Cheap Flights from Sacramento, CA to San Diego, CA from $57

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 7 direct and 148 connecting flights from Sacramento to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $57, 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
06:20 — 08:03
06:20 — 08:03 HA7092 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 43m
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from$60
10:38 — 12:23
10:38 — 12:23 HA7091 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 45m
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from$59
12:36 — 14:19
12:36 — 14:19 HA6298 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 43m
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from$60
12:36 — 14:19
12:36 — 14:19 AS3014 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 43m
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from$64
15:36 — 17:10
15:36 — 17:10 HA6144 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 34m
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from$59
15:36 — 17:10
15:36 — 17:10 AS2178 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 34m
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from$64
19:38 — 21:19
19:38 — 21:19 HA7093 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — San Diego
1h 41m
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from$102
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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06:10 — 10:13
06:10 — 07:05 UA783 United Airlines
Sacramento — San Francisco
1h 28m stop
08:33 — 10:13 UA1483 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
4h 3m
including layover
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09:12 — 20:34
09:18 — 11:42 AS2157 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — Boise
7h 34m stop
20:21 — 21:45 AS3481 Alaska Airlines
Boise — San Diego
11h 22m
including layover
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from$180
10:05 — 15:08
10:05 — 11:08 UA5248 United Airlines
Sacramento — San Francisco
2h 22m stop
14:45 — 16:23 UA1106 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
5h 3m
including layover
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11:00 — 17:47
12:57 — 14:55 HA7099 Hawaiian Airlines
Sacramento — Seattle
1h 57m stop
16:59 — 19:49 HA6885 Hawaiian Airlines
Seattle — San Diego
6h 47m
including layover
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from$165
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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14:31 — 20:48
14:31 — 15:35 UA5840 United Airlines
Sacramento — San Francisco
3h 35m stop
19:10 — 20:48 UA1812 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
6h 17m
including layover
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14:31 — 18:23
14:31 — 15:35 UA5518 United Airlines
Sacramento — San Francisco
1h 10m stop
16:45 — 18:23 UA1434 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
3h 52m
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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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$89
19:26 — 09:55
+1 day
19:26 — 20:51 NK1650 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
11h 49m stop
08:40 — 09:55 NK1154 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
14h 29m
including layover
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from$75
19:26 — 17:55
+1 day
19:26 — 20:51 NK1650 Spirit Airlines
Sacramento — Las Vegas
19h 47m stop
16:38 — 17:55 NK1150 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
22h 29m
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$118
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on July 13, 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 43m.

  • The fastest flight 1h 34m
  • Average flight time 1h 43m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 20:35
  • Distance 481 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Diego are august (from 57 $), october (from 59 $), september (from 60 $).

The most expensive months are may (from 95 $), june (from 89 $), july (from 75 $).

What is the lowest airfare Sacramento to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $57. 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 - 59 departures per week at the price of from $ 64 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 2054.

Direct flights

There are 7 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 $59.

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Connecting Flights

There are 148 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA5390 by United Airlines takes 3h 27m and the cheapest is NK2902 by Spirit Airlines for $57.

  • 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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