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Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to San Diego on a Saturday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Dallas, you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to San Diego is September, where tickets cost $232 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $345 and $317 respectively.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $291 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to San Diego, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 21% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Dallas to San Diego were found on Frontier ($210) and Alaska Airlines ($218).

Dallas and San Diego are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are American Airlines (69 flights per week), Alaska Airlines (14 flights per week), and Frontier (7 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Dallas and San Diego historically see delays in approximately 28% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 147 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights at night have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Tuesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Sunday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, American Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 27% of their flights encountering any delays.

Denver (DEN) is the top choice – 73% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Dallas to San Diego picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Seattle (SEA) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $157.

Consider flying via Los Angeles (LAX) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 5h 25m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Salt Lake City (SLC) often has the shortest layovers from Dallas to San Diego, with an average of 0h 56m.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 12 and 13 nonstop flights that take off from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport and land in San Diego, with an average flight time of 2h 59m. The most common departure time is 7:00 am and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 90 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 14% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Thursday.