Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Phoenix, AZ from $36

Return flight: Phoenix – San Diego

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 12 direct and 371 connecting flights from San Diego to Phoenix. You can compare airfare deals from 8 airlines and multiple travel sites from $36, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SAN-PHX 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 — 07:48
06:15 — 07:48 AS4325 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
1h 33m
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08:18 — 09:44
08:18 — 09:44 HA7452 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
1h 26m
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08:18 — 09:44
08:18 — 09:44 AS1206 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
1h 26m
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from$54
08:36 — 10:04
08:36 — 10:04 F91572 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
1h 28m
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from$48
09:45 — 11:15
09:45 — 11:15 AS6464 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
1h 30m
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12:50 — 14:14
12:50 — 14:14 AS6012 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
1h 24m
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13:54 — 15:17
13:54 — 15:17 HA7458 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
1h 23m
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13:54 — 15:17
13:54 — 15:17 AS1208 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
1h 23m
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15:18 — 16:47
15:18 — 16:47 F92084 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
1h 29m
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21:14 — 22:39
21:14 — 22:39 HA7462 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
1h 25m
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21:14 — 22:39
21:14 — 22:39 AS1210 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
1h 25m
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21:38 — 23:04
+1 day
21:38 — 23:04 AS6659 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
1h 26m
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06:15 — 11:49
06:15 — 07:35 NK2369 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
3h 2m stop
07:05 — 08:13 NK2355 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Phoenix
5h 34m
including layover
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06:15 — 14:57
06:15 — 07:35 NK2369 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
6h 2m stop
13:37 — 14:57 G4119 Allegiant Air
Las Vegas — Phoenix
8h 42m
including layover
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09:09 — 11:17
+1 day
09:09 — 10:31 NK1499 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
23h 28m stop
09:59 — 11:17 NK875 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Phoenix
26h 8m
including layover
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10:47 — 17:01
10:47 — 13:49 F91902 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Salt Lake City
2h 27m stop
16:16 — 17:01 F93871 Frontier Airlines
Salt Lake City — Phoenix
6h 14m
including layover
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10:47 — 20:07
10:47 — 13:47 F91902 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Salt Lake City
5h 28m stop
20:50 — 21:41 F91439 Frontier Airlines
Salt Lake City — Phoenix
9h 20m
including layover
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11:25 — 17:20
10:50 — 14:20 F94928 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Denver
59m stop
16:48 — 17:51 F92105 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Phoenix
5h 55m
including layover
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11:40 — 11:17
+1 day
11:40 — 13:02 NK1480 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
20h 57m stop
09:59 — 11:17 NK875 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Phoenix
23h 37m
including layover
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12:05 — 19:27
10:50 — 14:20 F94928 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Denver
2h 40m stop
18:21 — 19:26 F94765 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Phoenix
7h 22m
including layover
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12:59 — 21:15
12:59 — 14:29 F91466 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
5h 27m stop
19:56 — 21:15 F93484 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — Phoenix
8h 16m
including layover
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14:21 — 18:00
14:21 — 15:35 UA5647 United Airlines
San Diego — Los Angeles
50m stop
16:25 — 18:00 UA5244 United Airlines
Los Angeles — Phoenix
3h 39m
including layover
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14:30 — 15:00
+1 day
14:30 — 15:48 NK2296 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
21h 51m stop
13:39 — 15:00 G469 Allegiant Air
Las Vegas — Phoenix
24h 30m
including layover
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15:10 — 11:17
+1 day
15:10 — 16:33 NK3792 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
17h 26m stop
09:59 — 11:17 NK875 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Phoenix
20h 7m
including layover
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16:11 — 23:09
+1 day
16:11 — 17:48 UA2117 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
3h 17m stop
21:05 — 23:09 UA390 United Airlines
San Francisco — Phoenix
6h 58m
including layover
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17:22 — 22:12
17:22 — 19:09 F93383 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
1h stop
20:09 — 22:15 F91192 Frontier Airlines
San Francisco — Phoenix
4h 50m
including layover
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17:43 — 08:13
+1 day
17:43 — 19:01 NK2507 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
12h 4m stop
07:05 — 08:13 NK2355 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Phoenix
14h 30m
including layover
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18:58 — 08:13
+1 day
18:58 — 20:17 NK2296 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
10h 48m stop
07:05 — 08:13 NK2355 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Phoenix
13h 15m
including layover
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19:16 — 18:24
+1 day
19:16 — 20:43 F91326 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
20h 19m stop
17:14 — 18:38 F94116 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — Phoenix
23h 8m
including layover
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19:22 — 08:17
+1 day
19:16 — 20:43 F91326 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
10h 8m stop
10:38 — 12:00 F94048 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — Phoenix
12h 55m
including layover
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20:37 — 19:26
+1 day
18:18 — 21:55 F94990 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Denver
18h 1m stop
18:21 — 19:26 F94765 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Phoenix
22h 49m
including layover
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20:48 — 08:13
+1 day
20:48 — 22:07 NK2021 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
8h 58m stop
07:05 — 08:13 NK2355 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Phoenix
11h 25m
including layover
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09:09 — 16:14
+1 day
09:09 — 10:31 NK1499 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
4h 14m stop
14:45 — 16:19 NK1485 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Stockton
22h 8m stop
14:27 — 16:14 G41706 Allegiant Air
Stockton — Phoenix
31h 5m
including layover
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 4, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between San Diego and Phoenix is 489 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 06:15 to 21:59 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 06:15 to 21:59 to 5 Phoenix airports. Average flight time is 1h 26m.

  • The fastest flight 1h 23m
  • Average flight time 1h 26m
  • The earliest flight 06:15
  • The latest flight 21:59
  • Distance 304 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Phoenix are june (from 48 $), may (from 64 $), august (from 65 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 104 $), december (from 71 $), september (from 69 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Phoenix?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $36. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK2021 flight by Spirit Airlines for June 5, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 20:48 am and arrives at Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl at 08:13.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — Phoenix is served by 8 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 56 departures per week at the price of from $ 54 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 441.

Direct flights

There are 12 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is HA7458 by Hawaiian Airlines takes 1h 23m and the cheapest is NK2021 by Spirit Airlines for $48.

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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 371 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA5636 by United Airlines takes 3h 33m and the cheapest is NK2021 by Spirit Airlines for $36.

  • 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 Phoenix 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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Phoenix airports

  • Williams Gateway-AZA
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  • Sky Harbor Intl-PHX
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  • Phoenix-Deer Valley-DVT
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  • Luke AFB-LUF
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  • Scottsdale Municipal-SCF
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