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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Italy

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
Milan
Milan2 stops$712
Florence
Florence2 stops$707
Naples
Naples2 stops$744
Palermo
Palermo2 stops$764
Catania
Catania1 stop$707
Bologna
Bologna2 stops$704
Bari
Bari2 stops$745
Pisa
Pisa2 stops$706
Turin
Turin2 stops$938
Verona
Verona2 stops$810
Trieste
Trieste3 stops$1,495
Milan
Milan2 stops$712
Florence
Florence2 stops$707
Naples
Naples2 stops$744
Palermo
Palermo2 stops$764
Catania
Catania1 stop$707
Bologna
Bologna2 stops$704
Bari
Bari2 stops$745
Pisa
Pisa2 stops$706
Turin
Turin2 stops$938
Verona
Verona2 stops$810
Trieste
Trieste3 stops$1,495
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Price, demand and travel trends for San Diego to Italy flights

Use KAYAK data on prices, travel dates, airlines and seasonal trends to compare options and book flights with more confidence.

Are flights from San Diego to Italy cheaper or more expensive than last year?

Fares from San Diego to Italy are running about 7% lower than they were around this time last year, averaging $910 round-trip.

What are the cheapest fares from San Diego to Italy right now?

Here are the cheapest round-trip fares from San Diego to Italy on KAYAK in the last week:

• Bologna Guglielmo Marconi (BLQ) from $704
• Pisa Gal Galilei (PSA) from $706
• Florence Peretola (FLR) from $707
• Catania Fontanarossa (CTA) from $707
• Venice Marco Polo (VCE) from $709

What’s the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Italy?

January is the cheapest time of year to fly, with average fares of $547. Prices are highest in June, when average flight costs increase to around $1,329.

When is the best time to book flights from San Diego to Italy?

Book your flights 26 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data collected over the past 12 months shows that booking in this window can save you around 22% compared to booking last-minute (within 2 weeks of departure).

Which airport in Italy is the cheapest to fly to from San Diego?

Based on KAYAK data from the past 12 months, the cheapest airports to fly into Italy are:

• Genoa Cristoforo Colombo (GOA) from $545
• Verona (VRN) from $696
• Milan Linate (LIN) from $736

What’s the cheapest day to fly from San Diego to Italy?

Wednesday tends to be the cheapest day to fly from San Diego to Italy, while Saturday is the most expensive. Fares run about 17% higher that day, based on the past 12 months of KAYAK data.

What's the cheapest time of day to fly from San Diego to Italy?

Data from the past 12 months shows it's cheapest to fly to Italy during the night with average prices of $772. The evening is the most expensive time to fly, with average prices of $977.

Key details for San Diego to Italy flights

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

$338
Beat the crowds with an average 28% drop in travelers.
The most popular month to fly with an average 18% increase in travelers.
One-way flight from San Diego to Venice Marco Polo Airport

Your San Diego to Italy flight questions, answered

Find helpful answers about this route, including flight times, airports, airlines and booking tips.

  • Is now a good time to book a flight from San Diego to Italy?

    Fares from San Diego to Italy are around their usual level right now. A round-trip under $703 is considered a good deal, so it's worth keeping an eye out, or setting a Price Alert to catch price changes.

  • How much should I budget for a flight from San Diego to Italy?

    Over the past 12 months, round-trip fares from San Diego to Italy have ranged from $703 to $1,241.

  • What are the main airports serving Italy?

    Italy has 19 airports. The three busiest are Rome Fiumicino (FCO) (36% of arrivals), Milan Malpensa (MXP) (14%) and Venice Marco Polo (VCE) (11%).

  • What airlines fly nonstop from San Diego to Italy?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, no airline regularly operates nonstop flights from San Diego to Italy. One-stop options include:

    • Delta
    • British Airways
    • United Airlines

  • Which cabin classes are available on flights from San Diego to Italy?

    On flights from San Diego to Italy you can book Economy Class, Premium Economy Class, Business Class or First Class.

  • What are some popular landmarks in Italy?

    KAYAK travelers' favorite landmarks in Italy include:

    • Piazza Navona
    • Colosseum
    • Fontana di Trevi
    • Pantheon

  • Does a U.S. passport holder need a visa to travel to Italy from San Diego?

    As a U.S. passport holder, you can travel to Italy without a visa as long as your visit is for less than 90 days. Nonetheless, your passport must be valid for at least three months beyond your planned departure from Italy. You need at least two blank pages on your passport for a stamp that indicates your legal presence in Italy.

  • Are there direct flights to Italy from San Diego?

    Most flights to Italy require a changeover in cities in the U.S. like Chicago and New York or Europe such as London and Amsterdam. There are only connecting flights to all airports in Italy.

  • Which Italy airport is close to Vatican City?

    Vatican City in Rome is serviced by two international airports, Ciampino Airport (CIA) and Fiumicino Airport, the main airport in Rome. Fiumicino is the larger and busier of the two where most airlines will land, but it is further from Vatican City, taking at least 40 minutes to drive. On the other hand, Ciampino is the smallest serving budget airline like EasyJet, but it is the closest to Vatican City.

  • Does San Diego International Airport have a lounge?

    The trip to Italy is a long one. It would help if you had all the rest and preparation you can get. At the Aspire Lounge in San Diego Airport Terminal 2, you can have your rest, take a shower at the shower facilities and chill while you wait to board the plane.

Your guide to booking San Diego to Italy flights

Get tips on when to book, when to fly and what to know before your trip.
  • If you can plan ahead, the sweet spot for booking your flight is 26 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data shows fares in this window are around 22% lower than last-minute bookings (made within 2 weeks of departure). Not ready to commit? Set a Price Alert and we'll let you know when prices change.
  • If your travel dates are flexible, book your trip for January when flights are typically cheapest and avoid June when prices are at their highest.
  • Flying on Wednesday is usually the cheapest. Flights on Saturday cost about 17% more on average, so being flexible with your travel dates could help you save.
  • If you're looking to save, Genoa Cristoforo Colombo (GOA) is the cheapest airport to fly into from San Diego. If you have onward travel, don't forget to factor in the cost of your journey by train, bus or domestic flight.
  • Start your trip in Rome, which is the most popular destination in Italy. From there, it's easy to continue on to other popular destinations such as Milan, Venice and Florence.
  • When flying to Italy, the airport you will land at depends on which city you intend to visit. Italy has nine major international airports located throughout the country and serving major cities. For instance, if you're traveling to Rome, you'll land at Fiumicino Airport (FCO), and if you're visiting Florence, it's better to fly to Galileo Galilei International Airport (PSA).
  • Every city in Italy has an attraction worth visiting. The historical city of Pompeii is on the country's southern coast, Florence is at the center of the city, and Milan is in Northern Italy. You'll need domestic flights if you want to visit all these places. You can start from the capital, Rome's Fiumicino Airport, and connect your way to other places.
  • A flight from San Diego to a city like Rome in Italy is roughly 14 hours. Such a long flight can take a toll on the body. You can visit the spa while waiting for your flight at San Diego International Airport. A quick chair or table massage is a great way to calm your body as you wait.
  • If you're traveling to the shopping capital of Italy, Milan in northern Italy, you can fly to Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) or Milan Linate (LIN) which is closer to the city. However, LIN airport serves domestic flights so you can only fly there from another Italian city.
  • Art is therapeutic and has a calming effect on the body and mind. While waiting for your flight to Italy, notice the art around the airport. The airport has temporary exhibitions and a collection of permanent artwork for you to enjoy.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Diego to Italy

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Diego to Italy? 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.
7.8
KLMOverall score based on 1580 reviews
7.8Boarding
7.2Entertainment
8.4Crew
7.3Food
7.7Comfort
Airline reviews

The flight itself was fine, food was expired and gross, staff were mostly amazing! KLM messed up rebooking for our first two flights that got cancelled and we almost didn’t make it to Amsterdam for an additional two days

4.0 OkayJessica, Sep 2026
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The flight itself was fine, food was expired and gross, staff were mostly amazing! KLM messed up rebooking for our first two flights that got cancelled and we almost didn’t make it to Amsterdam for an additional two days

I think I previously submitted my feedback about flight lead Katherine in a different field by mistake. Please see those comments. Comments for Hyd to AMS are it was good. The flight lead and service met expectations for satisfactory high quality service but the flight lead did not stand out as exceptional as did the leads on the other two flights so I don’t remember anything specific one way or the other besides the fact I was satisfied.

Had to cancel and rebook, KLM connection was cancelled prior to departure, ended up flying to Munich on non-Delta carrier.

The crew were unprofessional with a racist element. I was physically abused as well from one of the crew members

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

Overall very positive. Boarding was quick and organized. Cabin was clean and seats were reasonably comfortable. Cabin crew was excellent and the meals provided were also of good quality

The IFE was quite old, but it worked fine and the content was good. The cabin crew were excellent and the food was as also very good

The baggage service at Malpensa was the worst ever. We wanted for over an hour without any information, they broke my suitcase, and the services of the local luggage services company was below any usual services level of a KLM partner.

All and all pretty good. It’s crowded but that is what flying is all about. But no complaints otherwise.

The only issue is that the plane was HOT. This was not the case on my first flight so not sure why, but thankfully I had a portable fan with me. Everything else was great!

Seats were old and very uncomfortable. Coach seating is way too tight

Flight was delayed at airport with large backlog and WiFi was spotty

Flight was delayed from San Diego due to being overweight for weather conditions. We missed our connecting flight to our final destination due to the delay, as well as the connecting flight leaving before the scheduled departure time. We missed the connection within 10 - 15 minutes. We were booked on a later flight arriving 7 hours later. There were 7 passengers sharing the same originating and connecting flight.

Horrible, mismanaged ground issue resulting in a long delayed, next flight left early, waiting extra 7 hours in the airport, screen did not work

The internet on these planes stinks. Need to get starlink

Very good flight. Crew was great. No issues and we even arrived early.

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

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

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

Entertainment was great. Seats were good. They did not have my pre-ordered hot food product available but did comp me something cold in place of the item.

Food was good. Clean aircraft. But why do the airlines make the seats so narrow?! Your executives should have ride in a seat so restrictive for 11 hours and see how miserable it is! When.we got to MUC they changed my boarding gate 3 times for my next flight!!!!

Flight was on time, clean, etc. Despite connecting to your wi fi I was unable to use your app to watch entertainment.

The back to back mechanical delays from Denver to San Diego and then on my return flight from Denver to Great Falls it added extra time both ways

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Over 2.5 hour maintenance delay on first morning flight with no acknowledgement, compensation or even gesture of good will. Aircraft had overnighted at airport so issue should have been addressed prior to boarding. Over 3.5 hours before first slow and deliberate beverage service.

Complimentary light meal would be appreciated. But great flight crew service on all legs

The food was terrible this time. Otherwise pleasant, quiet, on-time.

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.

Old planes and rude crew. They need a make over and better staff training. Even business class crew was rude and the hospitality was non existent.

Definitely get premium economy on a flight this long if you can. Your legs and while body will thank you.

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.

Second time I took this flight, and they lost my luggage both times. Waiting for my suitcase now, last time it took two days to get it back.

Used to love Lufthansa, but Rowe are too close together in Economy and passengers are allowed to recline their seats so far back it is impossible for those behind them to even reach for carry-on essentials during flight - except for meal service when flight attendants ask for seat backs to be raised, we can’t sleep on planes so this flight was most uncomfortable ever! Rod Rose

There were several delays in boarding. Then our group wasn’t called. Good thing we went up to the counter to see what was going on. We boarded next and last. I felt sorry for the staff but that was our third flight to get to our destination and we were tired.

The food could have been better. Had a wide range of entertainment to choose from.

I was traveling with a young child and the flight attendants were rude and unhelpful when simple requests were made like an early cracker or cookie to help distract him while everyone else was boarding. Also, my wife received dirty looks from an attendant when she asked if she could get by while holding our crying infant. They made us feel like a burden instead of a paying customer. The food was really sub par, especially the breakfast sandwich; cold, soggy veggie sandwich with no flavor (zero seasoning or vinegar or oil) and as mentioned the bread was cold and soggy wet. Also, there seemed to be something wrong with one of the bathroom’s ventilation, the smell was terrible throughout the entire flight. In the past Lufthansa had a good reputation for customer service, they are actively destroying it with how they currently treat passengers. If our return flight is as bad we will never fly Lufthansa again.

Dear Lufthansa, thank you for the excellent flight. We arrived early which really helped us with our connection. Crew was so nice!

I washed attendant for assistance and she never got back to me. I asked her a second time and she said she would check. She never did. The flight was over an hour late taking off No food service was offered despite over 4 hours on the flight

A/C temp. was way too cold during the flight.

I was booked in Premium Economy and never given a chance to choose to purchase my own seat. Ended up with a middle seat, which was very difficult for me. The airline then left my bag in London so when I arrived in Instanbul it was not there. They delivered it to me the next day but many valuable items had been stolen. I've been flying with BA for years and this was the first time I had such a bizarre and bad experience with them.

Check-in in SAN was long. ORD was good. Flight delayed On board crew was ok. No warmth or personality. LHrR barely made connection

Flying with BA is always a good experience—even in economy class. It is better if in business and first class. Timely, breeze through security and timely connections

Awful it always is unfortunately is the only way to fly direct to london

I’ll fly with any other airline. Besides all the fees and not being able to change a flight even to a later flight without paying £150 charge. Or that the last flight the WiFi didn’t work, the food was so bad, and ran out of options. Seat didn’t recline. And the headset jack didn’t work. This isn’t my first flight with them, and on every flight there is always something wrong that makes the long 10 hours feel like an eternity. Never flying them again.

Horrible. Never again. Wouldn’t let us use the lounge. We had to pay for another lounge to have access.

Lost our bags in Heathrow, We didn’t receive bags in Mallorca for 3 days, out of a 7 day cycling vacation. Really inconvenient and disappointing!

Busy flight and less room to rest on overnight flight.

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