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 27 airliners, Vista America, United Express, NetJets, Air China, Fiji Airways, Flexjet, Emirates, Cathay Pacific, SkyWest Airlines, Swiss, Jet Linx Aviation, Asiana Airlines, Qantas, All Nippon Airways, Copa Airlines, Alaska SkyWest, Qatar Airways, British Airways, Air New Zealand, Alaska Horizon, Lufthansa, Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines, Virgin Australia, United Airlines, Southwest 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 Australia765776106:1519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines755776206:1519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines776773206:2520:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada765776106:1519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines555665008:0022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines555665008:0022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa332444007:4517:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon333333108:0017:12VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways333333012:3022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand333333007:4519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways323332008:0022:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska SkyWest222332014:5522:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines222222017:5519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways211222106:1507:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas040040008:0017:12VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss111111015:5915:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation111111008:0008:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111019:5019:50VIEW FLIGHTS
SkyWest Airlines101111020:5920:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Flexjet022000013:4517:01VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates110110009:5409:54VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific010111017:1217:12VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways001020014:5217:12VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets010100008:5417:12VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001007:4507:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Vista America000100011:5011:50VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express010000009:5409:54VIEW 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 39 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 AirlinesUA1721
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
06:25
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4023
07:40
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska HorizonAS2112
09:54
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
11:00
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1034
11:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
12:00
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4028
12:30
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska HorizonAS2173
14:52
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
British AirwaysBA6429
Alaska HorizonAS2466
15:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:30
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4036
17:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2163
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2519
18:20
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3421
19:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2517
20:55
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN956
20:59
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6433
Qatar AirwaysQR2149
SkyWest AirlinesOO264
Alaska SkyWestAS3264
22:09
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9319
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
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Tuesday
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4003
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
QantasQF3798
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska HorizonAS2112
08:45
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
09:54
AirlineFlightNo
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8583
EmiratesEK6345
United ExpressUA4796
11:25
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4005
11:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
12:25
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1438
12:30
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
QantasQF3777
Alaska HorizonAS2173
14:55
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
QantasQF3743
Alaska SkyWestAS3489
15:18
AirlineFlightNo
FlexjetLXJ547
15:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
Southwest AirlinesWN4007
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
17:01
AirlineFlightNo
FlexjetLXJ440
17:10
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3421
17:12
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7863
QantasQF3760
NetJetsEJA761
Alaska HorizonAS2313
17:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2163
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2518
19:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:30
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN956
22:09
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6433
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
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Wednesday
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
LufthansaLH8951
Southwest AirlinesWN956
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska HorizonAS2112
08:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4010
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
11:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
12:30
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska HorizonAS2173
13:45
AirlineFlightNo
FlexjetLXJ427
13:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4012
14:52
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
British AirwaysBA6429
Alaska HorizonAS2466
15:15
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1438
15:44
AirlineFlightNo
FlexjetLXJ440
15:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
17:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2163
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2518
19:30
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3421
19:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:59
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6433
Qatar AirwaysQR2149
SkyWest AirlinesOO264
Alaska SkyWestAS3264
22:09
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9319
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
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Thursday
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1721
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4003
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:04
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska HorizonAS2235
08:45
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
08:54
AirlineFlightNo
NetJetsEJA891
09:54
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
11:25
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4005
11:50
AirlineFlightNo
Vista AmericaVJA536
11:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
12:25
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1438
12:30
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska HorizonAS2173
14:52
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
Alaska HorizonAS2466
15:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Southwest AirlinesWN4007
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
17:10
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3421
17:12
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska SkyWestAS3482
17:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2163
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2518
19:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:30
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN956
20:59
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6433
Qatar AirwaysQR2149
SkyWest AirlinesOO264
Alaska SkyWestAS3264
22:09
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9319
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
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Friday
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1721
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
06:25
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4023
07:40
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
QantasQF3743
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska HorizonAS2112
09:54
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
11:00
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1034
11:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
12:00
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4028
12:30
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
QantasQF3777
Alaska HorizonAS2173
14:52
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
QantasQF3798
Alaska HorizonAS2466
15:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:30
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4036
17:12
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7863
QantasQF3760
Alaska SkyWestAS3482
17:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2163
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Copa AirlinesCM2519
18:20
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3421
19:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8583
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2517
20:55
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN956
20:59
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6540
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6429
Qatar AirwaysQR2149
SkyWest AirlinesOO264
Alaska SkyWestAS3264
22:09
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9319
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
Alaska SkyWestAS3376
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Saturday
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1721
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
06:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA2863
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:00
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6544
American AirlinesAA9382
Qatar AirwaysQR3417
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
Alaska HorizonAS2112
11:57
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
LufthansaLH8951
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
12:30
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6542
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska HorizonAS2173
14:35
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1034
14:52
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6546
American AirlinesAA9335
Alaska HorizonAS2466
15:59
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
17:12
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6545
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6433
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska SkyWestAS3482
17:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2163
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Copa AirlinesCM2518
19:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8583
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:10
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN956
20:59
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA6543
American AirlinesAA9403
British AirwaysBA6429
Qatar AirwaysQR3416
SkyWest AirlinesOO264
Alaska SkyWestAS3264
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Sunday
06:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1721
Air CanadaAC5312
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
06:25
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4023
07:40
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN1021
07:45
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2863
08:00
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska HorizonAS2112
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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
Chino to San Francisco0581 km (361 miles)1 Hour 30 Minutes
Los Angeles to San Francisco0543 km (337 miles)1 Hour 27 Minutes
Long Beach to San Francisco0569 km (354 miles)1 Hour 29 Minutes
Ontario to San Francisco0585 km (363 miles)1 Hour 30 Minutes
Palm Springs Municipal to San Francisco0677 km (420 miles)1 Hour 36 Minutes
San Bernardino Norton Afb to San Francisco0606 km (377 miles)1 Hour 32 Minutes
San Diego Brown Field Municipal to San Francisco0745 km (463 miles)1 Hour 41 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

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

DIRECT Hawaiian 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 £31.90 ($43 €36.47)
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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 £65.29 ($88 €74.65)
£65.29
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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 Horizon, Alaska SkyWest, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Copa Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Flexjet, Hawaiian Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qantas, Qatar Airways, SkyWest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Swiss, United Airlines, United Express, 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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