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$45 Find cheap flights from Illinois to San Diego

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to San Diego departing on 6/18. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Low season

January

High season

July

Cheapest flight

$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

6/5Wed
1 stop
8h 35mSTL-SAN
6/12Wed
1 stop
5h 15mSAN-STL
$100
6/19Wed
1 stop
8h 35mSTL-SAN
6/26Wed
1 stop
5h 15mSAN-STL
$127
6/12Wed
1 stopFrontier
12h 28mSTL-SAN
6/19Wed
1 stopFrontier
5h 15mSAN-STL
$128
6/12Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
26h 01mSTL-SAN
6/18Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
16h 28mSAN-STL
$133
8/20Tue
1 stopFrontier
23h 41mMDW-SAN
8/27Tue
1 stopFrontier
11h 12mSAN-MDW
$136
6/1Sat
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
23h 35mSTL-SAN
6/4Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
13h 53mSAN-STL
$145
7/15Mon
1 stopDelta
8h 33mSTL-SAN
8/5Mon
1 stopDelta
9h 47mSAN-STL
$241
10/15Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 21mSTL-SAN
10/19Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
9h 54mSAN-STL
$243
6/30Sun
1 stopDelta
8h 29mSTL-SAN
7/4Thu
1 stopDelta
9h 10mSAN-STL
$246
6/29Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
9h 15mSTL-SAN
7/5Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 10mSAN-STL
$291

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Recent one-way flight deals

6/18Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 33mORD-SAN
$45
6/4Tue
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
18h 29mORD-SAN
$65
6/4Tue
1 stopFrontier
8h 40mMDW-SAN
$75
5/30Thu
1 stopFrontier
10h 48mMDW-SAN
$76
6/21Fri
2 stops
19h 29mORD-SAN
$117
7/8Mon
2 stops
19h 15mORD-SAN
$119
7/6Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 06mSTL-SAN
$123
6/12Wed
1 stopDelta
8h 18mMLI-SAN
$138
5/31Fri
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 13mORD-SAN
$174
7/21Sun
1 stopDelta
9h 29mORD-SAN
$442

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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
5/20Mon
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
5/19Sun
multi-stopDelta
7h 02mMDW-SAN
5/21Tue
multi-stopDelta
7h 10mSAN-MDW
$676
5/21Tue
multi-stopDelta
6h 52mMDW-SAN
5/22Wed
multi-stopDelta
12h 37mSAN-MDW
$1,080

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