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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Big Sur (SAN-SFO)

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

Sat, Aug 9 - Sun, Aug 10
Frontier Logo
5:53 pm - 7:39 pmSAN-SFO
1h 46mnonstop
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10:37 am - 12:17 pmSFO-SAN
1h 40mnonstop
$33Frontier
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Sat, Jul 19 - Mon, Jul 21
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5:53 pm - 7:39 pmSAN-SFO
1h 46mnonstop
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10:37 am - 12:17 pmSFO-SAN
1h 40mnonstop
$37Frontier
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Sat, Aug 9 - Sun, Aug 10
Frontier Logo
5:53 pm - 7:39 pmSAN-SFO
1h 46mnonstop
Frontier Logo
10:37 am - 12:17 pmSFO-SAN
1h 40mnonstop
$38Frontier
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Sat, Aug 9 - Sun, Aug 10
Frontier Logo
5:53 pm - 7:39 pmSAN-SFO
1h 46mnonstop
Frontier Logo
10:37 am - 12:17 pmSFO-SAN
1h 40mnonstop
$39Frontier
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Thu, Jul 17 - Mon, Jul 21
Frontier Logo
5:53 pm - 7:39 pmSAN-SFO
1h 46mnonstop
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10:37 am - 12:17 pmSFO-SAN
1h 40mnonstop
$45Frontier
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Wed, Jul 30 - Wed, Aug 6
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
10:11 pm - 11:50 pmSAN-SFO
1h 39mnonstop
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7:20 am - 9:02 amSFO-SAN
1h 42mnonstop
$55Hawaiian Airlines
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Thu, Jul 17 - Mon, Jul 21
Southwest Logo
6:35 am - 8:15 amSAN-SFO
1h 40mnonstop
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4:45 pm - 6:20 pmSFO-SAN
1h 35mnonstop
$57Southwest
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Tue, Jul 15 - Tue, Jul 29
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:11 pm - 11:50 pmSAN-SFO
1h 39mnonstop
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6:00 am - 7:42 amSFO-SAN
1h 42mnonstop
$77Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Jul 30 - Thu, Jul 31
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
10:11 pm - 11:50 pmSAN-SFO
1h 39mnonstop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:42 amSFO-SAN
1h 42mnonstop
$97Hawaiian Airlines
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Fri, Jul 11 - Tue, Jul 15
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 9:38 amSAN-SFO
1h 38mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:35 pm - 12:15 amSFO-SAN
1h 40mnonstop
$98United Airlines
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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$18
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 16% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Diego to Big Sur

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

    When flying out of San Diego you’ll be using San Diego. Big Sur does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby San Francisco airport, which is 98.5 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from San Diego to Big Sur take?

    Direct flights cover the 446 miles separating San Diego and Big Sur in about 1h 38m.

  • How many flights are there between San Diego and Big Sur?

    84 direct flights run between San Diego and Big Sur on a daily basis. On average, there are about 590 departures each week.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between San Diego and Big Sur?

    Consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San Diego, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Diego to Big Sur?

    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 San Diego to Big Sur.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Big Sur from 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 from San Diego to Big Sur?

    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 Big Sur with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline.

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

    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 Big Sur from San Diego up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Diego to Big Sur?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket between San Diego and Big Sur found on KAYAK was with Frontier for $18. Frontier offered a round-trip connection from $33 and Hawaiian Airlines from $55.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from San Diego to Big Sur

  • There is no airport in Big Sur. Instead, you’ll be flying into San Francisco Airport when flying between San Diego and Big Sur.
  • The cheapest flight from San Diego to Big Sur was found 37 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be May, June and July. The cheapest month to fly is January.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving San Diego to Big Sur

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Diego to Big Sur? 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.
8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.1Food
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
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I like the new adjustable headrest. Unfortunately 2 crying children were in front of us. But it was the first time and not holding Alaska accountable for that. Alaska always seems to have everything in order professional but comfortable.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2025SAN - PDX
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I like the new adjustable headrest. Unfortunately 2 crying children were in front of us. But it was the first time and not holding Alaska accountable for that. Alaska always seems to have everything in order professional but comfortable.

Very bad, terrible food and late by 2 hours. Then no to open aircraft doors

The plane was delayed a bit. It wasn't a huge problem though, as we were heading back home.

Flight was great. Boarding was crazy because another flight was boarding late next to ours so everyone was standing and in the way.

very good but no blankets for overnight flight or tv screens…

We were in 1st Class. Excellent service. Easy boarding. No too difficult to speak with someone on the phone. Breakfast was not eatable for me. No screen to watch movies. I don't have or want a tablet. This is first class there should be screens. Even if I had a tablet there was no place to put it. There is a place to put a tablet in economy. Seats were a bit lumpy.

A cheerful and effective crew. Tasty pre-order food options.

My youngest didn't have a assigned seat until we biard6the plane.

There was no seating at the gate, no where to charge your devices, super crowded. Boarding in group F meant all luggage space was taken when it was time for me to board. The boarding crew was short with everyone and seemed irritated. The luggage space was insufficient, the seat was too small for me (6'4") and very uncomfortable trip. I was in a middle seat between a person snoring the whole trip and a person with very strong body odor. The flight crew was terse and unfriendly, seemed irritated and impatient. Yelled a lot at people with earbuds in, understandable. Finally, we arrived 10 minutes early, only to sit on the tarmac for 20 minutes and wait for a gate. Worst flight experience I've had in years.

The flight was delayed by 3 hours and 30 minutes without any explanation.

No trays in our seats, we sat in first row, purchased a business class fare. Had to hold our drinks and snack in our hands. No plugs for our cell phones. Had to pay for it a drink cocktail each. Seats so uncomfortable.

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.

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

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a hell hole of an airport. It is the new LaGuardia. Everything Cobbled together. Security gates closed. Terri directional signage

Traveling with my 90 year old mother, the boarding process was great, the gate crew was very helpful and friendly. One of the flight attendants was kind enough to assist her to and from the restroom mid-flight and cater to any requests she had. I wish I flew Hawaiian Airlines more often, it was a great trip!

We were delayed at the SD gate for close to an hour before we were allowed to depart for SJ. Reason given was inadequate ground crew to move the plane from the gate.

Thanks to the supervisor Jose my pregnant wife and our family will not miss a very important ultrasound tomorrow. What he did was simply heroic. He needs to be promoted and praised. Please tell him our family appreciates him so so much!

Your crew shortage delayed departure by an hour resulting in us missing an event we had scheduled for that afternoon outside of Fresno.

Tried using the check in email that Kayak sent out and it wouldn’t allow me to check in. It took me about 40 minutes on a chat with Alaska Airlines to get the proper link to get my boarding pass.

It was not a good experience. When I went to check-in one of Alaska's employees told me I had to check-in with Hawaiian Airlines, which was on the opposite side of the airport. I made my way over and when I got to Hawaiian Airlines they told me I was in the wrong place. The employee saw the look of defeat in my face and was able to get someone to check me in and text me my boarding pass. I had to make my way all the way back to the other side of the airport and barely made my flight. I think it would be very helpful for employees to be more informed with these Hawaiian flights that are operated by Alaska so they are not rerouting people to the wrong terminals. Also, clear signage in the check-in area.

Both flights were late 2+ hours with ZERO communication from the airlines or their staff. No offers for compensation. WiFi didn’t work for streaming and they said to only use browsing but that didn’t work either. Waste of $$. No drinks only boxed water or apple juice. No snack. One of the worst flight experiences I’ve ever had.

The ticket and bag check in was chaotic at SEATAC. No clear communication or signage for bag drop off.

Flight was canceled with no voucher of any kind and next available flight was two days later.

Boarding was chaotic. Microphone not working properly and second agent was distracted from task with baggage and late arrivals.

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.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

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

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

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.

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

It was a short flight so no food or entertainment….

Frontier had yet another flight cancellation. Have never made a complete round trip with this airline without at least one leg getting cancelled. Miserable flights - dirty, uncomfortable planes that apparently always have issues since I've had multiple delays and cancellations with them.

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