Cheap flights from San Diego to San Francisco from $49

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of October, then flying in September is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $163.

The cheapest day to depart from San Diego to San Francisco is on a Friday when prices can be found for as low as $260. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Tuesday, with ticket prices averaging around $719.

Our data shows that the cheapest San Diego to San Francisco flights are usually those with departure times at noon. Our users have found flights to San Francisco at noon for as low as $286. Flights in the morning are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $469.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from San Diego when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $203 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from San Diego for as low as $147 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on San Diego to San Francisco flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Alaska Airlines, Southwest, and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from San Diego to San Francisco

Southwest, United Airlines and Alaska Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from San Diego according to our data. Southwest is the first choice among our users, with 33% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to San Francisco on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 29% of flights between San Diego and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 128 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 22% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of August 2026, 58 flights take off from San Diego and land in San Francisco each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 11:00AM, with 43% of daily flights taking off at noon.

406 flights are operational weekly from San Diego to San Francisco as of August 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Sun, with 21% of flights per week taking off on this day.