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 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 Australia000997106:1519:41VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines000997106:1519:41VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada000997106:1519:41VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines000883007:0520:10VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines000666008:0421:27VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines000555008:0421:27VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa000444011:0118:27VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways000334011:0421:27VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand000333106:1516:09VIEW FLIGHTS
ITA Airways000333009:1111:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines000423013:3919:41VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific000332008:0421:27VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways000043008:0413:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss000222013:3916:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Condor000222010:0411:04VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways000222007:1509:11VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia000202011:0413:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas000030011:0416:14VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation000111008:0408:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Frontier000111019:3519:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates000111011:4411:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines000111019:4119:41VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon000111016:1416:14VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets0000010VIEW FLIGHTS
Flexjet000100017:0717:07VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways000010016:1416:14VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China0000010VIEW FLIGHTS

Virgin Australia offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 06:15 and 19:41.

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
Thursday
07:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4607
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:04
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2830
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:11
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA520
Air CanadaAC4162
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
ITA AirwaysAZ4448
09:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3532
10:04
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3205
American AirlinesAA9403
Cathay PacificCX7863
CondorDE5146
11:01
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
11:04
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3347
American AirlinesAA9276
British AirwaysBA6431
IberiaIB7283
CondorDE5144
11:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1677
11:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC4097
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4486
13:30
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3352
Southwest AirlinesWN2272
American AirlinesAA9305
IberiaIB7358
13:39
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
Copa AirlinesCM2516
SwissLX3237
15:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4181
16:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
Copa AirlinesCM2521
SwissLX3273
16:14
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9335
British AirwaysBA6433
Alaska HorizonAS2314
17:07
AirlineFlight  No
FlexjetLXJ399
17:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3533
18:27
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2520
19:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3534
19:35
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93383
19:41
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8583
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4772
21:27
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS291
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7927
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Friday
06:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2830
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4607
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:04
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:11
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA520
Air CanadaAC4162
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
ITA AirwaysAZ4448
09:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3532
10:04
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3205
American AirlinesAA9403
Cathay PacificCX7863
Qatar AirwaysQR2975
CondorDE5146
11:01
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
11:04
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3347
American AirlinesAA9276
British AirwaysBA6431
Qatar AirwaysQR2182
CondorDE5144
QantasQF3743
11:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1677
11:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC4097
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4486
13:30
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3352
Southwest AirlinesWN2272
American AirlinesAA9305
Qatar AirwaysQR2005
QantasQF3777
13:39
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
SwissLX3237
15:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4181
16:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:14
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
American AirlinesAA9335
British AirwaysBA6433
QantasQF3798
Alaska HorizonAS2314
17:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3533
18:27
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2518
19:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3534
19:35
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93383
19:41
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8583
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4772
21:27
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS291
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7927
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Saturday
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Southwest AirlinesWN4607
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
09:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA520
Air CanadaAC4162
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
ITA AirwaysAZ4490
10:04
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3205
American AirlinesAA9403
Cathay PacificCX7863
Qatar AirwaysQR2975
CondorDE5146
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
11:01
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
11:04
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3347
American AirlinesAA9276
British AirwaysBA6431
IberiaIB7283
Qatar AirwaysQR2182
CondorDE5144
11:44
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC4097
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4486
13:30
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3352
Southwest AirlinesWN914
American AirlinesAA9305
IberiaIB7358
Qatar AirwaysQR2066
13:39
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
Copa AirlinesCM2516
SwissLX3237
16:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
Copa AirlinesCM2521
SwissLX3273
16:14
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9335
British AirwaysBA6433
Alaska HorizonAS2314
18:27
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2518
18:31
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3232
American AirlinesAA9382
British AirwaysBA6435
19:35
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93383
20:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4772
21:27
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS291
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7927
23:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA401
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Sunday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2830
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
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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.

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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 £20.85 ($28 €24.11)
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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 £37.98 ($51 €43.92)
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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, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Condor, Copa Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Flexjet, Frontier, Iberia, ITA Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qantas, Qatar Airways, 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.

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