Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Sydney from $471

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 $471, 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.

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 471 $), july (from 560 $), september (from 618 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 1 294 $), december (from 856 $), november (from 723 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Sydney?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $471. 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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Flight Schedule San Diego (California) to Sydney

06:15 — 06:05+2days
30h 50m flight time
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from$670
06:15 — 08:00 San Diego — San Francisco
AS3463 Alaska Airlines
14h stop
22:00 — 06:05 San Francisco — Sydney
QF74 Qantas
06:15 — 07:00+2days
31h 45m flight time
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from$680
06:15 — 07:20 San Diego — Los Angeles
UA4723 United Airlines
15h 23m stop
22:40 — 09:05 Los Angeles — Sydney
UA839 United Airlines
06:20 — 06:55+2days
31h 35m flight time
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06:20 — 07:58 San Diego — San Francisco
UA1986 United Airlines
15h 2m stop
23:00 — 06:55 San Francisco — Sydney
UA863 United Airlines
07:39 — 06:05+2days
29h 26m flight time
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from$674
07:39 — 09:20 San Diego — San Francisco
AS3283 Alaska Airlines
12h 40m stop
22:00 — 06:05 San Francisco — Sydney
QF74 Qantas
08:00 — 06:55+2days
29h 55m flight time
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08:00 — 09:38 San Diego — San Francisco
UA2863 United Airlines
13h 22m stop
23:00 — 06:55 San Francisco — Sydney
UA863 United Airlines
09:15 — 19:45+1day
17h 30m flight time
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from$723
09:15 — 12:15 San Diego — Honolulu
HA15 Hawaiian Airlines
50m stop
13:05 — 19:45 Honolulu — Sydney
HA451 Hawaiian Airlines
10:43 — 06:55+2days
27h 12m flight time
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10:43 — 12:20 San Diego — San Francisco
UA2855 United Airlines
10h 40m stop
23:00 — 06:55 San Francisco — Sydney
UA863 United Airlines
10:54 — 07:00+2days
27h 6m flight time
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10:54 — 12:05 San Diego — Los Angeles
UA5249 United Airlines
10h 45m stop
22:50 — 07:00 Los Angeles — Sydney
UA839 United Airlines
13:50 — 06:55+2days
24h 5m flight time
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13:50 — 15:28 San Diego — San Francisco
UA1763 United Airlines
7h 32m stop
23:00 — 06:55 San Francisco — Sydney
UA863 United Airlines
14:38 — 07:00+2days
23h 22m flight time
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14:38 — 15:49 San Diego — Los Angeles
UA4789 United Airlines
7h 1m stop
22:50 — 07:00 Los Angeles — Sydney
UA839 United Airlines
16:00 — 06:55+2days
21h 55m flight time
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16:00 — 17:38 San Diego — San Francisco
UA2117 United Airlines
5h 22m stop
23:00 — 06:55 San Francisco — Sydney
UA863 United Airlines
17:50 — 06:55+2days
20h 5m flight time
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17:50 — 19:32 San Diego — San Francisco
UA5381 United Airlines
3h 28m stop
23:00 — 06:55 San Francisco — Sydney
UA863 United Airlines
17:50 — 06:55+2days
20h 5m flight time
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17:50 — 19:28 San Diego — San Francisco
UA1871 United Airlines
3h 32m stop
23:00 — 06:55 San Francisco — Sydney
UA863 United Airlines
19:27 — 06:55+2days
18h 28m flight time
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19:45 — 21:24 San Diego — San Francisco
UA505 United Airlines
1h 55m stop
22:55 — 09:15 San Francisco — Sydney
UA863 United Airlines
20:46 — 07:00+2days
17h 14m flight time
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20:44 — 21:55 San Diego — Los Angeles
UA5636 United Airlines
55m stop
22:50 — 07:00 Los Angeles — Sydney
UA839 United Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Diego to Sydney. 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 November 20, 2025.

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 $ 708 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Lufthansa airline - from $ 14552.

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 $471.

  • JL - Japan Airlines - JAL
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  • FJ - Air Pacific
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NZ - Air New Zealand Limited
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  • JX - Jambojet
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  • QF - Qantas
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  • KE - Korean Air
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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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