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

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Flights are available to San Diego International Airport from San Francisco International with a choice of 26 airliners, United Express, NetJets, Air China, Fiji Airways, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Swiss, Jet Linx Aviation, Emirates, Asiana Airlines, Qantas, Copa Airlines, Alaska Horizon, All Nippon Airways, Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, British Airways, Lufthansa, Alaska SkyWest, Air New Zealand, Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Virgin Australia, United Airlines and Air Canada. The distance covered when flying from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International United States is 719 Km (447 Miles) with the travel time being around 1 Hour 39 Minutes. SAN is the Airport code for San Diego International Airport and SFO is for San Francisco International United States.

Ticket prices are normally at a premium at weekends and can vary also with the time of day. It is normally worth booking flights well in advance if possible to get the best deal to San Francisco International United States perhaps midweek or late evening. Flights to San Francisco International United States normally go up in price the nearer the travel date, so it would be advisable to book as early as possible.

The table below shows the amount of daily flights in operation from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Francisco International (SFO).

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
Virgin Australia655777106:1519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines655776206:1519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada655777106:1519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines766773106:3020:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines545675007:4022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines545675007:4022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand333333006:1519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa323333011:5719:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska SkyWest223343007:4022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways432232007:4022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways223333012:4522:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific112333007:4019:26VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways221222106:1507:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon321221008:0019:26VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas030040008:0017:31VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines002311016:0019:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss111111016:0016:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation111111007:4010:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111011:5711:57VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111017:5519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
ITA Airways200201009:5411:57VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways002020015:5819:26VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines001111020:5920:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001009:5409:54VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express0000010VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets000100012:0012:00VIEW FLIGHTS

The greatest amount of direct flights offered from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International United States are by Virgin Australia with around 38 flights a week. The earliest flight is available at 06:15 and the latest flights at 19:50 with the most popular flight number being VA8433, VA8434, VA8435 and VA8436.

virginaustralia.com.au is available for information regarding booking flights etc with Virgin Australia.

Please see below the times of flights. These times and frequency may vary at different times of the year please visit the website for more information.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2320
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4377
07:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Cathay PacificCX7927
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska HorizonAS2112
09:54
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA259
Air CanadaAC4450
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
09:55
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3402
11:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4376
12:30
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
Qatar AirwaysQR3419
Alaska HorizonAS2173
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1407
14:25
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4629
14:50
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska HorizonAS2466
16:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1826
17:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
19:40
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4634
20:55
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3119
20:59
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4761
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6429
Qatar AirwaysQR2009
Alaska SkyWestAS3399
22:09
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9319
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
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Tuesday
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2320
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Cathay PacificCX7927
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
QantasQF3743
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska HorizonAS2112
08:40
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3402
10:00
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4713
11:15
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1407
11:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
EmiratesEK6345
12:30
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
Qatar AirwaysQR3419
QantasQF3777
Alaska HorizonAS2173
14:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4715
14:55
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
British AirwaysBA6431
QantasQF3798
Alaska SkyWestAS3489
16:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:55
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1826
17:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
20:20
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3119
22:09
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6433
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
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Wednesday
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:40
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3402
09:54
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA259
Air CanadaAC4450
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
10:00
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4713
10:25
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6541
American AirlinesAA9276
Qatar AirwaysQR2143
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska SkyWestAS3347
11:15
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1407
11:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
EmiratesEK6345
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
14:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4715
15:58
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
Cathay PacificCX7927
Alaska SkyWestAS3489
16:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
Copa AirlinesCM2521
SwissLX3273
16:55
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1826
17:31
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska HorizonAS2061
17:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1302
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2518
20:20
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3119
20:59
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS291
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6429
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
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Thursday
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2320
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4377
07:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
09:54
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA259
Air CanadaAC4450
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
09:55
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3402
10:25
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6541
American AirlinesAA9276
Qatar AirwaysQR2143
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska SkyWestAS3347
11:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4376
12:00
AirlineFlightNo
NetJetsEJA909
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1407
14:25
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4629
15:58
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
Cathay PacificCX7927
Alaska SkyWestAS3489
16:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
Copa AirlinesCM2521
SwissLX3273
16:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1826
17:31
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska HorizonAS2061
17:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2518
19:26
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7929
Alaska HorizonAS2121
19:40
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4634
19:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:55
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3119
20:59
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS291
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9328
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
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Friday
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2320
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4377
07:40
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska SkyWestAS3463
07:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
09:54
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA259
Air CanadaAC4450
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
09:55
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3402
10:25
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6541
American AirlinesAA9276
Qatar AirwaysQR2143
QantasQF3743
Alaska SkyWestAS3347
11:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2428
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
EmiratesEK6345
12:45
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
QantasQF3777
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1407
14:25
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4629
15:58
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
QantasQF3798
Alaska SkyWestAS3489
16:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1826
17:31
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7863
QantasQF3760
Alaska HorizonAS2061
17:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
19:26
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6435
Cathay PacificCX7929
Alaska HorizonAS2121
19:40
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4634
19:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:55
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3119
20:59
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS291
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9328
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
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Saturday
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2320
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN262
07:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
09:54
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA259
Air CanadaAC4450
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
10:25
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6541
American AirlinesAA9276
British AirwaysBA6429
Qatar AirwaysQR2143
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska SkyWestAS3347
11:05
AirlineFlightNo
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
EmiratesEK6345
United ExpressUA5482
15:58
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
Cathay PacificCX7927
Alaska SkyWestAS3489
16:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:59
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska SkyWestAS3053
17:35
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1407
17:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
19:26
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6435
Cathay PacificCX7929
Alaska HorizonAS2121
19:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:59
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS291
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9328
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
21:20
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3119
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Sunday
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2320
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3402
07:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2274
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You may instead fly from San Diego International Airport and arrive at San Francisco International by an alternative airport or airports. The summary of this is in the table below.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Burbank to San Francisco0525 km (326 miles)1 Hour 26 Minutes
Carlsbad Mc Clellan Palomar to San Francisco0680 km (423 miles)1 Hour 37 Minutes
Hawthorne to San Francisco0549 km (341 miles)1 Hour 27 Minutes
Los Angeles to San Francisco0543 km (337 miles)1 Hour 27 Minutes
Ontario to San Francisco0585 km (363 miles)1 Hour 30 Minutes
Ventura to San Francisco0475 km (295 miles)1 Hour 22 Minutes
Palm Springs Municipal to San Francisco0677 km (420 miles)1 Hour 36 Minutes
Riverside March ARB to San Francisco0621 km (386 miles)1 Hour 33 Minutes
San Bernardino Norton Afb to San Francisco0606 km (377 miles)1 Hour 32 Minutes
Santa Monica to San Francisco0534 km (332 miles)1 Hour 26 Minutes
Santa Ana John Wayne to San Francisco0598 km (372 miles)1 Hour 31 Minutes
Los Angeles Van Nuys to San Francisco0516 km (320 miles)1 Hour 25 Minutes
Yuma to San Francisco0896 km (557 miles)1 Hour 52 Minutes

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

DIRECT Alaska Airlines
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 £33.74 ($45 €38.82)
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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 £65.22 ($87 €75.05)
£65.22
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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, Alaska SkyWest, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Copa Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, ITA Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Southwest Airlines, Swiss, United Airlines, United Express, 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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