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Cheapest round-trip
$388
Typical prices: $486-$277
American Airlines
Mon 8/17Thu 8/20
SAN - SJD • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$405
Typical prices: $478-$319
Alaska Airlines
Fri 10/2Tue 10/6
SAN - SJD • Non-stop
Arrival airport
You can't fly directly to Cabo San Lucas. It is served by San José del Cabo (SJD), located 21.7 miles from Cabo San Lucas.
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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas (SAN-SJD)

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

Mon, Aug 17 - Thu, Aug 20
American Airlines Logo
6:20 am - 1:22 pm
SAN
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SJD
7h 02m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
2:25 pm - 10:30 pm
SJD
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SAN
8h 05m
1 stop
$388American Airlines
Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 9
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 1:19 pm
SAN
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SJD
7h 04m
1 stop
Delta Logo
9:14 am - 10:55 pm
SJD
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SAN
13h 41m
2 stops
$390Delta
Tue, Jul 7 - Tue, Jul 14
Delta Logo
3:00 pm - 8:35 am
SAN
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SJD
17h 35m
2 stops
Delta Logo
12:31 pm - 9:52 am
SJD
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SAN
21h 21m
2 stops
$392Delta
Wed, Aug 19 - Tue, Aug 25
American Airlines Logo
6:19 am - 1:25 pm
SAN
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SJD
7h 06m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
2:25 pm - 8:12 am
SJD
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SAN
17h 47m
1 stop
$395American Airlines
Sun, Sep 6 - Mon, Sep 14
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:56 am - 2:25 pm
SAN
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SJD
2h 29mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:21 am - 1:35 pm
SJD
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SAN
2h 14mnonstop
$405Alaska Airlines
Sun, Aug 23 - Fri, Aug 28
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:30 pm - 10:11 am
SAN
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SJD
12h 41m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:21 am - 1:35 pm
SJD
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SAN
2h 14mnonstop
$410Alaska Airlines
Mon, Aug 17 - Thu, Aug 20
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:27 pm - 10:11 am
SAN
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SJD
12h 44m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:21 am - 1:35 pm
SJD
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SAN
2h 14mnonstop
$413Alaska Airlines
Mon, Sep 7 - Mon, Sep 14
Southwest Logo
9:40 am - 12:00 pm
SAN
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SJD
2h 20mnonstop
Southwest Logo
10:40 am - 10:05 pm
SJD
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SAN
11h 25m
1 stop
$415Southwest
Mon, Aug 17 - Thu, Aug 20
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:27 pm - 10:11 am
SAN
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SJD
12h 44m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:12 pm - 11:50 pm
SJD
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SAN
10h 38m
1 stop
$416Multiple Airlines
Mon, Aug 17 - Thu, Aug 20
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:32 am - 12:57 pm
SAN
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SJD
2h 25mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:21 am - 1:35 pm
SJD
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SAN
2h 14mnonstop
$419Alaska Airlines
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Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$168
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 24% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price.
Flight from San Diego to San José del Cabo

When to book flights from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas

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FAQs for booking flights from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas

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

    When flying out of San Diego you’ll be using San Diego. Cabo San Lucas does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby San José del Cabo Los Cabos airport, which is 21.7 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas take?

    Direct flights cover the 803 miles separating San Diego and Cabo San Lucas in about 2h 15m.

  • How many flights are there between San Diego and Cabo San Lucas?

    4 direct flights run between San Diego and Cabo San Lucas on a daily basis. On average, there are about 29 departures each week.

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

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

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

    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 Cabo San Lucas.

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

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

    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 Cabo San Lucas 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 Cabo San Lucas?

    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 Cabo San Lucas 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 Cabo San Lucas?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest one-way ticket between San Diego and Cabo San Lucas found on KAYAK was with Hawaiian Airlines for $108. Delta offered a round-trip connection from $136 and Hawaiian Airlines from $274.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas

  • There is no airport in Cabo San Lucas. Instead, you’ll be flying into Los Cabos Airport when flying between San Diego and Cabo San Lucas.
  • The cheapest flight from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas was found 46 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 3 weeks 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 Cabo San Lucas

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas? 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.
7.9
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12504 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.1Food
7.0Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
Airline reviews

Short trip, was nice to have a drink on the short flight still.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
SAN - MFR
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Short trip, was nice to have a drink on the short flight still.

Flight got delayed like 5 times, then they put and ada passenger in the back of the plane.

Flight delayed no communication. The gate was changed so many times.

Alaska is by far the best airline to fly with 😍

More efficient with checking lines and boarding/checking bags when needed.

They were really helpful with every question and my kids had never been on a plane and the staff made them feel comfortable

I was on flight #3022 departed from San Diego, California to Medford, Oregon. I had Denise & Damaris as my flight attendants. I didn’t have much interaction with Damaris, but I did with Denise who had, this calm, cool collective voice when she spoke about the emergency exit plans before takeoff. I travel often and I’ve never met a flight attendant that can put you at ease. I felt she respects and takes pride in her position and more airlines need to adopt the integrity and respect that she has for Alaska Airlines. Debbie

All airlines should board planes back to front, instead of catering to higher priced tickets. The boarding groups are inefficient and delay takeoff time

Luggage was severely damaged. Flight was late for several hours

The ticketing counter in SD was a mess. The lady handling the First-Class check-in seemed overwhelmed until a supervisor replaced her. It took almost 20 minutes to get once couple checked in, and then she started walking around the counters while 7 people just stood in line. Once her supervisor arrived, she announced she was going on break, never to engage with customers again.

Was fine, delayed and feels like southwest is always late

The entire experience from boarding to landing was amazing! The crew were very friendly. Will definitely be back.

Delayed flight, lack of information, boarding process is a mess as is the carryon luggage causing issues when leaving the plane….just a poor experience.

Comfortable. Easy. No problems. Just wish they had gf options for snacks.

The crew was very kind and made going to Hawaii relaxing and fun to look forward to! Thank you Southwest for a pleasant flight!

Terrible. Even though there’s assigned seating now, they are still the slowest boarding airline of anyone.

It was good from LAX to Phoenix, But the connection in Phoenix to Tulsa was not that great. The staff on both flights were great. The choice of free entertainment was ok nothing to brag about. The 45 min delay because of some electrical issue wasn't great from Phoenix to Tulsa. We sat there with hardly any air, The seat I had was between windows so the side of the plane pushed in on you. My being a bigger man it then made the seating area uncomfortable. The seats on the plane had no power to connect to recharge your phone or anything. I would recommend that they should look into a slot or clamp to hold your phone to enjoy while watching the entertainment choices hands-free. Also make it possible to raise the inner seat by the window be able to raise the arm rest up to make more room for larger people to set more comfortably. I would also say other then that stop price gouging the airfare or nickel and diming everything. Not fair for people having to fly for emergencies and be paying for higher prices due to the season or holidays. Your making your money either way and the cost of flying is still going to be the same regardless if there's 100 people or 200 people.

Southwest was greaat! The most expensive but the least upsetting for those we were flying to see.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

Checkin was good, fllight ws good. Onlly complaint is lack of foot on 6 hour flight from Seattle to Boston. Snacks were flimsy - chips and cookies. could have offered something more substantial for such a long flight. I know you can buy food in airport but for the price you pay for a ticket, they should step up for the passengers.

Long story short, it was one of the better flight experiences I've had in some time when compared with other airlines.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

N Everything was perfect from boarding to assistance to baggage in Tampa

Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

Fast, lovely scenery, great info on the Delta flight screen about landmarks we were flying over. Great landing!

Long flight but comfortable and not freezing as I have experienced on Hawaiian flights to the islands. They gave us blankets just in case. Nice touch.

I took seat 15A in anticipation of window seat, there is no window.

Flight late, the waited for a long time for “personal” to arrive at gate to dock the plane in Rochester. So annoying. This flight was expected, why aren’t personel available for the jet bridge?

Fabulous if you have a portable wheelchair. They can store it in the galley and you can just walk out with it. Really nice and the flat seats are just incredible, very nice. iPads for movies, also pretty nice,

No charging outlets worked. Other than collecting trash attendants didn’t come around. No one could hear flight attendants announcements during the flight. Seat pads were horrible. Sitting on a board for 5 hours. What happened to Hawaiian airlines comfort, hospitality, and extras? Our pilots did an excellent job trying to minimize turbulence and incredible job in landing in windy conditions.

I like that if they asked you to checked in a bag at the gate they give you priority to board

I received several emails about my 3:10 flight. When I showed up to the airport at 12:30 to check my bags I was told the flight was actually at 1 pm. They grudgingly rebooked me for a flight at 5:22 to Vegas to get a connecting to LAX. I did find the gate for my original 3:10 flight but they were booked. I proceeded to receive status updates and gate change information for the 3:10 flight, even though I was apparently never supposed to be on that flight

The food options were limited and very specific. Some type of entertainment option for a 4.5 hour flight would have been nice.

The Kayak confirmation number did not work for checking in the day before. I checked in at 8.30 using my ticket number. When I arrived at the airport, I was informed that the flight was overbooked, and since I had checked in late, I did not have a seat. The Next flight was not until ten PM. I called my wife, who had been taking care of our kids all weekend, and she was upset, calling me a liar and telling me to stay in SD. It turned my weekend getaway into a nightmare! I blame the Kayak website and will not book flights using your app in the future.

comfortable but the food is horrible. I have flown Hawaiian several times now and no matter what they say the food is its the same squashed bread with melted goop inside. Tastes fake and isnt what they represent, its quite nasty. What happend to real food? And there is NO entertainment!! so not sure why they are asking for a review on that.

Good and friendly staff. Nicely enjoyed the complimentary drink and snack.

I was very, very cold and a stranger loaned me her sweater next to me. I didn’t wanna buy a blanket just for a four hour trip when I did not need the pillow or the earphones. I don’t mind purchasing a blanket, but I only needed that not all of it accessories. Cold air pretty much blew the entire trip. Two people in front of me both bought the blanket packages. Maybe that’s the idea. The crew was exceptionally nice and passed through multiple times.. the restrooms were very clean and usually accessible.

3 hour wait on customer service after flight was cancelled. Was bumped to a flight where I wouldnt have gotten to my destination for another 2 days. Had to fully refund flight and book a new one the following morning. Paid twice the amount for the flight than I had originally booked. Very disappointed I was not offered any sort of discount or points for all of the frustration, in fact the airline profited twice as much off of me by cancelling my flight and and changing my entire trip.

Luggage did not make it onto my plane. Business seats were economy with empty row seat. Just horrible experience. Why would the company allow for transfers that don’t give employees enough time to transfer luggages??

The gate experience at LAX was abysmal (same for the arrival experience two days prior). Despite the LAX -> SAT schedule of two flights daily, our departure gate was at a smaller hub that we had to be bussed to from Terminal 4. Fortunately, I arrived at LAX extra early and had time to spare, but if I had not known, I might have missed my flight. I looked at the LAX airport map in the AA app and there was no indication of the additional boarding process. Lastly the gate area we were bussed to was crowded with limited food and beverage options. On flight, the fight attendant was hospitable and attentive, the flight was smooth, and AA's free (and working) wifi for AA members were all on the positive side.

Our flight from JFK to Madrid was delayed. We had to go from one side of the Madrid airport (Terminal 4s to the far end of terminal 4 - Gate K98) to our gate in less than 30 minutes. Put passport control and security/baggage check and that’s very hard unless you’re Usain Bolt. I called Iberia Airlines and the telephone customer service told me that I was going to have to pay to re-book. Luckily the help desk in the airport (who was dealing with dozens of people from the same JFK-Madrid flight) did not charge us extra to reschedule to a flight 8 hours later. They also gave us a voucher for breakfast and lunch. Glad the actual person at the airport had some actual sense.

For an long range economy flight I feel more space and more meal options need to be offered for flights over 5 hours

Take-off delayed an hour because of a missing flight officer, so,arrived in Charlotte lates causing many passengers to miss connections. Otherwise a very good flight, safe and comfortable, with an excellent professional crew.

The flight from LA to Chicago was smooth and service was very good overall.

B-class on an old plane with antiquated amenities and poor service. Landed in Rome w/o bag that didn’t make the connection (plenty of time in London). Bag will come to hotel NOT the day it lands but the following night!! Still waiting for bag…BA had nothing to offer in support and couldn’t even tell me their comp, told to submit receipts and then I’ll learn what is or isn’t covered.

Ontario airport boarding was very easy to park and access, is clean and TSA took 10 minutes total. Check-in was a breeze and cruise was very nice.

It's a long flight and that is always difficult. I was comfortable and well. The movies available were great and the crew was good.

Premium Economy Good crew, good service, excellent food. Seat back screen just not bright enough.

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