Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA from $43

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 31 direct and 54 connecting flights from San Francisco to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 6 airlines and multiple travel sites from $43, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SFO-SAN flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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06:00 — 07:39
06:00 — 07:39 AS3284 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 39m
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06:00 — 07:34
06:00 — 07:34 AS3310 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 34m
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06:00 — 07:34
06:00 — 07:34 HA7014 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 34m
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07:00 — 08:30
07:00 — 08:30 UA1712 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 30m
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07:24 — 09:02
07:24 — 09:02 HA6266 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 38m
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07:24 — 09:02
07:24 — 09:02 AS912 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 38m
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08:35 — 10:04
08:35 — 10:04 UA1483 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 29m
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09:30 — 11:04
09:30 — 11:04 HA7020 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 34m
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09:30 — 11:04
09:30 — 11:04 AS3490 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 34m
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10:37 — 12:15
10:37 — 12:15 F94306 Frontier Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 38m
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11:25 — 13:08
11:25 — 13:08 HA6236 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 43m
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11:25 — 13:08
11:25 — 13:08 AS3479 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 43m
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12:30 — 14:06
12:30 — 14:06 HA7018 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 36m
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12:30 — 14:06
12:30 — 14:06 AS3473 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 36m
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13:25 — 15:06
13:25 — 15:06 UA519 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 41m
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13:30 — 14:58
13:30 — 14:58 UA1142 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 28m
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14:30 — 16:06
14:30 — 16:06 HA7019 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 36m
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14:30 — 16:06
14:30 — 16:06 AS3482 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 36m
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16:30 — 18:04
16:30 — 18:04 HA7015 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 34m
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16:30 — 18:04
16:30 — 18:04 AS3327 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 34m
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16:55 — 18:25
16:55 — 18:25 UA1434 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 30m
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18:30 — 20:04
18:30 — 20:04 HA7016 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 34m
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18:30 — 20:04
18:30 — 20:04 AS3376 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 34m
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18:50 — 20:16
18:50 — 20:16 UA2633 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 26m
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19:45 — 21:15
19:45 — 21:15 UA2467 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 30m
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20:15 — 21:52
20:15 — 21:52 HA6815 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 37m
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20:15 — 21:52
20:15 — 21:52 AS3452 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 37m
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20:38 — 22:17
20:38 — 22:17 HA7017 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 39m
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20:38 — 22:17
20:38 — 22:17 AS3455 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 39m
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21:06 — 22:45
21:06 — 22:45 UA1584 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 39m
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21:59 — 23:42
21:59 — 23:42 HA7001 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 43m
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05:45 — 11:55
05:45 — 07:24 F94158 Frontier Airlines
San Francisco — Las Vegas
3h 9m stop
10:35 — 11:56 F91469 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
6h 10m
including layover
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08:50 — 16:09
08:39 — 10:16 HA6990 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Las Vegas
4h 17m stop
16:32 — 17:52 HA4857 Hawaiian Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
7h 19m
including layover
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13:30 — 17:49
13:25 — 14:58 UA1498 United Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 37m stop
18:50 — 19:51 UA5415 United Airlines
Los Angeles — San Diego
4h 19m
including layover
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14:25 — 19:47
14:25 — 15:58 UA2610 United Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
2h 48m stop
18:46 — 19:47 UA5415 United Airlines
Los Angeles — San Diego
5h 22m
including layover
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from$172
15:48 — 20:52
15:48 — 17:31 HA6988 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Las Vegas
1h 58m stop
19:29 — 20:52 HA6134 Hawaiian Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
5h 4m
including layover
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15:48 — 20:52
15:48 — 17:31 AS571 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — Las Vegas
1h 58m stop
19:29 — 20:52 AS3428 Alaska Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
5h 4m
including layover
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19:21 — 08:27
+1 day
18:40 — 20:25 HA6991 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Las Vegas
10h 10m stop
07:00 — 08:21 HA6133 Hawaiian Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
13h 6m
including layover
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from$119
19:55 — 23:44
17:46 — 19:18 UA301 United Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 18m stop
22:35 — 23:36 UA5612 United Airlines
Los Angeles — San Diego
3h 49m
including layover
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22:45 — 09:55
+1 day
22:53 — 00:25 UA2179 United Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
8h 36m stop
09:02 — 10:13 UA4643 United Airlines
Los Angeles — San Diego
11h 10m
including layover
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23:59 — 11:01
+1 day
23:59 — 05:35 SY398 Sun Country Airlines
San Francisco — Minneapolis
3h 43m stop
09:18 — 11:01 SY1639 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — San Diego
11h 2m
including layover
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23:59 — 18:26
+1 day
23:59 — 05:35 SY398 Sun Country Airlines
San Francisco — Minneapolis
4h 1m stop
14:42 — 16:06 SY105 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — Las Vegas
6h 9m stop
17:09 — 18:26 NK2295 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Diego
18h 27m
including layover
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on July 22, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from San Francisco to San Diego depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Francisco and San Diego is 719 miles. Time difference between the cities is 0h. Airplanes depart 05:45 to 23:59 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 05:45 to 23:59 to 11 San Diego airports. Average flight time is 1h 36m.

  • The fastest flight 1h 26m
  • Average flight time 1h 36m
  • The earliest flight 05:45
  • The latest flight 23:59
  • Distance 447 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Diego are june (from 37 $), july (from 38 $), may (from 43 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 103 $), september (from 90 $), october (from 64 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $43. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F94306 flight by Frontier Airlines for June 23, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 10:37 am and arrives at San Diego San Diego at 12:15.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — San Diego is served by 6 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 33 departures per week at the price of from $ 64 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 1160.

Direct flights

There are 31 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA2633 by United Airlines takes 1h 26m and the cheapest is F94306 by Frontier Airlines for $43.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 54 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AS718 by Alaska Airlines takes 3h 8m and the cheapest is F94306 by Frontier Airlines for $84.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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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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  • MX - Mexicana
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  • UA - United Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from San Francisco to San Diego from 3 airports (San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport).

San Francisco airports

  • San Francisco-SFO
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  • Embarkadero-EMB
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  • China Basin Heliport-JCC
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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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  • North Island NAS-NZY
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  • Brown Field Municipal-SDM
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  • AFB-CBM
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