Cheap flights from San Diego to Reno from $80

The month of October is another great option to travel to Reno, with average flight prices from San Diego averaging around $232.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Reno is on a Sunday when prices can be found for as low as $252. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Saturday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from San Diego to Reno for around $316.

In the evening is the cheapest time of day to fly from San Diego to Reno when you can find flight prices for as low as $232. Flying to Reno in the evening is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights in the afternoon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $392.

Fly from San Diego to Reno for the best San Diego - Reno flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Reno from San Diego when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Reno for around $275 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Reno from San Diego for as low as $200 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on San Diego to Reno 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 30% on your flight if you consider stops on a San Diego to Reno flight.

As of April 2026, prices for San Diego to Reno flights are approximately 90% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Frontier, Delta, and Alaska Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from San Diego to Reno

Southwest, Alaska Airlines and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Reno from San Diego according to our data. Southwest is the first choice among our users, with 68% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Reno. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Reno on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Los Angeles (LAX) was the most common stop: 67% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Phoenix (PHX) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $178.

Flights connecting via Phoenix (PHX) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 3h 44m.

Phoenix (PHX) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 26m.

3 flights are operational daily from San Diego to Reno as of April 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 8:00PM, with 51% of flights per day taking off in the evening.

As of April 2026, 24 flights take off from San Diego and land in Reno each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 17% of weekly flights taking off on this day.