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$76 Find Cheap Flights from El Paso 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 from El Paso to San Diego departing on 4/21. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from El Paso to San Diego, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from El Paso to San Diego, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$146
Overall average: $310
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ELP - SAN • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$307
Typical prices: $277-$502
Southwest
Wed 5/20Mon 6/1
ELP - SAN • Non-stop
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Cheapest • from $146 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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Cheapest • Avg $193 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 4h 23m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 4 weeks in advance save around 28% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from El Paso to San Diego (ELP-SAN)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from El Paso 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from El Paso to San Diego

Wed, May 6 - Sat, May 9
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7:47 pm - 8:42 am
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13h 55m
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9:37 am - 5:23 pm
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6h 46m
1 stop
$146Frontier
Tue, Apr 7 - Sat, Apr 11
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7:29 pm - 12:02 am
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29h 33m
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6:25 am - 6:34 pm
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11h 09m
1 stop
$158Frontier
Fri, Apr 17 - Fri, Apr 24
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9:08 pm - 1:17 pm
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17h 09m
1 stop
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12:25 pm - 11:52 am
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22h 27m
1 stop
$160Frontier
Sat, May 2 - Sat, May 9
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12:37 pm - 11:06 pm
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11h 29m
1 stop
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6:25 am - 5:23 pm
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9h 58m
1 stop
$170Frontier
Mon, Apr 13 - Thu, Apr 16
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7:29 pm - 12:02 am
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5h 33m
1 stop
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9:00 pm - 8:13 pm
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22h 13m
1 stop
$171Frontier
Tue, May 5 - Tue, May 12
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6:08 pm - 11:50 pm
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6h 42m
1 stop
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6:25 am - 5:23 pm
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9h 58m
1 stop
$175Frontier
Fri, May 8 - Mon, May 11
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6:08 pm - 11:50 pm
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6h 42m
1 stop
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6:25 am - 5:23 pm
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ELP
9h 58m
1 stop
$180Frontier
Mon, Apr 13 - Fri, Apr 17
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5:00 pm - 1:17 pm
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SAN
21h 17m
1 stop
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12:25 pm - 11:52 am
SAN
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ELP
22h 27m
1 stop
$182Frontier
Sat, Apr 18 - Sat, Apr 25
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12:37 pm - 8:04 pm
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SAN
8h 27m
1 stop
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11:42 am - 11:52 am
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ELP
23h 10m
1 stop
$187Frontier
Fri, Apr 10 - Mon, Apr 13
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7:29 pm - 12:02 am
ELP
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SAN
5h 33m
1 stop
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9:28 pm - 12:18 pm
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ELP
13h 50m
1 stop
$191Frontier
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for El Paso to San Diego flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from El Paso to San Diego 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 El Paso to San Diego?

The average price of all round-trip flights from El Paso to San Diego clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For El Paso to San Diego, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Wednesday is the most expensive. Flying from San Diego back to El Paso, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from El Paso to San Diego?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from El Paso 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 from El Paso to San Diego is January, where tickets cost $157 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $408 and $379 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from El Paso 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 from El Paso 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 on the flight from El Paso to San Diego, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 28% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$76
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 50% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 32% increase in price.
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When to book flights from El Paso to San Diego

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from El Paso to San Diego 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 El Paso to San Diego

  • What is the cheapest flight from El Paso to San Diego?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from El Paso to San Diego was $76 for a one-way ticket and $146 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between El Paso and San Diego?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from El Paso to San Diego. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from El Paso to San Diego?

    On your way to San Diego, you’ll fly out from El Paso. You’ll be landing at San Diego.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from El Paso to San Diego?

    JetBlue, and Alaska Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the El Paso to San Diego flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from El Paso to San Diego?

    The Boeing 737-800 Passenger/BBJ2 (winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the El Paso to San Diego flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from El Paso to San Diego?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between El Paso and San Diego.

  • On which days can I fly direct from El Paso to San Diego?

    There are nonstop flights from El Paso to San Diego on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from El Paso to San Diego, Southwest or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from El Paso to San Diego are Southwest and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $358 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $406 and an overall rating of 7.1.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from El Paso 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 El Paso to San Diego.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Diego from El Paso 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 El Paso 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 El Paso with another airline. Booking your flights between El Paso and SAN 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 El Paso 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 El Paso up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from El Paso to San Diego

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $175 or less one-way and $351 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from El Paso to San Diego?

 
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Find which airlines fly direct from El Paso Airport to San Diego Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from El Paso to San Diego

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from El Paso to San Diego. 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 El Paso to San Diego? 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4324 reviews
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
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Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

8.0 ExcellentNicole, Mar 2026
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Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

Mediocre. Boarding is now unpleasant. The employees, once friendly and nice, are now regularly speaking sternly to passengers, badgering them to do things right so they can take off on time and gate check bags because they don't have enough overhead bin space. The pretzel snack was crushed flat and broken into even smaller pieces, which happens frequently lately. Drink service was suspended before they reached my row.

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Smooth flight. From the early boarding and all were on board before departure time and arrived early in ONT. Great crew. Thank you!!!!

The flight was significantly delayed for 6.5 hours because of snow. There was no communication once the plane returned to the gate regarding when the flight would resume. Other flights were departing while our flight was being unloaded for reasons unknown. Our flight also seemed out of the queue regarding further deicing, refueling, and waiting to Taxi to the runway.

They are always late and seats was also not having working charger

did not have enough meal for first class passengers so offer us snack

Amazing I love American. I’ll never fly anyone else if I can help it.

Everything about the flight was lovely. My only suggestion would be to offer a few more options of tv series from Apple TV or HBO.

After the door had been closed, the cockpit makes an announcement that catering is running late and it is not the airline's fault. It is their fault in the sense that we had to sit for 2 hours or more when we could have stayed in the terminal. Poor communications between catering and airline. This caused a young man to lose his temper and he went storming out hitting objects. He had complained to the gate agent that he had already waited at the gate 7 hours and when can the airplane leave? Airilnes do a poor job of explaining delays, maintenance issues, etc. whereas being truthful may gain more sympathy or understanding.

We were told the flight was delayed 5 times, then it was moved to the next day.

The experience with American Airlines was good, although the Philippines Airlines flight was much better (better seats, better food, better entertainment options, overall better). Again, the MIA to LAX flight was fine, but nothing in comparison to the comfort and accommodations of the Philippines Airlines flight from LAX to MNL.

Loved the crew . Absolutely no complaints. Except for luggage lost

My flight was originally from SAT to MCO connecting from MCO to ORD. We got diverted to ATL and than Frontier staff there was sooo un helpful first they said they couldn’t give us any accommodation since our flight first got delayed that cancelled and now it’s 221am and I am still in ATL since they said they need to create a new flight my final destination is ORD and I have been delayed twice and cancelled. With no real help the frontier app didn’t work no email updates over all such a horrible experience

Gate not determined until I got to the airport - hard to plan the trip to the airport.

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

Very well recently! Frontier is improving and less harrassing customer on luggages! Positive!

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

i was unable to check in the flight. refund requested

I think Frontier was very good at communication. Their app worked very well. Loading was great and the flight was nice and easy.

Great for the price. No wifi or entertainment, but gate agents and crew were fantastic and we boarded quickly and left on time.

Decent clean onboard experience. Okay discount airline experience. Unfortunately, any customer service interactions are difficult and unhelpful. There is no service. Also, a premium seat only gets you premium boarding if you line up first. Once they start general boarding you must go to the back of the line. Not very premium

The crew was mostly okay. The flight attendant who answered our questions was curt and unhelpful unfortunately. He seemed upset and I understand having off days.

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