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Cheapest round-trip
$439
Overall average: $474
American Airlines
Fri 9/11Wed 9/16
GNV - SAN • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$433
Delta
Mon 10/19
GNV - SAN • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $439 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.8 score
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Cheapest • Avg $522 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 7h 25m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Gainesville to San Diego (GNV-SAN)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Gainesville 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 Gainesville to San Diego

Fri, Sep 11 - Wed, Sep 16
American Airlines Logo
5:18 pm - 9:48 pm
GNV
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SAN
7h 30m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:27 pm - 10:19 am
SAN
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GNV
8h 52m
1 stop
$439American Airlines
Fri, Sep 11 - Wed, Sep 16
American Airlines Logo
5:18 pm - 9:48 pm
GNV
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SAN
7h 30m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:08 pm - 11:14 pm
SAN
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GNV
8h 06m
1 stop
$439American Airlines
Fri, Sep 4 - Tue, Sep 8
American Airlines Logo
5:19 pm - 9:03 pm
GNV
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SAN
6h 44m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 4:47 pm
SAN
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GNV
6h 32m
1 stop
$492American Airlines
Fri, Sep 11 - Wed, Sep 16
Delta Logo
1:26 pm - 5:05 pm
GNV
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SAN
6h 39m
1 stop
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 10:31 pm
SAN
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GNV
12h 31m
2 stops
$533Delta
Fri, Sep 11 - Wed, Sep 16
American Airlines Logo
5:18 pm - 9:48 pm
GNV
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SAN
7h 30m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:46 am - 11:14 pm
SAN
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GNV
10h 28m
2 stops
$561American Airlines
Wed, Aug 12 - Mon, Aug 17
Delta Logo
1:08 pm - 5:05 pm
GNV
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SAN
6h 57m
1 stop
Delta Logo
10:25 pm - 9:23 am
SAN
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GNV
7h 58m
1 stop
$576Delta
Tue, Aug 11 - Mon, Aug 17
American Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 12:48 pm
GNV
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SAN
10h 03m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:32 pm - 11:59 pm
SAN
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GNV
8h 27m
1 stop
$576American Airlines
Wed, Aug 12 - Sun, Aug 16
Delta Logo
7:01 pm - 11:00 pm
GNV
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SAN
6h 59m
1 stop
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 9:23 am
SAN
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GNV
8h 53m
1 stop
$576Delta
Tue, Aug 11 - Sun, Aug 16
Delta Logo
1:08 pm - 5:05 pm
GNV
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SAN
6h 57m
1 stop
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 9:23 am
SAN
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GNV
8h 53m
1 stop
$576Delta
Thu, Aug 20 - Sun, Aug 23
American Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 11:32 am
GNV
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SAN
8h 17m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:06 pm - 10:42 pm
SAN
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GNV
7h 36m
1 stop
$597American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Gainesville to San Diego flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Gainesville to San Diego?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Gainesville 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 Gainesville to San Diego is September, where tickets cost $474 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $828 and $724 respectively.

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Low season

May

Cheapest flight

$433
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 18% lower on average.
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FAQs for booking flights from Gainesville to San Diego

  • What is the cheapest flight from Gainesville to San Diego?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Gainesville to San Diego was $433 for a one-way ticket and $439 for a round-trip.

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

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Gainesville to San Diego?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Gainesville to San Diego, Delta or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Gainesville to San Diego are Delta and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $603 and an overall rating of 7.8, Delta is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $488 and an overall rating of 7.1.

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

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

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

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Gainesville to San Diego

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Gainesville 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 Gainesville 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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Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
DTW - SAN
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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

They made us check our bag…. Even though there was plenty of space up top… and then proceeded to shatter by brand new luggage 😞

The seat when "flat" was not flat and pad was too thin to cover it.

Delayed for mechanical and no updates on what was happening and how long the delay might be.

We are too tired and frustrated to comment politely at this point

My flight was delayed for several hours. Sitting at gate 16 for several hours, I got a text from Kayak the gate changed to 9 before it was announced. Very bad communication at each gate from American Airlines employees. I received 10 notifications of delay from Kayak. My vacation started off horrible! I will write to American Airlines corporate office also.

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

The flight crew was fantastic! Which the seats had a small TV.

also wi-fi never worked attendant said satellite coverage is spotty over water ..... but we were over land!

They attended to my needs as I couldn't walk and they provided a wheelchair for me.q

This time my flight was smooth and uneventful. They started boarding even earlier than it was scheduled. I was pleasantly surprised. Thank you!

Boarding was a mess - the agent basically called every group in rapid succession, so there was no organization at all. The economy seats are a joke, and main cabin extra seats were sold out when I purchased my flight. As such, I was locked in the same position for four hours. Being 6’6”, it was impossible to get my bag out from under the seat in front of me, and I couldn’t have used my laptop even if my bag were accessible due to the minuscule seat pitch. Also the wifi was broken. American is a joke - can’t wait until they merge with Spirit.

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