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$46 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 5/14. 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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January

High season

July

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$46
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 17% 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, +56 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +57 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, +56 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +57 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +55 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +56 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +56 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +57 more

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Nonstop returns

San Diego to Illinois

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +56 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +57 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, +56 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +57 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +55 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +56 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +56 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +57 more

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Book cheap flights from Illinois to San Diego

Recent round-trip flight deals

5/14Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
26h 43mORD-SAN
5/21Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 48mSAN-ORD
$88
5/14Tue
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
15h 22mORD-SAN
5/21Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 48mSAN-ORD
$95
5/18Sat
1 stopFrontier
14h 57mMDW-SAN
5/21Tue
1 stopFrontier
22h 43mSAN-MDW
$119
5/13Mon
1 stopFrontier
14h 33mORD-SAN
5/21Tue
1 stopFrontier
8h 49mSAN-ORD
$119
5/29Wed
1 stop
6h 35mORD-SAN
6/1Sat
1 stop
6h 39mSAN-ORD
$135
5/29Wed
1 stop
12h 49mSTL-SAN
6/5Wed
1 stop
5h 15mSAN-STL
$141
9/19Thu
1 stopDelta
6h 53mSTL-SAN
9/24Tue
1 stopDelta
8h 32mSAN-STL
$236
8/10Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 59mPIA-SAN
8/17Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 34mSAN-PIA
$254
8/31Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 17mMLI-SAN
9/7Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
10h 18mSAN-MLI
$265
7/8Mon
1 stopDelta
7h 45mSTL-SAN
7/13Sat
1 stopDelta
8h 26mSAN-STL
$267

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Recent one-way flight deals

5/14Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
26h 43mORD-SAN
$46
5/21Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 40mORD-SAN
$48
5/21Tue
1 stopFrontier
8h 40mMDW-SAN
$49
5/22Wed
1 stopFrontier
28h 03mMDW-SAN
$55
5/31Fri
2 stops
29h 23mORD-SAN
$98
5/12Sun
2 stops
27h 14mORD-SAN
$104
7/11Thu
1 stopDelta
7h 20mSTL-SAN
$118
6/12Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 21mMLI-SAN
$134
6/12Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
10h 35mMLI-SAN
$164
5/9Thu
1 stopDelta
7h 25mMLI-SAN
$444

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Last minute flights from Illinois to San Diego

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

5/4Sat
multi-stopFrontier
13h 27mMDW-SAN
5/7Tue
multi-stopFrontier
12h 05mSAN-MDW
$160
5/4Sat
multi-stop
13h 29mSTL-SAN
5/7Tue
multi-stop
14h 20mSAN-STL
$189
5/1Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
10h 48mSTL-SAN
5/2Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
13h 33mSAN-STL
$260
5/1Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
24h 40mORD-SAN
5/7Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
25h 29mSAN-ORD
$265
5/3Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 51mCMI-SAN
5/9Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 59mSAN-CMI
$330
5/3Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 51mCMI-SAN
5/9Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
12h 19mSAN-CMI
$335
5/1Wed
multi-stopDelta
9h 41mBMI-SAN
5/4Sat
multi-stopDelta
6h 54mSAN-BMI
$376
4/30Tue
multi-stopDelta
8h 51mMLI-SAN
5/4Sat
multi-stopDelta
9h 07mSAN-MLI
$453
5/1Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 13mPIA-SAN
5/4Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 22mSAN-PIA
$503
5/1Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 13mPIA-SAN
5/4Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 57mSAN-PIA
$534

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Flights to San Diego

Destination:

San Diego (SAN)United States

Return flight deals:

San Diego - Illinois

Cabin classes:

$915
$872
$642
$188