Cheap flights from Minneapolis to San Diego from $159

If you are unable to visit San Diego during the month of November, then departing from Minneapolis during the month January is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $306.

The cheapest day to depart from Minneapolis to San Diego is on a Monday. Travelers who choose to depart for San Diego on a Monday will often find tickets for as low as $335. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Saturday because tickets tend to average around $394. 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 at noon when flights can be purchased for as low as $311. Flights in the morning are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $412.

Fly from Minneapolis St Paul to San Diego for the best Minneapolis St Paul - San Diego flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Diego from Minneapolis when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Diego for around $358 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Diego from Minneapolis for as low as $268 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Minneapolis 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 4% on your flight if you consider stops on a Minneapolis to San Diego flight.

As of August 2026, prices for Minneapolis to San Diego flights are approximately 12% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Sun Country Air, Southwest, and Alaska Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Minneapolis St Paul to San Diego

Sun Country Air, Delta and Frontier are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Diego from Minneapolis according to our data. Sun Country Air is the first choice among our users, with 45% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Diego. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to San Diego on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 17% of flights between Minneapolis and San Diego have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 119 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Delta have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 16% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Denver (DEN) was the most common stop: 78% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Denver (DEN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $409.

Flights connecting via Phoenix (PHX) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 6h 01m.

Phoenix (PHX) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 07m.

As of August 2026, 9 flights take off from Minneapolis and land in San Diego each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 6:00PM, with 43% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

As of August 2026, there are 67 flights per week flying from Minneapolis to San Diego. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 21% of flights taking off on this day.