Cheap flights from San Diego to Atlanta from $116

The month of August is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Atlanta from San Diego, with most prices found around $277. If you aren’t able to travel to Atlanta during the month of August, then flying in September is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $297.

Our data shows that Wednesday is the least expensive day to fly to Atlanta. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $446. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Sunday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Atlanta on Sunday is $626.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Atlanta is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as $458. Flights to Atlanta are more costly at noon, with an average ticket price of $625. Departure times at noon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from San Diego to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson for the best San Diego - Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Atlanta from San Diego when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Atlanta for around $377 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Atlanta from San Diego for as low as $296 on momondo.

Southwest and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from San Diego to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Delta, Frontier and Southwest are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Atlanta from San Diego according to our data. Delta is the first choice among our users, with 58% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Atlanta. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Atlanta on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 9% of flights between San Diego and Atlanta have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 140 minutes.

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

Monday 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 9% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Houston (HOU) was the most common stop: 38% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Miami (MIA) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $292.

Flights connecting via Dallas (DAL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 5h 35m.

Houston (HOU) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 43m.

As of May 2026, there are 22 flights per day flying from San Diego to Atlanta. The most common time of day flights depart is 8:00AM, with 73% of flights taking off at noon.

160 flights are operational weekly from San Diego to Atlanta as of May 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Sat, with 18% of flights per week taking off on this day.