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

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Getting to San Diego International Airport from San Francisco International is very straight forward. There are 26 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
Virgin Australia655777106:1519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines655776206:1519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada655777106:1519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines766773106:3020:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines545675007:4022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines545675007:4022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand333333006:1519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa323333011:5719:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska SkyWest223343007:4022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways432232007:4022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways223333012:4522:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific112333007:4019:26VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways221222106:1507:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon321221008:0019:26VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas030040008:0017:31VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines002311016:0019:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss111111016:0016:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation111111007:4010:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111011:5711:57VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111017:5519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
ITA Airways200201009:5411:57VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways002020015:5819:26VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines001111020:5920:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001009:5409:54VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express0000010VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets000100012:0012:00VIEW FLIGHTS

Virgin Australia offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 06:15 and 19:50.

You can find the latest flight availability and prices from Virgin Australia at virginaustralia.com.au. 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 AirlinesUA2320
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4377
07:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Cathay PacificCX7927
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska HorizonAS2112
09:54
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA259
Air CanadaAC4450
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
09:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3402
11:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4376
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
Qatar AirwaysQR3419
Alaska HorizonAS2173
12:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1407
14:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4629
14:50
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska HorizonAS2466
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1826
17:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
19:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4634
20:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3119
20:59
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4761
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6429
Qatar AirwaysQR2009
Alaska SkyWestAS3399
22:09
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9319
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
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Tuesday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2320
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Cathay PacificCX7927
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
QantasQF3743
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska HorizonAS2112
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3402
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4713
11:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1407
11:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
EmiratesEK6345
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
Qatar AirwaysQR3419
QantasQF3777
Alaska HorizonAS2173
14:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4715
14:55
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
British AirwaysBA6431
QantasQF3798
Alaska SkyWestAS3489
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1826
17:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3119
22:09
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6433
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
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Wednesday
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3402
09:54
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA259
Air CanadaAC4450
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4713
10:25
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6541
American AirlinesAA9276
Qatar AirwaysQR2143
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska SkyWestAS3347
11:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1407
11:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
EmiratesEK6345
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
14:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4715
15:58
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
Cathay PacificCX7927
Alaska SkyWestAS3489
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
Copa AirlinesCM2521
SwissLX3273
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1826
17:31
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska HorizonAS2061
17:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2518
20:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3119
20:59
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS291
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6429
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
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Thursday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2320
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4377
07:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
09:54
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA259
Air CanadaAC4450
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
09:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3402
10:25
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6541
American AirlinesAA9276
Qatar AirwaysQR2143
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska SkyWestAS3347
11:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4376
12:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA909
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
12:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1407
14:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4629
15:58
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
Cathay PacificCX7927
Alaska SkyWestAS3489
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
Copa AirlinesCM2521
SwissLX3273
16:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1826
17:31
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska HorizonAS2061
17:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2518
19:26
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7929
Alaska HorizonAS2121
19:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4634
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3119
20:59
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS291
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9328
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
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Friday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2320
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4377
07:40
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska SkyWestAS3463
07:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
09:54
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA259
Air CanadaAC4450
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
09:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3402
10:25
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6541
American AirlinesAA9276
Qatar AirwaysQR2143
QantasQF3743
Alaska SkyWestAS3347
11:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
EmiratesEK6345
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
QantasQF3777
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
12:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1407
14:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4629
15:58
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
QantasQF3798
Alaska SkyWestAS3489
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1826
17:31
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7863
QantasQF3760
Alaska HorizonAS2061
17:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
19:26
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6435
Cathay PacificCX7929
Alaska HorizonAS2121
19:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4634
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3119
20:59
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS291
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9328
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
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Saturday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2320
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN262
07:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
09:54
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA259
Air CanadaAC4450
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
10:25
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6541
American AirlinesAA9276
British AirwaysBA6429
Qatar AirwaysQR2143
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska SkyWestAS3347
11:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
EmiratesEK6345
United ExpressUA5482
15:58
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
Cathay PacificCX7927
Alaska SkyWestAS3489
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:59
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska SkyWestAS3053
17:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1407
17:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
19:26
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6435
Cathay PacificCX7929
Alaska HorizonAS2121
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:59
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS291
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9328
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3119
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Sunday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2320
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
06:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3402
07:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
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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.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Burbank to San Francisco01 Hour 26 Minutes
Carlsbad Mc Clellan Palomar to San Francisco01 Hour 37 Minutes
Hawthorne to San Francisco01 Hour 27 Minutes
Los Angeles to San Francisco01 Hour 27 Minutes
Ontario to San Francisco01 Hour 30 Minutes
Ventura to San Francisco01 Hour 22 Minutes
Palm Springs Municipal to San Francisco01 Hour 36 Minutes
Riverside March ARB to San Francisco01 Hour 33 Minutes
San Bernardino Norton Afb to San Francisco01 Hour 32 Minutes
Santa Monica to San Francisco01 Hour 26 Minutes
Santa Ana John Wayne to San Francisco01 Hour 31 Minutes
Los Angeles Van Nuys to San Francisco01 Hour 25 Minutes
Yuma to San Francisco01 Hour 52 Minutes

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

DIRECT Alaska 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 £33.87 ($45 €39.10)
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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 £65.48 ($87 €75.58)
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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, Hawaiian Airlines, ITA Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Southwest Airlines, Swiss, United Airlines, United Express, 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.

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