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The cheapest ticket to California from San Diego found in the last 5 days was to San Francisco, at $88 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $88.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $683 on average. Morning departures are around 2% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $958.

No, with an average price for the route of $280, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

The cheapest month for flights from San Diego to California is October, when tickets cost $129 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $291 and $244 respectively.

If you are looking for a flight deal from San Diego to California, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from California, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

To get a below average price on the flight from San Diego to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 53% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

There are 8 airlines that fly nonstop from San Diego to California. They are: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Delta, Hawaiian Airlines and United Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Frontier at $43 for a round-trip flight to Oakland (OAK). On average, Frontier offers the best prices for nonstop flights between San Diego and California.

San Diego and California are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Alaska Airlines (287 flights per week), Southwest (274 flights per week), and American Airlines (226 flights per week).

The duration of a flight to California depends on your arrival airport. The shortest routes to California from San Diego are to Los Angeles, which takes 1h 01m, Fresno, which takes 1h 15m, and San Jose, which takes 1h 25m.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

The earliest flight from San Diego to California departs at 6:15 am, landing in Los Angeles at 7:35 am.

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from San Diego to California jets off at 8:42 pm and lands in Los Angeles at 9:55 pm.