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$48 Find cheap flights from Illinois to San Diego

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January

High season

July

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$48
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 13% 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

6/18Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 33mORD-SAN
6/25Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
27h 11mSAN-ORD
$123
5/30Thu
1 stopFrontier
10h 04mSTL-SAN
6/5Wed
1 stopFrontier
5h 15mSAN-STL
$126
6/18Tue
1 stop
12h 33mORD-SAN
6/20Thu
1 stop
7h 18mSAN-ORD
$143
6/18Tue
1 stop
12h 33mORD-SAN
6/19Wed
1 stop
9h 07mSAN-ORD
$145
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
8/24Sat
1 stopDelta
8h 03mMLI-SAN
8/27Tue
1 stopDelta
9h 25mSAN-MLI
$276
6/20Thu
1 stopDelta
6h 02mSTL-SAN
6/20Thu
1 stopDelta
5h 43mSAN-STL
$300
8/24Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 43mMLI-SAN
8/27Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
13h 01mSAN-MLI
$323
11/1Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 21mMLI-SAN
11/3Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
8h 11mSAN-MLI
$378

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Recent one-way flight deals

6/18Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 33mORD-SAN
$48
9/21Sat
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 57mSTL-SAN
$63
5/25Sat
1 stopFrontier
13h 00mSTL-SAN
$76
8/13Tue
1 stopFrontier
7h 29mORD-SAN
$78
7/1Mon
2 stops
18h 38mORD-SAN
$121
7/6Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 06mSTL-SAN
$123
7/10Wed
1 stopDelta
7h 22mMLI-SAN
$138
6/21Fri
3 stops
24h 58mORD-SAN
$144
10/21Mon
1 stopDelta
6h 53mORD-SAN
$164
7/1Mon
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 20mORD-SAN
$171

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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
5/25Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 04mORD-SAN
5/29Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
22h 59mSAN-ORD
$298
5/25Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 04mORD-SAN
5/28Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
28h 27mSAN-ORD
$307
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
5/23Thu
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
6h 37mSTL-SAN
5/30Thu
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
13h 32mSAN-STL
$678
5/25Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
9h 29mORD-SAN
5/28Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
9h 26mSAN-ORD
$691
5/21Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
19h 04mSTL-SAN
5/27Mon
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
9h 56mSAN-STL
$766

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