Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Tucson, AZ from $102

Return flight: Tucson – San Diego

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 388 connecting flights from San Diego to Tucson. You can compare airfare deals from 4 airlines and multiple travel sites from $102, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SAN-TUS 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 Tucson depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Diego and Tucson is 591 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 06:15 to 22:30 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 06:15 to 22:30 to 2 Tucson airports. Average flight time is 13h 18m.

  • The fastest flight 4h 22m
  • Average flight time 13h 18m
  • The earliest flight 06:15
  • The latest flight 22:30
  • Distance 368 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Tucson are may (from 102 $), june (from 105 $), august (from 105 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 463 $), december (from 272 $), july (from 199 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Tucson?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $102. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91470 flight by Frontier Airlines for May 24, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 18:52 am and arrives at Tucson Tucson at 11:57.

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Flight Schedule San Diego (California) to Tucson (Arizona)

08:00 — 17:24
9h 24m flight time
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from$187
08:00 — 11:11 San Diego — Seattle
HA4927 Hawaiian Airlines
3h 8m stop
14:19 — 17:24 Seattle — Tucson
HA4831 Hawaiian Airlines
08:00 — 17:24
9h 24m flight time
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from$197
08:00 — 11:11 San Diego — Seattle
AS170 Alaska Airlines
3h 8m stop
14:19 — 17:24 Seattle — Tucson
AS649 Alaska Airlines
08:18 — 13:11
4h 53m flight time
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from$113
08:18 — 09:44 San Diego — Phoenix
AS1206 Alaska Airlines
2h 31m stop
12:15 — 13:11 Phoenix — Tucson
AS6071 Alaska Airlines
08:33 — 14:29
5h 56m flight time
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08:33 — 09:59 San Diego — Phoenix
AS1206 Alaska Airlines
3h 36m stop
13:35 — 14:29 Phoenix — Tucson
AS6161 Alaska Airlines
08:33 — 14:28
5h 55m flight time
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from$121
08:33 — 09:59 San Diego — Phoenix
AS1206 Alaska Airlines
3h 36m stop
13:35 — 14:28 Phoenix — Tucson
AS6372 Alaska Airlines
11:46 — 21:15
9h 29m flight time
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11:46 — 14:50 San Diego — Seattle
HA6487 Hawaiian Airlines
3h 11m stop
18:01 — 21:15 Seattle — Tucson
HA6624 Hawaiian Airlines
12:05 — 10:40+1day
22h 35m flight time
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10:50 — 14:20 San Diego — Denver
F94928 Frontier Airlines
18h stop
09:42 — 10:43 Denver — Tucson
F92613 Frontier Airlines
12:51 — 11:57+1day
23h 6m flight time
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12:51 — 14:23 San Diego — Las Vegas
F91466 Frontier Airlines
20h 12m stop
10:35 — 11:57 Las Vegas — Tucson
F92062 Frontier Airlines
13:54 — 19:48
5h 54m flight time
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13:54 — 15:17 San Diego — Phoenix
AS1208 Alaska Airlines
3h 33m stop
18:50 — 19:48 Phoenix — Tucson
AS6815 Alaska Airlines
13:55 — 19:45
5h 50m flight time
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13:55 — 15:18 San Diego — Phoenix
AS1208 Alaska Airlines
3h 33m stop
18:51 — 19:45 Phoenix — Tucson
AS4117 Alaska Airlines
13:55 — 19:39
5h 44m flight time
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13:55 — 15:18 San Diego — Phoenix
AS1208 Alaska Airlines
3h 32m stop
18:50 — 19:39 Phoenix — Tucson
AS4567 Alaska Airlines
13:55 — 19:45
5h 50m flight time
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13:55 — 15:18 San Diego — Phoenix
AS1208 Alaska Airlines
3h 33m stop
18:51 — 19:45 Phoenix — Tucson
AS6095 Alaska Airlines
18:18 — 10:43+1day
16h 25m flight time
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18:18 — 21:55 San Diego — Denver
F94990 Frontier Airlines
11h 47m stop
09:42 — 10:43 Denver — Tucson
F92613 Frontier Airlines
18:52 — 11:57+1day
17h 5m flight time
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18:52 — 20:17 San Diego — Las Vegas
F91470 Frontier Airlines
14h 18m stop
10:35 — 11:57 Las Vegas — Tucson
F92062 Frontier Airlines
19:06 — 11:48+1day
16h 42m flight time
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19:06 — 20:35 San Diego — Las Vegas
F91326 Frontier Airlines
13h 51m stop
10:26 — 11:48 Las Vegas — Tucson
F92062 Frontier Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Diego to Tucson. 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 October 14, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — Tucson is served by 4 regular airlines and 1 low-cost airline. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 193 departures per week at the price of from $ 113 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 3861.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 388 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AS6011 by Alaska Airlines takes 4h 22m and the cheapest is F91470 by Frontier Airlines for $102.

  • 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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Airports

You can fly from San Diego to Tucson 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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Tucson airports

  • Davis Monthan AFB-DMA
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  • Tucson-TUS
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