Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Tucson, AZ from $81

Return flight: Tucson – San Diego

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 327 connecting flights from San Diego to Tucson. You can compare airfare deals from 4 airlines and multiple travel sites from $81, 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
06:15 — 21:15
06:15 — 09:25 AS1265 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Seattle
8h 36m stop
18:01 — 21:15 AS3475 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Tucson
15h
including layover
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06:20 — 20:43
06:15 — 07:54 UA1986 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
10h 27m stop
18:39 — 21:50 UA5688 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tucson
14h 23m
including layover
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from$159
07:00 — 20:30
07:00 — 09:44 AS974 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Portland
7h 56m stop
17:40 — 20:30 AS3427 Alaska Airlines
Portland — Tucson
13h 30m
including layover
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from$169
07:15 — 21:15
07:15 — 10:20 AS1154 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Seattle
7h 41m stop
18:01 — 21:15 AS3475 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Tucson
14h
including layover
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from$192
08:18 — 13:11
08:18 — 09:44 AS1206 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
2h 31m stop
12:15 — 13:11 AS6071 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — Tucson
4h 53m
including layover
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from$87
08:33 — 14:29
08:33 — 09:59 AS1206 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
3h 36m stop
13:35 — 14:29 AS6161 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — Tucson
5h 56m
including layover
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09:45 — 20:43
09:42 — 11:20 UA305 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
7h 2m stop
18:25 — 20:45 UA5688 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tucson
10h 58m
including layover
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09:45 — 10:40
+1 day
09:42 — 11:20 UA305 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
21h 2m stop
08:25 — 10:42 UA5560 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tucson
24h 55m
including layover
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10:31 — 11:21
+1 day
10:28 — 13:37 HA6499 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — Seattle
18h 25m stop
08:27 — 11:30 HA6812 Hawaiian Airlines
Seattle — Tucson
24h 50m
including layover
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10:43 — 20:43
10:43 — 12:20 UA2855 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
6h 5m stop
18:25 — 20:45 UA5688 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tucson
10h
including layover
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11:46 — 21:15
11:46 — 14:50 HA6487 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — Seattle
3h 11m stop
18:01 — 21:15 HA6624 Hawaiian Airlines
Seattle — Tucson
9h 29m
including layover
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11:46 — 21:15
11:46 — 14:50 AS1137 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Seattle
3h 11m stop
18:01 — 21:15 AS3475 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Tucson
9h 29m
including layover
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from$155
12:05 — 10:40
+1 day
10:50 — 14:20 F94928 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Denver
18h stop
09:42 — 10:43 F92613 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Tucson
22h 35m
including layover
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12:50 — 17:50
12:50 — 14:16 AS6012 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
2h 37m stop
16:53 — 17:50 AS4152 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — Tucson
5h
including layover
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13:54 — 19:48
13:54 — 15:17 AS1208 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
3h 33m stop
18:50 — 19:48 AS6815 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — Tucson
5h 54m
including layover
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13:55 — 19:45
13:55 — 15:18 AS1208 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
3h 33m stop
18:51 — 19:45 AS4117 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — Tucson
5h 50m
including layover
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14:11 — 20:30
14:11 — 16:50 AS1297 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Portland
50m stop
17:40 — 20:30 AS3427 Alaska Airlines
Portland — Tucson
6h 19m
including layover
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16:03 — 12:28
+1 day
16:03 — 19:30 UA682 United Airlines
San Diego — Denver
15h 55m stop
11:25 — 12:28 UA2742 United Airlines
Denver — Tucson
20h 25m
including layover
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16:08 — 20:43
16:10 — 17:49 UA2117 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
39m stop
18:39 — 21:50 UA5688 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tucson
4h 35m
including layover
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from$190
17:30 — 11:21
+1 day
16:59 — 20:00 HA6443 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — Seattle
11h 30m stop
08:02 — 11:05 HA6812 Hawaiian Airlines
Seattle — Tucson
17h 51m
including layover
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17:30 — 11:21
+1 day
17:30 — 20:35 AS1071 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — Seattle
11h 30m stop
08:05 — 11:21 AS648 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Tucson
17h 51m
including layover
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18:32 — 12:28
+1 day
18:32 — 22:00 UA519 United Airlines
San Diego — Denver
13h 25m stop
11:25 — 12:28 UA2742 United Airlines
Denver — Tucson
17h 56m
including layover
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19:06 — 11:48
+1 day
19:06 — 20:35 F91326 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
13h 51m stop
10:26 — 11:48 F92062 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — Tucson
16h 42m
including layover
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19:45 — 11:21
+1 day
18:53 — 22:00 HA6497 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — Seattle
9h 13m stop
08:02 — 11:05 HA6812 Hawaiian Airlines
Seattle — Tucson
15h 36m
including layover
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from$158
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 2, 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 06:15 to 22:20 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 06:15 to 22:20 to 2 Tucson airports. Average flight time is 13h 15m.

  • The fastest flight 4h 25m
  • Average flight time 13h 15m
  • The earliest flight 06:15
  • The latest flight 22:20
  • Distance 368 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Tucson are june (from 108 $), august (from 109 $), may (from 110 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 479 $), december (from 282 $), july (from 206 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Tucson?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $81. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91326 flight by Frontier Airlines for June 28, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 19:06 am and arrives at Tucson Tucson at 11:48.

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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 - 164 departures per week at the price of from $ 87 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 3304.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 327 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AS6012 by Alaska Airlines takes 4h 25m and the cheapest is F91326 by Frontier Airlines for $81.

  • 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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