Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA from $54

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 32 direct and 127 connecting flights from San Francisco to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 7 airlines and multiple travel sites from $54, 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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Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Francisco to San Diego. 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 Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
06:00 — 07:41
06:00 — 07:41 HA7014 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 41m
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from$55
06:00 — 07:41
06:00 — 07:41 AS3206 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 41m
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from$57
06:15 — 07:55
06:15 — 07:55 UA1712 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 40m
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from$91
07:10 — 08:52
07:10 — 08:52 HA4764 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 42m
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from$76
07:10 — 08:52
07:10 — 08:52 AS912 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 42m
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from$77
08:35 — 10:12
08:35 — 10:12 UA264 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 37m
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from$101
10:08 — 11:48
10:08 — 11:48 AS3490 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 40m
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from$124
11:10 — 12:52
11:10 — 12:52 UA682 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 42m
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from$85
11:25 — 13:08
11:25 — 13:08 HA7004 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 43m
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from$99
13:25 — 15:06
13:25 — 15:06 UA1442 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 41m
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from$153
14:50 — 16:31
14:50 — 16:31 AS3482 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 41m
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from$124
16:55 — 18:36
16:55 — 18:36 HA6998 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 41m
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from$124
18:50 — 20:16
18:50 — 20:16 UA2633 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 26m
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from$85
19:10 — 20:48
19:10 — 20:48 UA1812 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 38m
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from$224
21:08 — 22:42
21:08 — 22:42 UA1074 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 34m
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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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22:37 — 00:15
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22:37 — 00:15 UA2861 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
1h 38m
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from$85
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 18, 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 41m.

  • The fastest flight 1h 26m
  • Average flight time 1h 41m
  • The earliest flight 05:45
  • The latest flight 23:59
  • Distance 447 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Diego are may (from 54 $), july (from 54 $), june (from 54 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 130 $), october (from 88 $), august (from 55 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $54. This airfare is for economy class on one-way UA1074 flight by United Airlines for August 13, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 21:08 am and arrives at San Diego San Diego at 22:42.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — San Diego is served by 7 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Hawaiian Airlines - 27 departures per week at the price of from $ 55 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 957.

Direct flights

There are 32 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA2633 by United Airlines takes 1h 26m and the cheapest is UA1074 by United Airlines for $54.

  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 127 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1685 by United Airlines takes 3h 30m and the cheapest is UA1074 by United Airlines for $62.

  • 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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  • AM - Aeromexico
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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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  • 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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