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Cheap Flights from Germany to San Diego

 
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Germany to San Diego

Mon, Feb 1 - Sun, Feb 7
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11:15 am - 8:56 pmFRA  Frankfurt am Main-SAN San Diego
18h 41m1 stop New York John F Kennedy Intl
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6:16 am - 10:10 amSAN  San Diego-FRA Frankfurt am Main
18h 54m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl
$636Multiple Airlines
Sun, Jan 17 - Mon, Jan 25
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6:45 am - 4:10 pmHAM  Hamburg-SAN San Diego
18h 25m1 stop London Heathrow
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6:00 pm - 6:00 pmSAN  San Diego-HAM Hamburg
15h 00m1 stop London Heathrow
$688British Airways
Sun, Jan 17 - Mon, Jan 25
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6:45 am - 4:10 pmHAM  Hamburg-SAN San Diego
18h 25m1 stop London Heathrow
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1:09 pm - 2:55 pmSAN  San Diego-HAM Hamburg
16h 46m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth London Heathrow
$692British Airways
Sun, Jan 17 - Mon, Jan 25
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6:50 am - 9:40 pmHAM  Hamburg-SAN San Diego
23h 50m2 stops Madrid Barajas Philadelphia
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10:13 am - 3:10 pmSAN  San Diego-HAM Hamburg
19h 57m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Madrid Barajas
$704Iberia
Wed, Nov 25 - Wed, Dec 2
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10:15 am - 3:45 pmFRA  Frankfurt am Main-SAN San Diego
14h 30m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss
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7:30 am - 10:30 amSAN  San Diego-FRA Frankfurt am Main
18h 00m1 stop San Francisco
$713Lufthansa
Wed, Nov 25 - Wed, Dec 2
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7:15 am - 3:45 pmFRA  Frankfurt am Main-SAN San Diego
17h 30m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss
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6:23 pm - 8:00 pmSAN  San Diego-FRA Frankfurt am Main
16h 37m2 stops San Francisco Munich Franz Josef Strauss
$718Lufthansa
Wed, Dec 16 - Fri, Jan 8
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11:20 am - 8:37 pmFRA  Frankfurt am Main-SAN San Diego
18h 17m2 stops Zurich San Francisco
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11:00 am - 9:20 amSAN  San Diego-FRA Frankfurt am Main
13h 20m1 stop Denver Intl
$738United Airlines
Wed, Dec 16 - Wed, Jan 6
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11:20 am - 8:37 pmFRA  Frankfurt am Main-SAN San Diego
18h 17m2 stops Zurich San Francisco
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10:30 am - 1:45 pmSAN  San Diego-FRA Frankfurt am Main
18h 15m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
$738United Airlines
Tue, Apr 20 - Tue, Apr 27
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6:00 am - 11:45 amNUE  Nürnberg-SAN San Diego
14h 45m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
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1:45 pm - 1:40 pmSAN  San Diego-NUE Nürnberg
14h 55m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
$795KLM
Tue, Nov 10 - Tue, Nov 24
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8:15 am - 12:10 pmDUS  Duesseldorf Intl-SAN San Diego
12h 55m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
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2:05 pm - 5:55 pmSAN  San Diego-DUS Duesseldorf Intl
18h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
$805KLM
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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.

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 Cologne, at $636 return. The most popular connection is from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $636 in the last 5 days.

What is the cheapest day to fly to San Diego?

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San Diego is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $799. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are $951 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to San Diego?

The cheapest month for flights to San Diego is February, where tickets cost $752 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets from Germany is $934 and $924 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is May with an average price of $586.

What is a good deal for flights to San Diego?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to San Diego, 25% of our users found tickets to San Diego for the following prices or less: From Munich $799 round-trip.

How far in advance should I book a flight to San Diego?

To get a below average price, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

November

Cheapest flight

$416
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
Flight from Cologne to San Diego

FAQs - booking San Diego flights

  • 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 Cologne, at $636 return. The most popular connection is from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $636 in the last 5 days.

  • How far is San Diego Airport from central San Diego?

    San Diego Airport is 3 miles from the center of San Diego.

  • What is the name of San Diego’s airport?

    All flights to San Diego land at San Diego Airport. The airport code is SAN,and it can also be referred to as Lindbergh Field, San Diego, or San Diego Intl.

  • How much is a flight to San Diego?

    On average, a flight to San Diego costs $1,029. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $775 and departed from Munich Franz Josef Strauss Airport.

  • 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 7,394 direct flights from within Germany to San Diego. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Diego

  • Looking for cheap airfare to San Diego? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to San Diego for the following prices or less: From Munich $1,623

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest San Diego flight deals.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Germany to San Diego

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with 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.
7.8
KLMOverall score based on 1595 reviews
7.7Comfort
8.4Crew
7.4Food
7.8Boarding
7.2Entertainment
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I wanted to give them a five‑star rating across the board, but they lost my luggage, and that really affected the experience.

8.0 ExcellentNikola, Oct 2026
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I wanted to give them a five‑star rating across the board, but they lost my luggage, and that really affected the experience.

The flight itself was fine, food was expired and gross, staff were mostly amazing! KLM messed up rebooking for our first two flights that got cancelled and we almost didn’t make it to Amsterdam for an additional two days

I think I previously submitted my feedback about flight lead Katherine in a different field by mistake. Please see those comments. Comments for Hyd to AMS are it was good. The flight lead and service met expectations for satisfactory high quality service but the flight lead did not stand out as exceptional as did the leads on the other two flights so I don’t remember anything specific one way or the other besides the fact I was satisfied.

Flight lead was a gentleman with silver hair and he went out of his way to shake hands and interact with each passenger seated in business class. A medical emergency took place during our flight and he handled it with perfect poise and professionalism. He was gracious and confidently competent. Just what you want from a leader,

Crew is not the cheerful type. very slow meal service (this is their style as have flown this many times)

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

This fight left ahead of time which meant it arrived early which was great. Staff were very professional, but as with all these Short hop Flights the food was a disappointing snack There was no entertainment on this flight, but I did not expect any

I flew premium economy and this was a good option. Although the seats didn’t recline much, I was able to get some sleep with my head propped against the window. The food was good and the entertainment was wonderful The staff were very attentive and professional

Seats were nice and comfy. Crew was polite and attentive. Business class is awesome and worth the money.

It was operated by Delta. Boarding took a long time. How difficult can it be? Overall decent trip. Liked the Salt Lake City airport. Better option than Chicago for transfers.

Good food and entertainment. Poor choices for drinks. Sitting for 12 hours on the row by the restrooms, which do not recline, was a torture

premium economy is expensive but worth it for the comfort and food on a long flight

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

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.

Such a comfortable flight! Food was yummy and staff was very friendly! Will absolutely fly Lufthansa again.

The flight from FRA to SFO was uncomfortable. The crew allowed people to change seats after boarding finished, but then made some people move back to their seats but not others, which resulted in my wife and I having to sit in two middle seats for an 11 hour flight. The entertainment system was not working well throughout the flight, and stopped working completely around hour 8.

The seats on Lufthansa’s international business class on the A350-900 is the worst product in the market. Our chief purser was AMAZING though. She is the best FA I have had in many years.

Good and they are leaving at time and arriving on time

The flight attendants were wonderful - one man put my carry on in the bin for me. Very attentive service. Loved the blanket and pillow waiting for me in economy. Food was excellent which is a surprise given the reputation of any airline food. Wine was fine with the meals. Delighted with the new movies - flight went by very quickly. I would definitely fly Lufthansa again.

Generally good. Not their fault but the design of the Boeing 747 had seating supports directly in line with my legs. So my legs always had to straddle this support which caused body misallignment. Such poor design from Boeing. There was no USB port for me to charge my phone. The screen touch control was very poor.

Patrick and the whole crew were amazing! Hope to have this team for all my European trips.

Smooth flight with enough time for connection. Ran out of meal options. In-flight and gate staff were friendly and helpful. Good service overall.

The food was straight up bad not gonna lie, seats are uncomfortable so I had to re-adjust my self most of the time, delayed our arrival time by alot.

Wasn’t overbooked, so it was nice having an empty seat next to me. Appreciated the on time flight. Food was really bad though. Received stale vegetarian sandwich with just a slice of cheese and shredded carrots on it. Very strange and not tasty. I didn’t order a vegetarian meal either way of my trip but received all vegetarian meals because they said that’s all they have available.

My experience on this flight was good. The seat I had had a lot of leg room, but it was so close to the aisle that the flight attendants kept bumping into my visual monitor connected to my seat to watch tv.

We never made this flight due to the flight from Barcelona being delayed, which I have reviewed in a separate review. But I can tell you that the Delta Airlines flight that did get us home, I am extremely happy with them and their crew. The only one person that I would praise within the entire part of BA is the girl I spoke to in the call center in India. Who completely understood, was dedicated to a resolution and was a complete realist in the situation. Unlike some of the people who don’t care about the human element and stick you on a flight whenever. She got us home.

You're asking 2 different questions. The flight from Los Angeles to London (and from London to Faro) was on British Airways. Those flights were awful. The app didn't provide detailed information, the WiFi that I paid for didn't work, the form I had to fill out to re-enter the UK was not communicated clearly so I nearly missed my flight. British Airways is significantly behind every other airline I've traveled in every way. American Airlines flight form London to Los Angeles was great. In the future, I will avoid flying British Airways when I can.

Our section of the aircraft in premium economy was very cold. We asked the attendants twice to raise the heat but it never happened. Even with the blanket it was chilly for 10 1/2 hours

Waited until boarding started before saying there was no overhead luggage space on the plane.

Incredible. The upgrade to Business was a phenomenal way to end my trip, beyond grateful for the generosity and hospitality.

All service prior to the flight was terrible: online check-in not working, no customer service tel,, multiple airport scanners not working, A huge mess.

Service of the crews were great. Food on flight was very greasy, and salty.

Terrible, broken window and the blinded didn’t shut during the entire flight. Nobody could sleep

Horrible. Crew is not helpful. Lounge is sub standard and overcrowded. Getting to your plane is underwhelming “via a bus”. Worst experience I have had.

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