier Airlines
1h 23m stop
22:48 — 00:11 Dallas — San Diego
F91769 Frontier Airlines
21:50 — 23:56+1day
29h 6m flight time
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21:50 — 23:39 Detroit — Dallas
NK2741 Spirit Airlines
18h 21m stop
18:00 — 19:02 Dallas — Las Vegas
NK2588 Spirit Airlines
3h 40m stop
22:42 — 23:56 Las Vegas — San Diego
NK2390 Spirit Airlines
22:08 — 18:10+1day
23h 2m flight time
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21:59 — 23:36 Detroit — Las Vegas
F94571 Frontier Airlines
17h 11m stop
17:01 — 18:26 Las Vegas — San Diego
F91465 Frontier Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Detroit 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 November 1, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Detroit — San Diego is served by 6 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 95 departures per week at the price of from $ 197 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 9876.

Direct flights

There are 3 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is NK1070 by Spirit Airlines takes 4h 35m and the cheapest is NK1070 by Spirit Airlines for $89.

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Connecting Flights

There are 481 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA302 by United Airlines takes 6h 25m and the cheapest is NK1070 by Spirit Airlines for $108.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from Detroit to San Diego from 2 airports (Willow Run, Detroit City).

Detroit airports

  • Willow Run-YIP
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  • Detroit City-DET
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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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