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Route overview: San Diego to San Francisco (SFO) flight deals

San Diego → San Francisco

Dec 6, 2026 · return Dec 9, 2026

SAN → SFO1 adulteconomyRound trip

14 flight options · 5 airlines

Nonstop flights

Sun, Dec 6 – Wed, Dec 9

Frontier Airlines
10:56 amSAN
1h 55m
Nonstop
12:51 pmSFO
Frontier Airlines
5:33 pmSFO
1h 38m
Nonstop
7:11 pmSAN

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 6 – Wed, Dec 9

Alaska Airlines
4:23 pmSAN
1h 43m
Nonstop
6:06 pmSFO
Alaska Airlines
8:20 amSFO
1h 37m
Nonstop
9:57 amSAN

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 6 – Wed, Dec 9

Southwest Airlines
10:40 pmSAN
1h 40m
Nonstop
12:20 am+1SFO
Southwest Airlines
7:35 amSFO
1h 35m
Nonstop
9:10 amSAN

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 6 – Wed, Dec 9

United Airlines
9:43 amSAN
1h 47m
Nonstop
11:30 amSFO
United Airlines
10:42 pmSFO
1h 37m
Nonstop
12:19 am+1SAN

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 6 – Wed, Dec 9

Frontier Airlines
7:51 pmSAN
1h 55m
Nonstop
9:46 pmSFO
Frontier Airlines
5:33 pmSFO
1h 38m
Nonstop
7:11 pmSAN

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 6 – Wed, Dec 9

Alaska Airlines
7:10 amSAN
1h 42m
Nonstop
8:52 amSFO
Alaska Airlines
8:20 amSFO
1h 37m
Nonstop
9:57 amSAN

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 6 – Wed, Dec 9

Southwest Airlines
9:40 amSAN
1h 45m
Nonstop
11:25 amSFO
Southwest Airlines
7:35 amSFO
1h 35m
Nonstop
9:10 amSAN

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 6 – Wed, Dec 9

United Airlines
7:43 pmSAN
1h 47m
Nonstop
9:30 pmSFO
United Airlines
10:42 pmSFO
1h 37m
Nonstop
12:19 am+1SAN

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

One-stop flights

Sun, Dec 6 – Wed, Dec 9

Delta Air Lines
3:59 pmSAN
3h 25m
LAX · 1h 1m
7:24 pmSFO
Delta Air Lines
2:59 pmSFO
4h 7m
LAX · 1h 45m
7:06 pmSAN

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 6 – Wed, Dec 9

Frontier Airlines
11:06 amSAN
4h 56m
PHX · 1h 4m
4:02 pmSFO
Frontier Airlines
5:33 pmSFO
1h 38m
Nonstop
7:11 pmSAN

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 6 – Wed, Dec 9

Frontier Airlines
8:11 pmSAN
1h 55m
Nonstop
10:06 pmSFO
Frontier Airlines
9:14 amSFO
6h 20m
LAS · 3h 17m
3:34 pmSAN

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 6 – Wed, Dec 9

Frontier Airlines
1:24 pmSAN
4h 11m
LAS · 1h
5:35 pmSFO
Frontier Airlines
5:33 pmSFO
1h 38m
Nonstop
7:11 pmSAN

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 6 – Wed, Dec 9

Southwest Airlines
6:20 pmSAN
6h 5m
LAS · 3h
12:25 am+1SFO
Southwest Airlines
7:35 amSFO
1h 35m
Nonstop
9:10 amSAN

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 6 – Wed, Dec 9

Alaska Airlines
5:59 pmSAN
6h
LAS · 2h 45m
11:59 pmSFO
Alaska Airlines
8:20 amSFO
1h 37m
Nonstop
9:57 amSAN

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

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All dates for this routeDec 5, 2026 → Dec 8, 2026Dec 7, 2026 → Dec 10, 2026
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Flights for 1 adult in economy. Prices are total for all travelers in USD, including required taxes. Basic economy may apply.

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Route overview: San Diego to San Francisco (SFO) flight deals

Exact travel datesAirlineFlightsTotal pricePrice issued (UTC)
2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09Frontier AirlinesF93381 / F93382$125.002026-10-29T01:10:14Z
2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09Alaska AirlinesAS510 / AS2358$200.002026-10-29T01:10:14Z
2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09Southwest AirlinesWN4226 / WN3854$210.002026-10-29T01:10:14Z
2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09United AirlinesUA1791 / UA1389$220.002026-10-29T01:10:14Z
2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09Delta Air LinesDL4001 + DL2197 / DL1715 + DL4087$300.002026-10-29T01:10:14Z
2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09Frontier AirlinesF93383 / F93382$125.002026-10-29T01:10:14Z
2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09Alaska AirlinesAS597 / AS2358$200.002026-10-29T01:10:14Z
2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09Southwest AirlinesWN4307 / WN3854$210.002026-10-29T01:10:14Z
2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09United AirlinesUA2278 / UA1389$220.002026-10-29T01:10:14Z
2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09Frontier AirlinesF91572 + F91191 / F93382$162.502026-10-29T01:10:14Z
2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09Frontier AirlinesF93383 / F91850 + F91325$162.502026-10-29T01:10:14Z
2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09Frontier AirlinesF91470 + F94157 / F93382$162.502026-10-29T01:10:14Z
2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09Southwest AirlinesWN1409 + WN2085 / WN3854$245.002026-10-29T01:10:14Z
2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09Alaska AirlinesAS2018 + AS634 / AS2358$245.002026-10-29T01:10:14Z

2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09 · $125.00

  • Frontier Airlines F93381: SAN 2026-12-06 10:56:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 12:51:00; nonstop; 115 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Frontier Airlines F93382: SFO 2026-12-09 17:33:00 → SAN 2026-12-09 19:11:00; nonstop; 98 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09 · $200.00

  • Alaska Airlines AS510: SAN 2026-12-06 16:23:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 18:06:00; nonstop; 103 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Alaska Airlines AS2358: SFO 2026-12-09 08:20:00 → SAN 2026-12-09 09:57:00; nonstop; 97 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09 · $210.00

  • Southwest Airlines WN4226: SAN 2026-12-06 22:40:00 → SFO 2026-12-07 00:20:00; nonstop; 100 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Southwest Airlines WN3854: SFO 2026-12-09 07:35:00 → SAN 2026-12-09 09:10:00; nonstop; 95 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09 · $220.00

  • United Airlines UA1791: SAN 2026-12-06 09:43:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 11:30:00; nonstop; 107 minutes. Local airport times.
  • United Airlines UA1389: SFO 2026-12-09 22:42:00 → SAN 2026-12-10 00:19:00; nonstop; 97 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09 · $300.00

  • Delta Air Lines DL4001 / DL2197: SAN 2026-12-06 15:59:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 19:24:00; 1 stop(s) via LAX; 205 minutes. Local airport times.
    • DL4001: SAN 2026-12-06 15:59:00 → LAX 2026-12-06 17:01:00; layover at LAX: 61 minutes.
    • DL2197: LAX 2026-12-06 18:02:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 19:24:00.
  • Delta Air Lines DL1715 / DL4087: SFO 2026-12-09 14:59:00 → SAN 2026-12-09 19:06:00; 1 stop(s) via LAX; 247 minutes. Local airport times.
    • DL1715: SFO 2026-12-09 14:59:00 → LAX 2026-12-09 16:24:00; layover at LAX: 105 minutes.
    • DL4087: LAX 2026-12-09 18:09:00 → SAN 2026-12-09 19:06:00.

2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09 · $125.00

  • Frontier Airlines F93383: SAN 2026-12-06 19:51:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 21:46:00; nonstop; 115 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Frontier Airlines F93382: SFO 2026-12-09 17:33:00 → SAN 2026-12-09 19:11:00; nonstop; 98 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09 · $200.00

  • Alaska Airlines AS597: SAN 2026-12-06 07:10:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 08:52:00; nonstop; 102 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Alaska Airlines AS2358: SFO 2026-12-09 08:20:00 → SAN 2026-12-09 09:57:00; nonstop; 97 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09 · $210.00

  • Southwest Airlines WN4307: SAN 2026-12-06 09:40:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 11:25:00; nonstop; 105 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Southwest Airlines WN3854: SFO 2026-12-09 07:35:00 → SAN 2026-12-09 09:10:00; nonstop; 95 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09 · $220.00

  • United Airlines UA2278: SAN 2026-12-06 19:43:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 21:30:00; nonstop; 107 minutes. Local airport times.
  • United Airlines UA1389: SFO 2026-12-09 22:42:00 → SAN 2026-12-10 00:19:00; nonstop; 97 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09 · $162.50

  • Frontier Airlines F91572 / F91191: SAN 2026-12-06 11:06:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 16:02:00; 1 stop(s) via PHX; 296 minutes. Local airport times.
    • F91572: SAN 2026-12-06 11:06:00 → PHX 2026-12-06 13:41:00; layover at PHX: 64 minutes.
    • F91191: PHX 2026-12-06 14:45:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 16:02:00.
  • Frontier Airlines F93382: SFO 2026-12-09 17:33:00 → SAN 2026-12-09 19:11:00; nonstop; 98 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09 · $162.50

  • Frontier Airlines F93383: SAN 2026-12-06 20:11:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 22:06:00; nonstop; 115 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Frontier Airlines F91850 / F91325: SFO 2026-12-09 09:14:00 → SAN 2026-12-09 15:34:00; 1 stop(s) via LAS; 380 minutes. Local airport times.
    • F91850: SFO 2026-12-09 09:14:00 → LAS 2026-12-09 10:57:00; layover at LAS: 197 minutes.
    • F91325: LAS 2026-12-09 14:14:00 → SAN 2026-12-09 15:34:00.

2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09 · $162.50

  • Frontier Airlines F91470 / F94157: SAN 2026-12-06 13:24:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 17:35:00; 1 stop(s) via LAS; 251 minutes. Local airport times.
    • F91470: SAN 2026-12-06 13:24:00 → LAS 2026-12-06 14:45:00; layover at LAS: 60 minutes.
    • F94157: LAS 2026-12-06 15:45:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 17:35:00.
  • Frontier Airlines F93382: SFO 2026-12-09 17:33:00 → SAN 2026-12-09 19:11:00; nonstop; 98 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09 · $245.00

  • Southwest Airlines WN1409 / WN2085: SAN 2026-12-06 18:20:00 → SFO 2026-12-07 00:25:00; 1 stop(s) via LAS; 365 minutes. Local airport times.
    • WN1409: SAN 2026-12-06 18:20:00 → LAS 2026-12-06 19:40:00; layover at LAS: 180 minutes.
    • WN2085: LAS 2026-12-06 22:40:00 → SFO 2026-12-07 00:25:00.
  • Southwest Airlines WN3854: SFO 2026-12-09 07:35:00 → SAN 2026-12-09 09:10:00; nonstop; 95 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-06 → 2026-12-09 · $245.00

  • Alaska Airlines AS2018 / AS634: SAN 2026-12-06 17:59:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 23:59:00; 1 stop(s) via LAS; 360 minutes. Local airport times.
    • AS2018: SAN 2026-12-06 17:59:00 → LAS 2026-12-06 19:28:00; layover at LAS: 165 minutes.
    • AS634: LAS 2026-12-06 22:13:00 → SFO 2026-12-06 23:59:00.
  • Alaska Airlines AS2358: SFO 2026-12-09 08:20:00 → SAN 2026-12-09 09:57:00; nonstop; 97 minutes. Local airport times.

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