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

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 Australia966910006:1520:10VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines966910006:1520:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada966910006:1520:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines866800007:1021:25VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines655600007:5020:33VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines544500007:5021:43VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa433400011:2019:41VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand333310006:1520:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific333300007:5019:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways522200007:5020:33VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways323300013:1018:51VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines213400013:3119:41VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222210006:1509:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation111100007:5007:50VIEW FLIGHTS
ITA Airways010300011:2514:24VIEW FLIGHTS
Frontier111100010:4817:03VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111100012:3714:24VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111100018:2620:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon111100014:5114:51VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss101100016:0117:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas012000010:5518:51VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways102000016:0018:51VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets110000007:3621:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Excellence010000016:1216:12VIEW FLIGHTS
flyExclusive000100014:3014:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001000009:2009:20VIEW FLIGHTS

Virgin Australia offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 06:15 and 20:10.

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 AirlinesUA2322
Air CanadaAC5312
07:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3676
07:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
07:50
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS755
American AirlinesAA9382
Cathay PacificCX7863
Qatar AirwaysQR2975
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
08:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9643
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
09:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
09:38
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1791
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS770
American AirlinesAA9276
Qatar AirwaysQR2182
11:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2794
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
11:25
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3742
Virgin AustraliaVA8583
12:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1835
13:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3677
13:07
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2309
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN473
13:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
14:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3797
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
EmiratesEK6345
14:51
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6433
Alaska HorizonAS2494
15:15
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6431
Qatar AirwaysQR8900
17:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4258
17:03
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93383
17:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4259
17:44
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3482
17:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
18:26
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4535
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2518
18:51
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
British AirwaysBA6435
Cathay PacificCX7927
Qatar AirwaysQR8893
19:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3679
19:41
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Qatar AirwaysQR8899
20:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4175
20:33
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS453
American AirlinesAA9403
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA809
21:43
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
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Tuesday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2322
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
07:30
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9598
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
07:36
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA943
07:50
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9382
Cathay PacificCX7863
Qatar AirwaysQR2975
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
08:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4788
09:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air CanadaAC4193
09:37
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS755
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS770
American AirlinesAA9276
Qatar AirwaysQR2182
QantasQF3743
10:56
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93381
12:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1835
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN378
13:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
13:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3677
14:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3797
LufthansaLH8951
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4486
14:33
AirlineFlight  No
Cathay PacificCX7927
14:51
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9319
Alaska HorizonAS2494
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3482
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6431
16:01
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
16:12
AirlineFlight  No
Jet ExcellenceTCN790
16:16
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS493
American AirlinesAA9335
British AirwaysBA6429
17:44
AirlineFlight  No
Cathay PacificCX7931
17:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
18:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2395
18:26
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9583
LufthansaLH9297
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2518
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
20:15
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4259
21:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4175
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Wednesday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2322
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4788
07:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air CanadaAC4193
07:50
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS755
American AirlinesAA9382
Cathay PacificCX7863
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7304
Air New ZealandNZ9598
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS770
American AirlinesAA9276
QantasQF3743
10:56
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93381
12:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1835
Air CanadaAC3797
LufthansaLH8951
EmiratesEK6345
12:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN378
13:31
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
13:35
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3677
14:24
AirlineFlight  No
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
14:51
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska HorizonAS2494
15:15
AirlineFlight  No
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
Copa AirlinesCM2516
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7931
16:01
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Copa AirlinesCM2521
SwissLX3273
16:40
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2395
17:44
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3482
Qatar AirwaysQR8900
17:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4259
18:26
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Copa AirlinesCM2518
18:51
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
British AirwaysBA6435
Cathay PacificCX7927
QantasQF3760
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4175
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
20:33
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS453
American AirlinesAA9403
Qatar AirwaysQR8893
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Thursday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3676
07:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2274
Air CanadaAC4193
07:50
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9382
Cathay PacificCX7863
Qatar AirwaysQR2975
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
08:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2322
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
09:20
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9598
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
09:37
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS755
09:38
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1791
10:48
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93381
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS770
American AirlinesAA9276
Qatar AirwaysQR2182
11:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2794
11:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2309
11:25
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3742
Virgin AustraliaVA8583
ITA AirwaysAZ4448
11:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3677
12:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1835
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
13:07
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
13:10
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6431
13:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN473
13:31
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
Copa AirlinesCM2516
14:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC3797
LufthansaLH8951
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4486
14:30
AirlineFlight  No
flyExclusiveJRE803
14:51
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2494
15:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1763
15:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4258
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6433
16:01
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2117
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
Copa AirlinesCM2521
SwissLX3273
17:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4259
17:44
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3482
17:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4471
18:26
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4535
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2518
18:51
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS453
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6435
Cathay PacificCX7927
19:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3679
19:41
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
19:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
20:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1302
20:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4175
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Friday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2322
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
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.

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
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
Los Angeles Van Nuys to San Francisco01 Hour 25 Minutes

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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, Copa Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, flyExclusive, Frontier, ITA Airways, Jet Excellence, 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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