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$547 Find cheap flights from San Diego to Panama City

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Cheap flight deals from San Diego to Panama City (SAN-PTY)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Diego to Panama City that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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7:45 am - 6:37 pmSAN-PTY
8h 52m1 stop
7:55 am - 6:15 pmPTY-SAN
12h 20m1 stop
$547United Airlines
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Thu, Aug 1 - Mon, Aug 12
10:58 am - 8:45 pmSAN-PTY
31h 47m2 stops
3:40 pm - 12:06 pmPTY-SAN
22h 26m2 stops
Tue, Aug 20 - Sat, Aug 31
7:45 am - 6:37 pmSAN-PTY
8h 52m1 stop
3:40 pm - 10:27 amPTY-SAN
20h 47m2 stops
$594United Airlines
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Wed, Aug 7 - Tue, Aug 13
7:26 pm - 4:06 pmSAN-PTY
18h 40m2 stops
3:40 pm - 2:59 pmPTY-SAN
25h 19m3 stops
$598United Airlines
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Wed, Aug 14 - Tue, Aug 20
3:59 pm - 4:06 pmSAN-PTY
22h 07m1 stop
10:00 am - 7:50 pmPTY-SAN
11h 50m1 stop
$606United Airlines
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Wed, Jul 31 - Wed, Aug 7
12:45 pm - 12:55 pmSAN-PTY
22h 10m1 stop
2:25 pm - 5:54 pmPTY-SAN
29h 29m1 stop
$622Delta
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Wed, Jul 31 - Tue, Aug 6
9:40 pm - 7:59 pmSAN-PTY
20h 19m1 stop
2:25 pm - 11:03 pmPTY-SAN
10h 38m1 stop
$624Delta
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Thu, Aug 1 - Thu, Aug 8
11:47 am - 12:33 pmSAN-PTY
22h 46m2 stops
1:55 pm - 10:51 amPTY-SAN
22h 56m2 stops
$635American Airlines
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Sat, Sep 7 - Sat, Sep 14
9:15 pm - 12:33 pmSAN-PTY
13h 18m1 stop
1:55 pm - 12:58 pmPTY-SAN
25h 03m2 stops
$637American Airlines
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Sat, Sep 7 - Sat, Sep 14
11:00 am - 2:45 pmSAN-PTY
25h 45m2 stops
3:40 pm - 10:11 amPTY-SAN
20h 31m2 stops
$967Avianca
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Thu, Aug 1 - Mon, Aug 12

Flights from San Diego to Panama City - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Diego to Panama City?

The average price of all flights from San Diego to Panama City clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from San Diego to Panama City, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Panama City, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Panama City?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San Diego to Panama City, 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 from San Diego to Panama City is September, where tickets cost $599 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets is $965 and $846 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San Diego to Panama City, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from San Diego to Panama City, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 53 days before departure.

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Low season

May

High season

January

Cheapest flight

$547
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Diego to Panama City

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Panama City based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Diego to Panama City

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Diego to Panama City?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Panama City was $547 for a round-trip ticket.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Diego and Panama City?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Diego to Panama City?

    San Diego airport is called San Diego and the only airport in Panama City is Panama City Tocumen Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Diego to Panama City?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Diego to Panama City?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between San Diego and Panama City, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Diego to Panama City, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Panama City are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $659 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $653 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 San Diego to Panama City.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Panama City from San Diego 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 San Diego to Panama City?

    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 Panama City with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline. Booking your flights between San Diego and PTY can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

    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 Panama City from San Diego up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 4 airlines serving from San Diego to Panama City

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego to Panama City. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Diego to Panama City? 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.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10778 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.6Crew
7.4Food
8.0Entertainment
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

6.0 GoodEliza, Apr 2024SAN - LAX
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Plane was late because of a mechanical malfunction and the food listed as available was not. Flight attendants seem over worked and under paid. They just done seem happy. And that can be seen in their faces.

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

Great, on time departure, friendly and accommodating crew, great leg room, Smith flight

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

Honestly, I didn’t expect that I will experience this long time wait during the check in. There was only one person who was taking care of the passengers for the economy class and it took us to wait about one hour to do our check i. As a result we barely get to the airplane as the gate was at the end of the airport. That is totally not professional where one crue is working at the registration desk with economy and 3-4 crues are helping for the business class.

Like most domestic flights in the US, you are basically on your own with this airline when it comes to food, so be sure to purchase meals and drinks ahead of time or expect to arrive starving and dehydrated (like I was).

You need to be a hacker to get the (Free) WiFi

Copa performed as expected for the amount of money I was willing to spend for the flight; it wasn’t exceptional but it was not bad in any way either. The crew was good; friendly and straightforward. The food was airplane food, so no expectations there and the entertainment was lacking but that was my fault for owning an IPhone with a charging port that’s not compatible with the rest of the world. I’d fly Copa again.

Left my bags in origin city on a business class ticket , spent about 2-3 days in the same clothes plus the flight .

the planes are not modern there are no phone chargers

As usual, the flight with normal legroom was not very comfortable, but the second flight was much better because we had paid for extra legroom. It was very nice to check our bags without an extra fee.

LOCKED MY BAG WITHOUT CONSENT. Had to have my zippers cut upon arrival in Costa Rica.

Pros: "The seats in economy were confortable. The best thing was Copa gave us seats in the second line and my family traveled together."
Cons: "Coffe service could better the experience"
Pros: "The crew was very interested on help and attentive with the passengers. But the seat wasn't comfortable. The design of the cushion is not the best to be seating"
Pros: "You were on time, that is the most important thing in a fly"
Cons: "You could improve your entertainment, you are not a cheap company"
Pros: "That there was seltzer"
Cons: "The management of preparing the flight and plane so that it was ready for the trip!!"
Pros: "Copa was convenient and easy. Very easy boarding process and I appreciated the day flight."
Cons: "This is a business class that is equivalent to a US carrier domestic first class. Good seats, not lay flat but wide on my 737-800. The food and service emulated say American Airlines Domestic 1C as well. Everything was just good enough, and much cheaper that international business on the majors."

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

Terrible! The plane was old and you are required to connect your own device to their Wi-Fi rather than have entertainment options in the back of the seat in front of you. The Wi-Fi went out during the flight and there was only one plug for the devices every two seats. Three out of five surrounding my family did not work. The seats and spaces under them were so small I could not fit my backpack, which I’ve always brought on flights and fit before no problem. The crew were unpleasant and patronizing.

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Hated every minute of it. This flight should have only taken 1.5hrs but was delayed over 10hours. Now I am being told I cannot be compensated or refunded my ticket price or extra leg room, which I purchased but did not receive, because the airline is throwing the blame on the 3rd party I purchased tickets through and 3rd party putting the blame on airline. No one wants to help. They received their money and that's all they care about. Im going on 3 days of still trying to get to my final destination, had to cancel car rental, car insurance and hotel. Currently staying in airport until hotels open up. Thank you Lufthansa, Kayak, Underpricer and United for making this trip the worst ever.

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

Horrible - they lied to me about baggage & boarding, even though I specifically spoke to their agents the day before my flight about my issue. When I showed up they did not let me board and stranded me at my airport until I bought a new flight with money I did not have to spend.

Not sure why JAL partnered with American Airlines because their service is no where near similar. Flight attendants were not friendly and didn’t smile. Food was horrible…

The experience was great and much better than the flight going out. of course I was in first class but the service was excellent

Comfort of seats, ease of boarding. Food selection could be better

Food options were limited which is absolutely embarrassing for a Flight of this size The staff did not come around as much and I am not accustomed to such poor service from American Airlines Drinks I believe were limited to soda and water

Crew were attentive and friendly. Flight was smooth and early! I enjoyed the less crowded plane. Thank you!

We are gluten free, there were not any available complimentary gluten free options.

No meal on a cross country flight? SFO-MiA is pretty much the definition of a coast to coast flight. No meal provided. Sky high wi-fi rates too. Stop nickel and diming your customers.

The staff was unprofessional and didn’t communicate very well. The boarding process was very disheveled, potentially due to a power outage the previous day but there was no contingency plan to properly get passengers boarded the following day. Once boarded the aircraft stayed on the tarmac for over 45 minutes due to high winds. The communication was sporadic but an announcement was finally made an additional 30 minutes later that the flight was cancelled but we couldn’t get off the plane. Prior to deplaning one of the gate agents came on the plane and made an announcement for everyone to pickup their checked bags and take a card to rebook a new reservation because they didn’t have adequate staff. Flights were missed, passengers went to different airports and there was little to no assistance from AA.

You cancelled my flight by email then made it very difficult to get in contact with you. Then put me in a flight with a long layover in Mexico returning to the wrong airport in uk. Mind blowing my stressful. I missed see my grand dad because of you.

Last minute flights from San Diego to Panama City

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from San Diego to Panama City that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/13Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 37mSAN-PTY
5/22Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 57mPTY-SAN
$634
5/12Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
22h 24mSAN-PTY
5/30Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
25h 06mPTY-SAN
$637
5/13Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
19h 17mSAN-PTY
5/22Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
9h 52mPTY-SAN
$638
5/12Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
23h 48mSAN-PTY
5/30Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 02mPTY-SAN
$647
5/12Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
15h 30mSAN-PTY
5/30Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
27h 36mPTY-SAN
$913

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