Cheap Flights from San Jose, CA to San Diego, CA from $38

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 15 direct and 397 connecting flights from San Jose to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $38, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SJC-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 Jose to San Diego depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Jose and San Diego is 671 miles. Time difference between the cities is 0h. Airplanes depart 06:00 to 21:46 from 2 San Jose airports and arrive 06:00 to 21:46 to 11 San Diego airports. Average flight time is 1h 29m.

  • The fastest flight 1h 22m
  • Average flight time 1h 29m
  • The earliest flight 06:00
  • The latest flight 21:46
  • Distance 417 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Diego are june (from 38 $), may (from 49 $), july (from 49 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 89 $), september (from 77 $), january (from 71 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Jose to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $38. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK2506 flight by Spirit Airlines for June 5, 2025 which leaves San Jose Municipal in San Jose at 15:23 am and arrives at San Diego San Diego at 16:45.

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Flight Schedule San Jose (California) to San Diego (California)

06:00 — 13:17
7h 17m flight time
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06:00 — 07:30 San Jose — Las Vegas
NK2385 Spirit Airlines
4h 30m stop
16:43 — 18:03 Las Vegas — San Diego
NK2295 Spirit Airlines
06:15 — 07:45
1h 30m flight time
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from$103
San Jose — San Diego
HA7058 Hawaiian Airlines
10:41 — 12:05
1h 24m flight time
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from$62
San Jose — San Diego
NK1498 Spirit Airlines
11:32 — 13:07
1h 35m flight time
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from$49
San Jose — San Diego
NK1826 Spirit Airlines
13:30 — 15:01
1h 31m flight time
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from$60
San Jose — San Diego
AS3499 Alaska Airlines
13:30 — 15:01
1h 31m flight time
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from$87
San Jose — San Diego
HA7059 Hawaiian Airlines
14:50 — 16:19
1h 29m flight time
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from$78
San Jose — San Diego
HA7056 Hawaiian Airlines
14:50 — 16:19
1h 29m flight time
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from$82
San Jose — San Diego
AS3429 Alaska Airlines
15:23 — 16:45
1h 22m flight time
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from$38
San Jose — San Diego
NK2506 Spirit Airlines
17:12 — 18:41
1h 29m flight time
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from$102
San Jose — San Diego
HA6742 Hawaiian Airlines
17:12 — 18:41
1h 29m flight time
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from$106
San Jose — San Diego
AS3282 Alaska Airlines
19:50 — 21:19
1h 29m flight time
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from$102
San Jose — San Diego
HA7057 Hawaiian Airlines
19:50 — 21:19
1h 29m flight time
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from$106
San Jose — San Diego
AS3443 Alaska Airlines
21:09 — 22:39
1h 30m flight time
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from$77
San Jose — San Diego
HA6803 Hawaiian Airlines
21:09 — 22:39
1h 30m flight time
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from$81
San Jose — San Diego
AS2151 Alaska Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Jose 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 October 7, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Jose — San Diego is served by 5 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 172 departures per week at the price of from $ 60 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 1072.

Direct flights

There are 15 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is NK2506 by Spirit Airlines takes 1h 22m and the cheapest is NK2506 by Spirit Airlines for $38.

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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 397 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NK436 by Spirit Airlines takes 3h 14m and the cheapest is NK2506 by Spirit Airlines for $46.

  • 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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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from San Jose to San Diego from 2 airports (San Jose Municipal, Reid-Hillview).

San Jose airports

  • San Jose Municipal-SJC
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  • Reid-Hillview-RHV
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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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