Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Tampa, FL from $78

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1 direct and 292 connecting flights from San Diego to Tampa. You can compare airfare deals from 6 airlines and multiple travel sites from $78, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SAN-TPA flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from San Diego to Tampa Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from San Diego to Tampa with the lowest price of $78. The fastest direct flight takes 4h 27m and the fastest connecting – 6h 10m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $140 Find flight	14:00 San Diego San Diego	21:27 Tampa Tampa Int.	4h 27m	Alaska Airlines	AS432
from $78 Find flight	06:25 San Diego San Diego	17:50 Tampa Tampa Int.	8h 25m layover 2h 27m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F94928 F92746
from $79 Find flight	07:24 San Diego San Diego	05:32+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	19h 8m layover 12h 58m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F92818 F91114
from $104 Find flight	06:25 San Diego San Diego	11:53+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	26h 28m layover 20h 19m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F92712 F91114
from $106 Find flight	15:38 San Diego San Diego	11:42+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	17h 4m layover 11h 11m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F94990 F92746
from $107 Find flight	18:31 San Diego San Diego	10:02+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	12h 31m layover 7h 1m - Dallas	Frontier Airlines	F91770 F91334
from $107 Find flight	18:15 San Diego San Diego	10:31+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	13h 16m layover 7h 40m - Dallas	Frontier Airlines	F92928 F91334
from $139 Find flight	17:29 San Diego San Diego	05:39+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	9h 10m layover 0h 40m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS1186 AS360
from $139 Find flight	16:26 San Diego San Diego	05:39+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	10h 13m layover 1h 42m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS1265 AS360
from $159 Find flight	07:35 San Diego San Diego	22:56 Tampa Tampa Int.	12h 21m layover 3h 21m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK1499 MX117
from $164 Find flight	08:00 San Diego San Diego	21:30 Tampa Tampa Int.	10h 30m layover 3h 6m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK1499 MX121
from $164 Find flight	09:08 San Diego San Diego	22:56 Tampa Tampa Int.	10h 48m layover 1h 49m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK376 MX117
from $151 Find flight	18:57 San Diego San Diego	15:45+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	17h 48m layover 9h 14m - Las Vegas 1h 43m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK2908 NK867 NK322
from $164 Find flight	19:26 San Diego San Diego	10:01+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	11h 35m layover 3h 18m - Las Vegas 2h 0m - Houston	Spirit Airlines	NK299 NK197 NK554
from $164 Find flight	16:24 San Diego San Diego	10:01+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	14h 37m layover 2h 10m - Las Vegas 6h 5m - Houston	Spirit Airlines	NK1767 NK185 NK554
from $164 Find flight	16:24 San Diego San Diego	10:01+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	14h 37m layover 6h 18m - Las Vegas 2h 0m - Houston	Spirit Airlines	NK1767 NK197 NK554

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on May 09, 2025

Flight Schedule San Diego (California) to Tampa (Florida)

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
14:00 — 21:27	14:00 — 21:27 AS432 Alaska Airlines San Diego — Tampa	4h 27m	Find flight from$140
06:25 — 17:50	11:41 — 15:07 F94928 Frontier Airlines San Diego — Denver 2h 27m stop 08:30 — 13:56 F92746 Frontier Airlines Denver — Tampa	8h 25m including layover	Find flight from$78
06:25 — 11:53 +1 day	06:25 — 09:56 F92712 Frontier Airlines San Diego — Denver 20h 19m stop 06:15 — 11:53 F91114 Frontier Airlines Denver — Tampa	26h 28m including layover	Find flight from$104
07:24 — 05:32 +1 day	06:25 — 09:59 F92818 Frontier Airlines San Diego — Denver 12h 58m stop 23:59 — 05:31 F91114 Frontier Airlines Denver — Tampa	19h 8m including layover	Find flight from$79
07:35 — 22:56	06:45 — 08:09 NK1499 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 3h 21m stop 12:19 — 22:56 MX117 Mexicana Las Vegas — Tampa	12h 21m including layover	Find flight from$159
08:00 — 21:30	08:00 — 09:21 NK1499 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 3h 6m stop 12:27 — 21:30 MX121 Mexicana Las Vegas — Tampa	10h 30m including layover	Find flight from$164
08:15 — 20:23	08:15 — 15:59 UA1873 United Airlines San Diego — Washington D.C. 1h 51m stop 17:50 — 20:23 UA1140 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Tampa	9h 8m including layover	Find flight from$215
09:08 — 22:56	09:08 — 10:30 NK376 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 1h 49m stop 12:19 — 22:56 MX117 Mexicana Las Vegas — Tampa	10h 48m including layover	Find flight from$164
09:08 — 20:44	09:08 — 10:30 NK376 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 1h 35m stop 12:05 — 20:44 MX149 Mexicana Las Vegas — Tampa	8h 36m including layover	Find flight from$196
11:20 — 23:14	11:15 — 14:43 UA264 United Airlines San Diego — Denver 2h 55m stop 17:45 — 23:14 UA314 United Airlines Denver — Tampa	8h 54m including layover	Find flight from$214
12:12 — 05:31 +1 day	12:12 — 15:44 F94928 Frontier Airlines San Diego — Denver 8h 15m stop 23:59 — 05:31 F91114 Frontier Airlines Denver — Tampa	14h 19m including layover	Find flight from$103
12:36 — 00:59 +1 day	08:00 — 09:21 NK1499 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 3h 55m stop 17:53 — 00:59 NK900 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Tampa	9h 23m including layover	Find flight from$175
14:56 — 05:38 +1 day	14:56 — 18:06 AS1497 Alaska Airlines San Diego — Seattle 3h 4m stop 21:10 — 05:38 AS185 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Tampa	11h 42m including layover	Find flight from$175
15:10 — 00:59 +1 day	15:10 — 16:30 NK3792 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 1h 23m stop 17:53 — 00:59 NK900 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Tampa	6h 49m including layover	Find flight from$175
15:38 — 11:42 +1 day	12:41 — 16:13 F94990 Frontier Airlines San Diego — Denver 11h 11m stop 14:10 — 19:37 F92746 Frontier Airlines Denver — Tampa	17h 4m including layover	Find flight from$106
16:26 — 05:39 +1 day	16:26 — 19:33 AS1265 Alaska Airlines San Diego — Seattle 1h 42m stop 21:15 — 05:39 AS360 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Tampa	10h 13m including layover	Find flight from$139
17:29 — 05:39 +1 day	17:29 — 20:35 AS1186 Alaska Airlines San Diego — Seattle 40m stop 21:15 — 05:39 AS360 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Tampa	9h 10m including layover	Find flight from$139
17:59 — 09:52 +1 day	17:32 — 23:07 SY408 Sun Country Airlines San Diego — Minneapolis 5h 50m stop 06:40 — 10:55 SY213 Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis — Tampa	12h 53m including layover	Find flight from$171
18:15 — 10:31 +1 day	18:15 — 23:20 F92928 Frontier Airlines San Diego — Dallas 7h 40m stop 07:00 — 10:31 F91334 Frontier Airlines Dallas — Tampa	13h 16m including layover	Find flight from$107
18:31 — 10:02 +1 day	18:31 — 23:29 F91770 Frontier Airlines San Diego — Dallas 7h 1m stop 06:30 — 10:02 F91334 Frontier Airlines Dallas — Tampa	12h 31m including layover	Find flight from$107
19:16 — 04:26 +1 day	19:15 — 20:34 NK2908 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 44m stop 21:07 — 04:26 NK900 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Tampa	6h 10m including layover	Find flight from$175
22:10 — 11:09 +1 day	22:30 — 04:35 UA2633 United Airlines San Diego — Chicago 3h stop 07:40 — 11:33 UA2326 United Airlines Chicago — Tampa	9h 59m including layover	Find flight from$216
22:30 — 11:19 +1 day	22:30 — 04:35 UA2352 United Airlines San Diego — Chicago 2h 55m stop 07:30 — 11:19 UA2326 United Airlines Chicago — Tampa	9h 49m including layover	Find flight from$214
13:38 — 10:01 +1 day	13:38 — 15:00 NK1642 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 4h 56m stop 19:56 — 00:55 NK185 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Houston 6h 5m stop 07:00 — 10:01 NK554 Spirit Airlines Houston — Tampa	17h 23m including layover	Find flight from$164
13:38 — 10:01 +1 day	13:38 — 15:00 NK1642 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 9h 4m stop 00:04 — 05:00 NK197 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Houston 2h stop 07:00 — 10:01 NK554 Spirit Airlines Houston — Tampa	17h 23m including layover	Find flight from$164
16:24 — 10:01 +1 day	16:24 — 17:46 NK1767 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 2h 10m stop 19:56 — 00:55 NK185 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Houston 6h 5m stop 07:00 — 10:01 NK554 Spirit Airlines Houston — Tampa	14h 37m including layover	Find flight from$164
19:26 — 10:01 +1 day	19:26 — 20:46 NK299 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 3h 18m stop 00:04 — 05:00 NK197 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Houston 2h stop 07:00 — 10:01 NK554 Spirit Airlines Houston — Tampa	11h 35m including layover	Find flight from$164
20:58 — 19:48 +1 day	17:58 — 19:18 NK1480 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 1h 36m stop 23:59 — 05:05 SY778 Sun Country Airlines Las Vegas — Minneapolis 10h 36m stop 14:27 — 18:36 SY217 Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis — Tampa	19h 50m including layover	Find flight from$212

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on May 9, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between San Diego and Tampa is 3352 miles. Time difference between the cities is 3h. Airplanes depart 06:15 to 22:35 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 06:15 to 22:35 to 4 Tampa airports. Average flight time is 4h 27m.

The fastest flight 4h 27m
Average flight time 4h 27m
The earliest flight 06:15
The latest flight 22:35
Distance 2083 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Tampa are january (from 78 $), november (from 79 $), february (from 104 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 107 $), february (from 104 $), november (from 79 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Tampa?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $78. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F94928 flight by Frontier Airlines for January 22, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 06:25 am and arrives at Tampa Tampa Int. at 17:50.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — Tampa is served by 6 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 55 departures per week at the price of from $ 139 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 904.

Direct flights

There are 1 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is AS432 by Alaska Airlines takes 4h 27m and the cheapest is F94928 by Frontier Airlines for $140.

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Connecting Flights

There are 292 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NK2908 by Spirit Airlines takes 6h 10m and the cheapest is F94928 by Frontier Airlines for $78.

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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SY - Sun Country Airlines

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UA - United Airlines

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Airports

You can fly from San Diego to Tampa 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

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Tampa airports

Topp Of Tampa-KYO

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Mac Dill AFB-MCF

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Tampa Int.-TPA

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Airplanes

There are flights to Tampa from San Diego by 6 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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