SAN - HEL

$469 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to Helsinki

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San Diego to Helsinki departing on 1/30. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Diego to Helsinki, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Diego to Helsinki, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$469
Typical prices: $664-$843
British Airways
Fri 1/30Fri 2/6
SAN - HEL • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
Multiple Airlines
Tue 12/16
SAN - HEL • multi-stop
Top airlines
Lufthansa
Cheapest • from $495 (round-trip)
Delta
Best reviews • 7.9 score
Airline reviews
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When to travel
January
Cheapest • 39% price drop
September
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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Helsinki (SAN-HEL)

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

Fri, Jan 30 - Fri, Feb 6
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6:00 pm - 10:40 am
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HEL
54h 40m2 stops
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12:30 pm - 7:12 pm
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SAN
16h 42m1 stop
$469British Airways
Mon, Feb 2 - Sun, Feb 8
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9:55 am - 6:50 pm
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HEL
22h 55m2 stops
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6:55 am - 7:54 pm
HEL
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SAN
22h 59m2 stops
$490Lufthansa
Thu, Jan 15 - Mon, Jan 26
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7:00 am - 1:20 pm
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HEL
20h 20m2 stops
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1:55 pm - 12:15 am
HEL
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SAN
20h 20m2 stops
$495Lufthansa
Thu, Jan 15 - Mon, Jan 26
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7:00 am - 1:20 pm
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HEL
20h 20m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
6:55 am - 8:49 pm
HEL
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SAN
23h 54m2 stops
$496Lufthansa
Mon, Feb 2 - Sun, Feb 8
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6:15 am - 6:50 pm
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HEL
26h 35m3 stops
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6:55 am - 9:56 pm
HEL
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SAN
25h 01m2 stops
$498United Airlines
Fri, Jan 30 - Fri, Feb 6
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11:00 am - 5:25 pm
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HEL
20h 25m2 stops
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7:00 am - 8:37 pm
HEL
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SAN
23h 37m2 stops
$503KLM
Mon, Feb 2 - Sun, Feb 8
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9:24 am - 10:25 pm
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HEL
27h 01m2 stops
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12:30 pm - 8:41 pm
HEL
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SAN
18h 11m1 stop
$516Iberia
Mon, Feb 2 - Sun, Feb 8
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6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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HEL
19h 00m1 stop
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12:30 pm - 10:50 pm
HEL
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SAN
20h 20m1 stop
$544Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jan 15 - Mon, Jan 26
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10:50 am - 10:45 am
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HEL
13h 55m1 stop
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12:30 pm - 7:12 pm
HEL
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SAN
16h 42m1 stop
$559Finnair
Thu, Jan 15 - Mon, Jan 26
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10:50 am - 10:45 am
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HEL
13h 55m1 stop
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12:30 pm - 7:12 pm
HEL
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SAN
16h 42m1 stop
$560Finnair
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to Helsinki flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Diego to Helsinki to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from San Diego to Helsinki?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from San Diego to Helsinki departing in January.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Diego to Helsinki?

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Helsinki, 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 Helsinki is January, where tickets cost $482 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,089 and $1,010 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$469
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 40% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from San Diego to Helsinki

When to book flights from San Diego to Helsinki

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Helsinki based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from San Diego to Helsinki

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Helsinki was $469 for a round-trip ticket.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in San Diego and on arrival in Helsinki.

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

    San Diego and Helsinki are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave San Diego from San Diego and will be arriving at Helsinki-Vantaa.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Helsinki are Delta and Finnair. With an average price for the route of $734 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. Finnair is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $774 and an overall rating of 7.6.

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

    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 Helsinki.

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

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

    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 Helsinki with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline. Booking your flights between San Diego and HEL 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 Helsinki?

    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 Helsinki 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 5 airlines serving from San Diego to Helsinki

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego to Helsinki. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Diego to Helsinki? 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
DeltaOverall score based on 8010 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
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No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

8.0 ExcellentDeborah, Nov 2025
LAX - RDU
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No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

Our flight from SFO to MSP was right on time on 11/15/2025. No delays. As we approached MSP at about 8 pm, we circled in the air until 8:40 pm so I don't call that efficient for MSP. I think the captain should announce the delay and why. (as if we all don't know that we are just circling around the area, slowing down, speeding up, slowing down.) Thank you. Marilyn Fischer

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

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

All reviews good because...flight from BWI to London ,economy seats was miserable. I usually book 1,step up from economy but this would have added 1500 bucks 1 way. Bit the bullet and upgraded for retun flight, otherwise all ratings would have been rock bottom.

Great. It was awesome to have boarding from the front and back of the plane as it made the process go very quickly

It was okay. The airplane was a little smaller than a flight from Thailand to Helsinki.

Wish that everyone would board the back of the plane first. Also let kids on first. The gate wasn’t open at arrival and we waited 45 minutes to takeoff. They made up for time in the air.

This was an absolutely exceptional flight. The flight attendants were extremely attentive and very friendly. They seemed to go out of their way to make us comfortable and to make sure that we had everything we needed., We were in business and were very happy with the size and the details for our pods. We would definitely recommend Finnair and will definitely be flying with them again.

We had an excellent trip with Finnair. This was our first time and we’re very pleased. The only issue was with the boarding - it was a little bit confusing and needs a little bit of streamlining.

Crew very lovely. Arrived an hour late due to bad weather. We were given new tickets to an other flight but it could have been organised better, so we did not have to run through the whole airport to.

Flight delayed over an hour. They said they would hold our connection but then did not.

Major problems checking in at Alaska counter. They could not find our booking code because it came from Finnair.

Do not use KAYAK or Finair for future travel. Unless you purchase the tickets directly from the airline, you were going to have a difficult time checking in. Kayak canceled my flights twice and ended up causing great difficulty in me getting back from Europe because they double sold my tickets between American Airlines and Finair. The event caused significant delays and led to me having to rebook my flights.

Horrible. Both legs of my flight were delayed more than 6 hours. No compensation, no screens on the plane, and the plane was not clean.

The flight was smooth, the pilot kept us informed about delays and we arrived more of less on time

The flight was flawless and we even arrived between 20 and 25 minutes early!

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.

Lufthansa still has a good level of quality compared to US airlines, especially with respect to (1) food quality - actually tasty, (2) good French red wine - free, (3) good movie selection. Also my ticket price includes 1 free check-in luggage, while some other budget airlines sneak in an extra $150 for a checkin.

The food could be better, more snacks. And have some plugs to chargue the phone.

Everything was really great just The aircraft was too old and sounded it will break during takeoff

Extremely pleased with the crew. Best flight attendants ever! Very friendly, genuinely caring and attentive.

Best flight attendants ever! Very customer and service oriented, courteous, professional and helpful.

Cheapest airlines I have ever been on. I got downgraded and never got on united. I got rerouted through Vancouver onto jetwesf

Very small and uncomfortable seats, Hard to hear entertainment system sound. Horrible food. Staff doesn't care much about the passengers. 2nd time they didn't give me my vegetarian meal. They asked me regular food with meat. The airline and staff was from United airlines.

Checkin took along timen only.few angents available at.checkin desk. Customer support over phone no existence

At baggage claim, I was given the wrong printed ticket. The ticket belonged to another passenger for a different flight — to Zurich instead of Frankfurt (layover). I was even allowed to pass security, and when I asked the Lufthansa employee if I was on the correct flight, and why it was changed. The employee said everything was correct and I should board. When I got on the plane, there was someone in my seat, and the crew on the plane finally realized that I was on the wrong plane. When I got off the plane, nobody was willing to help, and the security refused to provide my original printed ticket. That was until I showed them that I took a photo of the ticket; once they realized I had photographic evidence, they were suddenly ready to help me. The Lufthansa employee began communicating with other airlines and found a flight that would take me to my destination via Polish Airlines. I was required to once again go through security, re-check my bag, and once again pay for my checked bag and weight overage fees. This experience was incredibly stressful and very frustrating, as you can imagine. A Lufthansa employee told me I would be eligible for a refund. Please tell me what steps I need to take in order to make that happen. Thank you!

Good service … bus transfer upon arrival from plane to terminal: atrocious!!!

Check in was was and the agent was very friendly and helpful The lounge was nice...boarding was straight from the lounge Everything worked at our seats, and video entertainment was good ..food was mediocre

The flight was excellent in World Travellor plus. Well worth the extra money. Boarding at Phoenix was the usual poorly organized event. Very stressful.

Airlines have to stop assuming passengers bring entertainment. Provide it like you used to in business class and above!! N

Need to offer Better food from LAX to London Service from London to Delhi very delayed after take off.

Great crew and food and beverage. Seating tight but not the airline's fault. Will definitely fly BA in future!

Crying baby the ENTIRE flight. Not your fault, but I paid 2700 for a premium economy ticket and it wasn't worth it. should have just stuck with coach. flight attendants very mediocre - minimal effort. Plane didn't seem very clean. Didn't have any cleansing wipes - most airlines give you this when you board. Flat screen scrolling didn't work. Toiletry case a joke - why bother at all?

Enjoyable flight, helpful crew everything was organized to accommodate passengers.

I was transferred to an American Airlines flight. The boarding was late and unorganized. The seating was extremely tight and uncomfortable. Will not use AA again.

The check-in of my luggage was terrible. When purchased my tickets, one luggage and one carry-on was part of the fight. My flight was switched from British to American Airline. During check-in of luggage at the airport, I was denied and had to pay extra $75. How do I get reimbursed for this extra luggage payment?

This was the second time on BA, food terrible, bathrooms gross,( granted, that was mostly due to the disgusting children urinating all over it)boarding was late and disorganized. No gate issued until last minute st Heathrow, bad system, caused undue stress. Seats were painful, that's what you get for traveling like a poor in economy, right BA? Should have been able to afford business or first class if you want to actually be able to walk upright without back pain after a trip.

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