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Cheap Flights from Australia to San Diego
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Australia to San Diego 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Australia to San Diego
Mon, Nov 23 - Tue, Nov 24
11:20 am - 8:33 amSYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SAN San Diego
40h 13m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles Dallas/Fort Worth
12:28 pm - 11:45 amSAN San Diego-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith
28h 17m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Brisbane
$828American Airlines
Wed, Nov 18 - Wed, Dec 2
10:40 am - 3:03 pmBNE Brisbane-SAN San Diego
22h 23m1 stop Los Angeles Los Angeles
11:03 am - 8:30 amSAN San Diego-BNE Brisbane
27h 27m1 stop Los Angeles Los Angeles
$924Delta
Wed, Nov 18 - Wed, Dec 2
10:40 am - 11:53 pmBNE Brisbane-SAN San Diego
31h 13m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles Salt Lake City
3:59 pm - 8:30 amSAN San Diego-BNE Brisbane
22h 31m1 stop Los Angeles Los Angeles
$929Delta
Wed, Nov 18 - Wed, Dec 2
10:40 am - 11:53 pmBNE Brisbane-SAN San Diego
31h 13m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles Salt Lake City
1:35 pm - 8:30 amSAN San Diego-BNE Brisbane
24h 55m2 stops Salt Lake City Los Angeles Los Angeles
$929Delta
Fri, Nov 20 - Tue, Nov 24
11:20 am - 1:05 pmSYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SAN San Diego
20h 45m1 stop Vancouver Intl
7:05 am - 9:35 amSAN San Diego-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith
31h 30m1 stop Vancouver Intl
$956Air Canada
Fri, Nov 20 - Tue, Nov 24
8:30 am - 1:05 pmSYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SAN San Diego
23h 35m2 stops Brisbane Vancouver Intl
2:00 pm - 9:35 amSAN San Diego-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith
24h 35m1 stop Vancouver Intl
$970Air Canada
Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 30
11:20 am - 5:59 pmSYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SAN San Diego
25h 39m1 stop Vancouver Intl
2:00 pm - 9:35 amSAN San Diego-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith
24h 35m1 stop Vancouver Intl
$982Air Canada
Wed, Dec 9 - Tue, Jan 5
11:20 am - 11:34 amSYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SAN San Diego
19h 14m1 stop Los Angeles Los Angeles
2:30 pm - 9:20 amSAN San Diego-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith
23h 50m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles San Francisco
$1,237United Airlines
Wed, Dec 9 - Wed, Jan 6
11:20 am - 9:55 amSYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SAN San Diego
17h 35m1 stop Los Angeles Los Angeles
1:28 pm - 9:20 amSAN San Diego-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith
24h 52m1 stop San Francisco
$1,237United Airlines
Tue, Dec 8 - Sat, Jan 2
1:20 pm - 12:13 pmSYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SAN San Diego
17h 53m1 stop San Francisco
6:23 pm - 6:20 amSAN San Diego-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith
40h 57m1 stop San Francisco
$1,237United Airlines
Recent one-way flight deals from Australia to San Diego
Mon, Nov 2
10:10 am - 10:12 amMEL Melbourne-SAN San Diego
19h 02m1 stop Los Angeles Los Angeles
$612Delta
Mon, Nov 23
11:20 am - 5:59 pmSYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SAN San Diego
25h 39m1 stop Vancouver Intl
$629Air Canada
Fri, Nov 20
11:20 am - 5:59 pmSYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SAN San Diego
25h 39m1 stop Vancouver Intl
$635Air Canada
Tue, Nov 17
11:20 am - 5:59 pmSYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SAN San Diego
25h 39m1 stop Vancouver Intl
$646Air Canada
Wed, Dec 9
10:40 am - 3:55 pmBNE Brisbane-SAN San Diego
23h 15m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles Salt Lake City
$649Delta
Wed, Dec 9
10:40 am - 10:23 amBNE Brisbane-SAN San Diego
17h 43m1 stop Los Angeles Los Angeles
$649Delta
Fri, Dec 11
11:20 am - 10:42 pmBNE Brisbane-SAN San Diego
29h 22m1 stop San Francisco
$650United Airlines
Wed, Dec 9
11:20 am - 7:49 pmBNE Brisbane-SAN San Diego
26h 29m2 stops San Francisco Los Angeles Los Angeles
$650United Airlines
Wed, Dec 9
11:20 am - 2:54 pmBNE Brisbane-SAN San Diego
21h 34m1 stop San Francisco
$650United Airlines
Fri, Dec 18
10:40 am - 3:03 pmBNE Brisbane-SAN San Diego
22h 23m1 stop Los Angeles Los Angeles
$657Delta
Recent last minute flight deals from Australia to San Diego
Fri, Aug 21 - Fri, Sep 4
10:55 am - 5:26 pmMEL Melbourne-SAN San Diego
23h 31m2 stops San Francisco Los Angeles Los Angeles
3:56 pm - 7:30 amSAN San Diego-MEL Melbourne
22h 34m2 stops San Francisco Los Angeles Los Angeles
$974United Airlines
Fri, Aug 21 - Sun, Aug 23
9:20 am - 4:10 pmSYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SAN San Diego
23h 50m1 stop Vancouver Intl
5:00 pm - 10:20 amSAN San Diego-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith
24h 20m2 stops Vancouver Intl Brisbane
$1,396Multiple Airlines
Fri, Aug 21 - Sun, Aug 23
8:45 pm - 8:59 pmSYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SAN San Diego
17h 14m1 stop Honolulu
1:00 pm - 6:25 amSAN San Diego-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith
24h 25m1 stop San Francisco
$1,444Multiple Airlines
Fri, Aug 21 - Sun, Aug 23
7:00 am - 11:53 amSYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SAN San Diego
21h 53m2 stops Brisbane Vancouver Intl
5:00 pm - 10:20 amSAN San Diego-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith
24h 20m2 stops Vancouver Intl Brisbane
$1,570Multiple Airlines
Mon, Aug 24 - Sun, Aug 30
11:55 pm - 10:59 pmPER Perth-SAN San Diego
38h 04m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith San Francisco
9:30 pm - 10:40 pmSAN San Diego-PER Perth
34h 10m2 stops San Francisco Hong Kong Intl
$1,683Multiple Airlines
Mon, Aug 24 - Sun, Aug 30
1:15 pm - 4:10 pmPER Perth-SAN San Diego
41h 55m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Vancouver Intl
5:00 pm - 4:55 pmSAN San Diego-PER Perth
32h 55m2 stops Vancouver Intl Brisbane
$1,688Multiple Airlines
Fri, Aug 21 - Sun, Aug 23
5:50 pm - 10:59 pmSYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-SAN San Diego
22h 09m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles San Francisco
1:00 pm - 9:45 amSAN San Diego-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith
27h 45m3 stops San Francisco Los Angeles Los Angeles Melbourne
$2,075Multiple Airlines
Fri, Aug 21 - Fri, Sep 4
1:00 pm - 10:59 pmMEL Melbourne-SAN San Diego
26h 59m3 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Los Angeles Los Angeles San Francisco
3:43 pm - 1:20 pmSAN San Diego-MEL Melbourne
28h 37m3 stops San Francisco Los Angeles Los Angeles Sydney Kingsford Smith
$2,096Multiple Airlines
Fri, Aug 21 - Fri, Sep 4
2:20 pm - 10:59 pmMEL Melbourne-SAN San Diego
25h 39m3 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Los Angeles Los Angeles San Francisco
5:22 pm - 11:40 amSAN San Diego-MEL Melbourne
25h 18m2 stops San Francisco Sydney Kingsford Smith
$2,309Multiple Airlines
Mon, Aug 24 - Sun, Aug 30
10:30 am - 10:59 pmPER Perth-SAN San Diego
27h 29m3 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Los Angeles Los Angeles San Francisco
6:28 pm - 11:20 amSAN San Diego-PER Perth
25h 52m2 stops San Francisco Sydney Kingsford Smith
$2,318Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to San Diego
Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to San Diego to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.
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What is the cheapest flight to San Diego?
These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 5 days.
In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to San Diego was found on the route from Melbourne, at $828 return. The most popular connection is from Sydney to San Diego and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $828 in the last 5 days.
What is the cheapest month to fly to San Diego?
To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights to San Diego, 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 to San Diego is January, where tickets cost $864 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets from Australia is $1,291 and $1,147 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is August with an average price of $572.
How far in advance should I book a flight to San Diego?
To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to San Diego, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.
What are the most popular airlines flying to San Diego?
The most popular airline among KAYAK users flying to San Diego is United Airlines, followed by Delta.
The duration of your flight to San Diego depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously, any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to San Diego on KAYAK are from Sydney, which takes 17h 14m, Brisbane, which takes 18h 17m, Melbourne, which takes 19h 49m, and Perth, which takes 35h 48m.
How many direct flights to San Diego are there each day?
There are around 821 direct flights from within Australia to San Diego every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 40% of flights departing in the morning.
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 1% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking San Diego flights
Can I store my baggage at the San Diego Airport (SAN)?
Baggage storage with free delivery is available within about 24 km of San Diego airport for approximately $ 20 (A$ 30) per bag/per day. Staffed kiosks are located in the baggage claim areas in both Terminal 1 and 2. Reservations can be made online or directly at the kiosks.
What public transport is available to and from the San Diego Airport (SAN)?
Travellers headed to and from San Diego Airport can connect with Amtrak’s Intercity and COASTER commuter trains, which link the airport with downtown San Diego as well as Los Angeles, Orange Counties, and coastal North County. There is also a City Bus (Route 992), which stops at Terminals 1 and 2, and transports travellers between the airport and downtown San Diego.
Can I stay overnight at the San Diego Airport (SAN)?
While SAN is open 24h, overnight sleepers are restricted to staying in the pre-security public spaces once the security checkpoints have closed for the night (around midnight). Anyone already inside and past security in the departure areas will need to relocate and process through Security again in the morning.
Are there any airport hotels near the San Diego Airport (SAN)?
For privacy and a more comfortable sleep, there are several hotels near San Diego Airport that are accessible by the free airport shuttle bus, such as the TownePlace Suites San Diego Airport, the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, the Holiday Inn Express San Diego Airport, and the La Quinta Inn & Suites San Diego Old Town/Airport.
Is car parking available at the San Diego Airport (SAN)?
There are several car parking options for long or short stay travellers These parking lots are close to both of the terminals with free, frequent shuttle service. They are security lit and patrolled 24/7 with a wide choice of parking options—from budget to premium.
What is the cheapest flight to San Diego?
In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to San Diego was found on the route from Melbourne, at $828 return. The most popular connection is from Sydney to San Diego and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $828 in the last 5 days.
How far is San Diego Airport from central San Diego?
The city center of San Diego is 3 miles from San Diego Airport.
What is the name of San Diego’s airport?
When flying to San Diego, you'll arrive at San Diego Airport (SAN). The airport is also known as Lindbergh Field, San Diego, or San Diego Intl.
How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights 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 to San Diego.
How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to San Diego?
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to 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 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 with another airline.
What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight 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 up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.
How many direct flights to San Diego are there each week?
Each week there are around 5,741 direct flights from within Australia to San Diego. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.
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San Diego International Airport (SAN) is a domestic and international airport located about 4.8 km northwest of downtown San Diego, California.
The airport primarily serves domestic flights and is a hub for Alaska Airlines. It also operates direct international flights to the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Mexico, Japan, Germany, and Canada.
San Diego International Airport has two terminals. Terminal 1 is smaller and used mostly for domestic flights while Terminal 2 is larger and serves all international flights.
The airport is served by I-5 with connections to State Route 163, I-8, and I-15. There are a number of public transport, rideshare, and shuttle bus services available to get you to and from the airport.
San Diego International Airport is open 24h per day. Although departures only occur between 06:30 and 23:30 due to local curfew laws, arrivals are permitted 24h. There are food options available overnight at Ryan Bros Coffee in Terminal 1 and Einstein Bros Bagels in Terminal 2.
Three VIP airline lounges are located inside the airport in Terminal 2. These are the Delta SkyClub, United Club, and a joint Airspace Lounge/American Airlines Admirals Club.
Reviews of the top airlines flying from Australia to San Diego
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to San Diego. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Australia to San Diego. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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Both of my flights to and from JFK experienced significant delays. Most notably, my first flight was delayed by six hours due to crew members being affected by delays on a previous flight. While I understand that disruptions can occur, Delta’s staffing and operational planning should include sufficient contingency measures to handle situations like this rather than placing the full burden of those delays on customers. Additionally, the $12 meal voucher offered as compensation was inadequate, particularly given the high cost of food and beverages at the airport. Considering the length of the delay and the substantial inconvenience caused, I believe more meaningful compensation would have been appropriate.
Both of my flights to and from JFK experienced significant delays. Most notably, my first flight was delayed by six hours due to crew members being affected by delays on a previous flight. While I understand that disruptions can occur, Delta’s staffing and operational planning should include sufficient contingency measures to handle situations like this rather than placing the full burden of those delays on customers. Additionally, the $12 meal voucher offered as compensation was inadequate, particularly given the high cost of food and beverages at the airport. Considering the length of the delay and the substantial inconvenience caused, I believe more meaningful compensation would have been appropriate.
Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.
Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.
Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.
Rough day of travel all the way around. Wrong info given to us multiple times and mistakes in their booking making our trip 10 hours longer than planned. I’m bummed because I fly Delta all the time and love them. Mistakes happen. Just bummed that this was a rare trip our whole family was traveling together.
It was good until there was a 3 hour delay because there was not any pilots to fly the plane.
Everything was very good other than I had selected a specific seat when I booked the flight and they changed it once I checked-in the day before my flight. I was still in first class but lost my aisle seat for a window seat. Being tall, the aisle offers more comfort so I always select an aisle seat.
Flight diverted in SD. Later take off in Seattle by 1.3hrs
Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.
The boarding process was terrible especially with an indirect flight Chicago to Seattle to San Diego was terrible talking about we overbooked a flight idk if I’d take this airline ever again we got off our flight from Chicago to Seattle and we traveled for business and they told us our connecting flight was over booked and their was no seats asking people to take a delayed next flight and they don’t tell anyone coughing to wear masks seats 30A-B were terrible during the flight no one wants to sit next to people coughing all around I don’t want to be sick traveling for work or get sick anytime it’s very upsetting the staff doesn’t take this stuff serious to tell them to wear masks when they see people coughing and sneezing
Delayed 2 hours while stuck on the aircraft. If the luggage was properly loaded the first time we probably wouldn’t have been delayed at all
UA594 was delayed multiple times. I ended up getting picked up so I can make it in time for work 6AM on Monday, 7/6/2026
Uncomfortable plastic seats even in premium economy. No free wifi. Even paid wifi was spotty to nonexistent. Bad food. Much worse than economy on foreign carriers like Qantas.
Good flight. However, when booked flight with United, assumed the layover included by United in San Francisco of 1 hr and 40 minutes was sufficient . Not so and would recommend at least 2 hours or more. Needed to go through US immigration (very long lineups), then pick up bags, take all the way to another terminal, running because we did not have sufficient time. We made the flight because they held the door for us but luggage didn’t follow.
Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.
Was a pain having to leave the plane and reboard but glad the plane was fixed
Connecting flights were poor,especially in Naples.our Lufthansa air bus was a joke.way too small for that long of a flight.no room at all.couldn’t even get out of the seats to move around or go to the bathrooms.we thought we were getting an actual air bus,double decker.i will never fly that long in a plane like that again.kind of misleading to call it an air bus.we actually had more room on our buses that we used.
For a 22 minute flight all you expect is for it to be safe and comfortable
Lost connnection had to stayON in Chicago Was a mess
Booked economy through United - air canada treated it as standby and was almost refused boarding.
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