Cheap Flights from Phoenix, AZ to San Diego, CA from $42

Return flight: San Diego – Phoenix

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 13 direct and 262 connecting flights from Phoenix to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 7 airlines and multiple travel sites from $42, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out PHX-SAN flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
06:00 — 07:17
06:00 — 07:17 HA7461 Hawaiian Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
1h 17m
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from$52
06:00 — 07:17
06:00 — 07:17 AS1271 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
1h 17m
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from$55
10:36 — 11:48
10:36 — 11:48 AS6012 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
1h 12m
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from$141
11:57 — 13:15
11:57 — 13:15 HA7455 Hawaiian Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
1h 18m
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from$52
11:57 — 13:15
11:57 — 13:15 AS1273 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
1h 18m
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from$55
13:00 — 14:13
13:00 — 14:13 F91571 Frontier Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
1h 13m
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from$49
14:11 — 15:19
14:11 — 15:19 AS6011 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
1h 8m
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from$129
15:46 — 16:58
15:46 — 16:58 F92083 Frontier Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
1h 12m
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from$42
16:17 — 17:34
16:17 — 17:34 HA7459 Hawaiian Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
1h 17m
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from$52
16:17 — 17:34
16:17 — 17:34 AS1275 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
1h 17m
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18:20 — 19:29
18:20 — 19:29 AS4295 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
1h 9m
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20:35 — 21:48
20:35 — 21:48 AS6711 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
1h 13m
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23:06 — 00:16
23:06 — 00:16 AS6413 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
1h 10m
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07:18 — 17:20
06:00 — 07:51 F91376 Frontier Airlines
Phoenix — Denver
5h 36m stop
22:15 — 23:49 F94989 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Diego
10h 2m
including layover
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from$59
07:18 — 23:02
05:50 — 08:46 F91376 Frontier Airlines
Phoenix — Denver
11h 21m stop
22:43 — 00:13 F92711 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Diego
15h 44m
including layover
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from$64
08:00 — 18:37
07:50 — 09:05 F93983 Frontier Airlines
Phoenix — Las Vegas
7h 55m stop
22:42 — 23:58 F91465 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
10h 37m
including layover
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from$70
08:28 — 18:10
08:28 — 10:59 G41603 Allegiant Air
Phoenix — Provo
6h 13m stop
17:12 — 18:10 G43226 Allegiant Air
Provo — San Diego
9h 42m
including layover
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09:15 — 10:24
+1 day
09:00 — 11:49 F91440 Frontier Airlines
Phoenix — Salt Lake City
21h 29m stop
09:29 — 10:26 F91901 Frontier Airlines
Salt Lake City — San Diego
25h 9m
including layover
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from$64
09:44 — 14:59
09:30 — 12:21 UA597 United Airlines
Phoenix — Denver
1h 3m stop
13:40 — 15:01 UA1302 United Airlines
Denver — San Diego
5h 15m
including layover
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from$87
10:02 — 16:30
10:02 — 12:13 UA2614 United Airlines
Phoenix — San Francisco
2h 39m stop
14:52 — 16:30 UA1142 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
6h 28m
including layover
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12:54 — 23:29
09:19 — 10:32 NK2356 Spirit Airlines
Phoenix — Las Vegas
8h 9m stop
22:42 — 23:56 NK2390 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
10h 35m
including layover
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12:54 — 07:13
+1 day
09:19 — 10:32 NK2356 Spirit Airlines
Phoenix — Las Vegas
15h 54m stop
06:00 — 07:13 NK2502 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
18h 19m
including layover
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from$62
13:35 — 20:25
13:35 — 16:26 UA1356 United Airlines
Phoenix — Denver
2h 34m stop
19:35 — 21:05 UA540 United Airlines
Denver — San Diego
6h 50m
including layover
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14:48 — 20:45
14:48 — 19:08 F93660 Frontier Airlines
Phoenix — Austin
45m stop
19:53 — 20:45 F91877 Frontier Airlines
Austin — San Diego
5h 57m
including layover
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14:58 — 20:25
14:58 — 17:49 UA1910 United Airlines
Phoenix — Denver
1h 11m stop
19:00 — 20:25 UA540 United Airlines
Denver — San Diego
5h 27m
including layover
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15:45 — 20:16
15:45 — 17:49 UA1458 United Airlines
Phoenix — San Francisco
1h 1m stop
19:10 — 20:48 UA2633 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
4h 31m
including layover
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17:22 — 10:26
+1 day
17:22 — 20:05 F93872 Frontier Airlines
Phoenix — Salt Lake City
13h 24m stop
09:29 — 10:26 F91901 Frontier Airlines
Salt Lake City — San Diego
17h 4m
including layover
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from$79
18:25 — 23:50
18:25 — 21:18 F91820 Frontier Airlines
Phoenix — Denver
1h 11m stop
22:29 — 23:50 F92711 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Diego
5h 25m
including layover
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from$66
18:25 — 10:25
+1 day
18:25 — 21:18 F91820 Frontier Airlines
Phoenix — Denver
11h 40m stop
08:58 — 10:25 F92817 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Diego
16h
including layover
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from$93
19:46 — 00:13
19:27 — 21:29 UA511 United Airlines
Phoenix — San Francisco
45m stop
22:35 — 00:15 UA2861 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
4h 27m
including layover
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from$87
20:21 — 09:52
+1 day
19:57 — 22:54 F92142 Frontier Airlines
Phoenix — Denver
8h 59m stop
10:52 — 12:23 F92817 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Diego
13h 31m
including layover
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from$64
20:21 — 23:02
+1 day
20:16 — 23:15 F92142 Frontier Airlines
Phoenix — Denver
22h 16m stop
22:29 — 23:59 F92711 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Diego
26h 41m
including layover
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22:15 — 09:55
+1 day
22:15 — 23:27 G462 Allegiant Air
Phoenix — Las Vegas
9h 13m stop
08:40 — 09:55 NK1154 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
11h 40m
including layover
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22:15 — 17:55
+1 day
22:15 — 23:27 G462 Allegiant Air
Phoenix — Las Vegas
17h 11m stop
16:38 — 17:55 NK1150 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
19h 40m
including layover
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19:42 — 23:00
+1 day
19:42 — 21:24 G4112 Allegiant Air
Phoenix — Stockton
19h 1m stop
16:25 — 17:46 G41628 Allegiant Air
Stockton — Las Vegas
4h stop
21:46 — 23:00 NK1152 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
27h 18m
including layover
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from$96
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 24, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Phoenix and San Diego is 489 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 00:20 to 23:59 from 5 Phoenix airports and arrive 00:20 to 23:59 to 11 San Diego airports. Average flight time is 1h 13m.

  • The fastest flight 1h 8m
  • Average flight time 1h 13m
  • The earliest flight 00:20
  • The latest flight 23:59
  • Distance 304 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Diego are june (from 49 $), july (from 57 $), august (from 57 $).

The most expensive months are april (from 240 $), january (from 145 $), november (from 141 $).

What is the lowest airfare Phoenix to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $42. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F92083 flight by Frontier Airlines for July 5, 2025 which leaves Sky Harbor Intl in Phoenix at 15:46 am and arrives at San Diego San Diego at 16:58.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Phoenix — San Diego is served by 7 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 35 departures per week at the price of from $ 55 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 2330.

Direct flights

There are 13 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is AS6011 by Alaska Airlines takes 1h 8m and the cheapest is F92083 by Frontier Airlines for $42.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 262 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA5619 by United Airlines takes 3h 17m and the cheapest is F92083 by Frontier Airlines for $59.

  • 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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  • G4 - Allegiant Air
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Airports

You can fly from Phoenix to San Diego from 5 airports (Williams Gateway, Sky Harbor Intl, Phoenix-Deer Valley, Luke AFB, Scottsdale Municipal).

Phoenix airports

  • Williams Gateway-AZA
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  • Sky Harbor Intl-PHX
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  • Phoenix-Deer Valley-DVT
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  • Luke AFB-LUF
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  • Scottsdale Municipal-SCF
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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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