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

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Flying between San Francisco International to San Diego International Airport is very convenient as there are 25 airliners offering direct flights including Air China, NetJets, Iberia, Fiji Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Emirates, Copa Airlines, Condor, Cathay Pacific, Asiana Airlines, Alaska Horizon, Qatar Airways, Frontier, Swiss, ITA Airways, All Nippon Airways, Lufthansa, British Airways, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Virgin Australia, Air Canada and United Airlines. When travelling from San Francisco International you will cover about 447 miles before you reach San Diego International Airport. This journey will take 1 Hour 39 Minutes.

Depending on the day of the week and the time of day you book, flight prices can vary dramatically. 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. The ticket prices for most airliners will increase the closer you get the departure date, so as soon as you know the date you will travel you should book your flights.

For a full summary of all the airliners that fly from San Francisco International to San Diego International Airport, please see the table below.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines000998100:3022:42VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia000997006:2522:49VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada000997006:2522:49VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines000883006:4519:45VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines000675006:0020:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines000564006:0016:24VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand000333010:0520:53VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa000332018:3522:49VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways000332013:2116:24VIEW FLIGHTS
ITA Airways000222018:3520:53VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways000222014:0816:07VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss000221020:5322:49VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways000013020:2120:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Frontier000111100:1522:27VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation000111007:5516:24VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates000111018:3518:39VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines000210000:3022:49VIEW FLIGHTS
Condor000111020:2120:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific000111016:2416:24VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines000111020:5320:53VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon000111018:4218:42VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets000011013:3013:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia000101020:2120:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways000020016:2420:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China0000010VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 00:30 and 22:42.

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
Thursday
07:44
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3455
American AirlinesAA7421
07:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1557
American AirlinesAA9306
08:09
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1980
Air CanadaAC4561
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
08:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN285
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4239
10:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3496
11:52
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3479
13:21
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3482
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6432
13:39
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7408
British AirwaysBA6428
14:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4242
14:08
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1257
Air CanadaAC4218
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8569
14:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3525
14:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2855
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3652
16:07
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
16:24
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3337
American AirlinesAA7441
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7928
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
16:47
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1561
18:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4681
18:39
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
18:42
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2058
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3653
20:21
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9340
IberiaIB7354
CondorDE5143
20:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1343
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5188
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
SwissLX3310
ITA AirwaysAZ4505
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1863
22:27
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94306
22:42
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
Copa AirlinesCM2511
22:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4536
LufthansaLH9222
Virgin AustraliaVA8428
Copa AirlinesCM2510
SwissLX3272
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Friday
00:30
AirlineFlight  No
Copa AirlinesCM2511
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3455
American AirlinesAA7421
06:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1980
Air CanadaAC4561
Virgin AustraliaVA8430
06:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN285
07:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1557
American AirlinesAA9306
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4239
10:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
10:32
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3426
American AirlinesAA7437
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3496
11:52
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3479
12:21
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1257
13:21
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3482
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6432
13:30
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA910
13:39
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7408
British AirwaysBA6428
14:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4242
14:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4218
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8569
14:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3525
14:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2855
16:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3652
16:07
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
16:24
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5836
Alaska AirlinesAS3337
American AirlinesAA7441
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7928
16:43
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1561
18:10
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4681
18:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
18:42
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2058
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3653
20:21
AirlineFlight  No
Fiji AirwaysFJ5838
American AirlinesAA9340
Qatar AirwaysQR2114
CondorDE5143
20:53
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1343
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5188
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
SwissLX3310
ITA AirwaysAZ4505
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1863
22:27
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94306
22:42
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
22:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4536
LufthansaLH9222
Virgin AustraliaVA8428
SwissLX3272
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Saturday
00:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2142
Air CanadaAC4292
LufthansaLH9372
Virgin AustraliaVA8426
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2049
07:55
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1557
American AirlinesAA9306
Qatar AirwaysQR3432
08:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA444
Air CanadaAC5040
Virgin AustraliaVA8429
08:53
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3455
10:05
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2177
Air New ZealandNZ9599
Air CanadaAC5056
Virgin AustraliaVA8432
10:40
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA7421
Qatar AirwaysQR8803
12:21
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1257
13:21
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3482
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6432
14:08
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7335
Air CanadaAC4218
All Nippon AirwaysNH7316
Virgin AustraliaVA8569
14:20
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2855
15:36
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA916
15:45
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3652
16:07
AirlineFlight  No
Air CanadaAC4559
All Nippon AirwaysNH7300
Virgin AustraliaVA8431
16:24
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS3337
American AirlinesAA7441
British AirwaysBA6426
Cathay PacificCX7928
Jet Linx AviationJL5460
16:47
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1561
18:39
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9584
Air CanadaAC4192
LufthansaLH9202
Virgin AustraliaVA8231
EmiratesEK6380
ITA AirwaysAZ4504
18:42
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska HorizonAS2058
19:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1343
20:21
AirlineFlight  No
American AirlinesAA9340
IberiaIB7354
Qatar AirwaysQR2114
CondorDE5143
20:53
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9644
Air CanadaAC5188
Virgin AustraliaVA8427
Asiana AirlinesOZ6307
SwissLX3310
ITA AirwaysAZ4505
20:55
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3653
22:27
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94306
22:42
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA538
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Sunday
00:15
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF94306
00:30
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA538
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If you are flexible on the airport you depart from, then there are other airports that offer direct flights to San Diego International Airport. You can see full details of these below.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Napa to San Diego01 Hour 44 Minutes
Concord Buchanan Fld to San Diego01 Hour 40 Minutes
Livermore to San Diego01 Hour 37 Minutes
Monterey to San Diego01 Hour 31 Minutes
Oakland to San Diego01 Hour 39 Minutes
Reno to San Diego01 Hour 44 Minutes
Stockton to San Diego01 Hour 37 Minutes
Mineta San Jose to San Diego01 Hour 36 Minutes
Sacramento to San Diego01 Hour 43 Minutes
Santa Rosa Sonoma County to San Diego01 Hour 46 Minutes

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

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What is the cheapest direct flight one way from San Francisco SFO to San Diego SAN?
The cheapest direct flight one way from San Francisco SFO to San Diego SAN is £20.13 ($27 €23.28)
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What is the cheapest direct return flight from San Francisco SFO to San Diego SAN?
The cheapest direct return flight from San Francisco SFO to San Diego SAN is £38.03 ($51 €43.97)
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Flight Info FAQ - San Francisco (SFO) to San Diego (SAN)

Who flies from San Francisco to San Diego?
The following airlines fly from San Francisco (SFO) to San Diego (SAN): 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, Frontier, Iberia, ITA Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qatar Airways, Southwest Airlines, Swiss, United Airlines, Virgin Australia.
How far is the flight from San Francisco to San Diego?
The flight from San Francisco to San Diego is 719KM or 447 miles.
How long does the flight from San Francisco to San Diego to take?
The flight from San Francisco to San Diego takes 1 Hour 39 Minutes.

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