Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Tampa, FL from $156

Return flight: Tampa – San Diego

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 15 connecting flights from San Diego to Tampa. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $156, 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.

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 19:01 to 22:45 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 19:01 to 22:45 to 4 Tampa airports. Average flight time is 11h 43m.

  • The fastest flight 9h 32m
  • Average flight time 11h 43m
  • The earliest flight 19:01
  • The latest flight 22:45
  • Distance 2083 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Tampa are september (from 156 $), august (from 179 $), october (from 240 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Tampa?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $156. This airfare is for economy class on one-way UA2624 flight by United Airlines for August 22, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 22:30 am and arrives at Tampa Tampa Int. at 11:20.

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

19:01 — 21:00+1day
22h 59m flight time
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from$283
19:01 — 20:26 San Diego — Las Vegas
NK1997 Spirit Airlines
9h 34m stop
06:00 — 11:43 Las Vegas — Chicago
NK2079 Spirit Airlines
5h 38m stop
17:21 — 21:00 Chicago — Tampa
NK2495 Spirit Airlines
19:01 — 07:33+1day
9h 32m flight time
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from$407
19:01 — 20:26 San Diego — Las Vegas
NK1997 Spirit Airlines
1h 49m stop
22:15 — 06:03 Las Vegas — Miami
NK954 Spirit Airlines
32m stop
06:35 — 07:33 Miami — Tampa
NK2283 Spirit Airlines
19:01 — 09:40+1day
11h 39m flight time
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from$419
19:01 — 20:26 San Diego — Las Vegas
NK1997 Spirit Airlines
2h 17m stop
22:43 — 05:45 Las Vegas — Detroit
NK2048 Spirit Airlines
1h 20m stop
07:05 — 09:40 Detroit — Tampa
NK2021 Spirit Airlines
19:01 — 20:31+1day
22h 30m flight time
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19:01 — 20:26 San Diego — Las Vegas
NK1997 Spirit Airlines
14h 54m stop
11:20 — 16:22 Las Vegas — Houston
NK2808 Spirit Airlines
55m stop
17:17 — 20:31 Houston — Tampa
NK2027 Spirit Airlines
19:01 — 09:24+1day
11h 23m flight time
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19:01 — 20:26 San Diego — Las Vegas
NK1997 Spirit Airlines
1h 9m stop
21:35 — 05:15 Las Vegas — Baltimore
NK2602 Spirit Airlines
1h 50m stop
07:05 — 09:24 Baltimore — Tampa
NK1988 Spirit Airlines
19:01 — 16:39+1day
18h 38m flight time
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19:01 — 20:26 San Diego — Las Vegas
NK1997 Spirit Airlines
12h 44m stop
09:10 — 16:39 Las Vegas — Tampa
NK1683 Spirit Airlines
19:21 — 10:40+1day
12h 19m flight time
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19:21 — 21:00 San Diego — San Francisco
UA505 United Airlines
3h 43m stop
00:43 — 06:31 San Francisco — Houston
UA512 United Airlines
49m stop
07:20 — 10:40 Houston — Tampa
UA2260 United Airlines
19:43 — 05:31+2days
30h 48m flight time
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19:43 — 21:13 San Diego — Phoenix
F92084 Frontier Airlines
17h 50m stop
15:03 — 18:06 Phoenix — Denver
F94766 Frontier Airlines
5h 53m stop
23:59 — 05:31 Denver — Tampa
F91114 Frontier Airlines
20:11 — 10:40+1day
11h 29m flight time
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20:11 — 21:50 San Diego — San Francisco
UA1265 United Airlines
2h 53m stop
00:43 — 06:31 San Francisco — Houston
UA512 United Airlines
49m stop
07:20 — 10:40 Houston — Tampa
UA2260 United Airlines
21:11 — 20:31+1day
20h 20m flight time
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21:11 — 00:46 San Diego — Denver
F94990 Frontier Airlines
6h 14m stop
07:00 — 10:39 Denver — Houston
F93206 Frontier Airlines
6h 38m stop
17:17 — 20:31 Houston — Tampa
NK2027 Spirit Airlines
21:45 — 12:28+1day
11h 43m flight time
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21:45 — 05:43 San Diego — Washington D.C.
UA2129 United Airlines
37m stop
06:20 — 07:34 Washington D.C. — Newark
UA2658 United Airlines
1h 56m stop
09:30 — 12:28 Newark — Tampa
UA548 United Airlines
21:59 — 10:40+1day
9h 41m flight time
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21:59 — 23:26 San Diego — Las Vegas
HA6512 Hawaiian Airlines
1h 33m stop
00:59 — 05:58 Las Vegas — Houston
UA2182 United Airlines
1h 22m stop
07:20 — 10:40 Houston — Tampa
UA2260 United Airlines
22:30 — 11:20+1day
9h 50m flight time
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22:30 — 04:37 San Diego — Chicago
UA2624 United Airlines
2h 53m stop
07:30 — 11:20 Chicago — Tampa
UA2326 United Airlines
22:30 — 15:00+1day
13h 30m flight time
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22:30 — 04:37 San Diego — Chicago
UA2624 United Airlines
2h 23m stop
07:00 — 09:59 Chicago — Washington D.C.
UA222 United Airlines
2h 36m stop
12:35 — 15:00 Washington D.C. — Tampa
UA2277 United Airlines
22:45 — 11:20+1day
9h 35m flight time
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22:45 — 04:54 San Diego — Chicago
AS4668 Alaska Airlines
2h 36m stop
07:30 — 11:20 Chicago — Tampa
UA2326 United Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Diego to Tampa. 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 3, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — Tampa is served by 5 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 1 departures per week at the price of from $ 7820 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 7820.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 15 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NK1997 by Spirit Airlines takes 9h 32m and the cheapest is UA2624 by United Airlines for $156.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NK - Spirit 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

  • 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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Tampa airports

  • Topp Of Tampa-KYO
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  • Mac Dill AFB-MCF
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  • Peter O'Knight-TPF
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  • Tampa Int.-TPA
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