Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Philadelphia, PA from $103

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 $103, 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.

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 october (from 103 $), december (from 103 $), august (from 111 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 215 $), september (from 131 $), january (from 126 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Philadelphia?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $103. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F94928 flight by Frontier Airlines for October 18, 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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Flight Schedule San Diego (California) to Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)

06:15 — 18:01
8h 46m flight time
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from$125
06:15 — 07:37 San Diego — Las Vegas
NK1153 Spirit Airlines
2h 37m stop
10:14 — 18:01 Las Vegas — Philadelphia
NK1888 Spirit Airlines
06:25 — 05:09+1day
19h 44m flight time
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06:25 — 10:02 San Diego — Denver
F92818 Frontier Airlines
13h 28m stop
23:30 — 05:09 Denver — Philadelphia
F93340 Frontier Airlines
06:25 — 22:09
12h 44m flight time
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from$148
06:25 — 10:02 San Diego — Denver
F92818 Frontier Airlines
6h 23m stop
16:25 — 22:09 Denver — Philadelphia
F93266 Frontier Airlines
11:21 — 22:09
7h 48m flight time
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11:58 — 15:24 San Diego — Denver
F94928 Frontier Airlines
1h 23m stop
15:19 — 20:41 Denver — Philadelphia
F93266 Frontier Airlines
11:40 — 05:32+1day
14h 52m flight time
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11:40 — 13:02 San Diego — Las Vegas
NK1480 Spirit Airlines
8h 43m stop
21:45 — 05:32 Las Vegas — Philadelphia
NK904 Spirit Airlines
12:05 — 05:09+1day
14h 4m flight time
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11:21 — 15:02 San Diego — Denver
F94928 Frontier Airlines
7h 48m stop
23:30 — 05:09 Denver — Philadelphia
F93340 Frontier Airlines
12:20 — 22:21
7h 1m flight time
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12:20 — 19:44 San Diego — Detroit
NK1071 Spirit Airlines
1h 1m stop
20:45 — 22:21 Detroit — Philadelphia
NK1072 Spirit Airlines
13:00 — 05:32+1day
13h 32m flight time
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13:00 — 14:24 San Diego — Las Vegas
NK1499 Spirit Airlines
7h 21m stop
21:45 — 05:32 Las Vegas — Philadelphia
NK904 Spirit Airlines
13:03 — 05:49+1day
13h 46m flight time
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12:59 — 14:29 San Diego — Las Vegas
F91466 Frontier Airlines
7h 20m stop
21:54 — 05:49 Las Vegas — Philadelphia
F91602 Frontier Airlines
14:30 — 05:40+1day
12h 10m flight time
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14:30 — 17:34 San Diego — Seattle
HA6536 Hawaiian Airlines
3h 51m stop
21:25 — 05:40 Seattle — Philadelphia
HA6544 Hawaiian Airlines
15:10 — 05:32+1day
11h 22m flight time
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15:10 — 16:33 San Diego — Las Vegas
NK3792 Spirit Airlines
5h 12m stop
21:45 — 05:32 Las Vegas — Philadelphia
NK904 Spirit Airlines
17:50 — 05:44+1day
8h 54m flight time
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17:50 — 19:11 San Diego — Las Vegas
NK2507 Spirit Airlines
2h 54m stop
22:05 — 05:44 Las Vegas — Philadelphia
NK2267 Spirit Airlines
19:16 — 05:49+1day
7h 33m flight time
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11:09 — 12:39 San Diego — Las Vegas
F91326 Frontier Airlines
1h 12m stop
22:46 — 06:49 Las Vegas — Philadelphia
F91602 Frontier Airlines
19:31 — 05:44+1day
7h 13m flight time
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19:31 — 20:49 San Diego — Las Vegas
NK2296 Spirit Airlines
1h 16m stop
22:05 — 05:44 Las Vegas — Philadelphia
NK2267 Spirit Airlines
20:37 — 05:09+2days
29h 32m flight time
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20:37 — 00:21 San Diego — Denver
F94990 Frontier Airlines
23h 9m stop
23:30 — 05:09 Denver — Philadelphia
F93340 Frontier Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Diego to Philadelphia. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on October 15, 2025.

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 $ 176 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 11756.

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 $103.

  • 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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