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Flights from San Diego to San Francisco

SAN - SFO route map SAN to SFO. All flight routes from San Diego International Airport, USA to San Francisco International, USA. These routes are operated by 5 different airlines. You can either fly non-stop or choose from 6 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 1 hour and 35 minutes.

SAN San Diego Airport
USASan Diego, USA
SFO San Francisco International
USASan Francisco, USA
SAN
San Diego Airport
USASan Diego, USA
San Francisco
USASan Francisco, USA
SFO

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Non-stop routes:

Duration

Southwest Airlines
Non-stop with Southwest Airlines. 3-5 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
1h 35m

United Airlines
Non-stop with United Airlines. 5-8 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
1h 37m

Alaska Airlines
Non-stop with Alaska Airlines. 6-8 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
1h 40m

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1 stop routes with the same airline:

Duration

Via Los Angeles LAX
1 stop with Delta Air Lines. 1-3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
4h 06m

Via Las Vegas LAS
1 stop with Frontier Airlines. 2 flights per day.

Ends in Oct 2023

SCHEDULE
4h 42m

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1 stop routes with codeshare or different airlines:

Duration

Via Fresno FAT
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
3h 18m

Via Monterey MRY
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines

SCHEDULE
3h 39m

Via San Luis Obispo SBP
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines

SCHEDULE
3h 56m

Via Sacramento SMF
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines

Begins in 29/10

SCHEDULE
4h 10m

Begins in 29/10

Via Los Angeles LAX
With Delta Air Lines & American Airlines 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
4h 15m

Via Las Vegas LAS
With Delta Air Lines & Alaska Airlines

Begins in 9/10

SCHEDULE
4h 59m

Begins in 9/10
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San Diego to San Francisco flights

With over 232 flights every week and 9 different airlines you have a wide option of flights to choose from. You can fly non-stop to San Francisco (SFO) from San Diego (SAN) with Alaska Airlines, United Airlines or Southwest Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Fresno, Monterey or any other of the 6 alternatives with flight connections.

San Diego to San Francisco with Alaska Airlines

You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 6 am to 21 pm. Alaska Airlines is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.

With United Airlines

You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 6 am to 20 pm. You also have the option to do a transit flight via Los Angeles. United Airlines is a Star Alliance member.

With Southwest Airlines

You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 6 am to 22 pm. You also have the option to do a transit flight via Las Vegas.

With Delta Air Lines

If you fly from San Diego with Delta Air Lines you will do a stopover in Los Angeles, LAX before reaching San Francisco. This flight trip will take 4 hours and 44 minutes and you can fly every weekday with departures between 6 am and 18 pm. Delta Air Lines is a member of SkyTeam.

Miles & flight time: SAN - SFO

The shortest flight time between SAN and SFO is 1 hour and 34 minutes.

ViaTotal flight timeLayover timeMiles
Direct1h 34m-449 (722 km)
Direct1h 34m-449 (722 km)
Direct1h 30m-449 (722 km)
FAT Fresno3h 12m1h 2m473 (761 km)
MRY Monterey3h 57m1h 33m454 (730 km)
LAX Los Angeles4h 28m1h 35m448 (721 km)
SMF Sacramento4h 40m1h 55m568 (914 km)
LAS Las Vegas4h 55m2h 55m675 (1086 km)
SBP San Luis Obispo5h 27m2h 55m455 (732 km)
The flight times and layover times in the table above are approximate and varies depending on flightnumber, aircraft, airline, weather and time of day.SAN-SFO flight routesSan Diego to San Francisco flight routes illustrated on a map.
Departing from San Diego International Airport
Departing from San Diego International Airport. Copyright: San Diego International Airport
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You can fly to San Francisco (SFO) from San Diego (SAN) non-stop with Alaska Airlines, United Airlines or Southwest Airlines. The flight takes approximately 1 hour and 34 minutes. If you travel with a connecting flight instead, for example via Fresno, the total flight time will be 3 hours and 12 minutes.

If you are interested in direct flights, you can choose from Alaska Airlines, United Airlines or Southwest Airlines. If you choose to fly with stops instead you can fly with Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines or Southwest Airlines.

The flight time between San Diego Airport, SAN and San Francisco International, SFO, is 1 hour and 34 minutes. The distance is 473 miles (or 761 kilometers).

Yes, you can fly non-stop to SFO from SAN with Alaska Airlines, United Airlines or Southwest Airlines.

A codeshare agreement means that cooperating airlines are able to sell seats on each other’s flights. This means that you are able to travel to more destinations than your airline of choice normally offers. Codeshare flights are also beneficial because of the seamless transits you can get with connecting flights from the same airline. The downside of choosing a codeshare flight can be that you in some cases can’t upgrade codeshare flights or use elite benefits.

A connecting or transit flight means that you reach your final destination through two or more flights – in other words a non-direct flight. You will change to a new aircraft after your first flight, this may include moving to another terminal at the airport aswell. The time required to transfer passengers and luggage between flights is called Minimum Connecting Time (MCT) and are always taken into account here on Flightroutes.com.

If you bought your whole flight on a single ticket, the airline will book you on the next available connecting flight.

With connecting flights, checked in luggage is most commonly forwarded to your final destination when buying a single ticket for both flights.

If you miss your connecting flight due to circumstances outside your control such as your first flight being delayed, you should turn to your airline who will provide you with a seat on the next available flight. This is usually done free of charge, and only applies if you purchased your trip as one ticket. If the next connecting flight is the following day, the airline usually provides accommodation and meals.
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