Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Tampa, FL from $97

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 direct and 274 connecting flights from San Diego to Tampa. You can compare airfare deals from 8 airlines and multiple travel sites from $97, 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 $97. The fastest direct flight takes 4h 43m and the fastest connecting – 6h 20m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $117 Find flight	15:16 San Diego San Diego	22:59 Tampa Tampa Int.	4h 43m	Hawaiian Airlines	HA6560
from $120 Find flight	15:16 San Diego San Diego	22:59 Tampa Tampa Int.	4h 43m	Alaska Airlines	AS432
from $97 Find flight	08:00 San Diego San Diego	18:04 Tampa Tampa Int.	7h 4m layover 1h 0m - Dallas	Frontier Airlines	F91426 F91334
from $112 Find flight	18:50 San Diego San Diego	05:38+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	7h 48m layover 2h 7m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK1151 NK1683
from $112 Find flight	16:57 San Diego San Diego	05:38+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	9h 41m layover 4h 1m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK1157 NK1683
from $120 Find flight	12:00 San Diego San Diego	21:20 Tampa Tampa Int.	6h 20m layover 0h 45m - Houston	United Airlines	UA2237 UA1312
from $120 Find flight	06:15 San Diego San Diego	15:57 Tampa Tampa Int.	6h 42m layover 0h 55m - Houston	United Airlines	UA1823 UA1501
from $120 Find flight	06:45 San Diego San Diego	17:49 Tampa Tampa Int.	8h 4m layover 0h 55m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2343 UA622
from $120 Find flight	10:15 San Diego San Diego	21:20 Tampa Tampa Int.	8h 5m layover 2h 30m - Houston	United Airlines	UA2140 UA1312
from $120 Find flight	08:00 San Diego San Diego	19:43 Tampa Tampa Int.	8h 43m layover 1h 1m - Washington D.C.	United Airlines	UA1071 UA1140
from $120 Find flight	06:15 San Diego San Diego	18:07 Tampa Tampa Int.	8h 52m layover 3h 5m - Houston	United Airlines	UA1823 UA1478
from $120 Find flight	22:30 San Diego San Diego	11:18+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	9h 48m layover 2h 22m - Washington D.C.	United Airlines	UA2129 UA683
from $120 Find flight	06:45 San Diego San Diego	19:34 Tampa Tampa Int.	9h 49m layover 2h 40m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2343 UA2075
from $120 Find flight	22:30 San Diego San Diego	11:20+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	9h 50m layover 2h 53m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2624 UA2326
from $121 Find flight	15:10 San Diego San Diego	23:23+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	29h 13m layover 2h 24m - Las Vegas 19h 58m - Houston	Spirit Airlines	NK3792 NK2394 NK3126
from $125 Find flight	20:37 San Diego San Diego	10:40+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	11h 3m layover 2h 8m - Los Angeles 2h 4m - Houston	United Airlines	UA5636 UA2310 UA2260

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on July 01, 2025

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

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
15:16 — 22:59	15:16 — 22:59 HA6560 Hawaiian Airlines San Diego — Tampa	4h 43m	Find flight from$117
15:16 — 22:59	15:16 — 22:59 AS432 Alaska Airlines San Diego — Tampa	4h 43m	Find flight from$120
06:15 — 15:57	06:15 — 11:40 UA1823 United Airlines San Diego — Houston 55m stop 12:35 — 15:57 UA1501 United Airlines Houston — Tampa	6h 42m including layover	Find flight from$120
06:15 — 18:07	06:15 — 11:40 UA1823 United Airlines San Diego — Houston 3h 5m stop 14:45 — 18:07 UA1478 United Airlines Houston — Tampa	8h 52m including layover	Find flight from$120
08:00 — 18:04	07:00 — 12:11 F91426 Frontier Airlines San Diego — Dallas 1h stop 14:20 — 17:55 F91334 Frontier Airlines Dallas — Tampa	7h 4m including layover	Find flight from$97
08:00 — 19:43	07:45 — 16:00 UA1071 United Airlines San Diego — Washington D.C. 1h 1m stop 17:40 — 20:16 UA1140 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Tampa	8h 43m including layover	Find flight from$120
09:02 — 19:23	09:02 — 12:30 UA2476 United Airlines San Diego — Denver 1h 21m stop 13:51 — 19:23 UA2476 United Airlines Denver — Tampa	7h 21m including layover	Find flight from$135
10:15 — 21:20	10:15 — 15:34 UA2140 United Airlines San Diego — Houston 2h 30m stop 18:05 — 21:22 UA1312 United Airlines Houston — Tampa	8h 5m including layover	Find flight from$120
10:15 — 21:24	10:15 — 15:39 UA2140 United Airlines San Diego — Houston 2h 26m stop 18:05 — 21:24 UA2194 United Airlines Houston — Tampa	8h 9m including layover	Find flight from$138
11:27 — 23:26	11:31 — 14:59 UA264 United Airlines San Diego — Denver 2h 53m stop 18:05 — 23:43 UA314 United Airlines Denver — Tampa	8h 59m including layover	Find flight from$122
12:00 — 21:20	12:01 — 17:20 UA2237 United Airlines San Diego — Houston 45m stop 18:05 — 21:22 UA1312 United Airlines Houston — Tampa	6h 20m including layover	Find flight from$120
12:44 — 00:44 +1 day	12:44 — 20:54 UA755 United Airlines San Diego — Washington D.C. 1h 16m stop 22:10 — 00:44 UA1896 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Tampa	9h including layover	Find flight from$122
16:57 — 05:38 +1 day	16:57 — 18:19 NK1157 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 4h 1m stop 22:20 — 05:38 NK1683 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Tampa	9h 41m including layover	Find flight from$112
17:50 — 05:44 +1 day	17:50 — 19:28 UA1871 United Airlines San Diego — San Francisco 2h 2m stop 21:30 — 05:44 UA1267 United Airlines San Francisco — Tampa	8h 54m including layover	Find flight from$126
18:50 — 05:38 +1 day	21:25 — 22:50 NK1151 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 2h 7m stop 22:20 — 05:38 NK1683 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Tampa	7h 48m including layover	Find flight from$112
19:01 — 05:30 +1 day	18:28 — 21:56 UA519 United Airlines San Diego — Denver 1h 30m stop 23:59 — 05:30 UA2334 United Airlines Denver — Tampa	7h 29m including layover	Find flight from$126
19:05 — 07:25 +1 day	19:05 — 22:00 AS1199 Alaska Airlines San Diego — Seattle 58m stop 22:58 — 07:25 AS360 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Tampa	9h 20m including layover	Find flight from$130
21:20 — 09:59 +1 day	21:20 — 05:43 UA2711 United Airlines San Diego — Newark 1h 22m stop 07:05 — 09:59 UA1979 United Airlines Newark — Tampa	9h 39m including layover	Find flight from$125
21:20 — 12:10 +1 day	21:20 — 05:43 UA2711 United Airlines San Diego — Newark 3h 29m stop 09:12 — 12:10 UA548 United Airlines Newark — Tampa	11h 50m including layover	Find flight from$125
22:30 — 11:18 +1 day	21:45 — 05:28 UA2129 United Airlines San Diego — Washington D.C. 2h 22m stop 08:45 — 11:18 UA683 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Tampa	9h 48m including layover	Find flight from$120
22:30 — 11:20 +1 day	22:30 — 04:37 UA2624 United Airlines San Diego — Chicago 2h 53m stop 07:30 — 11:20 UA2326 United Airlines Chicago — Tampa	9h 50m including layover	Find flight from$120
23:00 — 10:50 +1 day	06:54 — 12:30 SY1640 Sun Country Airlines San Diego — Minneapolis 2h 6m stop 06:42 — 10:50 SY213 Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis — Tampa	8h 50m including layover	Find flight from$126
09:09 — 23:23 +1 day	09:09 — 10:31 NK1499 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 8h 26m stop 18:57 — 00:07 NK2394 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Houston 19h 58m stop 20:05 — 23:23 NK3126 Spirit Airlines Houston — Tampa	35h 14m including layover	Find flight from$121
11:40 — 23:23 +1 day	11:40 — 13:02 NK1480 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 5h 55m stop 18:57 — 00:07 NK2394 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Houston 19h 58m stop 20:05 — 23:23 NK3126 Spirit Airlines Houston — Tampa	32h 43m including layover	Find flight from$121
16:57 — 00:19 +2 days	16:57 — 18:19 NK1157 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 14h 45m stop 09:04 — 14:46 NK1269 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago 5h 43m stop 20:29 — 00:19 NK1763 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Tampa	28h 22m including layover	Find flight from$138
18:50 — 00:19 +2 days	18:50 — 20:13 NK1151 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 12h 51m stop 09:04 — 14:46 NK1269 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago 5h 43m stop 20:29 — 00:19 NK1763 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Tampa	26h 29m including layover	Find flight from$138
20:37 — 10:40 +1 day	20:37 — 21:51 UA5636 United Airlines San Diego — Los Angeles 2h 8m stop 23:59 — 05:16 UA2310 United Airlines Los Angeles — Houston 2h 4m stop 07:20 — 10:40 UA2260 United Airlines Houston — Tampa	11h 3m including layover	Find flight from$125
20:46 — 10:47 +1 day	20:46 — 21:55 UA5636 United Airlines San Diego — Los Angeles 3h 1m stop 00:56 — 06:18 UA491 United Airlines Los Angeles — Houston 1h 7m stop 07:25 — 10:47 UA2260 United Airlines Houston — Tampa	11h 1m including layover	Find flight from$142

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on July 1, 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 23:00 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 06:15 to 23:00 to 4 Tampa airports. Average flight time is 4h 43m.

The fastest flight 4h 43m
Average flight time 4h 43m
The earliest flight 06:15
The latest flight 23:00
Distance 2083 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Tampa are june (from 79 $), may (from 110 $), july (from 130 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 258 $), february (from 252 $), september (from 161 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Tampa?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $97. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91426 flight by Frontier Airlines for July 5, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 08:00 am and arrives at Tampa Tampa Int. at 18:04.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — Tampa is served by 8 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 32 departures per week at the price of from $ 120 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 554.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is HA6560 by Hawaiian Airlines takes 4h 43m and the cheapest is F91426 by Frontier Airlines for $117.

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Connecting Flights

There are 274 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA2237 by United Airlines takes 6h 20m and the cheapest is F91426 by Frontier Airlines for $97.

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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SY - Sun Country Airlines

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HA - Hawaiian 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

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Airplanes

There are flights to Tampa from San Diego by 8 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

Top Domestic Destinations from San Diego

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