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Cheap flights from San Diego to San Francisco

103 nonstop flights a week, 9 of them today. Operated by 4 airlines, about 1h 41m in the air, 459 mi (738 km). Tickets from $19.

Flights from San Diego to San Francisco

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Prices by day: San Diego to San Francisco

Lowest one-way price in dollars from recent searches, cheap days in green. Press a day to see flights and exact prices.

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Best fares from San Diego to San Francisco

Lowest one-way prices found by recent searches for the next 120 days; press a card to search that date

Cheapest one-way $19 9 December 2026, nonstop Cheapest nonstop $19 9 December 2026, Frontier Airlines Cheapest in the next 7 days $131 14 November, Sat Cheapest weekend departure $124 Sat, 21 November 2026 Cheapest month December 2026 tickets from $19

San Diego to San Francisco at a glance

flight time, from 1h 30m to 3h 30m
1h 41m
straight-line distance
459 mi (738 km)
flights a week
103
flights today
9
first and last departure
06:15 - 22:10
lowest price, nonstop, 9 December
$19
average across months
$70
airlines
4

San Diego to San Francisco ticket prices by month

Lowest one-way fare found by recent searches

Cheapest month: December 2026, tickets from $19. Prices come from searches over the last few days; check the search for your exact date.

The most expensive month is November 2026: from $122. The average across months is $70.

San Diego to San Francisco flight schedule

103 flights a week, 9 today, 57 seasonal or one-off. Departure and arrival times are local.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
UA 2322
United Airlines
06:15 San Diego International, terminal 2
08:05 San Francisco International, terminal 3
1h 50m
Daily
Boeing 737
WN 2944
Southwest Airlines
06:30 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:05 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 35m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
WN 3193
Southwest Airlines
06:35 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:15 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Sat
Boeing 737
WN 3194
Southwest Airlines
06:50 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:30 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Sat
Boeing 737
WN 3744
Southwest Airlines
06:50 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:20 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 30m
Sat
WN 3738
Southwest Airlines
07:00 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:45 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Boeing 737
WN 3194
Southwest Airlines
07:05 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:50 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737
AS 597
Alaska Airlines
07:08 San Diego International, terminal 2
08:52 San Francisco International, terminal 1
1h 44m
Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun
Boeing 737-800
AS 2198
Alaska Airlines
07:10 San Diego International, terminal 2
08:50 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 40m
Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun
Embraer EMB 175
AS 597
Alaska Airlines
07:10 San Diego International, terminal 2
08:52 San Francisco International, terminal 1
1h 42m
Daily
Boeing 737
WN 4955
Southwest Airlines
07:10 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:55 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Sat
Boeing 737-800
WN 4307
Southwest Airlines
09:40 San Diego International, terminal 1
11:25 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737-800
AS 3162
Alaska Airlines
10:48 San Diego International, terminal 2
12:37 San Francisco International, terminal 1
1h 49m
Daily
Embraer EMB 175
F9 3381
Frontier Airlines
10:56 San Diego International, terminal 1
12:51 San Francisco International, terminal 1
1h 55m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Airbus A320 NEO
UA 2309
United Airlines
11:20 San Diego International, terminal 2
13:07 San Francisco International, terminal 3
1h 47m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737
AS 2147
Alaska Airlines
12:15 San Diego International, terminal 2
13:56 San Francisco International, terminal 1
1h 41m
Daily
Embraer EMB 175
WN 2808
Southwest Airlines
13:25 San Diego International, terminal 1
15:10 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737-800
UA 5599
United Airlines
13:47 McClellan-Palomar
15:30 San Francisco International, terminal 3
1h 43m
Daily
Embraer 175
WN 3466
Southwest Airlines
15:05 San Diego International, terminal 1
16:50 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737
AS 1435
Alaska Airlines
16:25 San Diego International, terminal 2
18:06 San Francisco International, terminal 1
1h 41m
Sun
Boeing 737-900
WN 4954
Southwest Airlines
17:25 San Diego International, terminal 1
19:05 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737-800
UA 1302
United Airlines
18:26 San Diego International, terminal 2
20:10 San Francisco International, terminal 3
1h 44m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737
AS 503
Alaska Airlines
18:35 San Diego International, terminal 2
20:16 San Francisco International, terminal 1
1h 41m
Mon, Thu, Sat
Boeing 737-900
WN 3284
Southwest Airlines
18:35 San Diego International, terminal 1
20:15 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Thu, Fri
WN 3296
Southwest Airlines
20:55 San Diego International, terminal 1
22:45 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 50m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
AS 2453
Alaska Airlines
22:10 San Diego International, terminal 2
23:59 San Francisco International, terminal 1
1h 49m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Embraer EMB 175

Seasonal and one-off flights

Not operating in the next two weeks. The first of them is on 24 November.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
WN 3194
Southwest Airlines
06:30 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:10 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3738
Southwest Airlines
06:30 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:20 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3744
Southwest Airlines
06:35 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:15 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 2443
Southwest Airlines
06:55 San Diego International, terminal 1
10:25 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
3h 30m
Seasonal
WN 3738
Southwest Airlines
06:15 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:05 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2944
Southwest Airlines
06:35 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:10 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 35m
Seasonal
WN 3194
Southwest Airlines
06:55 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:35 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Seasonal
WN 3744
Southwest Airlines
06:15 San Diego International, terminal 1
07:50 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3717
Southwest Airlines
06:50 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:30 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Seasonal
AS 597
Alaska Airlines
07:12 San Diego International, terminal 2
08:56 San Francisco International, terminal 1
1h 44m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AS 597
Alaska Airlines
07:04 San Diego International, terminal 2
08:52 San Francisco International, terminal 1
1h 48m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
UA 2274
United Airlines
07:25 San Diego International, terminal 2
09:14 San Francisco International, terminal 3
1h 49m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AS 597
Alaska Airlines
07:11 San Diego International, terminal 2
08:52 San Francisco International, terminal 1
1h 41m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
UA 5519
United Airlines
07:15 McClellan-Palomar
09:05 San Francisco International, terminal 3
1h 50m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
WN 3406
Southwest Airlines
07:00 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:35 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1943
Southwest Airlines
07:20 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:55 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 35m
Seasonal
WN 3424
Southwest Airlines
06:50 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:20 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 30m
Seasonal
WN 1364
Southwest Airlines
07:15 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:50 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 35m
Seasonal
WN 3424
Southwest Airlines
06:35 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:10 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 2322
United Airlines
06:20 San Diego International, terminal 2
08:05 San Francisco International, terminal 3
1h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2752
Southwest Airlines
06:30 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:10 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Seasonal
WN 3424
Southwest Airlines
06:40 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:15 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3406
Southwest Airlines
06:50 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:30 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Seasonal
UA 2274
United Airlines
07:15 San Diego International, terminal 2
09:01 San Francisco International, terminal 3
1h 46m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 3424
Southwest Airlines
06:45 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:20 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2743
Southwest Airlines
07:05 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:40 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 35m
Seasonal
WN 699
Southwest Airlines
06:35 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:20 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 3698
Southwest Airlines
06:50 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:30 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 40m
Seasonal
WN 3680
Southwest Airlines
06:55 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:40 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Seasonal
WN 2331
Southwest Airlines
06:45 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:30 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3698
Southwest Airlines
07:00 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:40 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 40m
Seasonal
WN 699
Southwest Airlines
07:05 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:50 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3680
Southwest Airlines
06:30 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:15 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Seasonal
WN 3698
Southwest Airlines
06:30 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:10 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 699
Southwest Airlines
06:30 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:15 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Seasonal
AS 1560
Alaska Airlines
07:00 San Diego International, terminal 2
08:42 San Francisco International, terminal 1
1h 42m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
WN 3698
Southwest Airlines
07:05 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:40 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 3147
Southwest Airlines
07:10 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:55 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 2274
United Airlines
07:20 San Diego International, terminal 2
09:06 San Francisco International, terminal 3
1h 46m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 385
Southwest Airlines
07:05 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:35 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 30m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3643
Southwest Airlines
06:35 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:15 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 385
Southwest Airlines
06:35 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:05 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 30m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1945
Southwest Airlines
07:00 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:40 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Seasonal
WN 385
Southwest Airlines
06:15 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:05 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4763
Southwest Airlines
06:35 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:15 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 3643
Southwest Airlines
07:00 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:40 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AS 3463
Alaska Airlines
06:15 San Diego International, terminal 2
08:02 San Francisco International, terminal 1
1h 47m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
WN 1134
Southwest Airlines
06:40 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:10 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 30m
Seasonal
WN 1545
Southwest Airlines
06:50 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:35 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Seasonal
WN 4324
Southwest Airlines
06:50 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:30 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Seasonal
WN 4324
Southwest Airlines
06:45 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:25 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Seasonal
WN 4324
Southwest Airlines
06:15 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:10 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 55m
Seasonal
WN 1134
Southwest Airlines
06:35 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:05 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 30m
Seasonal
WN 1545
Southwest Airlines
06:40 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:25 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4324
Southwest Airlines
07:00 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:40 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
1h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3965
Southwest Airlines
07:05 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:50 San Francisco International, terminal 2
1h 45m
Seasonal
WN 1134
Southwest Airlines
07:15 San Diego International, terminal 1
08:45 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
1h 30m
Seasonal

Days of the week are taken from the schedule for the next 14 days; schedules change by season. The search shows seat availability and the price for your date.

Airlines flying San Diego to San Francisco

Flights a week by schedule and the cheapest nonstop fare of each airline found by recent searches

Southwest Airlines42 a week Alaska Airlines33 a week United Airlines24 a week Frontier Airlines4 a week

Airports

Where flights from San Diego to San Francisco depart and land

Departure from San Diego

San Diego International closest to the centreSAN

96 flights a week, terminals 1, 2, 2 mi (4 km) from the city centre

About the airport
McClellan-Palomar CLD

7 flights a week, 29 mi (46 km) from the city centre

About the airport

Arrival in San Francisco

San Francisco International closest to the centreSFO

84 flights a week, terminals 1, 2, 3, 11 mi (18 km) from the city centre

About the airport
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International SJC

11 flights a week, terminal B, 39 mi (63 km) from the city centre

About the airport
Metropolitan Oakland International OAK

8 flights a week, terminal 2, 12 mi (20 km) from the city centre

About the airport

When to visit San Francisco

Weather by month

Best time to visit: May, June, July, August, September and October, +18° to +20° by day, sea +13° to +17°. In November it is +16° by day and +10° at night, sea +14°, with 8 rainy days.

Jan
+14° +8° +12° 8 days
Feb
+14° +8° +12° 9 days
Mar
+14° +8° +12° 11 days
Apr
+16° +9° +13° 3 days
May
+18° +11° +13° 2 days
Jun
+18° +12° +14° 0 days
Jul
+18° +13° +15° 0 days
Aug
+20° +14° +16° 0 days
Sep
+20° +14° +17° 2 days
Oct
+20° +13° +16° 3 days
Nov
+16° +10° +14° 8 days
Dec
+13° +8° +13° 13 days

Daytime and night temperatures in °C, sea temperature (in blue), rainy days. Months with the most comfortable weather are in green. Long-term averages.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the flight from San Diego to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight takes 1 hour 41 minutes on average, from 1h 30m to 3h 30m depending on the flight.
How far is San Francisco from San Diego?
459 mi (738 km) in a straight line between the cities.
Which airlines fly nonstop from San Diego to San Francisco?
Southwest Airlines (42 a week), Alaska Airlines (33 a week), United Airlines (24 a week) and Frontier Airlines (4 a week).
How many flights a day are there from San Diego to San Francisco?
9 flights today and 103 a week, about 14.7 a day on average.
When are the first and last flights from San Diego to San Francisco?
The first departure is at 06:15 (UA2322), the last at 22:10 (AS2453). Local time.
What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to San Francisco?
December 2026: tickets from $19. The most expensive is November 2026, from $122.
What is the cheapest upcoming date to fly from San Diego to San Francisco?
9 December 2026 (Wednesday): from $19 one way, nonstop, by recent searches. The search shows the price for your dates.
Which airline is the cheapest from San Diego to San Francisco?
Frontier Airlines: nonstop tickets from $19 on 9 December by recent searches. Prices change daily, so compare the sellers in the search.
Which San Diego airport do flights to San Francisco leave from?
San Diego International (96 a week) and McClellan-Palomar (7 a week).
Which San Francisco airport is closest to the city centre?
San Francisco International (SFO), 11 mi (18 km) from the city centre. Others: Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International 39 mi (63 km) and Metropolitan Oakland International 12 mi (20 km).