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Route overview: San Francisco Bay Area to San Diego (SAN) flight deals

San Francisco → San Diego

Dec 13, 2026 · return Dec 15, 2026

SFO → SAN1 adulteconomyRound trip

13 flight options · 5 airlines

Nonstop flights

Sun, Dec 13 – Tue, Dec 15

Frontier Airlines
5:20 pmSFO
1h 41m
Nonstop
7:01 pmSAN
Frontier Airlines
7:51 pmSAN
1h 55m
Nonstop
9:46 pmSFO

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 – Tue, Dec 15

Southwest Airlines
3:30 pmSFO
1h 40m
Nonstop
5:10 pmSAN
Southwest Airlines
6:30 pmSAN
1h 40m
Nonstop
8:10 pmSFO

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 – Tue, Dec 15

Alaska Airlines
4:01 pmSFO
1h 37m
Nonstop
5:38 pmSAN
Alaska Airlines
12:15 pmSAN
1h 41m
Nonstop
1:56 pmSFO

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 – Tue, Dec 15

United Airlines
10:42 pmSFO
1h 37m
Nonstop
12:19 am+1SAN
United Airlines
1:31 pmSAN
1h 44m
Nonstop
3:15 pmSFO

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 – Tue, Dec 15

Southwest Airlines
7:35 amSFO
1h 35m
Nonstop
9:10 amSAN
Southwest Airlines
6:30 pmSAN
1h 40m
Nonstop
8:10 pmSFO

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 – Tue, Dec 15

Alaska Airlines
10:04 amSFO
1h 37m
Nonstop
11:41 amSAN
Alaska Airlines
12:15 pmSAN
1h 41m
Nonstop
1:56 pmSFO

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 – Tue, Dec 15

United Airlines
5:02 pmSFO
1h 39m
Nonstop
6:41 pmSAN
United Airlines
1:31 pmSAN
1h 44m
Nonstop
3:15 pmSFO

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

One-stop flights

Sun, Dec 13 – Tue, Dec 15

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

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 – Tue, Dec 15

Frontier Airlines
4:33 pmSFO
1h 43m
Nonstop
6:16 pmSAN
Frontier Airlines
11:06 amSAN
4h 56m
PHX · 1h 4m
4:02 pmSFO

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 – Tue, Dec 15

Frontier Airlines
9:14 amSFO
6h 20m
LAS · 3h 17m
3:34 pmSAN
Frontier Airlines
7:51 pmSAN
1h 55m
Nonstop
9:46 pmSFO

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 – Tue, Dec 15

Southwest Airlines
6:20 pmSFO
5h 35m
LAS · 2h 35m
11:55 pmSAN
Southwest Airlines
6:30 pmSAN
1h 40m
Nonstop
8:10 pmSFO

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 – Tue, Dec 15

Alaska Airlines
7:00 amSFO
5h 13m
LAS · 1h 59m
12:13 pmSAN
Alaska Airlines
12:15 pmSAN
1h 41m
Nonstop
1:56 pmSFO

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 – Tue, Dec 15

United Airlines
7:00 amSFO
4h 15m
LAX · 1h 36m
11:15 amSAN
United Airlines
1:31 pmSAN
1h 44m
Nonstop
3:15 pmSFO

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

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Route overview: San Francisco Bay Area to San Diego (SAN) flight deals

Exact travel datesAirlineFlightsTotal pricePrice issued (UTC)
2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15Frontier AirlinesF93382 / F93383$125.002026-10-29T01:19:49Z
2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15Southwest AirlinesWN3855 / WN375$230.002026-10-29T01:19:49Z
2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15Alaska AirlinesAS1451 / AS2147$240.002026-10-29T01:19:49Z
2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15United AirlinesUA1389 / UA1763$260.002026-10-29T01:19:49Z
2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15Delta Air LinesDL1715 + DL4087 / DL4001 + DL2197$340.002026-10-29T01:19:49Z
2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15Southwest AirlinesWN3854 / WN375$230.002026-10-29T01:19:49Z
2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15Alaska AirlinesAS586 / AS2147$240.002026-10-29T01:19:49Z
2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15United AirlinesUA1561 / UA1763$260.002026-10-29T01:19:49Z
2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15Frontier AirlinesF93382 / F91572 + F91191$155.002026-10-29T01:19:49Z
2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15Frontier AirlinesF91850 + F91325 / F93383$155.002026-10-29T01:19:49Z
2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15Southwest AirlinesWN3846 + WN2110 / WN375$255.002026-10-29T01:19:49Z
2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15Alaska AirlinesAS718 + AS3032 / AS2147$275.002026-10-29T01:19:49Z
2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15United AirlinesUA1260 + UA1365 / UA1763$290.002026-10-29T01:19:49Z

2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15 · $125.00

  • Frontier Airlines F93382: SFO 2026-12-13 17:20:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 19:01:00; nonstop; 101 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Frontier Airlines F93383: SAN 2026-12-15 19:51:00 → SFO 2026-12-15 21:46:00; nonstop; 115 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15 · $230.00

  • Southwest Airlines WN3855: SFO 2026-12-13 15:30:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 17:10:00; nonstop; 100 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Southwest Airlines WN375: SAN 2026-12-15 18:30:00 → SFO 2026-12-15 20:10:00; nonstop; 100 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15 · $240.00

  • Alaska Airlines AS1451: SFO 2026-12-13 16:01:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 17:38:00; nonstop; 97 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Alaska Airlines AS2147: SAN 2026-12-15 12:15:00 → SFO 2026-12-15 13:56:00; nonstop; 101 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15 · $260.00

  • United Airlines UA1389: SFO 2026-12-13 22:42:00 → SAN 2026-12-14 00:19:00; nonstop; 97 minutes. Local airport times.
  • United Airlines UA1763: SAN 2026-12-15 13:31:00 → SFO 2026-12-15 15:15:00; nonstop; 104 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15 · $340.00

  • Delta Air Lines DL1715 / DL4087: SFO 2026-12-13 14:59:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 19:06:00; 1 stop(s) via LAX; 247 minutes. Local airport times.
    • DL1715: SFO 2026-12-13 14:59:00 → LAX 2026-12-13 16:24:00; layover at LAX: 105 minutes.
    • DL4087: LAX 2026-12-13 18:09:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 19:06:00.
  • Delta Air Lines DL4001 / DL2197: SAN 2026-12-15 15:59:00 → SFO 2026-12-15 19:24:00; 1 stop(s) via LAX; 205 minutes. Local airport times.
    • DL4001: SAN 2026-12-15 15:59:00 → LAX 2026-12-15 17:01:00; layover at LAX: 61 minutes.
    • DL2197: LAX 2026-12-15 18:02:00 → SFO 2026-12-15 19:24:00.

2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15 · $230.00

  • Southwest Airlines WN3854: SFO 2026-12-13 07:35:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 09:10:00; nonstop; 95 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Southwest Airlines WN375: SAN 2026-12-15 18:30:00 → SFO 2026-12-15 20:10:00; nonstop; 100 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15 · $240.00

  • Alaska Airlines AS586: SFO 2026-12-13 10:04:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 11:41:00; nonstop; 97 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Alaska Airlines AS2147: SAN 2026-12-15 12:15:00 → SFO 2026-12-15 13:56:00; nonstop; 101 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15 · $260.00

  • United Airlines UA1561: SFO 2026-12-13 17:02:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 18:41:00; nonstop; 99 minutes. Local airport times.
  • United Airlines UA1763: SAN 2026-12-15 13:31:00 → SFO 2026-12-15 15:15:00; nonstop; 104 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15 · $155.00

  • Frontier Airlines F93382: SFO 2026-12-13 16:33:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 18:16:00; nonstop; 103 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Frontier Airlines F91572 / F91191: SAN 2026-12-15 11:06:00 → SFO 2026-12-15 16:02:00; 1 stop(s) via PHX; 296 minutes. Local airport times.
    • F91572: SAN 2026-12-15 11:06:00 → PHX 2026-12-15 13:41:00; layover at PHX: 64 minutes.
    • F91191: PHX 2026-12-15 14:45:00 → SFO 2026-12-15 16:02:00.

2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15 · $155.00

  • Frontier Airlines F91850 / F91325: SFO 2026-12-13 09:14:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 15:34:00; 1 stop(s) via LAS; 380 minutes. Local airport times.
    • F91850: SFO 2026-12-13 09:14:00 → LAS 2026-12-13 10:57:00; layover at LAS: 197 minutes.
    • F91325: LAS 2026-12-13 14:14:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 15:34:00.
  • Frontier Airlines F93383: SAN 2026-12-15 19:51:00 → SFO 2026-12-15 21:46:00; nonstop; 115 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15 · $255.00

  • Southwest Airlines WN3846 / WN2110: SFO 2026-12-13 18:20:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 23:55:00; 1 stop(s) via LAS; 335 minutes. Local airport times.
    • WN3846: SFO 2026-12-13 18:20:00 → LAS 2026-12-13 20:05:00; layover at LAS: 155 minutes.
    • WN2110: LAS 2026-12-13 22:40:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 23:55:00.
  • Southwest Airlines WN375: SAN 2026-12-15 18:30:00 → SFO 2026-12-15 20:10:00; nonstop; 100 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15 · $275.00

  • Alaska Airlines AS718 / AS3032: SFO 2026-12-13 07:00:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 12:13:00; 1 stop(s) via LAS; 313 minutes. Local airport times.
    • AS718: SFO 2026-12-13 07:00:00 → LAS 2026-12-13 08:38:00; layover at LAS: 119 minutes.
    • AS3032: LAS 2026-12-13 10:37:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 12:13:00.
  • Alaska Airlines AS2147: SAN 2026-12-15 12:15:00 → SFO 2026-12-15 13:56:00; nonstop; 101 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-13 → 2026-12-15 · $290.00

  • United Airlines UA1260 / UA1365: SFO 2026-12-13 07:00:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 11:15:00; 1 stop(s) via LAX; 255 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA1260: SFO 2026-12-13 07:00:00 → LAX 2026-12-13 08:39:00; layover at LAX: 96 minutes.
    • UA1365: LAX 2026-12-13 10:15:00 → SAN 2026-12-13 11:15:00.
  • United Airlines UA1763: SAN 2026-12-15 13:31:00 → SFO 2026-12-15 15:15:00; nonstop; 104 minutes. Local airport times.

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