Flights from New York to San Diego – Direct & connecting routes
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EWR to SAN – All flight route options from Newark Liberty International, New Jersey, USA to San Diego International Airport, California, USA. These routes are operated by 9 airlines. Fly non-stop with Alaska Airlines or United Airlines, or choose from 24 different stopover flights. The shortest flight time is 5 hours and 52 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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New York to San Diego flights
There are over 26 airlines and as many as 852 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to San Diego (SAN) from New York (EWR) with Alaska Airlines or United Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Detroit, Phoenix or any other of the 24 alternatives with connectiing airports.
New York to San Diego with Alaska Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing at 4:00 pm, 5:00 pm or 6:00 pm. You also have the option to do a transit flight via San Francisco. Alaska Airlines is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.
With Spirit Airlines
If you choose to fly with Spirit Airlines from New York to San Diego you can make a transit either via Las Vegas or via Detroit. The route via Las Vegas is 25 minutes faster.
Distance & flight times: Newark to San Diego International Airport
The shortest flight time between EWR and SAN is 5 hours and 52 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 5h 52m | - | 2433 miles (3915 km) |
DTW Detroit | 7h 13m | 33m | 2452 miles (3945 km) |
PHX Phoenix | 7h 25m | 1h 8m | 2445 miles (3934 km) |
SLC Salt Lake City | 7h 59m | 1h 20m | 2604 miles (4190 km) |
LAS Las Vegas | 8h 5m | 1h 12m | 2494 miles (4013 km) |
ORD Chicago | 8h 9m | 1h 21m | 2450 miles (3942 km) |
CLT Charlotte | 8h 13m | 35m | 2614 miles (4206 km) |
IAD Dulles | 8h 26m | 52m | 2473 miles (3979 km) |
MSP Minneapolis | 8h 26m | 1h 13m | 2549 miles (4101 km) |
DFW Dallas | 8h 27m | 40m | 2551 miles (4105 km) |
ATL Atlanta | 8h 35m | 1h 57m | 2647 miles (4259 km) |
AUS Austin | 8h 39m | 55m | 2677 miles (4307 km) |
IAH Houston | 8h 45m | 3h 0m | 2712 miles (4364 km) |
DEN Denver | 8h 45m | 1h 42m | 2465 miles (3966 km) |
BOS Boston | 8h 57m | 1h 4m | 2797 miles (4500 km) |
SFO San Francisco | 9h 14m | 48m | 3022 miles (4862 km) |
LAX Los Angeles | 9h 20m | 2h 31m | 2571 miles (4137 km) |
MCO Orlando | 9h 23m | 2h 26m | 3099 miles (4986 km) |
BZN Bozeman | 10h 13m | 2h 36m | 2849 miles (4584 km) |
BUF Buffalo | 10h 35m | 23m | 2486 miles (4000 km) |
MSY New Orleans | 11h 36m | 1h 45m | 2777 miles (4468 km) |
PIT Pittsburgh | 11h 50m | 2h 35m | 2433 miles (3915 km) |
CLE Cleveland | 12h 0m | 1h 8m | 2438 miles (3923 km) |
DCA Washington | 12h 11m | 2h 32m | 2482 miles (3994 km) |
IND Indianapolis | 13h 20m | 2h 13m | 2434 miles (3916 km) |


