$284 Find Cheap Flights from Panama to San Diego

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Cheap Flights from Panama to San Diego

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

Wed, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 10
Copa Airlines Logo
1:15 pm - 5:03 pmPTY-SAN
6h 48mnonstop
Copa Airlines Logo
8:10 pm - 5:20 amSAN-PTY
6h 10mnonstop
$461Copa Airlines
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Wed, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 10
Delta Logo
3:21 pm - 11:14 pmPTY-SAN
10h 53m1 stop
Delta Logo
10:30 pm - 2:12 pmSAN-PTY
12h 42m1 stop
$466Delta
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Fri, Oct 31 - Fri, Nov 7
United Airlines Logo
3:41 pm - 6:24 pmPTY-SAN
28h 43m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:55 pm - 6:49 pmSAN-PTY
21h 54m1 stop
$488United Airlines
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Wed, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 10
American Airlines Logo
2:49 pm - 9:55 amPTY-SAN
22h 06m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:55 pm - 1:49 pmSAN-PTY
19h 54m2 stops
$489American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Fri, Nov 7
Copa Airlines Logo
1:15 pm - 5:57 pmPTY-SAN
6h 42mnonstop
Copa Airlines Logo
8:10 pm - 5:20 amSAN-PTY
6h 10mnonstop
$503Copa Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Fri, Nov 7
United Airlines Logo
3:41 pm - 10:41 amPTY-SAN
21h 00m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:47 pm - 7:38 pmSAN-PTY
21h 51m2 stops
$621United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 1 - Sun, Oct 5
Copa Airlines Logo
1:15 pm - 5:57 pmPTY-SAN
6h 42mnonstop
Copa Airlines Logo
9:12 pm - 5:25 amSAN-PTY
6h 13mnonstop
$632Copa Airlines
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Wed, Oct 1 - Sun, Oct 5
American Airlines Logo
1:45 pm - 9:58 pmPTY-SAN
10h 13m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:45 pm - 2:03 pmSAN-PTY
13h 18m1 stop
$659American Airlines
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Thu, Oct 30 - Fri, Nov 7
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:55 am - 11:50 pmPTY-SAN
22h 55m3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:10 pm - 5:20 amSAN-PTY
6h 10mnonstop
$662Multiple Airlines
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Thu, Oct 30 - Fri, Nov 7
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:55 am - 8:07 pmPTY-SAN
19h 12m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:10 pm - 5:20 amSAN-PTY
6h 10mnonstop
$692Multiple Airlines
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Everything you should know

When to travel
October
Cheapest • 28% price drop
October
Most popular
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Cheapest round-trip
$461
Overall average: $506
Copa Airlines
Wed 11/5Mon 11/10
PTY - SAN • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$284
Typical prices: $366-421
Multiple Airlines
Thu 11/13
PTY - SAN • 3 stops
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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 month to fly to San Diego?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights 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 to San Diego is October, where tickets cost $406 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and February, where the average cost of tickets from Panama is $730 and $705 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is October with an average price of $406.

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 Panama City $224 round-trip.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$284
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 7% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 29% lower on average.
Flight from Panama City to San Diego

FAQs - booking San Diego flights

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

    The distance between San Diego Airport and downtown San Diego is 3 miles.

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

    San Diego is served by San Diego Airport, also commonly referred to as Lindbergh Field, San Diego, or San Diego Intl. The airport code is SAN.

  • How much is a flight to San Diego?

    On average, a flight to San Diego costs $366. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $224 and departed from Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to San Diego?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San Diego is Wednesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $235. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, where round-trip prices are $668 on average.

  • 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.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to San Diego?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to San Diego is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $297 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Diego is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,009.

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 Panama City $330
  • 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 airlines flying from Panama to San Diego

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to San Diego. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Panama to San Diego. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.6
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1533 reviews
7.8Boarding
6.8Food
7.4Comfort
8.1Crew
6.8Entertainment
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As always, Copa Airlines is great to fly on. The flights are always on time, the staff are pleasant and helpful and it's always a wonderful flying experience.

10.0 ExcellentNeil, Aug 2025PTY - BGI
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As always, Copa Airlines is great to fly on. The flights are always on time, the staff are pleasant and helpful and it's always a wonderful flying experience.

We had a great flight just wished they had a tv so we can see a movie that would of made my trip excellent.

horrible service, food was an embarrassment, no charging for cellphones, stay away

Great experience with a crew always thinking in the passenger

Very happy with my flight. I would definitely recommend it.

Had to go through security at the gate again. Had to take off shoes and go through the whole thing again even though we have global entry. They asked us to check in items bought at duty free during our layover and since we checked our luggage at the original departure airport, they forced us to check in a small backpack. None of this ever happened with other airlines. In addition, no vegetarian food option and no snacks during a 7 hr flight. Luggage limits are unusually small. This is unacceptable. Will NEVER fly Copa again and will tell friends and family to avoid this airline.

We paid extra with copa for seats near one another The plane was changed and we lost our seats We were all Separated. We have not received a refund for our seats despite emailing and calling.

It was ok. However, the food was quite poor since I don't eat pasta.

Tell people to remain in their seats during the meal/beverage distribution. Enforce boarding by group numbers. No one was checking. Tell people to turn their electronics speakers off. Bigger cups for drinks.

Enforce the boarding process by group numbers. Tell people to stay seated during the meal/drink distribution. It took forever to get food and drinks because people would not stay out the isle and let the crew do their jobs. Everyone wanted to go to the bathroom forcing the crew to enter and leave the isle constantly so people can pass. Tell people to keep their electronics off speaker mode. No one wants to hear phone conversations and music playing.

The flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

1. when we went to check in, our 2 first class seats had been CANCELED and the flight was sold out. This was done without our prior knowledge. It was all we could do to restore one first class seat for my wife and I flew economy. 2, Our flight home was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. Due to tsunami warnings, the roads were closed and our flight status was uncertain as to whether it would leave as scheduled. It was announced that it would now leave at 11:20 pm and the roads were now open since the tsunami had come and gone. We made a mad dash to the airport and checked in. Delays were announced at 12:30 pm, 1:30 am, 2:30 am and at 3:30 am it was canceled. Since this was a flight due to natural (tsunami) causes, there was no compensation. We were told to return at 1:00 pm the next day and our baggage would be kept on the plane since the same plane was going to leave at 1:00 pm. We had to return to our hotel for the rest of the night. The same plane did not leave at 1:00 pm and our baggage was gone! All in all, it was a miserable performance by UA. Information was hard to obtain and no one knew what was going on and what was going to happen. Hundreds of passengers slept on the floor, chairs, etc. No food and no water was made available to the passengers. It was a situation where UA could care less what was going on. As a one million mile flyer, I had not experienced anything like this before and it was hugely disappointing!

I found the staff to not be very attentive at all. When paying for Business Class you expect a certain type of service and that was not found. They were almost rude even

Ok. Get a different kosher caterer. The food was odd.

Our experience on United Airlines was extremely poor. The plane was extremely cold throughout our entire flight- which multiple people complained about- and we had to wait 2 hours to get a blanket which was too thin and barely helped warm us up. As well as this, none of the entertainment features were working so we had to sit through a roughly 10 hour flight with nothing to keep our attention, including the actual flight path screen. It was an extremely disappointing experience and I would hope that this gets fixed if we ever choose United Airlines again.

I really enjoyed flying with United airlines amazing experience , good customer service and great food

1.It will be better if sandwich is warm. 2.The food is too salty. 3.Breakfast needs some vegetables or fruits.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

It was all good flight was on time, service was good I enjoyed a few movies and everything was smooth

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