Cheap flights from El Paso to San Diego from $55

If you are unable to visit San Diego during the month of January, then departing from El Paso during the month September is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $208.

The cheapest day to depart from El Paso to San Diego is on a Thursday. Travelers who choose to depart for San Diego on a Thursday will often find tickets for as low as $359. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Wednesday because tickets tend to average around $496. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to San Diego.

The cheapest time of day to fly to San Diego is in the afternoon when flights can be purchased for as low as $313. Flights in the morning are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $437.

Fly from El Paso to San Diego for the best El Paso - San Diego flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Diego from El Paso when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Diego for around $313 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Diego from El Paso for as low as $242 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on El Paso to San Diego flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 25% on your flight if you consider stops on a El Paso to San Diego flight.

As of February 2026, prices for El Paso to San Diego flights are approximately 122% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Frontier is the most popular carrier operating from El Paso to San Diego

Southwest, American Airlines and Frontier are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Diego from El Paso according to our data. Southwest is the first choice among our users, with 52% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Diego. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to San Diego on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Denver (DEN) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Denver (DEN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $251.

Flights connecting via Denver (DEN) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 5h 45m.

Denver (DEN) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 08m.