Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Tucson, AZ from $173

Return flight: Tucson – San Diego

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 17 connecting flights from San Diego to Tucson. You can compare airfare deals from 2 airlines and multiple travel sites from $173, 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.

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Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
07:00 — 23:55
07:00 — 10:10 AS1154 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Seattle
9h 43m stop
19:58 — 23:57 AS224 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Tucson
15h 55m
including layover
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from$187
07:00 — 13:39
07:00 — 10:28 UA2270 United Airlines
San Diego — Denver
1h 2m stop
11:30 — 13:39 UA451 United Airlines
Denver — Tucson
5h 39m
including layover
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from$501
07:00 — 15:35
07:00 — 10:28 UA2270 United Airlines
San Diego — Denver
2h 57m stop
13:25 — 15:35 UA211 United Airlines
Denver — Tucson
7h 35m
including layover
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07:45 — 16:19
07:35 — 09:20 UA2051 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
3h 40m stop
13:19 — 16:28 UA2229 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tucson
7h 34m
including layover
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from$486
08:50 — 15:35
08:50 — 12:18 UA2476 United Airlines
San Diego — Denver
1h 7m stop
13:25 — 15:35 UA211 United Airlines
Denver — Tucson
5h 45m
including layover
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09:35 — 23:55
09:11 — 12:23 AS1259 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Seattle
7h 10m stop
20:04 — 23:59 AS224 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Tucson
13h 20m
including layover
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10:20 — 17:27
10:20 — 12:40 AS6464 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
3h 53m stop
16:33 — 17:27 AS4700 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — Tucson
6h 7m
including layover
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10:20 — 16:19
10:20 — 12:06 UA2309 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
1h 4m stop
13:10 — 16:19 UA2229 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tucson
4h 59m
including layover
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from$493
10:31 — 21:47
10:31 — 15:39 UA2140 United Airlines
San Diego — Houston
4h 11m stop
19:50 — 21:47 UA2037 United Airlines
Houston — Tucson
10h 16m
including layover
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from$551
12:17 — 21:47
12:17 — 17:25 UA2230 United Airlines
San Diego — Houston
2h 25m stop
19:50 — 21:47 UA2037 United Airlines
Houston — Tucson
8h 30m
including layover
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12:42 — 18:10
12:42 — 14:28 AS3439 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Sacramento
34m stop
15:02 — 18:10 AS3487 Alaska Airlines
Sacramento — Tucson
4h 28m
including layover
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13:00 — 18:34
13:00 — 15:22 AS6626 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
2h 21m stop
17:43 — 18:34 AS4279 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — Tucson
4h 34m
including layover
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from$332
13:00 — 21:55
12:50 — 16:18 UA1374 United Airlines
San Diego — Denver
3h 19m stop
19:44 — 21:50 UA1816 United Airlines
Denver — Tucson
7h 55m
including layover
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13:40 — 21:47
13:40 — 15:25 UA2381 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
3h 9m stop
18:34 — 21:47 UA5688 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tucson
7h 7m
including layover
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16:05 — 23:55
07:00 — 10:11 AS1265 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Seattle
44m stop
19:41 — 23:47 AS224 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Tucson
6h 50m
including layover
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16:30 — 21:42
16:30 — 18:53 AS6011 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
2h 1m stop
20:54 — 21:42 AS6439 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — Tucson
4h 12m
including layover
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17:59 — 11:51
+1 day
17:19 — 19:59 AS1294 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Portland
11h 23m stop
08:54 — 12:42 AS3394 Alaska Airlines
Portland — Tucson
16h 52m
including layover
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from$197
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on February 23, 2025

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 07:00 to 17:59 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 07:00 to 17:59 to 2 Tucson airports. Average flight time is 7h 7m.

  • The fastest flight 4h 12m
  • Average flight time 7h 7m
  • The earliest flight 07:00
  • The latest flight 17:59
  • Distance 368 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Tucson are february (from 173 $), january (from 181 $), december (from 197 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 465 $), december (from 197 $), january (from 181 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Tucson?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $173. This airfare is for economy class on one-way AS3439 flight by Alaska Airlines for February 21, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 12:42 am and arrives at Tucson Tucson at 18:10.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — Tucson is served by 2 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 8 departures per week at the price of from $ 173 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 662.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 17 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AS6011 by Alaska Airlines takes 4h 12m and the cheapest is AS3439 by Alaska Airlines for $173.

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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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