Cheap Flights from Sacramento, CA to San Diego, CA from $42

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 15 direct and 209 connecting flights from Sacramento to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $42, 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
06:00 — 07:37
06:00 — 07:37 HA6925 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 37m
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from$87
06:00 — 07:37
06:00 — 07:37 AS3398 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 37m
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from$90
06:20 — 08:03
06:20 — 08:03 HA7092 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 43m
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from$44
10:34 — 12:13
10:34 — 12:13 HA6972 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 39m
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from$100
10:34 — 12:13
10:34 — 12:13 AS3368 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 39m
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from$103
10:58 — 12:43
10:58 — 12:43 HA7091 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 45m
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from$43
12:36 — 14:19
12:36 — 14:19 HA6298 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 43m
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12:36 — 14:19
12:36 — 14:19 AS3014 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 43m
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15:25 — 17:00
15:25 — 17:00 HA6976 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 35m
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from$87
15:25 — 17:00
15:25 — 17:00 AS3439 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 35m
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15:36 — 17:10
15:36 — 17:10 HA6144 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 34m
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15:36 — 17:10
15:36 — 17:10 AS2178 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 34m
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19:38 — 21:19
19:38 — 21:19 HA7093 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 41m
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from$75
19:44 — 21:19
19:44 — 21:19 HA6975 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 35m
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19:44 — 21:19
19:44 — 21:19 AS3410 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 35m
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05:30 — 09:14
05:30 — 06:55 NK2902 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
1h 5m stop
08:00 — 09:14 NK1496 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
3h 44m
including layover
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05:30 — 10:45
05:30 — 06:55 NK2902 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
2h 35m stop
09:30 — 10:45 NK1475 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
5h 15m
including layover
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10:41 — 18:03
10:41 — 12:12 NK2333 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
4h 31m stop
16:43 — 18:03 NK2295 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
7h 22m
including layover
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from$73
11:11 — 16:30
11:11 — 12:15 UA5248 United Airlines
Sacramento — San Francisco
2h 37m stop
14:52 — 16:30 UA1142 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
5h 19m
including layover
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14:40 — 18:03
14:40 — 16:10 NK2581 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
33m stop
16:43 — 18:03 NK2295 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
3h 23m
including layover
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14:40 — 19:53
14:40 — 16:10 NK2581 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
2h 26m stop
18:36 — 19:53 NK2020 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
5h 13m
including layover
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17:15 — 08:14
+1 day
17:15 — 18:44 NK1486 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
12h 16m stop
08:00 — 09:14 NK1496 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
14h 59m
including layover
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17:15 — 10:45
+1 day
17:15 — 18:44 NK1486 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
14h 46m stop
09:30 — 10:45 NK1475 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
17h 30m
including layover
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from$73
18:48 — 18:19
+1 day
18:41 — 20:17 F94144 Frontier Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
20h 36m stop
16:56 — 18:19 F91465 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
23h 31m
including layover
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from$66
19:44 — 07:13
+1 day
19:37 — 21:07 NK2383 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
8h 51m stop
06:00 — 07:13 NK2502 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
11h 29m
including layover
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from$45
19:44 — 23:29
19:37 — 21:07 NK2383 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
1h 6m stop
22:42 — 23:56 NK2390 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
3h 45m
including layover
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20:35 — 00:13
+1 day
20:30 — 21:38 UA5961 United Airlines
Sacramento — San Francisco
54m stop
22:35 — 00:15 UA2861 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
3h 38m
including layover
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from$87
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 6, 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 20:35 from 4 Sacramento airports and arrive 05:00 to 20:35 to 11 San Diego airports. Average flight time is 1h 37m.

  • The fastest flight 1h 34m
  • Average flight time 1h 37m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 20:35
  • Distance 481 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Diego are june (from 48 $), august (from 56 $), october (from 58 $).

The most expensive months are july (from 61 $), may (from 61 $), september (from 59 $).

What is the lowest airfare Sacramento to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $42. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK2902 flight by Spirit Airlines for August 27, 2025 which leaves Sacramento Intl in Sacramento at 05:30 am and arrives at San Diego San Diego at 14:11.

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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 - 91 departures per week at the price of from $ 47 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 426.

Direct flights

There are 15 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is HA6144 by Hawaiian Airlines takes 1h 34m and the cheapest is NK2902 by Spirit Airlines for $43.

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Connecting Flights

There are 209 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NK2581 by Spirit Airlines takes 3h 23m and the cheapest is NK2902 by Spirit Airlines for $42.

  • 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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