Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Sydney from $487

Return flight: Sydney – San Diego

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 595 connecting flights from San Diego to Sydney. You can compare airfare deals from 27 airlines and multiple travel sites from $487, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SAN-SYD 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 — 06:05
+2 days
06:15 — 08:00 AS3463 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
14h stop
22:00 — 06:05 QF74 Qantas
San Francisco — Sydney
30h 50m
including layover
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from$692
06:15 — 07:00
+2 days
06:15 — 07:20 UA4723 United Airlines
San Diego — Los Angeles
15h 23m stop
22:40 — 09:05 UA839 United Airlines
Los Angeles — Sydney
31h 45m
including layover
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from$703
07:39 — 06:05
+2 days
07:39 — 09:20 AS3283 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
12h 40m stop
22:00 — 06:05 QF74 Qantas
San Francisco — Sydney
29h 26m
including layover
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from$697
08:00 — 06:55
+2 days
08:00 — 09:38 UA2863 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
13h 22m stop
23:00 — 06:55 UA863 United Airlines
San Francisco — Sydney
29h 55m
including layover
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08:10 — 06:05
+2 days
08:10 — 09:43 HA6547 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
12h 17m stop
22:00 — 06:05 QF74 Qantas
San Francisco — Sydney
28h 55m
including layover
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from$984
09:15 — 19:45
+1 day
09:15 — 12:15 HA15 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — Honolulu
50m stop
13:05 — 19:45 HA451 Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu — Sydney
17h 30m
including layover
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from$747
09:15 — 19:45
+1 day
09:15 — 12:15 AS8015 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Honolulu
50m stop
13:05 — 19:45 AS8451 Alaska Airlines
Honolulu — Sydney
17h 30m
including layover
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from$762
10:43 — 06:55
+2 days
10:43 — 12:20 UA2855 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
10h 40m stop
23:00 — 06:55 UA863 United Airlines
San Francisco — Sydney
27h 12m
including layover
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from$697
10:54 — 07:00
+2 days
10:54 — 12:05 UA5249 United Airlines
San Diego — Los Angeles
10h 45m stop
22:50 — 07:00 UA839 United Airlines
Los Angeles — Sydney
27h 6m
including layover
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12:30 — 19:45
+2 days
12:30 — 15:30 AS8111 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Honolulu
20h 10m stop
13:05 — 19:45 AS8451 Alaska Airlines
Honolulu — Sydney
37h 15m
including layover
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from$787
12:45 — 07:20
+2 days
11:45 — 15:01 AC8765 Air Canada
San Diego — Vancouver
6h 47m stop
22:40 — 09:35 AC33 Air Canada
Vancouver — Sydney
25h 35m
including layover
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from$881
13:03 — 06:05
+2 days
13:03 — 14:37 HA6548 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
7h 23m stop
22:00 — 06:05 QF74 Qantas
San Francisco — Sydney
24h 2m
including layover
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13:50 — 06:55
+2 days
13:50 — 15:28 UA1763 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
7h 32m stop
23:00 — 06:55 UA863 United Airlines
San Francisco — Sydney
24h 5m
including layover
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14:38 — 07:00
+2 days
14:38 — 15:49 UA4789 United Airlines
San Diego — Los Angeles
7h 1m stop
22:50 — 07:00 UA839 United Airlines
Los Angeles — Sydney
23h 22m
including layover
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15:59 — 06:05
+2 days
15:59 — 17:44 AS3482 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
3h 16m stop
21:00 — 06:05 QF74 Qantas
San Francisco — Sydney
20h 6m
including layover
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16:00 — 06:55
+2 days
16:00 — 17:38 UA2117 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
5h 22m stop
23:00 — 06:55 UA863 United Airlines
San Francisco — Sydney
21h 55m
including layover
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from$697
16:49 — 06:05
+2 days
16:49 — 18:28 HA6463 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
3h 32m stop
22:00 — 06:05 QF74 Qantas
San Francisco — Sydney
20h 16m
including layover
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from$983
17:50 — 06:55
+2 days
17:50 — 19:32 UA5381 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
3h 28m stop
23:00 — 06:55 UA863 United Airlines
San Francisco — Sydney
20h 5m
including layover
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from$697
17:50 — 06:55
+2 days
17:50 — 19:28 UA1871 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
3h 32m stop
23:00 — 06:55 UA863 United Airlines
San Francisco — Sydney
20h 5m
including layover
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from$702
19:27 — 06:55
+2 days
19:45 — 21:24 UA505 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
1h 55m stop
22:55 — 09:15 UA863 United Airlines
San Francisco — Sydney
18h 28m
including layover
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19:57 — 06:05
+3 days
19:57 — 21:37 HA6202 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
24h 23m stop
22:00 — 06:05 QF74 Qantas
San Francisco — Sydney
41h 8m
including layover
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from$867
20:46 — 07:00
+2 days
20:44 — 21:55 UA5636 United Airlines
San Diego — Los Angeles
55m stop
22:50 — 07:00 UA839 United Airlines
Los Angeles — Sydney
17h 14m
including layover
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from$697
21:04 — 06:05
+3 days
21:04 — 22:36 HA6549 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
23h 24m stop
22:00 — 06:05 QF74 Qantas
San Francisco — Sydney
40h 1m
including layover
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from$889
22:11 — 06:05
+3 days
22:11 — 23:50 AS3343 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
22h 10m stop
22:00 — 06:05 QF74 Qantas
San Francisco — Sydney
38h 54m
including layover
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from$1436
22:11 — 06:05
+3 days
22:11 — 23:50 HA6588 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
22h 10m stop
22:00 — 06:05 QF74 Qantas
San Francisco — Sydney
38h 54m
including layover
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from$1493
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on July 4, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between San Diego and Sydney is 12095 miles. Time difference between the cities is 6h. Airplanes depart 06:15 to 22:45 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 06:15 to 22:45 to 5 Sydney airports. Average flight time is 31h 50m.

  • The fastest flight 17h 14m
  • Average flight time 31h 50m
  • The earliest flight 06:15
  • The latest flight 22:45
  • Distance 7516 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Sydney are august (from 487 $), july (from 579 $), september (from 639 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 1 337 $), december (from 885 $), november (from 793 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Sydney?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $487. This airfare is for economy class on one-way WS1763 flight by WestJet for August 28, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 13:00 am and arrives at Sydney Kingsford Smith at 14:40.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — Sydney is served by 27 regular airlines and 5 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Japan Airlines - JAL - 15 departures per week at the price of from $ 732 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Lufthansa airline - from $ 15045.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 595 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA5636 by United Airlines takes 17h 14m and the cheapest is WS1763 by WestJet for $487.

  • JL - Japan Airlines - JAL
    from $732
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  • FJ - Air Pacific
    from $792
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NZ - Air New Zealand Limited
    from $951
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  • JX - Jambojet
    from $1227
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  • QF - Qantas
    from $2395
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  • KE - Korean Air
    from $2638
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  • MH - Malaysia Airlines
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  • WS - WestJet
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  • SQ - Singapore Airlines
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  • CA - Air China Limited
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  • QR - Qatar Airways
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Airports

You can fly from San Diego to Sydney 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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Sydney airports

  • Bankstown-BWU
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  • Palm Beach SPB-LBH
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  • Rose Bay-RSE
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  • Kingsford Smith-SYD
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  • Sydney West-SWZ
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