Cheap Flights from Tucson, AZ to San Diego, CA from $72

Return flight: San Diego – Tucson

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 301 connecting flights from Tucson to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 4 airlines and multiple travel sites from $72, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out TUS-SAN flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
06:00 — 12:58
06:00 — 09:19 HA6850 Hawaiian Airlines
Tucson — Portland
1h 11m stop
10:30 — 12:58 HA6311 Hawaiian Airlines
Portland — San Diego
6h 58m
including layover
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from$129
06:00 — 12:58
06:00 — 09:19 AS3405 Alaska Airlines
Tucson — Portland
1h 11m stop
10:30 — 12:58 AS1296 Alaska Airlines
Portland — San Diego
6h 58m
including layover
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from$137
07:12 — 12:46
07:12 — 08:05 AS6555 Alaska Airlines
Tucson — Phoenix
3h 23m stop
11:28 — 12:46 AS1273 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
5h 34m
including layover
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from$94
07:15 — 14:48
07:15 — 10:38 HA6896 Hawaiian Airlines
Tucson — Seattle
1h 12m stop
11:50 — 14:48 HA6881 Hawaiian Airlines
Seattle — San Diego
7h 33m
including layover
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from$164
08:44 — 13:15
08:44 — 09:39 AS6161 Alaska Airlines
Tucson — Phoenix
2h 18m stop
11:57 — 13:15 AS1273 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
4h 31m
including layover
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from$87
09:30 — 17:47
07:10 — 10:34 HA7147 Hawaiian Airlines
Tucson — Seattle
2h 10m stop
16:59 — 19:49 HA6885 Hawaiian Airlines
Seattle — San Diego
8h 17m
including layover
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from$146
09:59 — 15:25
09:59 — 10:50 AS6752 Alaska Airlines
Tucson — Phoenix
3h 21m stop
14:11 — 15:25 AS6011 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
5h 26m
including layover
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10:00 — 15:19
10:00 — 10:53 AS6252 Alaska Airlines
Tucson — Phoenix
3h 18m stop
14:11 — 15:24 AS6011 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
5h 19m
including layover
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10:31 — 17:13
10:31 — 13:50 HA6854 Hawaiian Airlines
Tucson — Portland
57m stop
14:47 — 17:13 HA6386 Hawaiian Airlines
Portland — San Diego
6h 42m
including layover
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11:30 — 23:52
11:28 — 14:29 F92614 Frontier Airlines
Tucson — Denver
7h 53m stop
22:29 — 23:59 F92711 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Diego
12h 22m
including layover
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11:30 — 09:52
+1 day
11:28 — 14:29 F92614 Frontier Airlines
Tucson — Denver
17h 46m stop
08:22 — 09:55 F92817 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Diego
22h 22m
including layover
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from$78
12:12 — 17:47
12:12 — 13:10 AS4391 Alaska Airlines
Tucson — Phoenix
3h 20m stop
16:30 — 17:47 AS1275 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
5h 35m
including layover
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12:15 — 17:34
12:15 — 13:10 AS6488 Alaska Airlines
Tucson — Phoenix
3h 7m stop
16:17 — 17:34 AS1275 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
5h 19m
including layover
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13:43 — 19:33
13:43 — 14:35 AS4719 Alaska Airlines
Tucson — Phoenix
3h 43m stop
18:18 — 19:33 AS4295 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
5h 50m
including layover
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13:52 — 19:18
13:40 — 14:37 AS6462 Alaska Airlines
Tucson — Phoenix
3h 18m stop
18:20 — 19:29 AS4295 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
5h 26m
including layover
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from$160
16:30 — 09:09
+1 day
16:30 — 19:29 UA1224 United Airlines
Tucson — Denver
12h 16m stop
07:45 — 09:09 UA2309 United Airlines
Denver — San Diego
16h 39m
including layover
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16:57 — 21:48
16:57 — 17:54 AS4734 Alaska Airlines
Tucson — Phoenix
2h 41m stop
20:35 — 21:48 AS6711 Alaska Airlines
Phoenix — San Diego
4h 51m
including layover
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19:15 — 08:40
+1 day
19:15 — 21:34 UA5463 United Airlines
Tucson — San Francisco
9h 26m stop
07:00 — 08:40 UA1712 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
13h 25m
including layover
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19:15 — 18:25
+1 day
19:15 — 21:34 UA5463 United Airlines
Tucson — San Francisco
19h 11m stop
16:45 — 18:25 UA1434 United Airlines
San Francisco — San Diego
23h 10m
including layover
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from$191
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 1, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Tucson and San Diego is 591 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 05:48 to 19:33 from 2 Tucson airports and arrive 05:48 to 19:33 to 11 San Diego airports. Average flight time is 11h 36m.

  • The fastest flight 4h 3m
  • Average flight time 11h 36m
  • The earliest flight 05:48
  • The latest flight 19:33
  • Distance 368 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Diego are june (from 97 $), may (from 100 $), october (from 117 $).

The most expensive months are august (from 137 $), july (from 134 $), september (from 126 $).

What is the lowest airfare Tucson to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $72. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F92614 flight by Frontier Airlines for June 5, 2025 which leaves Tucson in Tucson at 11:30 am and arrives at San Diego San Diego at 23:52.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Tucson — San Diego is served by 4 regular airlines and 1 low-cost airline. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 139 departures per week at the price of from $ 87 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 2979.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 301 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AS6618 by Alaska Airlines takes 4h 3m and the cheapest is F92614 by Frontier Airlines for $72.

  • 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 Tucson to San Diego from 2 airports (Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson).

Tucson airports

  • Davis Monthan AFB-DMA
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  • Tucson-TUS
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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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