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Cheap Flights to San Diego

 
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£430British Airways
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09:20 - 22:54LCY-SAN
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Expert advice for your flight to San Diego

 
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British Airways

BA's premium economy offers 18 cm extra legroom, enhancing comfort on long-haul flights.


BA's Euro Traveller includes a cabin bag, avoiding surprise fees unlike budget carriers.

Virgin Atlantic

Virgin's Upper Class features fully flat beds and exclusive lounge access for a luxurious experience.


Virgin's Economy Delight offers extra legroom and priority boarding for a more comfortable journey.

Finnair

Finnair's A350 offers lower cabin altitude and higher humidity for a more comfortable long-haul journey.


Finnair's Economy Comfort offers extra legroom for a small fee, enhancing long-haul comfort.

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Iberia

Iberia's business class offers all-aisle access and comfortable bedding for restful long-haul flights.


Iberia's Premium Economy offers wider seats and adjustable headrests for enhanced comfort on long-haul flights.

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Lufthansa

Lufthansa's Premium Economy offers 50% more space and an extra checked bag for long-haul comfort.


Lufthansa's special meals cater to 11 dietary needs, bookable 24 hours before departure.

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KLM

KLM's Premium Comfort offers 48 cm wide seats with 20 cm recline, ideal for long-haul flights.


KLM's SkyPriority line in Premium Comfort speeds up security at busy airports like Heathrow.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to San Diego

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to San Diego to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to San Diego?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to San Diego was found on the route from London, at £262 return. The most popular connection is from London to San Diego and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £422 in the last 3 days.

What is the cheapest month to fly to San Diego?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to San Diego, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to San Diego is March, where tickets cost £479 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of tickets from the United Kingdom is £764 and £742 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is January with an average price of £428.

What is a good deal for flights to San Diego?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to San Diego, 25% of our users found tickets to San Diego for the following prices or less: From London Heathrow Airport £503 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight to San Diego?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to San Diego, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets to San Diego

Low seasonMarch
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flight£213
Best time to beat the crowds (14% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (30% more expensive on average)
Flight from London Gatwick Airport to San Diego

When to book flights to San Diego

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to San Diego based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to San Diego based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking San Diego flights

  • How do I get from the airport to downtown San Diego by bus?

    To get to downtown San Diego by bus, simply catch the 992 bus line. The service is fully integrated into the airport itself and stops at Terminals 1 and 2 on a regular basis (four times an hour during the week, twice an hour during weekends). A single fare is around $2.50 (roughly £1.80) and the journey takes roughly 20min.

  • How do I get from San Diego Airport to other cities around California?

    By taking the 992 bus directly from San Diego Airport, you can get to the Santa Fe Depot train station that is located downtown. From there, you have a choice between the Amtrak Intercity train and the COASTER train, which can take you to a number of destinations around the region, including Orange County and Los Angeles.

  • Where can I get a hire car at San Diego Airport?

    Since 2016, all car hire companies have been located at the Consolidated hire car Center near San Diego Airport. This separate building can be easily accessed via a free shuttle bus service that operates 24/7. At the hire car Center, you will be able to organise your hire car with representatives from some of the world's top companies, including Hertz, Enterprise, Sixt, and Budget.

  • Can I get from the airport to San Diego by walking or bike?

    Yes, you can: a dedicated path has been installed to allow cyclists and pedestrians to get to and from San Diego Airport without having to worry about vehicular traffic. By taking the path to the east, you can get to downtown San Diego (1h on foot, or 15min by bike), while taking the path to the west can get you to Point Loma (1h 30min on foot, or 30min by bike).

  • Are there on-site hotels at San Diego Airport?

    Yes, the airport's convenient location means you can find a number of hotels nearby if you are planning on getting some rest immediately after your flight lands. For example, the Hilton San Diego Airport is a popular choice with travellers and is located on Harbor Island, which can be accessed via a shuttle bus operated by the hotel itself.

  • What is the cheapest flight to San Diego?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to San Diego was found on the route from London, at £262 return. The most popular connection is from London to San Diego and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £422 in the last 3 days.

  • How far is San Diego Airport from central San Diego?

    The distance between San Diego Airport and the city centre of San Diego is 3 miles.

  • What is the name of San Diego’s airport?

    All flights to San Diego land at San Diego Airport. The airport code is SAN,and it can also be referred to as Lindbergh Field, San Diego, or San Diego Intl.

  • How much is a flight to San Diego?

    On average, a flight to San Diego costs £793. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost £383 and departed from London Heathrow Airport.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to San Diego?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San Diego is Wednesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as £573. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are £643 on average.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to San Diego?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to San Diego.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to San Diego?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Diego is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to San Diego?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to San Diego with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to San Diego?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to San Diego up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to San Diego?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to San Diego is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost £735 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Diego is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £820.

  • How many direct flights to San Diego are there each week?

    Each week there are around 13 direct flights from within United Kingdom to San Diego. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Diego

  • Looking for cheap airfare to San Diego? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to San Diego for the following prices or less: Cheap flights to San Diego from London Heathrow £1,179
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest San Diego flight deals.
  • While luggage trolleys cost around $6 (roughly £4.20) in Departures, they are free for passengers arriving on international flights at San Diego Airport (SAN) and can be found in the baggage claim areas.
  • If you want to catch a taxi from the airport to downtown San Diego, it will cost roughly $25 (£18) and take around 15min, depending on traffic conditions.
  • Kerbside parking at San Diego Airport is prohibited. If you are being picked up, the driver should wait in the Cell Phone Convenience Lot until you are ready.
  • San Diego International Airport is very conveniently located just to the west of the city, less than 4 miles away from the heart of downtown San Diego.
  • Finnair offers direct flights to San Diego, while many other airlines usually include one stop, such as Virgin Atlantic, which stops off at Seattle Airport (SEA) on the way.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to San Diego

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to San Diego. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United Kingdom to San Diego. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to San Diego? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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FinnairOverall score based on 1312 reviews
7.5Comfort
6.7Food
8.1Crew
7.6Boarding
6.9Entertainment
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Wish that everyone would board the back of the plane first. Also let kids on first. The gate wasn’t open at arrival and we waited 45 minutes to takeoff. They made up for time in the air.

8.0 ExcellentSandrine, Jul 2025JFK - DCA
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Wish that everyone would board the back of the plane first. Also let kids on first. The gate wasn’t open at arrival and we waited 45 minutes to takeoff. They made up for time in the air.

This was an absolutely exceptional flight. The flight attendants were extremely attentive and very friendly. They seemed to go out of their way to make us comfortable and to make sure that we had everything we needed., We were in business and were very happy with the size and the details for our pods. We would definitely recommend Finnair and will definitely be flying with them again.

We had an excellent trip with Finnair. This was our first time and we’re very pleased. The only issue was with the boarding - it was a little bit confusing and needs a little bit of streamlining.

Crew very lovely. Arrived an hour late due to bad weather. We were given new tickets to an other flight but it could have been organised better, so we did not have to run through the whole airport to.

Flight delayed over an hour. They said they would hold our connection but then did not.

Major problems checking in at Alaska counter. They could not find our booking code because it came from Finnair.

Do not use KAYAK or Finair for future travel. Unless you purchase the tickets directly from the airline, you were going to have a difficult time checking in. Kayak canceled my flights twice and ended up causing great difficulty in me getting back from Europe because they double sold my tickets between American Airlines and Finair. The event caused significant delays and led to me having to rebook my flights.

The staff were all particularly great. The plane was clean and fresh. The bassinet worked great. It was all very nice.

Boarding uncomfortable. Stewardess said I would have to check my carry on as there was no room in the overhead bins. Another passenger helped me find a spot.

Any flight that lands safely is a good flight. However our leg from Helsinki was delayed 1 hour with no explanation. The delay would not allow us to make our connection to Cincinnati. I was informed by American Airlines that our Cincinnati flight was rescheduled for the following day. I immediately made a non refundable hotel reservation in Dallas. Upon exiting the plane at Dallas I was given a hotel voucher. Nice, but I can't get a refund on the hotel I booked. A little communication would have been helpful. Food on Finnair is below quality of Korean Air.

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

Food was excellent. Service was very good. Staff was very helpful to all passengers.

The crew was excellent as ever on Virgin. The special meal was poor unfortunately. More significantly when we arrived at Manchester Airport there was no air bridge provided and we had to exit the plane down a rickety stair case. This is unacceptable for a transatlantic flight. Whilst I understand that this is the airport’s fault at the end of the day the airline is responsible for our transportation and needs to do something.

Super friendly and helpful staff, from check-in desk to cabin crew.

Following a paid seat upgrade for enhanced comfort, I encountered an unacceptable odor in my assigned area. It took three hours for the crew to relocate me, and the replacement seat was unacceptably close to the lavatory, offering no improvement.

Good overall. Cannot fault the airlines. I have had better entertainment systems before ie ice in Emirates but it was not too bad. Food was decent and staff were friendly.

I did not fly by vergin atlantic from bangalore to vasco da gama

Your flight delayed at Heathrow n I almost missed my mother funeral.you idiots. I had to waste 10 hours in different airports. Thank your stars I'm not suing you.

Miami airport needs more thorough signage. It was a long walk from my transport point to the check in desk,

Flight took off an hour late. Had to stay on the tarmac for half an hour after landing. Both annoying.

One of the crew members hit me with the car and not even says anything

They need to start flying on time. We lost 2 days of our time because they delayed flight both ways.

As always a terrible experience. AA stole a day from my vacation days planned to be spent with my Family. Response: delays related to weather issues.

Even in the premium economy, I found the seats incredibly uncomfortable. I hated that booking through Kayak, it wasn't clear that it was a Level flight, not Iberia. Everything felt cheaply made and not at all worth the airfare we paid.

The flight was over two hours delayed. The aircraft was somewhat dated.

Luggage arrived damaged and protective plastic was lost. I need customer service to contact me or the number for customer service. Thanks.

Provided a good service and I will use it again. Thanks,

Boarding was not well coordinated. I asked twice at the Level check-in area about the MIA flight. At no point did they say the check-in would be at another counter. Fortunately, another passenger was equally confused and got the REAL story from the airport’s info center. Further, my minor child was tagged “SSSS” on their boarding pass. Level should have notified TSA about him being a minor. Instead, the entire family went through the SSSS process, not just our son. When his name was called out at the gate, it was announced in Spanish. No English announcement was made. The food on board was bearable. The crew was adequate, despite not being Level/Iberia crew (Level contracted out our flight to “World2Fly Airlines” - a company I have never heard of!). The onboard entertainment was very limited. They did not even offer a flight tracker option. Nor were music selections offered. Like TAP and Aer Lingus, I will think twice before booking Level ever again.

This ticket was canceled and I did not find out until it was time to check in. I believe the vendor is at fault. Cheap tickets.com I would like to elaborate on the situation to kayak. Can you give me an email address?

You get what you pay for. In general I like the service and flight attendants.

Good legroom. Attentive crew. Wine quality poor, you can do better

It was freezing. I asked crew member for a blanket and was told it might be in front of plane but I never got one. I turned off all the vents but still froze.

Great experience. Flight was on time and reached destination on time

I meant this flight was not good, the one from Tirana to Frankfurt was better!

Easy checkin. Things went off without a hitch. The the movie selection for the flight wasn’t great, though.

food, movie entertainment upgraded current, interconnecting flights being on time, we have a 24-hour overlay

Exit row seat that cost extra to book had a bad monitor marked as out of order, so clearly something they should have fixed.

Cheapest airlines I have ever been on. I got downgraded and never got on united. I got rerouted through Vancouver onto jetwesf

Never happened. Flight was delayed. Had to be re rojyed

I was very grateful for Lufthansa's role in organizing mobility support. The touchscreen on my seat was faulty: slow, stained (I couldn't get it clean), and glitchy. This made selecting movies extremely time consuming, and twice I had to start all over from the beginning.

3/4 bags delayed and 1/4 damaged at the other end. Flight was freezing

The crew were good. The flight was on time. The entertainment choice was ok. But the food was bad, tasted and texture were awful.

After boarding we were waiting in the plane for more than one hour to take off without AC with very high temperature inside

The flight was an hour late leaving Heathrow. The food was mediocre. When we got to Austin, my husband’s luggage was missing. He filled out information at baggage claim. We are waiting to hear something. His name is Henry Jacob Braunig.

The food was very good and it came multiple times

Flight from LGW to JFK delayed by 4 hrs No explanation given until the pilot said the delay due to planned maintenance on the aircraft

We arrived late to London, and consequently were 5 min. late to be allowed through security for our next flight. Even though dozens of people missed the same flight, BA did not radio ahead to hold open security for an extra 5-10 min. to allow people to get on the flight. This caused an additional 6 hour delay in London after waiting over an hour in Customer Service to get rebooked. They did not have enough staff on hand to help people in a timely manner. Not at all happy with the BA's customer care or customer service.

All service prior to the flight was terrible: online check-in not working, no customer service tel,, multiple airport scanners not working, A huge mess.

CONSTANT ERROR MESSAGE THAT THE WIFI COULD NOT BE PURCHASED DUE TO INABILITY TO CONNECT PAYMENT SYSTEM VIA SATELLITE. THIS HAPPENED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. THE MAIN REASON I TRAVEL IN PRIORITY IS TO BE ABLE TO WORK FOR WHICH I NEED ACCESS TO INTERNET. .

They lost my luggage. Lady who was helping with it in Austin was rude. Not very helpful!

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