Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to San Jose from $163

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 873 connecting flights from San Diego to San Jose. You can compare airfare deals from 12 airlines and multiple travel sites from $163, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SAN-SJO 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 San Jose depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Diego and San Jose is 4218 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 06:15 to 23:00 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 06:15 to 23:00 to 2 San Jose airports. Average flight time is 23h 35m.

  • The fastest flight 7h 44m
  • Average flight time 23h 35m
  • The earliest flight 06:15
  • The latest flight 23:00
  • Distance 2621 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Jose are june (from 163 $), may (from 175 $), august (from 184 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 1 146 $), december (from 639 $), february (from 452 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to San Jose?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $163. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK2296 flight by Spirit Airlines for July 6, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 19:31 am and arrives at San Jose Juan Santamaria Intl at 10:36.

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Flight Schedule San Diego (California) to San Jose

06:15 — 12:26+1day
29h 11m flight time
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from$262
06:15 — 11:37 San Diego — Houston
UA2622 United Airlines
22h 4m stop
09:41 — 12:26 Houston — San Jose
UA1096 United Airlines
09:00 — 10:29+1day
24h 29m flight time
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09:00 — 17:13 San Diego — Orlando
HA6559 Hawaiian Airlines
15h 57m stop
09:10 — 10:29 Orlando — San Jose
NK1309 Spirit Airlines
09:00 — 10:29+1day
24h 29m flight time
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09:00 — 17:13 San Diego — Orlando
AS320 Alaska Airlines
15h 57m stop
09:10 — 10:29 Orlando — San Jose
NK1309 Spirit Airlines
21:03 — 07:30+1day
9h 27m flight time
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21:06 — 05:20 San Diego — Panama City
CM850 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
1h 45m stop
07:10 — 07:35 Panama City — San Jose
CM787 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
21:06 — 21:53+1day
23h 47m flight time
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21:06 — 05:20 San Diego — Panama City
CM850 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
16h 8m stop
21:28 — 21:53 Panama City — San Jose
CM162 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
21:06 — 08:20+1day
10h 14m flight time
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21:06 — 05:20 San Diego — Panama City
CM850 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
2h 35m stop
07:55 — 08:20 Panama City — San Jose
CM818 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
21:06 — 09:05+1day
10h 59m flight time
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21:06 — 05:20 San Diego — Panama City
CM850 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
3h 20m stop
08:40 — 09:05 Panama City — San Jose
CM344 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
21:06 — 09:59+1day
11h 53m flight time
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21:06 — 05:20 San Diego — Panama City
CM850 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
4h 14m stop
09:34 — 09:59 Panama City — San Jose
CM192 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
21:06 — 13:54+1day
15h 48m flight time
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21:06 — 05:20 San Diego — Panama City
CM850 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
8h 8m stop
13:28 — 13:54 Panama City — San Jose
CM342 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
21:06 — 16:22+1day
18h 16m flight time
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21:06 — 05:20 San Diego — Panama City
CM850 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
10h 37m stop
15:57 — 16:22 Panama City — San Jose
CM116 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
21:06 — 18:48+1day
20h 42m flight time
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21:06 — 05:20 San Diego — Panama City
CM850 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
13h 3m stop
18:23 — 18:48 Panama City — San Jose
CM460 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
21:06 — 18:59+1day
20h 53m flight time
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21:06 — 05:20 San Diego — Panama City
CM850 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
13h 14m stop
18:34 — 18:59 Panama City — San Jose
CM391 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
21:06 — 13:20+1day
15h 14m flight time
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21:06 — 05:20 San Diego — Panama City
CM850 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
7h 35m stop
12:55 — 13:20 Panama City — San Jose
CM779 Compania Panamena de Aviacion
21:50 — 10:29+1day
11h 39m flight time
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21:50 — 06:00 San Diego — Orlando
HA6563 Hawaiian Airlines
3h 10m stop
09:22 — 10:36 Orlando — San Jose
NK1309 Spirit Airlines
21:52 — 10:27+1day
11h 35m flight time
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21:52 — 05:45 San Diego — Orlando
HA6361 Hawaiian Airlines
3h 23m stop
09:08 — 10:27 Orlando — San Jose
NK1309 Spirit Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Diego to San Jose. 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 7, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — San Jose is served by 12 regular airlines and 5 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 62 departures per week at the price of from $ 184 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 3048.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 873 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA5636 by United Airlines takes 7h 44m and the cheapest is NK2296 by Spirit Airlines for $163.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • AC - Air Canada
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • PD - Porter Airlines
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  • AV - Avianca
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • CM - Compania Panamena de Aviacion
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  • MX - Mexicana
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • WS - WestJet
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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from San Diego to San Jose 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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San Jose airports

  • Juan Santamaria Intl-SJO
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  • Tobias Bolanos Intl-SYQ
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