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$45 Find cheap flights from Illinois to San Diego

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Low season

January

High season

July

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$45
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
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Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to San Diego

FAQs for booking flights from Illinois to San Diego

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Illinois 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 from Illinois to San Diego.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Illinois 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 to Illinois with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Illinois 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 from Illinois up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Prefer to fly non-stop from Illinois to San Diego?

Find which airlines fly direct from Illinois to San Diego, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Illinois to San Diego

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +56 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +57 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

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Nonstop returns

San Diego to Illinois

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +56 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +57 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

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Book cheap flights from Illinois to San Diego

Recent round-trip flight deals

5/30Thu
1 stopFrontier
10h 04mSTL-SAN
6/5Wed
1 stopFrontier
5h 15mSAN-STL
$126
6/18Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 33mORD-SAN
6/25Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
27h 11mSAN-ORD
$127
6/19Wed
1 stop
8h 35mSTL-SAN
6/26Wed
1 stop
5h 15mSAN-STL
$131
5/29Wed
1 stop
14h 19mORD-SAN
6/5Wed
1 stop
13h 36mSAN-ORD
$148
8/24Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 17mMLI-SAN
8/27Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 58mSAN-MLI
$227
8/24Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 17mMLI-SAN
8/27Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
10h 20mSAN-MLI
$230
10/17Thu
1 stopDelta
6h 53mSTL-SAN
10/19Sat
1 stopDelta
7h 51mSAN-STL
$272
8/24Sat
1 stopDelta
8h 03mMLI-SAN
8/27Tue
1 stopDelta
9h 25mSAN-MLI
$276
8/24Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 43mMLI-SAN
8/27Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
13h 01mSAN-MLI
$323
6/29Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 16mSTL-SAN
7/6Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 16mSAN-STL
$336

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Recent one-way flight deals

6/18Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 33mORD-SAN
$45
9/21Sat
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 57mSTL-SAN
$63
6/5Wed
1 stopFrontier
12h 52mORD-SAN
$76
5/25Sat
1 stopFrontier
13h 00mSTL-SAN
$76
7/8Mon
2 stops
19h 15mORD-SAN
$119
7/6Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 06mSTL-SAN
$123
5/31Fri
2 stops
16h 55mORD-SAN
$124
7/10Wed
1 stopDelta
7h 22mMLI-SAN
$138
5/31Fri
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 13mORD-SAN
$174
7/1Mon
2 stopsDelta
10h 25mMDW-SAN
$479

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Last minute flights from Illinois to San Diego

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

5/22Wed
multi-stop
13h 00mSTL-SAN
5/28Tue
multi-stop
11h 34mSAN-STL
$128
5/21Tue
multi-stopFrontier
10h 20mSTL-SAN
6/4Tue
multi-stopFrontier
16h 50mSAN-STL
$139
5/22Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 44mCMI-SAN
5/25Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 45mSAN-CMI
$151
5/22Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
6h 35mORD-SAN
5/28Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
7h 18mSAN-ORD
$261
5/21Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
12h 22mORD-SAN
5/28Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
22h 15mSAN-ORD
$280
5/22Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 40mCMI-SAN
5/25Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 45mSAN-CMI
$324
5/22Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
11h 21mMLI-SAN
7/3Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 17mSAN-MLI
$537
5/20Mon
multi-stopSouthwest
8h 55mORD-SAN
5/24Fri
multi-stopSouthwest
8h 35mSAN-ORD
$623
5/20Mon
multi-stopSouthwest
8h 35mORD-SAN
5/24Fri
multi-stopSouthwest
9h 40mSAN-ORD
$628
5/21Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 29mORD-SAN
5/22Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 01mSAN-ORD
$705

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