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$140 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to Birmingham

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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Birmingham (SAN-BHM)

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

Sat, Dec 6 - Sat, Dec 13
American Airlines Logo
10:47 am - 8:32 pmSAN-BHM
7h 45m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 1:59 pmBHM-SAN
7h 34m1 stop
$281American Airlines
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Sat, Dec 6 - Sat, Dec 13
Delta Logo
6:30 am - 10:29 pmSAN-BHM
13h 59m2 stops
Delta Logo
5:00 pm - 11:35 pmBHM-SAN
8h 35m1 stop
$379Delta
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Sat, Nov 22 - Tue, Nov 25
Southwest Logo
3:30 pm - 12:55 amSAN-BHM
7h 25m1 stop
Southwest Logo
3:00 pm - 11:00 pmBHM-SAN
10h 00m1 stop
$407Southwest
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Wed, Nov 12 - Sun, Nov 16
American Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 4:53 pmSAN-BHM
8h 38m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:52 am - 11:11 amBHM-SAN
7h 19m1 stop
$424American Airlines
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Tue, Mar 10 - Wed, Mar 11
Delta Logo
11:50 am - 9:07 pmSAN-BHM
7h 17m1 stop
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6:20 pm - 11:11 pmBHM-SAN
6h 51m1 stop
$437Delta
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Wed, Nov 12 - Sun, Nov 16
Southwest Logo
6:40 am - 5:15 pmSAN-BHM
8h 35m1 stop
Southwest Logo
5:05 am - 11:35 amBHM-SAN
8h 30m2 stops
$448Southwest
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Fri, Nov 7 - Tue, Nov 11
United Airlines Logo
11:20 am - 9:20 pmSAN-BHM
8h 00m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:03 pm - 9:53 pmBHM-SAN
6h 50m1 stop
$452United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 7 - Tue, Nov 11
United Airlines Logo
12:43 pm - 9:20 pmSAN-BHM
6h 37m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 5:28 pmBHM-SAN
10h 43m2 stops
$457United Airlines
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Sun, Nov 16 - Sat, Nov 22
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:18 pmSAN-BHM
12h 18m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:15 pm - 11:04 pmBHM-SAN
7h 49m1 stop
$652Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Nov 12 - Sun, Nov 16
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:17 pmSAN-BHM
12h 17m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:03 am - 9:55 amBHM-SAN
6h 52m1 stop
$703Alaska Airlines
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Everything you should know

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American Airlines
Cheapest • from $281 (round-trip)
Southwest
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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When to travel
April
Cheapest • 25% price drop
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Cheapest round-trip
$281
Overall average: $546
American Airlines
Sat 12/6Sat 12/13
SAN - BHM • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$140
Typical prices: $405-$488
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Wed 12/31
SAN - BHM • 1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to Birmingham flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Diego to Birmingham 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 San Diego to Birmingham?

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Birmingham on a Monday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from San Diego to Birmingham. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Birmingham, 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 San Diego to Birmingham is April, where tickets cost $345 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $713 and $546 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$140
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 54% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
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Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Birmingham based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Diego to Birmingham

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Birmingham was $140 for a one-way ticket and $281 for a round-trip.

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

    No

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

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

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between San Diego and Birmingham, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Diego to Birmingham, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Birmingham are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $485 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $358 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

    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 Birmingham.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Birmingham 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 Birmingham?

    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 Birmingham with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline. Booking your flights between San Diego and BHM 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 San Diego to Birmingham?

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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego to Birmingham. 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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SouthwestOverall score based on 4236 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
8.6Crew
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Sacrament staff are always polite and helpful. Airport is easy to maneuver and boarding is straightforward.

10.0 ExcellentStacy, Oct 2025SMF - DEN
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Sacrament staff are always polite and helpful. Airport is easy to maneuver and boarding is straightforward.

As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

The weather could have been better. There was a 40 minute ATC delay in SFO because of marine fog and a micro cell storm delayed landing and take-off at Nashville. The gate was changed 5 minutes from boarding from gate B3 to gate C23 at Nashville airport.

The cabin was quiet for the redeye flight. The area was clean. The staff was great. The 787 Max was in good condition. Drawbacks were that the seat widths were tight for some passengers. The seat padding was at best average and for a long flight uncomfortable.

Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

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.

Flight wasn’t even full, but too many carry-ons caused us to run out of bin space. New bag fee has folks who would usually check their bags carrying on. Watching Southwest morph into Spirit/Frontier is so sad to watch

Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

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

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

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

My husband upgraded our seats and I don't know if it was due to the type of planet was or if they didn't upgrade our seats. We were supposed to be in I believe comfort seats and they were just as tight as any other seat- no leg room and we are very tall people but at least it wasn't extremely cold. My husband did put in a complaint about our seating because he paid extra and if we would have known that the space and the tightness would have been the same, we just would have gotten the emergency row emergency row seats that we normally get. We love Delta but both our flights coming home we're not good. Oh I forgot to mention that on our flight to Hawaii our luggage wheels got broke and we had to purse new luggage on vacation then we never had this problem so we didn't know protocol and reported it after we got home only for them to tell is we only had 24hrs to report the damage. Not sure what was going on with Delta this vacation trip.

Crew was excellent. Comfort seats not as nice as other kinds of planes.

It was a great flight and the stewards and stewardess were all kind and accommodating!! The seats were comfortable and entertainment screen excellent!

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

There was a security issue at the airport and we were unable to land. We circled endlessly and then landed at another airfield for fuel. We then circled the airport again, almost landed but didn’t fully touch down before circling again. I am thankful to the crew for keeping us safe- the issue was the airline and staff at the airport getting us seats on our connecting flights. That part was hours of searching for someone and getting in double my steps.

Most aspects were good however if they assign boarding zones they ought to enforce them or why bother? My luggage from SAN-JFK-MAD was lost in NY so I without my main bag for two days upon arrival in Spain. They were helpful in tracking it and eventually delivered it to my hotel. The flub was because of a delay upon arrival in NYC. I had booked 2 1/2 hours between flights but we had to hold on the taxiway for an hour after landing while waiting for a clear gate which likely caused the baggage error.

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

The flight attendants were great, I joked with one I can’t remember her name, a blond, really sweet. I thought it was run well very professional. This was great i survived Spirit, I know for which I speak.

I was in first class. The outlets at my seat did not work. The plane was shabby and run down. I had prepurchsed a day subscription for internet that was not redeemable. I had to repurchase the internet for my flight and then it didn’t work anyway. Quite disappointed in what was supposed to be the launch of a great vacation.

I understand stuff happens, but plane failures are likely due to lack of maintenance. Additionally, air conditioning wasn't working, no snack/drink service, no WiFi. Fortunately, the crew was communicative and light-hearted. United grabbed another plane and we were able to get to our destination.

Stuck on tarmac for two hours plus a 5.5 hour flight. Rude flight attendant. And no meals, not even for purchase!

I learned that seating towards the end of plane that a line forms for the restroom and people use your chair as a hand railing, bumping your seat consistently. I was seated in the aisle. I think that next time if I am towards the back row I would want to sit in the middle or window seat.

United sent me a mileage plus number last year but that number is invalid so I can’t use it to check into flights or collect mileage. There is human to speak about the problem, only computers who keep asking me if I am using the correct email. It’s so frustrating and I cannot resolve it.

Not a great experience. We paid for the upgrade for premium economy seats and seated ourselves in very comfortable seats. Someone came along with the same seat on their boarding pass. The aircraft had been changed and as a result we were booted out and sent further back to small uncomfortable seats. After complaining we were moved to emergency row seats, which gave us more leg room but the seats don’t recline. For people in our 70’s we found having to sit upright from California to NJ very uncomfortable. Not sure why they chose to move senior citizens instead of the two people that were allowed to take the more comfortable seats. Not happy.

Everything was great. Only thing that could’ve made it better was buy on board options for hot food, but the snacks were decent. The flight attendants were great. I had no complaints. I was able to make it to my destination safely

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

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.

Always seated jammed in rear of aircraft Admirals Club food at DFW terminal D was absolute worst food experience and I pay $600/year to eat this dried out junk

Mostly good. Flight was crowded but Airline personnel were very friendly & accommodating. It would be good to have savory snacks rather than just sweet Biscoff cookies.

It was a red eye flight, so no meals were provided, but it was fine with snacks. The seats felt cramped and almost too narrow.

Very crowded flight but what can you expect these days?? Crew was accommodating.

The seats in economy were appeared to be quite thin and lack sufficient cushioning to be comfortable. Perhaps it was my seating position but the plane seemed notably load.

The entertainment package was vast and the selections were very current. Keep updating it was great.

The seat was so hard my tailbone was aching The crew was kind of a b**** because I made a joke that I didn't care if they close the door I total c*** when she was trying to f****** act like she was mad at me because I said that The flight was bumpy. Sure you didnt have control over that.

4 hours late, including over +1 hour waiting in plane to take off. Baggage left behind too.

While waiting to claim my checked luggage, I discovered the airline had lost it. After a long wait and inquiries, I discovered it was on another flight. Fortunately, the airline finally sent my luggage home.

Was not able to watch most shows on the entertainment site. They would not load

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