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, NetJets, Flexjet, Air China, Fiji Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Frontier, Emirates, Asiana Airlines, Qantas, ITA Airways, Iberia, Condor, Swiss, All Nippon Airways, Copa Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Alaska Horizon, Lufthansa, Air New Zealand, British Airways, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Virgin Australia, 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 Airlines867887206:2019:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia867887106:2019:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada867887106:2019:40VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines767886007:4321:12VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines335664107:4321:12VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines544553106:2020:45VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways434444010:1321:12VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand333333106:2018:26VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa333333011:0418:26VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific213333007:4320:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon432222010:1317:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines214421013:3519:40VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222222007:1509:09VIEW FLIGHTS
Swiss202222013:3516:26VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas040040011:0517:42VIEW FLIGHTS
ITA Airways020222009:0911:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia220202010:1314:31VIEW FLIGHTS
Condor220220009:0112:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation111111007:4308:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Frontier111111018:4419:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111011:0411:04VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines111111018:2619:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways102020015:1717:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Flexjet001001014:0014:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China001001009:0909:09VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets001000011:0011:00VIEW 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 46 flights a week. The earliest flight is available at 06:20 and the latest flights at 19:40 with the most popular flight number being UA1302, UA1328, UA1763 and UA2117.

united.com is available for information regarding booking flights etc with United Airlines.

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
07:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:08
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA435
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4113
08:15
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:09
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1328
Air CanadaAC4162
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
09:55
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN276
11:04
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
11:05
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA9276
CondorDE5144
Alaska HorizonAS2287
12:30
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6433
IberiaIB7287
CondorDE5146
Alaska HorizonAS2422
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3062
13:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
SwissLX3237
14:31
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA9335
IberiaIB7286
Alaska HorizonAS2205
15:35
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3482
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6435
16:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:45
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4114
17:59
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6431
Cathay PacificCX7863
Alaska HorizonAS2230
18:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Copa AirlinesCM2519
19:10
AirlineFlightNo
FrontierF93383
19:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2517
20:45
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN163
21:12
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS291
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6429
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Tuesday
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4113
07:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
08:15
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:09
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1328
Air CanadaAC4162
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
ITA AirwaysAZ4440
10:55
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN276
11:04
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
11:05
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA9276
CondorDE5144
QantasQF3743
Alaska HorizonAS2287
12:30
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6431
IberiaIB7283
CondorDE5146
QantasQF3777
Alaska HorizonAS2422
13:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
14:31
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA9335
IberiaIB7278
QantasQF3798
Alaska HorizonAS2205
15:35
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3482
American AirlinesAA9328
British AirwaysBA6435
QantasQF3760
16:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
16:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4114
18:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1302
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
18:44
AirlineFlightNo
FrontierF93383
20:20
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN163
21:12
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS291
American AirlinesAA9319
British AirwaysBA6429
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Wednesday
06:30
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4113
07:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
07:43
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:01
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3305
American AirlinesAA9403
Cathay PacificCX7929
09:09
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA1328
Air CanadaAC4162
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8583
10:13
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6433
Alaska HorizonAS2455
10:55
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN276
11:00
AirlineFlightNo
NetJetsEJA549
11:04
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
13:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
Copa AirlinesCM2516
SwissLX3237
14:00
AirlineFlightNo
FlexjetLXJ484
15:17
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
Alaska AirlinesAS3013
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6435
16:17
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3473
American AirlinesAA9335
16:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
Copa AirlinesCM2521
SwissLX3273
16:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4114
17:42
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
American AirlinesAA9383
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska HorizonAS2290
18:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1302
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Copa AirlinesCM2518
18:44
AirlineFlightNo
FrontierF93383
19:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2517
19:45
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS1406
American AirlinesAA9382
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7863
20:20
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN163
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Thursday
06:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA435
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
Southwest AirlinesWN4113
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
07:43
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:01
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3305
American AirlinesAA9403
Cathay PacificCX7929
CondorDE5146
09:09
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1328
Air CanadaAC4162
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
ITA AirwaysAZ4450
09:55
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN276
10:13
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA9305
IberiaIB7287
CondorDE5144
Alaska HorizonAS2455
11:04
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3062
13:15
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3352
American AirlinesAA7456
British AirwaysBA6433
IberiaIB7358
13:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
Copa AirlinesCM2516
SwissLX3237
15:17
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3013
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6435
16:17
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3473
American AirlinesAA9335
16:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
Copa AirlinesCM2521
SwissLX3273
16:45
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4114
17:42
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA9383
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska HorizonAS2290
18:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Copa AirlinesCM2518
19:10
AirlineFlightNo
FrontierF93383
19:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2517
20:35
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS1406
American AirlinesAA9382
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7863
20:45
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN163
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Friday
06:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA435
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
Southwest AirlinesWN4113
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
07:43
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:01
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3305
American AirlinesAA9403
Cathay PacificCX7929
CondorDE5146
09:09
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1328
Air CanadaAC4162
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
ITA AirwaysAZ4440
09:55
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN276
10:13
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA9305
CondorDE5144
Alaska HorizonAS2455
11:04
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3062
13:15
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3352
American AirlinesAA7456
British AirwaysBA6433
QantasQF3777
13:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
SwissLX3237
15:17
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5839
Alaska AirlinesAS3013
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6435
QantasQF3760
16:17
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3473
American AirlinesAA9335
QantasQF3798
16:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
16:45
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4114
17:42
AirlineFlightNo
Fiji AirwaysFJ5837
American AirlinesAA9383
British AirwaysBA6431
QantasQF3743
Alaska HorizonAS2290
18:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC4535
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8439
Copa AirlinesCM2519
19:10
AirlineFlightNo
FrontierF93383
19:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2278
Air CanadaAC4236
Virgin AustraliaVA8436
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2517
20:35
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS1406
American AirlinesAA9382
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7863
20:45
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN163
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Saturday
06:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA435
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2274
Air New ZealandNZ9598
Air CanadaAC4193
All Nippon AirwaysNH7317
Virgin AustraliaVA8437
07:43
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
American AirlinesAA9336
Cathay PacificCX7945
Jet Linx AviationJL5461
09:01
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3305
American AirlinesAA9403
Cathay PacificCX7929
IberiaIB7284
09:09
AirlineFlightNo
Air ChinaCA7304
United AirlinesUA1328
Air CanadaAC4162
All Nippon AirwaysNH7301
Virgin AustraliaVA8583
ITA AirwaysAZ4440
10:05
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN276
10:13
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA9305
British AirwaysBA6433
IberiaIB7287
Alaska HorizonAS2455
11:04
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2309
Air CanadaAC4450
LufthansaLH9223
Virgin AustraliaVA8434
EmiratesEK6345
ITA AirwaysAZ4481
13:35
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1763
Air CanadaAC5053
Virgin AustraliaVA8522
SwissLX3237
14:25
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN3062
15:17
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3013
American AirlinesAA9373
British AirwaysBA6435
16:16
AirlineFlightNo
FrontierF93381
16:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2117
Air New ZealandNZ9583
Air CanadaAC4471
LufthansaLH8955
Virgin AustraliaVA8435
SwissLX3273
17:12
AirlineFlightNo
FlexjetLXJ359
17:15
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN163
17:42
AirlineFlightNo
American AirlinesAA9383
British AirwaysBA6431
Alaska HorizonAS2290
18:26
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA1302
Air CanadaAC5187
LufthansaLH9297
Virgin AustraliaVA8438
Asiana AirlinesOZ6308
Copa AirlinesCM2519
20:35
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS1406
American AirlinesAA9382
British AirwaysBA6429
Cathay PacificCX7863
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Sunday
06:20
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA435
Air New ZealandNZ9643
Air CanadaAC5312
Virgin AustraliaVA8433
07:00
AirlineFlightNo
Southwest AirlinesWN4113
07:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA2274
07:43
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS3463
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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
Los Angeles to San Francisco0543 km (337 miles)1 Hour 27 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
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

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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 £20.26 ($27 €23.23)
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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 £40.51 ($54 €46.46)
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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, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Condor, Copa Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Flexjet, Frontier, Iberia, ITA Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, Lufthansa, NetJets, Qantas, Southwest Airlines, Swiss, United Airlines, 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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