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$52 Find Cheap Flights from New York LaGuardia Airport to San Diego

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Cheap Flights from LaGuardia to San Diego (LGA-SAN)

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

Sat, Sep 6 - Wed, Sep 10
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12:57 pm - 11:34 pmLGA-SAN
13h 37m2 stops
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1:35 pm - 5:30 pmSAN-LGA
24h 55m2 stops
$115Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 10
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:55 pm - 6:42 pmLGA-SAN
25h 47m2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:35 pm - 5:30 pmSAN-LGA
24h 55m2 stops
$121Spirit Airlines
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Sat, Sep 6 - Wed, Sep 10
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:57 pm - 11:34 pmLGA-SAN
13h 37m2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:35 pm - 5:30 pmSAN-LGA
24h 55m2 stops
$132Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 10
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:55 pm - 6:42 pmLGA-SAN
25h 47m2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:35 pm - 5:30 pmSAN-LGA
24h 55m2 stops
$140Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Sep 4 - Thu, Sep 11
American Airlines Logo
2:59 pm - 7:50 pmLGA-SAN
7h 51m1 stop
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10:38 pm - 9:00 amSAN-LGA
7h 22m1 stop
$185American Airlines
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Sat, Aug 30 - Sat, Sep 6
Southwest Logo
2:30 pm - 7:35 pmLGA-SAN
8h 05m1 stop
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11:25 am - 9:25 pmSAN-LGA
7h 00m1 stop
$186Southwest
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Sat, Sep 6 - Wed, Sep 10
Southwest Logo
6:20 am - 10:50 amLGA-SAN
7h 30m1 stop
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10:15 am - 11:00 pmSAN-LGA
9h 45m1 stop
$192Southwest
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Wed, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 10
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10:50 pm - 11:09 amLGA-SAN
15h 19m1 stop
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1:35 pm - 5:30 pmSAN-LGA
24h 55m2 stops
Fri, Sep 19 - Mon, Sep 22
American Airlines Logo
2:59 pm - 7:50 pmLGA-SAN
7h 51m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:32 pm - 9:04 amSAN-LGA
7h 32m1 stop
$208American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 10
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7:55 pm - 6:42 pmLGA-SAN
25h 47m2 stops
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7:15 am - 10:11 pmSAN-LGA
11h 56m1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for LaGuardia to San Diego flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from LaGuardia 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 New York LaGuardia Airport to San Diego?

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York LaGuardia Airport to San Diego?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New York LaGuardia Airport 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 New York LaGuardia Airport to San Diego is September, where tickets cost $286 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $510 and $468 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New York LaGuardia Airport 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 New York LaGuardia Airport 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 New York LaGuardia Airport to San Diego, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 36% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$52
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 12% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 36% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking New York LaGuardia Airport to San Diego flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York LaGuardia Airport to San Diego?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York LaGuardia Airport to San Diego was $52 for a one-way ticket and $115 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between New York LaGuardia Airport and San Diego?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from New York LaGuardia Airport to San Diego. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York LaGuardia Airport to San Diego?

    The Boeing 737-900 Passenger/BBJ3 (winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the New York LaGuardia Airport to San Diego flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York LaGuardia Airport to San Diego?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between New York LaGuardia Airport and San Diego.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New York to San Diego are Southwest and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $586 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 $364 and an overall rating of 7.2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York LaGuardia Airport 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 New York LaGuardia Airport to San Diego.

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

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

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from LaGuardia to San Diego

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New York 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 LaGuardia 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 4246 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

10.0 ExcellentGordon, Jul 2025GEG - OAK
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

It was one and half hour late... Not sure if any other experience matters.

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

It was 2 hours 45 minutes late, for no apparently clear reason.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was charged for my luggage despite having been on one ticket from an international flight. Too tired to argue after 15 hours on flight. Was charged for rechecking it at JFK airport. Not sure why those off Kenya Airways were required to do that.

Flight was canceled, and no effort was made to help with rebooking, no hotel vouchers, no car transportation and minimal food voucher and most places for food were closed by the time the voucher was given. Waited for 3 hours for bags. Simply the worst travel experience I have ever had

At first, we were on the runway for about an hour, literally. The Captain did explain that the Control Tower just had a change shift (sounds like an unrealistic excuse) and then that we had to change a runway. A regular economy seat is made for 12 yo twiggy. I understand Delta wants to push for an upgrade, but after sitting in a Comfort seat and in First class. I would say First class is not worthy of my money. The landing was delayed because of the weather in NYC, I don't hold that against Delta, of course. The Captain did alert us to that upon takeoff in Vegas and again as we reached NY.

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.

My flight was 6 pm 6/6. Every hour they delayed it again - air condition issues then no pilot then the crew had worked too many hours and cancelled the flight at 11 pm. Sent customers to NJ a 45 minutes uber ride to a hotel. Had to be back by 5 am for a 7 am flight and again no pilot etc with another three hours of delays.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

I am very bothered by the events today. I can't believe the flight attendants allowed someone to take my seat and made me move. It was embarrassing. I was in the right. The lady just didn't want move. I can't believe delta would allow this to stand and disrespect my rights as a passenger. The lady complained about her leg and that she couldn't move. Firstly somehow she was able to make it to row 24. Not sure how much her leg could have hurt. Secondly, I'm in plenty of pain myself. I just finished chemotherapy a several weeks ago. My body is constantly sore. Yet deltas flight attendants didn't appropriately protect my rights. In the end they found me a seat on the plane but I want to understand how delta can operate this way. They in essence allowed a bully to get their way.

After a 5 hour delay waiting at the gate (3 delays adding up) with no clear reason provided, we finally boarded flew 3/4 of the way to Toronto then were turned back to New York. As we neared New York, the pilot declared that it was his fault, something to do with timing and him not being allowed into the country???? How could the airline let his happen? They had hours to prepare and make sure they had a crew available for the flight! We ended up in Toronto a day late with no sleep.

This flight was perfect. No complaints and only the highest regard for the crew and ground staff and how they executed perfectly. I fly a lot with United and would request predictability and transparency in their operations instead of last minute changes.

Survey sent before we actually left. Delay after delay. Now a crew problem.

I love flying with United. Unfortunately, I flew on an older plane with minimal upgraded technology (no Bluetooth functionality or handy charging ports). Otherwise, the flight was great and even arrived early.

They changed my seats after I checked in and I was stressed from the time I saw that information until just before boarding, when the gate attendant fixed it, but it shouldn't have happened. And if it couldn't be prevented, then the people on the phone I spoke with should have done something to help, which they did not, nor did they offer me compensation, just meaningless apologies.

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.

Smooth flight, especially take off and landing, and great crew on board. Really loved the stroopwaffles!

Deplaning was delayed because of Jetbridge equipment issues in MKE, causing an issue on an otherwise great flight.

Not really their fault, but a 4.5 hour delay is pretty brutal

we were delayed going into and out of Newark Airport by 3-4 hours each way. Excuses/reasons given were misleading. Weather was cited at first when there was NO weather issue. Turns out Newark had a shortage of staff and runway construction. United knew this and should have NOT scheduled flights when they know we would be delayed so long. I will avoid United and EWR airport at all cost going forward. Delta never looked so good.

Stewardess spilled orange juice on my clothes/seat no help no apology just threw napkins at me to clean the mess up. Not Happy.

Pathetic check in experience at JFK. Everything is self check in. Not enough staff present to help with when the check in process or the kiosk gets stuck. Staff present not welcoming or pleasant at all. On the other hand the NY based flight crew was great. Courteous and friendly throughout the flight. Special meals leave a lot to be desired. Kids meals should be made available when kids are flying and same goes for special kids meals too.

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Waited on the runway for takeoff for 2.5 hours. Air traffic rerouted us. The plane didn't have enough fuel, so had to go back to the gate. Had to wait for a new pilot. Should have landed at 5:22. Didn't land until 9:10. Trash flight.

There were five broken seats on the plane. The crew was very rude in telling people they had to get off the plane and get a flight the next day. No call for volunteers, but telling people they had to get off. One woman was flying with her elderly mother and daughter and was told she had to leave or all three had to leave. Fortunately, a volunteer offered to stay. The situation was handled poorly.

Delays on all NY flights. There was no communication on why but they didn’t say it was weather. Other carriers were not delayed.

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

They cancelled our flight without warning OR a refund. Never doing business with American Airlines again! This is the second AA booked trip in a row that we've had challenges with.

I got bumped due to weight restrictions even tho there were empty seats on my flight. I got put on an other flight with a stopover. My flight that originally was going to take 5-6 hours ever up being 14+ hours and my luggage arrived to my destination without me because I was made to check in my luggage on my original flight when I was deemed ok to board only to be asked to deplane. Worst flight experience.

Flight cancelled. Added a day and a half to my travel. American Airlines DID put me in a hotel for two nights, but have not given any money back for any of this! I spent money on an apartment at my destination that I basically wasted because I could not arrive.

I was pleasantly surprised with an upgrade at boarding. I finally had a mostly gluten free food options and a very attentive attendant.

The worst. They don’t follow procedure for boarding per group. Flight got delayed for no understandably reasons, they changed our destination from PR to Miami, left us inside a plane for more than 8 hours, then cancelled flight in Miami leaving us stranded. Poorly managed re-accommodation for a new flight and overnight stay so I have to spend in a new ticket and my own hotel room to been able to get to my office next day. Lost 2 days of work and as a doctor, patients loosing their appointments. to other flights and besides

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

I was 2 hr arrive in the airport and 45 min in the line . After take to my turn . The agent tell me I’m later . I can not board . So my vacation was going to the floor . Just for their bad customer service agent in the airline

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.

Very bad! No good service delayed my second connection flight

They canceled flight. Hard to believe there was even a plane incoming for us to get on

Plane was down graded and I lost my uncharged exit row with more leg room. No mention or offer of refund from podium. Flight attendant was nice to explain this happens often and that I could request a refund via online form submission. I did this and have heard nothing back.

Horrendous. I do not recommend Frontier. The passengers lack manners and decency, and the flight attendants lack professionalism. If I wasn’t in a bind to fly with 48 hours notice for a job interview, I would not have selected a flight with Frontier and I never plan to fly with them in the future.

The seats were hard molded plastic covered in plastic vinyl. And the scam to charge people extra to sit together. Don’t they know we can just ask someone to trade seats. And watching the staff separate young children from parents… super classy. We had to guilt them into offering up our seats. This companies policies suck. Don’t give them your money.

Everything went as planned. Crew was great. Seats were still not that comfortable.

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