Cheap Flights from Sacramento, CA to San Diego, CA from $49

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1 direct and 21 connecting flights from Sacramento to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $49, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SMF-SAN flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
10:27 — 12:02
10:27 — 12:02 AS3368 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 35m
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from$81
05:00 — 10:45
05:20 — 06:44 NK2902 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
3h 5m stop
11:02 — 12:20 NK1475 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
5h 45m
including layover
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from$49
05:00 — 13:11
05:00 — 08:26 UA1767 United Airlines
Sacramento — Denver
3h 8m stop
11:34 — 13:11 UA366 United Airlines
Denver — San Diego
8h 11m
including layover
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from$252
06:00 — 10:04
06:00 — 07:08 UA5460 United Airlines
Sacramento — San Francisco
1h 17m stop
08:25 — 10:04 UA264 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
4h 4m
including layover
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from$252
06:48 — 13:50
06:48 — 08:51 AS204 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — Seattle
2h 11m stop
11:02 — 13:50 AS1180 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — San Diego
7h 2m
including layover
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from$206
07:00 — 22:25
07:00 — 10:35 HA59 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — Kahului
4h 30m stop
15:05 — 22:25 HA58 Hawaiian Airlines
Kahului — San Diego
15h 25m
including layover
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from$359
07:00 — 19:33
07:00 — 10:35 HA59 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — Kahului
1h 40m stop
12:15 — 19:35 HA7806 Hawaiian Airlines
Kahului — San Diego
12h 33m
including layover
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from$499
07:20 — 13:00
07:00 — 08:36 AS2095 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — Portland
1h 35m stop
10:40 — 13:05 AS1296 Alaska Airlines
Portland — San Diego
5h 40m
including layover
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from$290
08:12 — 13:50
08:12 — 10:15 AS129 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — Seattle
47m stop
11:02 — 13:50 AS1180 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — San Diego
5h 38m
including layover
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09:15 — 06:50
+1 day
09:15 — 13:10 HA19 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — Honolulu
10h 15m stop
23:15 — 06:50 HA7892 Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu — San Diego
21h 35m
including layover
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from$573
10:02 — 16:34
10:00 — 12:09 AS2227 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — Seattle
1h 55m stop
13:49 — 16:33 AS1454 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — San Diego
6h 32m
including layover
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from$189
10:04 — 15:34
10:04 — 12:56 AS6550 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — Phoenix
2h 14m stop
15:10 — 15:34 AS6011 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
5h 30m
including layover
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10:06 — 17:03
10:06 — 11:40 AS2055 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — Portland
2h 57m stop
14:37 — 17:03 AS1204 Alaska Airlines
Portland — San Diego
6h 57m
including layover
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from$254
12:59 — 22:40
12:59 — 16:25 UA1422 United Airlines
Sacramento — Denver
4h 40m stop
21:05 — 22:40 UA486 United Airlines
Denver — San Diego
9h 41m
including layover
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from$334
13:27 — 10:05
+1 day
13:27 — 15:04 F94144 Frontier Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
17h 44m stop
08:48 — 10:05 F91469 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
20h 38m
including layover
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from$96
13:53 — 20:35
13:53 — 15:32 AS3361 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — Portland
2h 37m stop
18:09 — 20:35 AS1122 Alaska Airlines
Portland — San Diego
6h 42m
including layover
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from$254
15:45 — 22:40
15:45 — 19:11 UA439 United Airlines
Sacramento — Denver
1h 54m stop
21:05 — 22:40 UA486 United Airlines
Denver — San Diego
6h 55m
including layover
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from$131
16:15 — 20:44
16:15 — 17:26 UA5655 United Airlines
Sacramento — San Francisco
1h 39m stop
19:05 — 20:44 UA2633 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
4h 29m
including layover
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from$167
16:23 — 06:24
+1 day
12:24 — 15:49 F93666 Frontier Airlines
Sacramento — Denver
9h 11m stop
09:22 — 10:58 F92817 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Diego
14h 1m
including layover
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from$96
17:24 — 23:59
17:24 — 18:59 AS3484 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — Portland
2h 30m stop
21:29 — 23:59 AS1162 Alaska Airlines
Portland — San Diego
6h 35m
including layover
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20:34 — 00:14
+1 day
20:34 — 21:45 UA5695 United Airlines
Sacramento — San Francisco
50m stop
22:35 — 00:14 UA548 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
3h 40m
including layover
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22:43 — 10:45
+1 day
22:43 — 00:14 NK3172 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
9h 16m stop
09:30 — 10:45 NK1475 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
12h 2m
including layover
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from$91
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on March 1, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Sacramento and San Diego is 773 miles. Time difference between the cities is 0h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 22:43 from 4 Sacramento airports and arrive 05:00 to 22:43 to 11 San Diego airports. Average flight time is 1h 35m.

  • The fastest flight 1h 35m
  • Average flight time 1h 35m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 22:43
  • Distance 481 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Diego are december (from 49 $), november (from 57 $), january (from 81 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 83 $), january (from 81 $), november (from 57 $).

What is the lowest airfare Sacramento to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $49. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK2902 flight by Spirit Airlines for February 21, 2025 which leaves Sacramento Intl in Sacramento at 05:00 am and arrives at San Diego San Diego at 10:45.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Sacramento — San Diego is served by 5 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 9 departures per week at the price of from $ 81 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Hawaiian Airlines airline - from $ 573.

Direct flights

There are 1 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is AS3368 by Alaska Airlines takes 1h 35m and the cheapest is NK2902 by Spirit Airlines for $81.

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Connecting Flights

There are 21 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA5695 by United Airlines takes 3h 40m and the cheapest is NK2902 by Spirit Airlines for $49.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier 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 Sacramento to San Diego from 4 airports (Mcclellan AFB, Executive, Sacramento Intl, Mather AFB).

Sacramento airports

  • Mcclellan AFB-MCC
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  • Executive-SAC
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  • Sacramento Intl-SMF
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  • Mather AFB-MHR
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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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