San Diego Airport (SAN) Flights to San Francisco International Airport Airport (SFO)

We've found the cheapest flights to San Francisco

Returns from £28.66

One-way from £14.74

Getting to San Diego International Airport from San Francisco International is very straight forward. There are 28 airliners who all offer direct flights several times a week. When travelling from San Diego International Airport you will cover about 447 miles before you reach San Francisco International. This journey will take 1 Hour 39 Minutes.

The cost of flights varies on the time and day you fly. If you are on a tight budget then you should avoid flying at peak hours as the prices are more expensive. The cheapest flights are in the evenings and in mid week. If it is possible, you should book your flights 2 or more months in advance as ticket prices will be substantially lower.

Below you will see all the airlines that fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Francisco International (SFO) and the number of flights they operate each day.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines766665606:1520:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines855886206:1521:55VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines855886206:1521:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia766665106:1520:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada766665106:1520:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska SkyWest633663606:1521:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines544443407:5020:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways533554206:1521:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines443442012:1520:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand333333106:1515:58VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways333333013:3419:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines322332013:3421:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific222242106:1521:36VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa321223007:3517:30VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222222106:1507:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Frontier200121210:1619:57VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways111212015:5817:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon111112110:5510:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines111111119:5519:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111019:4320:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss111110015:3615:58VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets012200008:0615:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines111110008:0009:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas021010010:5518:03VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation100101008:0008:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Flexjet000110012:3315:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001007:3507:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates100000011:1011:10VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 06:15 and 20:05.

You can find the latest flight availability and prices from United Airlines at united.com. You can also book direct and get their latest discounts.

Flight times for the route are summarised in the table below. These time were correct at the time of writing, but please be aware that times may vary from time to time so please check their website for exact times and the dates you wish to fly.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1986
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC5312
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6401
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
American AirlinesAA9335
Qatar AirwaysQR2156
Alaska SkyWestAS3301
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1898
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6346
Southwest AirlinesWN5230
American AirlinesAA9321
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska SkyWestAS3430
09:45
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL5461
10:16
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93383
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6343
American AirlinesAA9336
Qatar AirwaysQR2096
Alaska HorizonAS2259
11:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3800
11:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC5585
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
13:34
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ1346
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6433
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
14:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2180
15:36
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
Copa AirlinesCM2516
SwissLX3237
15:58
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ1765
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6463
American AirlinesAA9339
Alaska SkyWestAS3473
16:01
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93381
17:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
Air CanadaAC5605
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6462
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
American AirlinesAA9382
British AirwaysBA6431
Cathay PacificCX7863
Copa AirlinesCM2520
Alaska SkyWestAS3423
19:13
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA456
Air CanadaAC4293
Virgin AustraliaVA8583
Copa AirlinesCM2518
19:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN237
Southwest AirlinesWN9007
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1005
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6456
American AirlinesAA9424
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7949
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
20:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA505
Air CanadaAC5187
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
21:55
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ1348
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6345
American AirlinesAA7456
Qatar AirwaysQR2078
Alaska SkyWestAS3329
VIEW FLIGHTS
Tuesday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1986
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2051
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6346
American AirlinesAA9321
Japan AirlinesJL5461
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Alaska SkyWestAS3430
08:06
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA814
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN5230
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6343
American AirlinesAA9335
Qatar AirwaysQR2096
QantasQF3743
Alaska HorizonAS2259
11:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3800
12:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA375
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5585
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
Copa AirlinesCM2518
13:34
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ1346
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6433
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
15:58
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC5603
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
Copa AirlinesCM2516
SwissLX3273
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
Singapore AirlinesSQ1765
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6463
American AirlinesAA9339
British AirwaysBA6431
Cathay PacificCX7863
QantasQF3760
Alaska SkyWestAS3473
17:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air CanadaAC5605
LufthansaLH9297
Southwest AirlinesWN1186
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2520
19:43
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA505
Air CanadaAC5187
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN986
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1005
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6456
American AirlinesAA9424
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7949
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
VIEW FLIGHTS
Wednesday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1986
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA2051
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6346
American AirlinesAA9321
Japan AirlinesJL5461
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Alaska SkyWestAS3430
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN5230
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6343
American AirlinesAA9335
Qatar AirwaysQR2096
Alaska HorizonAS2259
11:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3800
12:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA375
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5585
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA531
13:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA859
13:34
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ1346
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6433
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
15:58
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC5603
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
Singapore AirlinesSQ1765
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6463
American AirlinesAA9339
British AirwaysBA6431
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska SkyWestAS3473
17:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air CanadaAC5605
Southwest AirlinesWN1186
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2520
17:43
AirlineFlight  No
Copa AirlinesCM2516
18:03
AirlineFlight  No
QantasQF3760
19:43
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA505
Air CanadaAC5187
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN986
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1005
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6456
American AirlinesAA9424
British AirwaysBA6429
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
21:36
AirlineFlight  No
Cathay PacificCX7949
VIEW FLIGHTS
Thursday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1986
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC5312
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6401
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
American AirlinesAA9335
Qatar AirwaysQR2156
Alaska SkyWestAS3301
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2051
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6346
American AirlinesAA9321
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska SkyWestAS3430
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN5230
09:45
AirlineFlight  No
Japan AirlinesJL5461
10:54
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA951
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6343
American AirlinesAA9336
Qatar AirwaysQR2096
Alaska HorizonAS2259
11:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3800
12:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA375
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5585
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
Copa AirlinesCM2518
13:34
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ1346
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6433
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
15:04
AirlineFlight  No
FlexjetLXJ446
15:30
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA852
15:58
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
Singapore AirlinesSQ1765
Air CanadaAC5603
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4792
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
American AirlinesAA9328
Copa AirlinesCM2516
SwissLX3273
Alaska SkyWestAS3361
17:00
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6462
American AirlinesAA9382
British AirwaysBA6431
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska SkyWestAS3423
17:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air CanadaAC5605
LufthansaLH9297
Southwest AirlinesWN1186
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2520
19:43
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA505
Air CanadaAC5187
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN986
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1005
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6456
American AirlinesAA9424
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7949
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
19:56
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94305
21:55
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ1348
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6345
American AirlinesAA7456
Qatar AirwaysQR2078
Alaska SkyWestAS3329
VIEW FLIGHTS
Friday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1986
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC5312
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6401
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
American AirlinesAA9335
Cathay PacificCX7927
Qatar AirwaysQR2156
Alaska SkyWestAS3301
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2051
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6346
American AirlinesAA9321
Cathay PacificCX7945
Japan AirlinesJL5461
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Alaska SkyWestAS3430
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN5230
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6343
American AirlinesAA9336
Qatar AirwaysQR2096
Alaska HorizonAS2259
11:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3800
12:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA375
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5585
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
Copa AirlinesCM2518
12:33
AirlineFlight  No
FlexjetLXJ514
13:34
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ1346
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6433
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
14:05
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93381
15:58
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Singapore AirlinesSQ1765
Air CanadaAC5603
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6463
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
American AirlinesAA9339
Copa AirlinesCM2516
SwissLX3273
Alaska SkyWestAS3473
17:00
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6462
American AirlinesAA9382
British AirwaysBA6431
Cathay PacificCX7863
QantasQF3760
Alaska SkyWestAS3423
17:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air CanadaAC5605
LufthansaLH9297
Southwest AirlinesWN1186
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2520
19:43
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA505
Air CanadaAC5187
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN986
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1005
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6456
American AirlinesAA9424
British AirwaysBA6429
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
19:56
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94305
21:36
AirlineFlight  No
Cathay PacificCX7949
21:55
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ1348
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6345
American AirlinesAA7456
Qatar AirwaysQR2078
Alaska SkyWestAS3329
VIEW FLIGHTS
Saturday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1986
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC5312
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6401
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
American AirlinesAA9335
Qatar AirwaysQR2156
Alaska SkyWestAS3301
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA2051
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
07:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2605
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6346
American AirlinesAA9321
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska SkyWestAS3430
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6343
American AirlinesAA9382
British AirwaysBA6433
Qatar AirwaysQR2096
Alaska HorizonAS2259
12:03
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA375
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5585
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
12:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4910
15:33
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
Singapore AirlinesSQ1346
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4842
American AirlinesAA7456
Alaska HorizonAS2215
16:27
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
Singapore AirlinesSQ1765
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6431
American AirlinesAA9336
British AirwaysBA6431
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska SkyWestAS3302
17:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4175
17:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
Air CanadaAC5605
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2520
19:43
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA505
Air CanadaAC5187
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1005
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6456
American AirlinesAA9424
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7949
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
19:56
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94305
VIEW FLIGHTS
Sunday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1986
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC5312
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6401
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
American AirlinesAA9335
Cathay PacificCX7927
Qatar AirwaysQR2156
Alaska SkyWestAS3301
07:35
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2051
07:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN5230
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3430
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6343
American AirlinesAA9336
Qatar AirwaysQR2096
Alaska HorizonAS2259
12:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA375
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3800
13:34
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
13:47
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93381
15:58
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Alaska SkyWestAS3473
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3365
17:00
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3418
17:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2110
19:43
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA505
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1005
19:57
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94305
20:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4175
21:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska SkyWestAS3329
VIEW FLIGHTS

Other routes are also possible. Flying from a different airport may offer more convenient flight times, so below we have we have put a list of other routes that may well be suitable.

Over the past 10 years flight regulations have become very strict so we advise you to leave plenty of time to check in and get through customs.

Planning a trip? Save money on car hire by booking in advance

Search for a cheap hire car in San Francisco - California

Flight Price FAQ - San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO)

DIRECT Frontier Airlines
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from San Diego SAN to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest direct flight one way from San Diego SAN to San Francisco SFO is £14.74 ($18 €17.49)
£14.74
$18 | €17.49
Check Latest Price
DIRECT Frontier Airlines
What is the cheapest direct return flight from San Diego SAN to San Francisco SFO?
The cheapest direct return flight from San Diego SAN to San Francisco SFO is £28.66 ($35 €34.01)
£28.66
$35 | €34.01
Check Latest Price
Important Note: Prices shown are taken from searches performed for flights operating during the current month. Please use the "Latest Price" buttons to get the most up to date airfares.

Compare Flight Prices from SAN to SFO

Was your flight delayed or cancelled?

Was your flight delayed or cancelled?

You may be eligible to receive up to 600 EUR compensation per person in your party.

Claim Now!

Flight Info FAQ - San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO)

Who flies from San Diego to San Francisco?
The following airlines fly from San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO): Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, Alaska Horizon, Alaska SkyWest, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Copa Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Flexjet, Frontier, Hawaiian Airlines, Japan Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Swiss, United Airlines, Virgin Australia.
How far is the flight from San Diego to San Francisco?
The flight from San Diego to San Francisco is 719KM or 447 miles.
How long does the flight from San Diego to San Francisco to take?
The flight from San Diego to San Francisco takes 1 Hour 39 Minutes.

Other Airports Connecting To San Francisco International Airport in united states

Planning a trip? Save money on car rental by booking in advance

Find cheap vehicle hire deals at SFO

Useful Information about San Francisco International Airport

San Francisco Tourist Attractions

Things to see and do in and around San Francisco, California in the United States of America.

View...
San Francisco International Airport Lounges

See all the airport lounges, locations and opening times available at San Francisco International Airport

View...
Dining and Bars at San Francisco International Airport

See all bars and restaurants at San Francisco International Airport, including locations and if they are before or after check-in

View...
Shops and Duty Free at San Francisco International Airport

See all shops available at San Francisco International Airport - plan your duty free shopping in advance

View...