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 29 airliners, Vista America, Neojets, Frontier, Air China, Jet Linx Aviation, Flexjet, NetJets, Fiji Airways, Asiana Airlines, Qantas, Japan Airlines, Emirates, Alaska Airlines, Copa Airlines, Swiss, Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific, All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Alaska Horizon, Qatar Airways, Air New Zealand, Alaska SkyWest, Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines, Virgin Australia, Southwest Airlines, Air Canada and United Airlines. 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
United Airlines777700006:1519:52VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia777400006:1519:52VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines666700006:4520:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada777400006:1519:52VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines676200007:0020:59VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines676200007:0020:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska SkyWest342400007:0015:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways333200007:0020:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand333200006:1515:59VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways333000012:1520:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon223200007:0017:17VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222200006:1507:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss222100012:4915:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa222100009:5518:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific231100007:0017:17VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines222000018:0019:52VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas040000009:1115:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Japan Airlines111100007:0008:52VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111100009:5509:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines111100020:5920:59VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets200100009:0018:18VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways102000014:5117:17VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111000019:5219:52VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation110000007:0007:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Flexjet011000009:2814:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Vista America010000011:1511:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Neojets100000014:2014:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Frontier100000020:3220:32VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001000007:4507:45VIEW FLIGHTS

The greatest amount of direct flights offered from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International United States are by United Airlines with around 28 flights a week. The earliest flight is available at 06:15 and the latest flights at 19:52 with the most popular flight number being UA1763, UA2038, UA2076 and UA2117.

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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 AirlinesUA2076
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska SkyWestAS3463
07:40
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN956
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4010
08:52
AirlineFlightNo
Japan AirlinesJL5461
09:11
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6541
American AirlinesAA9276
Qatar AirwaysQR2143
Alaska SkyWestAS3347
09:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
12:15
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
12:49
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
SwissLX3237
13:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4012
14:00
AirlineFlightNo
NetJetsEJA805
14:20
AirlineFlightNo
NeojetsNJZ324
14:51
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
Alaska HorizonAS2466
15:15
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1438
15:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
17:17
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7927
Alaska HorizonAS2480
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA285
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2518
18:18
AirlineFlightNo
NetJetsEJA835
19:30
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3421
19:52
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2038
Air CanadaAC5187
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:32
AirlineFlightNo
FrontierF93383
20:59
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS322
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9382
British AirwaysBA6429
Qatar AirwaysQR2119
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Tuesday
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2076
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska SkyWestAS3463
07:40
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN956
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4010
08:52
AirlineFlightNo
Japan AirlinesJL5461
09:11
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6541
American AirlinesAA9276
Qatar AirwaysQR2143
QantasQF3743
Alaska SkyWestAS3347
09:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
11:15
AirlineFlightNo
Vista AmericaVJA320
12:15
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
QantasQF3777
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
12:49
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
SwissLX3237
13:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4012
14:10
AirlineFlightNo
FlexjetKOW519
14:51
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
QantasQF3798
Alaska HorizonAS2466
15:15
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1438
15:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
American AirlinesAA9328
Cathay PacificCX7863
SwissLX3273
QantasQF3760
Alaska SkyWestAS3482
17:17
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7927
Alaska HorizonAS2480
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA285
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2518
19:30
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3421
19:52
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2038
Air CanadaAC5187
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:59
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS322
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9382
British AirwaysBA6433
Qatar AirwaysQR2119
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Wednesday
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2076
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9336
Japan AirlinesJL5461
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Alaska HorizonAS2182
07:40
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN956
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4010
09:11
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6541
American AirlinesAA9276
Qatar AirwaysQR2143
Alaska SkyWestAS3347
09:28
AirlineFlightNo
FlexjetLXJ598
09:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
12:15
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
12:49
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
SwissLX3237
13:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4012
14:51
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
Alaska HorizonAS2466
15:15
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1438
15:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
17:17
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska HorizonAS2480
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA285
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2518
19:30
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3421
19:52
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2038
Air CanadaAC5187
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:59
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS322
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9382
British AirwaysBA6433
Qatar AirwaysQR2119
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Thursday
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2076
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4003
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Japan AirlinesJL5461
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Alaska SkyWestAS3463
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:45
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
09:00
AirlineFlightNo
NetJetsEJA347
09:11
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6541
American AirlinesAA9276
Qatar AirwaysQR2143
Alaska SkyWestAS3347
09:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
11:25
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4005
12:15
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska SkyWestAS3352
12:25
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1438
12:49
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
SwissLX3237
14:51
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska HorizonAS2466
15:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Southwest AirlinesWN4007
Alaska SkyWestAS3482
17:10
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3421
17:17
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska HorizonAS2480
18:00
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA285
19:52
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2038
20:30
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN956
20:59
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS322
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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 Francisco 0525 km (326 miles)1 Hour 26 Minutes
Carlsbad Mc Clellan Palomar to San Francisco 0680 km (423 miles)1 Hour 37 Minutes
Los Angeles to San Francisco 0543 km (337 miles)1 Hour 27 Minutes
Ontario to San Francisco 0585 km (363 miles)1 Hour 30 Minutes
Palm Springs Municipal to San Francisco 0677 km (420 miles)1 Hour 36 Minutes
San Bernardino Norton Afb to San Francisco 0606 km (377 miles)1 Hour 32 Minutes
Santa Monica to San Francisco 0534 km (332 miles)1 Hour 26 Minutes
Santa Ana John Wayne to San Francisco 0598 km (372 miles)1 Hour 31 Minutes
Palm Springs Bermuda Dunes to San Francisco 0700 km (435 miles)1 Hour 38 Minutes
Los Angeles Van Nuys to San Francisco 0516 km (320 miles)1 Hour 25 Minutes

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

DIRECT Frontier 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 £28.32 ($38 €32.47)
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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 £55.89 ($75 €64.09)
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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, Flexjet, Frontier, Hawaiian Airlines, Japan Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, Neojets, NetJets, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Southwest Airlines, Swiss, United Airlines, Virgin Australia, Vista America.
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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