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Cheapest round-trip
$333
Typical prices: $378-$546
American Airlines
Tue 8/25Tue 9/1
SAN - SJD • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$375
Typical prices: $384-$667
Southwest
Sun 11/8Wed 11/11
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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas

Tue, Aug 25 - Tue, Sep 1
American Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 12:13 pm
SAN
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SJD
5h 48m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
2:25 pm - 8:12 am
SJD
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SAN
17h 47m
1 stop
$333American Airlines
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
Aeromexico Logo
6:40 am - 8:30 am
SAN
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SJD
25h 50m
2 stops
Aeromexico Logo
2:27 pm - 11:47 pm
SJD
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SAN
9h 20m
1 stop
$365Aeromexico
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
Aeromexico Logo
6:40 am - 8:30 am
SAN
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SJD
25h 50m
2 stops
Aeromexico Logo
5:16 pm - 7:13 pm
SJD
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SAN
25h 57m
2 stops
$365Aeromexico
Mon, Nov 9 - Thu, Nov 19
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:17 pm - 5:36 pm
SAN
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SJD
2h 19mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:48 am - 1:07 pm
SJD
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SAN
2h 19mnonstop
$375Alaska Airlines
Sun, Oct 25 - Fri, Oct 30
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:27 am - 11:50 am
SAN
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SJD
2h 23mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:43 am - 12:58 pm
SJD
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SAN
2h 15mnonstop
$375Alaska Airlines
Sun, Nov 8 - Wed, Nov 11
Southwest Logo
9:10 am - 12:35 pm
SAN
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SJD
2h 25mnonstop
Southwest Logo
3:45 pm - 5:05 pm
SJD
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SAN
2h 20mnonstop
$375Southwest
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30
Southwest Logo
11:20 am - 1:40 pm
SAN
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SJD
2h 20mnonstop
Southwest Logo
1:05 pm - 3:20 pm
SJD
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SAN
2h 15mnonstop
$375Southwest
Wed, Oct 14 - Tue, Oct 20
Delta Logo
10:57 am - 10:27 pm
SAN
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SJD
11h 30m
2 stops
Delta Logo
9:14 am - 11:55 pm
SJD
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SAN
14h 41m
2 stops
$390Delta
Sun, Oct 4 - Fri, Oct 9
American Airlines Logo
6:45 pm - 9:52 am
SAN
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SJD
15h 07m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:22 pm - 8:24 am
SJD
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SAN
17h 02m
1 stop
$390American Airlines
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30
American Airlines Logo
7:15 pm - 10:49 am
SAN
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SJD
15h 34m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:22 pm - 11:38 pm
SJD
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SAN
8h 16m
1 stop
$390American Airlines
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Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$117
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 26% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 8% increase in price.
Flight from San Diego to San José del Cabo

When to book flights from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas 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 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 25m.

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

    3 direct flights run between San Diego and Cabo San Lucas on a daily basis. On average, there are about 24 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 Thursdays 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 Alaska Airlines for $129. Hawaiian Airlines offered a round-trip connection from $274 and Alaska Airlines from $287.

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 64 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 June, July and August. The cheapest month to fly is January.

Reviews of the top 4 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4228 reviews
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
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Red eye from San Diego. Temperature of the cabin was way too warm and the air duct flowed very little air.

6.0 GoodGordon, Jul 2026
SAN - MCO
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Red eye from San Diego. Temperature of the cabin was way too warm and the air duct flowed very little air.

Great job Southwest! My family doesn't fly often but we felt safe the whole time.

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

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

The seats are now more narrow. I paid for front row the seats in the front are even more narrow than before.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

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.

There was over a 9 hour delay for one thing after another. A toilet problem, they had to change the brakes, they had to refuel, three pilots times out, etc. We had to sit on the plane at the gate for over 5 hours with no air.

Unfortunately it was not a good experience. There was a rude stewardess.

The flight was very late departing the gate, for unknown reasons.

Now that Spirit is not around Alaska took over the title of cheap and worse airlines with high prices for garbage cheap planes. Seats recline the entire 2”. What’s the purpose? Just make the stationary. Crew is on steroids. Food is like McDonald’s happy meal. Only happy in the name rest is garbage

Loved being about to check my carry on for free then getting to board earlier ( Group c rather than F) Crew was very nice and accommodating. Enjoyed the beverage and pretzels - I'll fly Alaska again if given the opportunity

Only issue is that when you board last they make you check your carry on due to lack of space. Did not care for that.

delay was longer than the entire flight. I didn’t stop flying with delta for this.

I missed it because Alaskan cancelled the original flight to San Diego

There were 5 delays IN TOTAL there and back. And we got a $12 food voucher, RIDICULOUS. Will never fly Alaska again!

Orderly boarding; engaged, attentive and detailed flight crew. Late out of the gate but time recovered during flight; super landing and deplaning.

My flight was several times rescheduled and then finally canceled.

The groups call was not clear or loud enough so a bit of confusion there. The plan sat on the axis way for over 35 minutes ( no fault of the pilot or the crew) but nevertheless a bit tiring. The crew were friendly and greeted us with smiles. Thank you for all that you do and put up with.

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.

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.

I accidentally made this purchase and they wouldn’t refund me even though I called immediately to cancel it.

The flight was delayed and they didn’t have a pilot for the flight. Seemed very unorganized and took way longer than expected.

Miserable. Birthday trip for daughter booked for Cabo. Her plane was canceled and the best they could do was get here to fly north to San Jose, CA, stay in a hotel, sit around half a day and finally fly to Cabo late the next day. 36 hours traveling and wasted time. Missed a night of a booked resort, missed here ATV excursion, etc. I know it's a "first world problem" but it still was incredibly inconvenient, and wasted a good deal of money. And almost all the "service" people, in person and on their support lines, were not helpful. They were as useless as an automated AI assistant.

The worst flight experience I've ever had. Our flight was delayed 14 whole hours because the flight crew never showed up. We had to wait in a two hour line to get our new boarding passes, we were told we had no other option but to fly at 10pm (we didn't depart until 11:45pm). Everyone had to contact their hotels and car rental places, workplaces, etc. since we lost an entire day's worth of travel. The crew showed up at 10:15, which was past the time we were supposed to board. They were laughing and being completely smug when they boarded, and they took another hour to board us onto our flight. The flight crew never came to check in on us, we were quickly given one drink and sandwich and they turned off the lights and were negligent the rest of the trip. My mom asked three attendants for a seat belt extender, they never brought one. I was dehydrated and never received another drink. They were very rude and unfriendly, we had been up since 4am the morning of our flight and didn't land in our destination until 2am the next day (5am local time). This was unacceptable service and treatment, these flights are not cheap and we were inconvenienced out of an entire day of travel. This was 100% avoidable and was the fault of Hawaiian Airlines, and their crews inability to show up to work on time.

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.

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.

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

Well, true to American Airlines, both of my flights were delayed. But it’s a good thing that American is so consistently incompetent because if the first flight was delayed in the second flight was on time then I might’ve had a problem..

Was not able to do a online check-in because the American Airlines system doesn't store our visa or other passport information, allowing us to have a trouble-free check-in. We were forced to have to check-in at the counter which Changes are upgrade status given that we were not able to check in much earlier.

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.

Cramped seats. FAA should make airlines have more legroom, for even short people complain

Flight was full, and would have preferred an aisle seat, but due to getting a late ticket ,the seat I had was adequate. The flight crew were very help full and hard working. Food and drink were excellent for the 11hr flight. Overall I was pleased with flight, and would recommend British Airways again.

The plane was late and then sat on the runway for almost 45 minutes before taking off.

Had to wait on pilot and crew to depart and had to wait to arrive at the gate because they only had 2 crews working. Delays, delays....Planes just keep getting smaller and tighter and they nickle and dime for everything. When will an airline actually wake up and make flying more enjoyable?

I paid for what I got which was cheap, I brought my own entertainment. I knew what to expect, so I could be prepared. If you’re flying economy, check in early like me. I have no problems with my flight, was on time, staff were friendly, and overall good experience.

Multiple maintenance delays and the missed and rebooked connection changed gates at least 6 times including one which had us walking 20 minutes to another terminal and then back again. Seated our family of three in different middle seats throughout the plane and then there was an empty seat next to me. Very long travel day which I would have never agreed to if I knew the itinerary would be changed at 5 am, 2 hours before takeoff.

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