Cheap Flights from Sacramento, CA to San Diego, CA from $55

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 direct and 41 connecting flights from Sacramento to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $55, 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
06:10 — 10:12
06:10 — 07:15 UA5460 United Airlines
Sacramento — San Francisco
1h 20m stop
08:35 — 10:12 UA264 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
4h 2m
including layover
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from$173
06:30 — 17:56
06:30 — 07:58 NK2651 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
8h 44m stop
16:42 — 17:56 NK2600 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
11h 26m
including layover
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from$165
10:30 — 15:06
10:30 — 11:36 UA5248 United Airlines
Sacramento — San Francisco
1h 49m stop
13:25 — 15:06 UA1442 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
4h 36m
including layover
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from$193
10:38 — 12:23
10:38 — 12:23 HA7091 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 45m
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from$55
12:05 — 18:25
12:05 — 13:42 AS3200 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — Portland
53m stop
14:35 — 15:35 AS2125 Alaska Airlines
Portland — Medford
40m stop
16:15 — 18:25 AS2485 Alaska Airlines
Medford — San Diego
6h 20m
including layover
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from$169
12:11 — 23:52
12:11 — 15:46 F93666 Frontier Airlines
Sacramento — Denver
6h 43m stop
22:29 — 23:52 F92711 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Diego
11h 41m
including layover
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12:11 — 11:10
+1 day
12:11 — 15:46 F93666 Frontier Airlines
Sacramento — Denver
17h 58m stop
09:44 — 11:10 F92817 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Diego
22h 59m
including layover
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14:30 — 20:16
14:30 — 15:35 UA5840 United Airlines
Sacramento — San Francisco
3h 15m stop
18:55 — 20:36 UA2633 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
5h 46m
including layover
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14:30 — 18:20
14:30 — 15:35 UA5840 United Airlines
Sacramento — San Francisco
1h 10m stop
16:45 — 18:25 UA1434 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
3h 50m
including layover
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18:41 — 18:19
+1 day
18:41 — 20:17 F94144 Frontier Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
20h 39m stop
16:56 — 18:19 F91465 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
23h 38m
including layover
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from$199
19:13 — 00:05
+1 day
19:13 — 20:50 AS3315 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — Portland
40m stop
21:30 — 00:05 AS1162 Alaska Airlines
Portland — San Diego
4h 52m
including layover
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from$164
19:38 — 21:19
19:38 — 21:19 HA7093 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 41m
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from$95
20:25 — 23:37
20:25 — 21:51 NK2092 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
34m stop
22:25 — 23:37 NK1998 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
3h 12m
including layover
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20:25 — 07:21
+1 day
20:25 — 21:51 NK2092 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
8h 14m stop
06:05 — 07:21 NK619 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
10h 56m
including layover
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20:25 — 17:56
+1 day
20:25 — 21:51 NK2092 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
18h 51m stop
16:42 — 17:56 NK2600 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
21h 31m
including layover
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from$183
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 16, 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 23:45 from 4 Sacramento airports and arrive 05:00 to 23:45 to 11 San Diego airports. Average flight time is 1h 43m.

  • The fastest flight 1h 41m
  • Average flight time 1h 43m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 23:45
  • Distance 481 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Diego are october (from 55 $), august (from 95 $), july (from 96 $).

The most expensive months are may (from 175 $), september (from 171 $), june (from 96 $).

What is the lowest airfare Sacramento to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $55. This airfare is for economy class on one-way HA7091 flight by Hawaiian Airlines for October 7, 2025 which leaves Sacramento Intl in Sacramento at 10:38 am and arrives at San Diego San Diego at 12:23.

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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 - 6 departures per week at the price of from $ 164 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 845.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is HA7093 by Hawaiian Airlines takes 1h 41m and the cheapest is HA7091 by Hawaiian Airlines for $55.

  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 41 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NK2092 by Spirit Airlines takes 3h 12m and the cheapest is HA7091 by Hawaiian Airlines for $123.

  • 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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