Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Philadelphia, PA from $101

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 300 connecting flights from San Diego to Philadelphia. You can compare airfare deals from 8 airlines and multiple travel sites from $101, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SAN-PHL flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
06:15 — 18:01
06:15 — 07:37 NK1153 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
2h 37m stop
10:14 — 18:01 NK1888 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Philadelphia
8h 46m
including layover
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from$122
06:25 — 05:09
+1 day
06:25 — 10:02 F92818 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Denver
13h 28m stop
23:30 — 05:09 F93340 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Philadelphia
19h 44m
including layover
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from$116
06:25 — 22:09
06:25 — 10:02 F92818 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Denver
6h 23m stop
16:25 — 22:09 F93266 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Philadelphia
12h 44m
including layover
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from$145
11:21 — 22:09
11:58 — 15:24 F94928 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Denver
1h 23m stop
15:19 — 20:41 F93266 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Philadelphia
7h 48m
including layover
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11:40 — 05:32
+1 day
11:40 — 13:02 NK1480 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
8h 43m stop
21:45 — 05:32 NK904 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Philadelphia
14h 52m
including layover
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12:05 — 05:09
+1 day
11:21 — 15:02 F94928 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Denver
7h 48m stop
23:30 — 05:09 F93340 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Philadelphia
14h 4m
including layover
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12:20 — 22:21
12:20 — 19:44 NK1071 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Detroit
1h 1m stop
20:45 — 22:21 NK1072 Spirit Airlines
Detroit — Philadelphia
7h 1m
including layover
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13:00 — 05:32
+1 day
13:00 — 14:24 NK1499 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
7h 21m stop
21:45 — 05:32 NK904 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Philadelphia
13h 32m
including layover
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13:03 — 05:49
+1 day
12:59 — 14:29 F91466 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
7h 20m stop
21:54 — 05:49 F91602 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — Philadelphia
13h 46m
including layover
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14:30 — 05:40
+1 day
14:30 — 17:34 HA6536 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — Seattle
3h 51m stop
21:25 — 05:40 HA6544 Hawaiian Airlines
Seattle — Philadelphia
12h 10m
including layover
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from$164
15:10 — 05:32
+1 day
15:10 — 16:33 NK3792 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
5h 12m stop
21:45 — 05:32 NK904 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Philadelphia
11h 22m
including layover
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17:50 — 05:44
+1 day
17:50 — 19:11 NK2507 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
2h 54m stop
22:05 — 05:44 NK2267 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Philadelphia
8h 54m
including layover
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from$154
19:16 — 05:49
+1 day
11:09 — 12:39 F91326 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
1h 12m stop
22:46 — 06:49 F91602 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — Philadelphia
7h 33m
including layover
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19:31 — 05:44
+1 day
19:31 — 20:49 NK2296 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
1h 16m stop
22:05 — 05:44 NK2267 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Philadelphia
7h 13m
including layover
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20:37 — 05:09
+2 days
20:37 — 00:21 F94990 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Denver
23h 9m stop
23:30 — 05:09 F93340 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Philadelphia
29h 32m
including layover
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from$160
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 15, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between San Diego and Philadelphia is 3806 miles. Time difference between the cities is 3h. Airplanes depart 06:15 to 23:00 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 06:15 to 23:00 to 4 Philadelphia airports. Average flight time is 14h 15m.

  • The fastest flight 7h 1m
  • Average flight time 14h 15m
  • The earliest flight 06:15
  • The latest flight 23:00
  • Distance 2365 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Philadelphia are december (from 101 $), september (from 101 $), august (from 109 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 211 $), october (from 164 $), january (from 123 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Philadelphia?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $101. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F94928 flight by Frontier Airlines for September 20, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 11:21 am and arrives at Philadelphia Philadelphia Int. at 22:09.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — Philadelphia is served by 8 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 61 departures per week at the price of from $ 172 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 11509.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 300 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NK1071 by Spirit Airlines takes 7h 1m and the cheapest is F94928 by Frontier Airlines for $101.

  • 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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  • MX - Mexicana
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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 San Diego to Philadelphia from 11 airports (San Diego, San Diego Regional, Gillespie Field, Golden Triangle Reg., El Cajon, Lowndes County, Miramar NAS, Montgomery Field, North Island NAS, Brown Field Municipal, AFB).

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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Philadelphia airports

  • Philadelphia Int.-PHL
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  • North Philadelphia-PNE
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  • Mustin Alf-MUV
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  • Philadelphia Sea Plane Base-PSQ
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