Journey information
Overview: San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA flight
Flights from San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA depart on average 49 times per day, taking around 2h 2m. Cheap flight tickets for this journey start at $65 (€53) but you can travel from only $60 (€49) by bus.
There are 12 flights per day. The earliest flight runs at 00:15, the last at 23:58. The fastest flight covers the 458 miles (738 km) distance in 1h 30m. January is the cheapest month to fly.
Distance 458 miles (738 km) |
Average flight duration 2h 2m |
Cheapest ticket price $65 (€53) |
Flights per day 49 |
Direct flights 12 |
Fastest flight 1h 30m |
Cheapest month January |
First flight 12:15 AM |
Last flight 11:58 PM |
The cheapest and fastest flights from San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA
Cheapest price
$314
Average price
$717
Fastest journey
1 h 36 m
Average duration
1 h 37 m
Flights per day
79
Distance
738 km
The best way to find a cheap flight ticket from San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA will cost around $717 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $314.
Of the 79 flights that leave San Francisco, CA for San Diego, CA onThu, Apr 02, 24 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Thu, Apr 02 the direct flights cover the 738 km distance in an average of 1 h 37 m but if you time it right, some flights will get you there in just 1 h 36 m .
On Thu, Apr 02 the longest flights will take 1 h 40 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
AS4926:35 AM1h40San Francisco International Airport8:15 AMSan Diego International Airport$3141One-way0 transfers
AS20653:12 PM1h36San Francisco International Airport4:48 PMSan Diego International Airport$3141One-way0 transfers
AS21545:09 PM1h37San Francisco International Airport6:46 PMSan Diego International Airport$3141One-way0 transfers
AS332010:31 AM1h45San Francisco International Airport12:16 PMSan Diego International Airport$3141One-way0 transfers
AS347311:42 AM1h45San Francisco International Airport1:27 PMSan Diego International Airport$3141One-way0 transfers
AS20653:12 PM1h36San Francisco International Airport4:48 PMSan Diego International Airport$3141One-way0 transfers
AA93413:12 PM1h36San Francisco International Airport4:48 PMSan Diego International Airport$4251One-way0 transfers
AS21545:09 PM1h37San Francisco International Airport6:46 PMSan Diego International Airport$3141One-way0 transfers
AA74415:09 PM1h37San Francisco International Airport6:46 PMSan Diego International Airport$4251One-way0 transfers
AS4926:35 AM1h40San Francisco International Airport8:15 AMSan Diego International Airport$3141One-way0 transfers
Travel Information
Compare train, bus, and flight for San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $60. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 2m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.2 - 0.7kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $60, and a flight costs an average of $65.
Distance: 458 miles (738 km)
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| Flight | Most popular Train | Bus |
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$262 Average price | $99 Average price | $84 Average price Cheapest |
5h 2m Average total duration Fastest 2h 2m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 13h 18m Average total duration 12h 48m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 13h 21m Average total duration 12h 51m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
2.2 - 4.4kg CO2 emissions | 0.2 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.7 - 1.8kg CO2 emissions |
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Live departures
San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA flight times
The table below shows live departures for San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA flights for today, Wednesday, April 1. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated flight journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UA1479 · UA1940 | 12:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 7h52 | 7:52 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1479 · UA5507 | 12:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 7h59 | 7:59 PM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1479 · UA1013 · UA5464 | 12:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 12h12 | 12:12 AM San Diego International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA1479 · UA5529 | 12:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 15h54 | 3:54 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1479 · UA1302 | 12:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 9h57 | 9:57 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA2249 · AA3121 | 1:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 12h04 | 1:04 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA402 · AA2747 | 1:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 9h50 | 10:50 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA402 · AA3130 | 1:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 8h18 | 9:18 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA2249 · AA1950 | 1:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 10h00 | 11:00 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA2249 · AA3049 | 1:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 6h03 | 7:03 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AS492 | 1:35 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1h40 | 3:15 PM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AA9340 | 1:35 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1h40 | 3:15 PM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA2234 · UA1302 | 1:40 PM San Francisco International Airport | 8h17 | 9:57 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2234 · UA1940 | 1:40 PM San Francisco International Airport | 6h12 | 7:52 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2234 · UA5507 | 1:40 PM San Francisco International Airport | 6h19 | 7:59 PM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2234 · UA1013 · UA5464 | 1:40 PM San Francisco International Airport | 10h32 | 12:12 AM San Diego International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA2234 · UA5529 | 1:40 PM San Francisco International Airport | 14h14 | 3:54 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1980 | 2:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1h44 | 3:44 PM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA1260 · UA5464 | 2:15 PM San Francisco International Airport | 9h57 | 12:12 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AS718 · AS3003 | 2:20 PM San Francisco International Airport | 4h41 | 7:01 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AS1410 · AS1394 | 3:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 5h07 | 8:07 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA2904 · AA2747 | 3:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 7h50 | 10:50 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA444 | 3:10 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1h44 | 4:54 PM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA5747 · UA5464 | 3:12 PM San Francisco International Airport | 9h00 | 12:12 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2348 · UA1281 | 3:20 PM San Francisco International Airport | 8h56 | 12:16 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2348 · UA5529 | 3:20 PM San Francisco International Airport | 12h34 | 3:54 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2348 · UA1302 | 3:20 PM San Francisco International Airport | 6h37 | 9:57 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1896 · UA1730 | 3:49 PM San Francisco International Airport | 11h23 | 3:12 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1896 · UA5464 | 3:49 PM San Francisco International Airport | 8h23 | 12:12 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA2411 · AA1950 | 4:25 PM San Francisco International Airport | 6h35 | 11:00 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA2411 · AA2382 | 4:25 PM San Francisco International Airport | 12h14 | 4:39 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA2411 · AA3121 | 4:25 PM San Francisco International Airport | 8h39 | 1:04 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA9412 | 4:31 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1h40 | 6:11 PM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AS3490 | 4:31 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1h40 | 6:11 PM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AS1489 · AS765 | 4:59 PM San Francisco International Airport | 5h47 | 10:46 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1164 · UA1730 | 5:10 PM San Francisco International Airport | 10h02 | 3:12 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1164 · UA5464 | 5:10 PM San Francisco International Airport | 7h02 | 12:12 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2177 | 5:14 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1h41 | 6:55 PM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA5510 | 5:22 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1h54 | 7:16 PM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AS3320 | 5:31 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1h45 | 7:16 PM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AA7548 | 5:31 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1h45 | 7:16 PM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA1604 · UA5529 | 5:50 PM San Francisco International Airport | 10h04 | 3:54 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1604 · UA1281 | 5:50 PM San Francisco International Airport | 6h26 | 12:16 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA9390 | 6:42 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1h45 | 8:27 PM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AS3473 | 6:42 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1h45 | 8:27 PM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA1506 · UA1730 | 7:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 8h12 | 3:12 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AS235 · AS1312 | 7:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 5h05 | 12:05 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1506 · UA5464 | 7:00 PM San Francisco International Airport | 5h12 | 12:12 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2121 · UA5529 | 7:45 PM San Francisco International Airport | 8h09 | 3:54 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2121 · UA1835 | 7:45 PM San Francisco International Airport | 9h45 | 5:30 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2121 · UA540 | 7:45 PM San Francisco International Airport | 8h37 | 4:22 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA2114 · AA2382 | 7:46 PM San Francisco International Airport | 8h53 | 4:39 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA2114 · AA3121 | 7:46 PM San Francisco International Airport | 5h18 | 1:04 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1668 | 8:50 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1h49 | 10:39 PM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA2610 · UA1730 | 8:55 PM San Francisco International Airport | 6h17 | 3:12 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2610 · UA5464 | 8:55 PM San Francisco International Airport | 3h17 | 12:12 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1596 · UA540 | 9:32 PM San Francisco International Airport | 6h50 | 4:22 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1596 · UA5529 | 9:32 PM San Francisco International Airport | 6h22 | 3:54 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1596 · UA1835 | 9:32 PM San Francisco International Airport | 7h58 | 5:30 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA810 · AA3150 | 9:33 PM San Francisco International Airport | 7h50 | 5:23 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA810 · AA2568 | 9:33 PM San Francisco International Airport | 9h26 | 6:59 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AS1302 · AS667 | 9:39 PM San Francisco International Airport | 5h32 | 3:11 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AS2065 | 10:12 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1h36 | 11:48 PM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AA1740 · AA2568 | 10:58 PM San Francisco International Airport | 8h01 | 6:59 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1754 · UA1730 | 11:10 PM San Francisco International Airport | 4h02 | 3:12 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA2610 · AA2382 | 11:35 PM San Francisco International Airport | 5h04 | 4:39 AM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1336 | 11:45 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1h53 | 1:38 AM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Thursday, April 2 | |||||
UA5508 | 1:40 AM San Francisco International Airport | 1h53 | 3:33 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA1577 | 1:46 AM San Francisco International Airport | 1h53 | 3:39 AM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA2436 · UA5507 | 2:07 AM San Francisco International Airport | 17h52 | 7:59 PM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1863 | 3:45 AM San Francisco International Airport | 1h53 | 5:38 AM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA2142 | 5:40 AM San Francisco International Airport | 1h49 | 7:29 AM San Diego International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AA1005 · AA2050 | 6:35 AM San Francisco International Airport | 13h11 | 7:46 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA1005 · AA3131 | 6:35 AM San Francisco International Airport | 10h23 | 4:58 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA1005 · AA1272 | 6:35 AM San Francisco International Airport | 9h04 | 3:39 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA1005 · AA3130 | 6:35 AM San Francisco International Airport | 14h43 | 9:18 PM San Diego International Airport | 1 transfer | |
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FAQs: San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA Flight
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA by flight. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest flight, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at San Diego, CA, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

- Comic-Con International, the largest comic book and popular arts convention in the world
- San Diego County Fair, a month-long fair featuring rides, games, and local food
- San Diego Beer Week, a celebration of craft beer with tastings and events across the county
- La Jolla Music Festival, an annual event showcasing classical music performances in a picturesque coastal setting.
- Balboa Park, a sprawling urban park with museums, gardens, and the San Diego Zoo
- USS Midway Museum, a historic naval aircraft carrier museum offering interactive exhibits and tours
- La Jolla Cove, a picturesque coastal area known for its stunning views and marine life
- Gaslamp Quarter, a lively historic district with Victorian architecture, dining, and entertainment options
- Coronado Beach, a beautiful sandy beach known for its gentle waves and iconic hotel.
- Memorial Day, ideal weather for beach activities and outdoor events
- Independence Day, spectacular fireworks and patriotic celebrations
- Labor Day, perfect for enjoying the last days of summer at the beach
- Thanksgiving, a time for family gatherings with pleasant fall weather.
- Explore the vibrant art scene at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
- enjoy a harbor cruise for stunning views of the skyline and naval ships
- hike the scenic trails at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
- visit the Birch Aquarium to learn about marine life and ocean conservation
- experience the thrill of a whale watching tour off the coast.
popular airports
Popular airports from San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA
- Free Wi-Fi available throughout the airport.
- Shops are located in all terminals, including DFS Duty-Free and Burberry.
- Parking available in the Domestic and International Garages, approximately 1.9€ ($2) per 15 minutes.
- Available outside the terminal.
- Elevators, ramps, toilets.
- Available throughout the airport.
- Yes
- Lounges available, including the United Club and Delta Sky Club.
- Located in the main hall of the Domestic Terminal.
- Buses: SamTrans 292, 397, 398, KX
- Metro: BART Yellow Line
- Free Wi-Fi available throughout the airport.
- Shops in terminals 1 and 2, including Duty-Free and Hudson News.
- Parking available, price varies.
- Restaurants in terminals 1 and 2, including fast food and sit-down options like The Counter and Phil's BBQ
- Available outside the terminal.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available throughout the airport.
- Hotels nearby, Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Mari within walking distance.
- Showers available at the Airspace Lounge, access fee required.
- Lounges available, including United Club and Airspace Lounge.
- Lost and Found located in terminal 2 East, baggage claim area.
- Car rental services available at Rental Car Center, free shuttle from terminals
- Bus Route 992, Airport Station, 4.8 km
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