Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA from $41

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 35 direct and 127 connecting flights from San Francisco to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 7 airlines and multiple travel sites from $41, 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.

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 41 $), july (from 47 $), june (from 54 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 133 $), october (from 90 $), september (from 57 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $41. 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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Flight Schedule San Francisco (California) to San Diego (California)

06:00 — 07:41
1h 41m flight time
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from$57
San Francisco — San Diego
HA7014 Hawaiian Airlines
06:00 — 07:41
1h 41m flight time
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from$58
San Francisco — San Diego
AS3206 Alaska Airlines
06:15 — 07:55
1h 40m flight time
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from$93
San Francisco — San Diego
UA1712 United Airlines
07:10 — 08:52
1h 42m flight time
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from$58
San Francisco — San Diego
HA4764 Hawaiian Airlines
07:10 — 08:52
1h 42m flight time
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from$79
San Francisco — San Diego
AS912 Alaska Airlines
08:35 — 10:12
1h 37m flight time
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from$103
San Francisco — San Diego
UA264 United Airlines
10:37 — 12:15
1h 38m flight time
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from$41
San Francisco — San Diego
F94306 Frontier Airlines
11:10 — 12:52
1h 42m flight time
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from$86
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UA682 United Airlines
13:25 — 15:06
1h 41m flight time
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from$156
San Francisco — San Diego
UA1442 United Airlines
14:45 — 16:23
1h 38m flight time
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from$88
San Francisco — San Diego
UA1106 United Airlines
16:55 — 18:36
1h 41m flight time
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from$127
San Francisco — San Diego
HA6998 Hawaiian Airlines
18:50 — 20:16
1h 26m flight time
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from$86
San Francisco — San Diego
UA2633 United Airlines
19:10 — 20:48
1h 38m flight time
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from$88
San Francisco — San Diego
UA1812 United Airlines
21:06 — 22:45
1h 39m flight time
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from$97
San Francisco — San Diego
UA1584 United Airlines
21:08 — 22:42
1h 34m flight time
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from$56
San Francisco — San Diego
UA1074 United Airlines
21:59 — 23:42
1h 43m flight time
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from$57
San Francisco — San Diego
HA7001 Hawaiian Airlines
22:37 — 00:15+1day
1h 38m flight time
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San Francisco — San Diego
UA2861 United Airlines
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 and arrival times - local. Updated on December 10, 2025.

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 Alaska Airlines - 31 departures per week at the price of from $ 58 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 919.

Direct flights

There are 35 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 $41.

  • 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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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 F94306 by Frontier Airlines for $63.

  • 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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