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

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Returns from £65.31

One-way from £33.78

Getting to San Diego International Airport from San Francisco International is very straight forward. There are 27 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 Australia765776106:1519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines755776206:1519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada765776106:1519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines766773206:2520:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines555665008:0022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines555665008:0022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa443444007:4517:55VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways333333012:3022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon333233108:0017:12VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand333333007:4519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways323332008:0022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska SkyWest222332014:5522:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines222222017:5519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways211222106:1507:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas040040008:0017:12VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss111111015:5915:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation111111008:0008:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111019:5019:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates110110009:5409:54VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific010111017:1217:12VIEW FLIGHTS
SkyWest Airlines101100020:5920:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways001020014:5217:12VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines100110008:0414:52VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets000110012:4215:06VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001007:4507:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Vista America000100012:3012:30VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express010000009:5409:54VIEW 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 AirlinesUA1721
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4003
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska HorizonAS2112
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
09:54
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
11:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4005
11:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
12:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1438
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska HorizonAS2173
14:52
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS2466
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
British AirwaysBA6429
15:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Southwest AirlinesWN4007
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:36
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2466
17:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3421
17:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2163
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2519
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2517
20:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN956
20:59
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6433
Qatar AirwaysQR2149
SkyWest AirlinesOO264
Alaska SkyWestAS3264
22:09
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9319
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
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Tuesday
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Southwest AirlinesWN956
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
QantasQF3798
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska HorizonAS2112
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4010
09:54
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
United ExpressUA4796
10:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
11:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
QantasQF3777
Alaska HorizonAS2173
13:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4012
14:55
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
QantasQF3743
Alaska SkyWestAS3489
15:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1438
15:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
17:12
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7863
QantasQF3760
Alaska HorizonAS2313
17:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2163
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Copa AirlinesCM2519
19:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3421
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8583
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2517
22:09
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6433
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
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Wednesday
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
LufthansaLH8951
Southwest AirlinesWN956
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska HorizonAS2112
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4010
10:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
11:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska HorizonAS2173
13:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4012
14:52
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
British AirwaysBA6429
Alaska HorizonAS2466
15:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1438
15:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
17:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2163
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2518
19:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3421
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:59
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6433
Qatar AirwaysQR2149
SkyWest AirlinesOO264
Alaska SkyWestAS3264
22:09
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9319
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
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Thursday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1721
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
06:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4023
07:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:04
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS2235
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:54
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1034
11:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
12:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4028
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska HorizonAS2173
Vista AmericaVJA132
12:42
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA372
14:52
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
Alaska HorizonAS2466
15:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4036
17:12
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska SkyWestAS3482
17:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2163
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2518
18:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3421
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN956
20:59
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6433
Qatar AirwaysQR2149
SkyWest AirlinesOO264
Alaska SkyWestAS3264
22:09
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9319
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
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Friday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1721
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
06:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4023
07:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
QantasQF3743
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska HorizonAS2112
09:54
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1034
11:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
12:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4028
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS2173
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
QantasQF3777
14:14
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2173
14:52
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
QantasQF3798
Alaska HorizonAS2466
15:06
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA805
15:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4036
17:12
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7863
QantasQF3760
Alaska SkyWestAS3482
17:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2163
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Copa AirlinesCM2518
18:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3421
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
Virgin AustraliaVA8583
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN956
20:59
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6429
Qatar AirwaysQR2149
Alaska SkyWestAS3264
22:09
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9319
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
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Saturday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1721
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
06:50
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska HorizonAS2112
11:57
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
12:30
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska HorizonAS2173
14:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1034
14:52
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
Alaska HorizonAS2466
15:59
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
17:12
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska SkyWestAS3482
17:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2163
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2519
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2517
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN956
20:59
AirlineFlight  No
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6429
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
Alaska SkyWestAS3264
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Sunday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1721
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
06:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4023
07:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
07:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2863
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2112
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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
Los Angeles to San Francisco01 Hour 27 Minutes
Long Beach to San Francisco01 Hour 29 Minutes
Ontario to San Francisco01 Hour 30 Minutes
Palm Springs Municipal to San Francisco01 Hour 36 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
Palm Springs Bermuda Dunes to San Francisco01 Hour 38 Minutes
Los Angeles Van Nuys to San Francisco01 Hour 25 Minutes

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

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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 £33.78 ($45 €38.92)
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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 £65.31 ($87 €75.24)
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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, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qantas, Qatar Airways, SkyWest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Swiss, United Airlines, United Express, Virgin Australia, Vista America.
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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