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$56 Find Cheap Flights from Orlando to San Diego

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Cheap Flights from Orlando to San Diego (ORL-SAN)

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

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Expert advice for your flight from Orlando to San Diego

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarization of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
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Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines offers a 20-minute baggage guarantee, ensuring quick baggage claim or compensation.


Alaska Airlines' Premium Class offers priority boarding, extra legroom, and complimentary drinks on flights over 350 miles.

American Airlines

American Airlines' Main Cabin Extra provides early boarding and complimentary drinks, enhancing travel comfort.


American Airlines offers high-speed Wi-Fi for purchase, with free options for T-Mobile customers.

Airports
MCO

MCO's app provides real-time security wait times and flight updates, helping you navigate the busy airport efficiently.

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SAN

The Route 992 bus is the cheapest way to reach Downtown San Diego from SAN, running every 15 minutes from 5 am to midnight.

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Jennifer Simonson is driven by her lifelong commitment to exploring the globe. Her insatiable curiosity had led her to immerse herself into diverse locations like Oklahoma City and Pismo. Her hotel recommendations are the result of the myriad hotels she's stayed at across her travels. Along her journey, she cherishes engaging conversations with locals, indulging in the finest ice cream, trying her hand at surfing, and embarking on nature-filled hikes.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Orlando to San Diego flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Orlando to San Diego?

What is the cheapest Orlando to San Diego flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Orlando to San Diego.

Our data shows that the cheapest route for a return flight from Orlando to San Diego cost $157 and was between Orlando Airport (MCO) and San Diego (SAN). On average, the best prices are found if you fly this route. The average price for a return flight for this route is $157.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Orlando to San Diego?

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

When flying from Orlando to San Diego, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Orlando, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Orlando 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 Orlando to San Diego is August, where tickets cost $289 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $432 and $408 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Orlando to San Diego?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $1,075 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Orlando 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 Orlando 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 Orlando to San Diego, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$56
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 0% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Orlando to San Diego

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Orlando 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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Flights from Orlando to San Diego: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Orlando to San Diego 
LorraineFlew with Alaska AirlinesMCO-SANMar 2024
Do get there 2 hrs. ahead as security lines can be long.
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FAQs for booking flights from Orlando to San Diego

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Orlando to San Diego was $56 for a one-way ticket and $130 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to San Diego from Orlando.

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

    On your way to San Diego, you’ll fly out from one of these Orlando airports: Orlando or Orlando Sanford Intl. You’ll be landing at San Diego.

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

    Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines, Delta, and JetBlue offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Orlando to San Diego flight route.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Orlando to San Diego, Alaska Airlines or Southwest?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Orlando to San Diego are Alaska Airlines and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $383 and an overall rating of 8.0, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $384 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Diego from Orlando 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 Orlando 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 Orlando with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Orlando 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 Orlando 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 Orlando to San Diego

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $173 or less one-way and $247 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Orlando to San Diego?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Orlando to San Diego.
Find which airlines fly direct from Orlando to San Diego Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Orlando to San Diego

Monday

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines

Thursday

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Friday

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Saturday

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Sunday

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

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Direct returns

San Diego to Orlando

Monday

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines

Thursday

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Friday

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Saturday

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Sunday

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

Alaska Airlines, Southwest

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Orlando 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.
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.1Food
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.1Entertainment
7.8Comfort
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Flight attendant was rude when I advised her that the bathroom had no paper towels or tissue paper.

8.0 ExcellentRick, Jul 2025AUS - SAN
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Flight attendant was rude when I advised her that the bathroom had no paper towels or tissue paper.

Departing flight to San Diego was delayed. Return flight from SD to SBP was delayed. Not terrible but not ideal

Good leg room, no problem with overhead storage and the staff was super helpful.

I purchased the internet during the flight and it stopped working after 1 hour, so I barely got to use it.

Good experience, although it was a little cramped being a tall person. Otherwise everything went smoothly and professionally though

Big delay of over 7 hours on next leg of trip with Alaska. Would have been nice to have food or something

Horrible! No blanket or pillow available! We had bulkhead seats but the seats were worn out and no cushion old. No meal or even a sandwich for our 5 hour flight just a little bag of pretzels. Crabby attendant female with long brown hair. We will not book Alaska Airlines again

I do wish the the actual airplane I flew on was bigger. But, I made it work.

I loved that we boarded orderly and quickly, that I had an opportunity to check my bag free at the gate, that there was plenty of seat/leg room, there was smooth takeoff and landing, the attendants were pleasant and helpful, and that we arrived on time!!

We were in first class. Food was surprisingly good. Boarding was easy. Seats were lumpy. No video screen ...really? Service was good. Phone support was good

Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

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.

Crew was great flight was great baggage claim was a failure. It took over 1 hour for bags to arrive. Poor communication poor effort when I spoke to the supervisor about the delay

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

I had a wonderful flight, but the only thing that annoyed me was how crowded TSA was. I still believe airports and all planes work together to bunch everyone together to drive up cost.

The flight was supposed to leave at 7:30pm, but departed 10:50pm. They kept moving departure time out every half hour. It was a 45 minute flight from n Sunday night with great weather.

I could not check in ahead of time. Kayak did not give me a proper confirmation number to check in.

I loved flying Hawaiian Air! We didn’t pay to sit together, but we were able to anyway. They had usb charging ports and even outlets in some seats. They served a hot sandwich that was not very good, but we were still pleasantly surprised. The staff was very nice. The seats really made my booty hurt but maybe I’m just not used to sitting so long. Also, the AC was really cold even though I was wearing pants, a hoodie, and a light blanket.

You did not have any vegetarians options for the free meal! I do not eat any meat of any kind! I asked the flight attendant and was met with kind of a rude statement like vegetarian? No we don’t have that kind of thing! Did not make me happy but made me feel like why would I want a vegetarian meal! Otherwise a good experience!

I was put in a middle seat with the people on either side of me kept passing their grandchild over me and talking back and forth while I was trying to rest or watch a movie. So inconsiderate and totally disturbing. I asked if they would sit next to each other to alleviate the constant impeding my comfort but they refused.

Late boarding, full flight. Absolutely no food and barely a bag of pretzels. No video screens and slim pickings of movies. No live tv and poor selection of shows.

Pre-Flight check-in Staff did a terrific job correcting a seat mis-assignment problem after I checked in the night before my flight. They really stepped up to make my flight home a joy. It was also my birthday, so the flight crew made me feel special a little treat.

Our flight delayed 2 hours, no WiFi in flight and the snack option isn’t great either.

I was unable to get a check im and get a boarding pass. I tried at the desk of the flight operator Alaska, was told to go to Hawaiian and almost had to go back to Alaskan. In the end inwas told to go thru security and directly to the gate without checking in. It would have been more helpful to have the details rather than walking all over the terminals trying to check in.

Good except that I couldn’t change seat and made me wait untill I checked in

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

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.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

The boarding crew was incredibly helpful getting me on an earlier flight

After boarding and un-boarding twice over 6+hours, the flight was canceled.

Severe turbulence. Captain never came on to reassure passengers after things settled down.

Boarding in Orlando was not good. Giant mob at the gate, should have been lines.

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.

My flight was delayed by two hours which made it so that I would miss my layover flight. I stood in line for customer service for over an hour and when I reached the agent she told me to scan a QR code and it'll give me options. I wasn't offered any help, guidance or compensation, only told that I have options but that I had to figure it all out myself. I was refunded part of the trip and had to buy an expensive same day ticket from another airline in order to get home. I will never fly Frontier again.

Very bad! No good service delayed my second connection flight

The confirmation # CK8GNW and my name was not recognized/in Frontier system. I was able to check in on Frintier app so i went to the Frontier ticket agent, at time they told me that my name/ confirmation did not show up as a purchased ticket. I had to purchase a new ticket that cost $289.00 one way.

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

The crew was delayed because they came on another flight that was delayed due to weather 10pm flight left at 1.30 am The airline made no effort to align alternate crew

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