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Find First Class Flights from San Diego to New York

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KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites at once for first class flights from San Diego to New York

 
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Diego to New York, 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 San Diego to New York, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap First Class Flight Deals from San Diego to New York

 
These are the cheapest deals for flights from San Diego to New York currently on KAYAK along with options from the most popular airlines KAYAK users selected for this route. 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 first class round-trip flight deals to New York

Fri, Aug 14 - Fri, Aug 21
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 7:54 pm
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LGA
10h 24m
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4:59 pm - 10:27 pm
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8h 28m
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$1,117United Airlines
Sat, Aug 15 - Fri, Aug 21
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10:40 pm - 10:17 am
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LGA
8h 37m
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4:59 pm - 10:27 pm
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8h 28m
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$1,142United Airlines
Tue, Aug 18 - Sat, Aug 22
American Airlines Logo
10:59 am - 10:14 pm
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8h 15m
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10:00 am - 3:26 pm
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8h 26m
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$1,187American Airlines
Tue, Jun 23 - Tue, Jun 30
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8:05 am - 7:22 pm
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8h 17m
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6:00 pm - 11:59 pm
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8h 59m
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$1,207American Airlines
Mon, Aug 24 - Thu, Aug 27
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10:20 pm - 8:59 am
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7h 39m
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7:30 am - 12:01 pm
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$1,212American Airlines
Mon, Jun 22 - Sat, Jul 18
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9:25 pm - 10:33 am
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JFK
10h 08m
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American Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 2:17 pm
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10h 47m
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$1,222American Airlines
Wed, Nov 18 - Mon, Nov 23
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10:09 am - 11:12 pm
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EWR
10h 03m
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5:50 pm - 11:56 pm
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9h 06m
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$1,242American Airlines
Mon, Oct 5 - Thu, Nov 19
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:19 pm - 10:59 pm
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JFK
5h 40mnonstop
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10:00 am - 12:54 pm
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5h 54mnonstop
$1,297Alaska Airlines
Sat, Sep 12 - Mon, Sep 21
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8:50 am - 9:56 pm
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10h 06m
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12:50 pm - 6:36 pm
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8h 46m
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$1,297Delta
Tue, Nov 3 - Tue, Nov 10
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:13 pm - 7:25 am
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JFK
12h 12m
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10:00 am - 12:54 pm
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5h 54mnonstop
$1,342Alaska Airlines

Good to Know - First Class Flights from San Diego to New York

Low seasonFebruary
Average price round-trip$1,774
Good deal round-trip$1,508
Good deal one-way$617
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 6% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 12% increase in price.
(avg. price over the last 2 weeks)
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When to book first class flights to New York

Are your dates flexible? We break down the daily and monthly prices for first class flights to New York, so you can find the best time to fly.
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KAYAK’s Insights & Trends for San Diego to New York First Class Flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly First Class from San Diego to New York?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San Diego to New York, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for First Class flights from San Diego to New York is January, where tickets cost $772 (round-trip) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,162 and $1,977 respectively.

Which airlines offer First Class tickets between San Diego and New York?

There are 4 airlines that fly First Class from San Diego to New York. They are: Alaska Airlines, Delta, United Airlines and American Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Alaska Airlines at $693 for a round-trip flight. On average, the best prices for flying First Class on this route can be found at American Airlines.

FAQs for First Class San Diego to New York Flights

  • How much is a first class ticket from San Diego to New York?

    The price of a first class flight ticket between San Diego and New York depends on many factors, like when the ticket was booked, the departure date, season and much more. The average price for all bookings made on KAYAK for this route over the last 2 weeks is $1,774 for a round-trip.

  • Is it cheaper to fly business or first class between San Diego and New York?

    Business class tickets are usually cheaper and that is true for this route, with an average price of $1,740 compared to $1,774 for a round-trip flight.

  • What is the best airline when flying first class between San Diego and New York?

    The highest-rated airline by KAYAK users offering first class flights for this route is Alaska Airlines, with an overall rating of 7.9.

KAYAK's Tips for Finding Cheap First Class Flights from San Diego to New York

  • What’s a good price for a first class ticket between San Diego and New York? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $634 or less one-way and $1,363 or less round-trip.
  • Look for a flight with a layover if you’re looking to save, as direct first class flights are generally more expensive for the route.

Reviews of the Top 5 Airlines Flying First Class from San Diego to New York

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to New York. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from San Diego to New York. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly first class to New York? 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.
7.9
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12437 reviews
7.0Entertainment
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.1Food
Airline reviews

It is a hassle to not have entertainment screens on the backs of the seats.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2026
MRY - SAN
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It is a hassle to not have entertainment screens on the backs of the seats.

More efficient with checking lines and boarding/checking bags when needed.

Crew were bad Didn’t help with luggage When asked for a glass of wine, I was told that they will serve later , which they didn’t to Me and didn’t serve anyone else in First class . Didn’t offer any snacks , Chips or Nuts to anyone . Flight was not crowded either. Worst Service/ or No Service !

A TV Screen and movies would have been a great addition. The Alaska Terminal at JFK is TOO BIG!!! You need to go up and down 3 escalators to get to your gate and to baggage claim -- and all this while you are carrying your backpack, other bags, etc. I don't know what they were thinking. You can easily miss a flight if you don't add in at least 30 minuites to get to a gate.

The ticketing counter in SD was a mess. The lady handling the First-Class check-in seemed overwhelmed until a supervisor replaced her. It took almost 20 minutes to get once couple checked in, and then she started walking around the counters while 7 people just stood in line. Once her supervisor arrived, she announced she was going on break, never to engage with customers again.

It was a super old plane so the first class experience was just not luxurious

The plane was dirty, the seats were tiny, wasnt my favorite airline tbh

Worst first/business class I have ever flown after 75 years on planes. Barely acceptable seats, terrible food, uninterested attendants, unavailable WiFi. I’ll never fly this airline again.

It wasn’t great. Your app is not user friendly unless you sign up for those points. It tries to force you and won’t show you flight/trip info until you sign up. You have to somehow get into get your boarding pass because your kiosks don’t offer boarding pass information only bag check. It was not helpful or user friendly. The app is useless unless you sign up for your rewards program. My daughters info was missing even though I checked us in we had to get out of security and go back to a ticket window the woman told us that it sometimes populates incorrectly so it didn’t have her information. It populated incorrect birth date. She said this is common. Luckily we were at Palm Springs and not JFK where leaving the giant security line would have been a much bigger problem. I will avoid your airline in the future if it’s possible. Also no food availability except dry snack boxes.

More comfortable than the flight to Los Angeles. But food was mediocre again. Attendants kind and courteous.

Very easy to use and convenient, you can perform any action within the same portal

The baggage belt was not updated on the Delta App and was displayed on the wrong belt board. Was not expecting this to happen.

Landed without a gate ready. Plane is extremely old and dirty.

Pilots lied about waiting on “paperwork”. Sat in the plane for over an hour, waiting on some papers to be printed according to the pilot and then all of a sudden he says good news maintenance is finally on their way. Maybe they can fix it before we get our paperwork. Ended up missing my connection in LaGuardia and as a result, had a fly home to Lexington instead of the Louisville airport. Then paid $100 to uber to Louisville since it was midnight by the time I got in. I wish they would just be transparent with passengers sometimes and not try to beat around the bush on why things are delayed.

Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

The flight was delayed 90 minutes The Gate was wrong The Restroom on Aircraft was not clean There was a half used water bottle in my seat

Too many people are taking up space in the overhead bins with their extra piece of luggage. Since they cannot fit their backpacks or extra luggage piece under the seat in front of them, they store it in the overheads and thus taking up room for other passengers. It wasn’t only one or two persons; more like 12 or 13 passengers.

Got to fly my favorite plane, the Boeing 767-400ER, to Milan. The soft blush pink mood lighting during meal service was very beautiful and gorgeous. The service was top-notch, and our flights were on time. I highly recommend Delta.

The first class flight attendant was awful to everyone. Very rude; no customer service. She should not be working in first class.

Smaller plane for a longer flight than my first one. Doesn’t make sense.

Flights were on time actually early service was good and crew cheerful

No meal service to the back of the plane as it started late or was too slow to get it out before it was time to land.

3 hour delay…. Nearly 2 hours sitting on tarmac. Do better, United. Or at least have the sense to not say “we hope you enjoyed your flight with us” upon disembarking.

Experience was great - no complaints. Took off on time, landed early. Got to the gate relatively quickly - took a little bit of extra time to deplane but nothing excessive.

OK, we were delayed and had to de plane and reboard.

Both my flight where delayed Had 25min to make it to my transfer flight

Wifi Bluetooth features for watching in flight movie was horrible. Screen kept blacking out no connection of sound although it said connected. Other than that smooth trip .

There was no WiFi available, there were mechanical problems with the plane and we landed at C 124, then the gate was switched to A 26, then all the way back to C126! For a 75 yo woman traveling alone, this was a difficult journey, indeed!

Complimentary light meal would be appreciated. But great flight crew service on all legs

Airport terminal was outdated, flight was on a small jet with no wifi

Jet blue is always good - the one weird thing was that they started boarding about 20-30 minutes before the official boarding time on the app. Just something to be aware of!

Not very happy because of the long delaying which causes our luggages were not on the connection flight and nearly missed our connection flight.

It was good. I’m very disappointed that they don’t give commentary ear pods for the movie. I forgot mine at home

Jetblue provided a very good service during the flight, the plane in a very good condition, the crew is professional, everything was on time. That's it!

I have always loved JetBlue and had no complaints on my last trip… I will always recommend then. Thank you JetBlue

The comfortability was very good. Except, when entering the craft the the first steward never greeted us upon entering the airplane. He spoke too fast where his words were all jumbled and difficult to understand.

Jet blue was great But the Jayak system Wasa pure nightmare and wasted so much of my time and energy by not giving me a way to access jet blue to check in the flight back I didn’t even get the number confirmation code 24 hours before. Because I didn’t receive the email with the confirmation code I could NoT CHECk IN. I spoke to a kayak third party and they informed me I could not carry a carry on, on the flight which caused me so much extra stress it was just too much. You can be sure I will not be using it recommending your site. Again.

My experience with JetBlue was fine BUT I am very upset with Kayak! JetBlue had delayed our scheduled departure by an hour and you NEVER notified me of the change. I did not hear directly from JetBlue because the trip was booked through Kayak, a mistake I will not repeat. Your reminder of the our trip last week still had the WRONG departure time. Our return trip has also changed, and again no notice from you.

Right now I’m still in Jamaica waiting on a flight to New York which I should be in New York from the 30th and I’m here in Jamaica

Flight was as expected. But it was delayed an hour. Also, my luggage got damaged. So that sucked especially since the damage made navigating the airport difficult. Walking to get ground transportation is sooo far away now and my checked bag was difficult to carry.

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

A 630departure flight Delayed 6hours! They changed my gate, I moved to the new gate. Had our flight on the screen for 12noon departure. I go get above to eat, check screen again and the flight was gone, no notice no announcement, nothing!! They sent my bag on the flight I wasn’t on, got it back to me 3days later. Thank goodness they did refund my money but I will NEVER fly them again.

Plane and crew on board were fine. Everything else was terrible.

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

This airline sucks. They offer low rates then charge you for everything, the app does not work well, the seats are the most uncomfortable. Maintenance issues on the flight, and you still have to sit through their credit card commercials. People are nice enough but does not make up for overall poor experience.

Disaster. They lied every step of the way. We ended up being delayed due to crew and then allegedly abandoned the flight because of a curfew at LGA. No rebooking to LGA at any reasonable time. No hotel. No meal vouchers. Had to sleep in the airport and fly to Newark instead. Will never fly Frontier again.

My first flight was delayed 5 hours. The 2nd flight was canceled til the next day and the never even tried to compensate for it. Worse I was delayed again on the flight the rebooked me on.

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