$58 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to Michigan

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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Michigan

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids1 stop$245
Traverse City
Traverse City2 stops$344
Flint
Flint1 stop$289
Lansing
Lansing1 stop$481
Bay City
Bay City1 stop$289
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo1 stop$266
Marquette
Marquette2 stops$284
Hancock
Hancock2 stops$429
Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain1 stop$472
Muskegon
Muskegon1 stop$464
Chicago
Chicagononstop$157
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids1 stop$245
Traverse City
Traverse City2 stops$344
Flint
Flint1 stop$289
Lansing
Lansing1 stop$481
Bay City
Bay City1 stop$289
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo1 stop$266
Marquette
Marquette2 stops$284
Hancock
Hancock2 stops$429
Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain1 stop$472
Muskegon
Muskegon1 stop$464
Chicago
Chicagononstop$157

Book Cheap San Diego to Michigan Plane Tickets

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

Tue, Mar 3 - Tue, Mar 10
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:00 pm - 11:10 pmSAN-ORD
4h 10mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 11:25 amORD-SAN
4h 25mnonstop
$157Alaska Airlines
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Mon, Dec 29 - Fri, Jan 9
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:31 pm - 11:59 pmSAN-ORD
4h 28mnonstop
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:01 pm - 12:38 pmORD-SAN
16h 37m1 stop
$158Multiple Airlines
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Mon, Dec 8 - Sat, Dec 13
Frontier Logo
6:34 am - 12:12 amSAN-ORD
15h 38m1 stop
Frontier Logo
1:24 pm - 2:10 pmORD-SAN
50h 46m2 stops
$162Frontier
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Wed, Dec 3 - Sun, Dec 7
American Airlines Logo
1:25 pm - 7:46 pmSAN-ORD
4h 21mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
6:10 pm - 8:45 pmORD-SAN
4h 35mnonstop
$165American Airlines
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Mon, Dec 22 - Sat, Jan 24
United Airlines Logo
10:30 pm - 4:38 amSAN-ORD
4h 08mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 9:40 amORD-SAN
4h 30mnonstop
$167United Airlines
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Sat, Jan 10 - Tue, Jan 13
Frontier Logo
10:52 am - 7:43 pmSAN-ORD
6h 51m1 stop
Frontier Logo
4:11 pm - 12:22 pmORD-SAN
46h 11m2 stops
$169Frontier
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Thu, Nov 27 - Thu, Dec 4
American Airlines Logo
1:05 pm - 7:26 pmSAN-ORD
4h 21mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
6:10 pm - 8:45 pmORD-SAN
4h 35mnonstop
$170American Airlines
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Sat, Nov 22 - Tue, Nov 25
United Airlines Logo
5:21 pm - 11:30 pmSAN-ORD
4h 09mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 9:39 amORD-SAN
4h 29mnonstop
$173United Airlines
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Sat, Dec 6 - Sat, Dec 13
Delta Logo
2:19 pm - 11:47 pmSAN-MDW
7h 28m1 stop
Delta Logo
1:14 pm - 6:21 pmMDW-SAN
7h 07m1 stop
$237Delta
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Wed, Nov 12 - Sat, Nov 15
Delta Logo
7:50 am - 6:18 pmSAN-MDW
8h 28m1 stop
Delta Logo
1:26 pm - 6:30 pmMDW-SAN
7h 04m1 stop
$263Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to Michigan flights

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

What is the cheapest San Diego to Michigan flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Michigan from San Diego found in the last 72 hours was to Detroit, at $256 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Diego (SAN) to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $256.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Diego to Michigan?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $337, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Michigan, 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 Michigan is September, when tickets cost $250 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $549 and $499 respectively.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Michigan on a Thursday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to San Diego, you should consider flying back on a Friday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Diego to Michigan?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Michigan, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from San Diego to Michigan, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 31% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$58
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
Flight from San Diego to Detroit

FAQs - booking Michigan flights

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

    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 Michigan.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San Diego to Michigan 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 Michigan?

    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 from San Diego to Michigan with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Diego to Michigan?

    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 from San Diego to Michigan up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Michigan?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Michigan is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $392 on average. Morning departures are around 24% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Michigan is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $499.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Michigan

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from San Diego to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $139 one-way - $268 round-trip

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego to Michigan. 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 Michigan? 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 7993 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.3Food
8.2Boarding
7.9Entertainment
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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.

8.0 ExcellentJulie, Oct 2025LAX - SFO
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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.

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

My experience on any Delta flight is always overshadowed by the time Delta removed me from a flight for no apparent reason.

There was no problems, just a little uncomfortable with seats that do not lay back a little

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

Most aspects were good however if they assign boarding zones they ought to enforce them or why bother? My luggage from SAN-JFK-MAD was lost in NY so I without my main bag for two days upon arrival in Spain. They were helpful in tracking it and eventually delivered it to my hotel. The flub was because of a delay upon arrival in NYC. I had booked 2 1/2 hours between flights but we had to hold on the taxiway for an hour after landing while waiting for a clear gate which likely caused the baggage error.

Delta is my preferred airline. I've traveled with them for years. On time in most cases, good communication, easy to use app. Most planes are pretty nice. I was on a CRJ 700/900 however, which was pretty badly aged inside and needed a refresh. No infotainment, unreliable wifi, best to download before boarding or bring a book. Food choices are really just snacks on this flight, nice variety but about what you'd expect. Great staff and prompt in departure and early arrival too. Overall quite satisfied.

A little bumpy ride . No food was being provided due the the turbulence. That was ok it was a short flight to my standards.

Lower number on this flight so spaced out passengers. Able to enjoy more room to relax during flight. It was lovely.

Broken jer bridge. Poor communication about it. Lost 2 of 4 luggage pieces

The flight attendants were great, I joked with one I can’t remember her name, a blond, really sweet. I thought it was run well very professional. This was great i survived Spirit, I know for which I speak.

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.

I understand stuff happens, but plane failures are likely due to lack of maintenance. Additionally, air conditioning wasn't working, no snack/drink service, no WiFi. Fortunately, the crew was communicative and light-hearted. United grabbed another plane and we were able to get to our destination.

Stuck on tarmac for two hours plus a 5.5 hour flight. Rude flight attendant. And no meals, not even for purchase!

I learned that seating towards the end of plane that a line forms for the restroom and people use your chair as a hand railing, bumping your seat consistently. I was seated in the aisle. I think that next time if I am towards the back row I would want to sit in the middle or window seat.

United sent me a mileage plus number last year but that number is invalid so I can’t use it to check into flights or collect mileage. There is human to speak about the problem, only computers who keep asking me if I am using the correct email. It’s so frustrating and I cannot resolve it.

Not a great experience. We paid for the upgrade for premium economy seats and seated ourselves in very comfortable seats. Someone came along with the same seat on their boarding pass. The aircraft had been changed and as a result we were booted out and sent further back to small uncomfortable seats. After complaining we were moved to emergency row seats, which gave us more leg room but the seats don’t recline. For people in our 70’s we found having to sit upright from California to NJ very uncomfortable. Not sure why they chose to move senior citizens instead of the two people that were allowed to take the more comfortable seats. Not happy.

Everything was great. Only thing that could’ve made it better was buy on board options for hot food, but the snacks were decent. The flight attendants were great. I had no complaints. I was able to make it to my destination safely

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

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.

It took way too long to diagnose and solve the problem of a broken crew member cabin seat. Though compensation for the volunteer who left the flight was very kind.

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.

The AA staff person who checked our bags was curt and almost rude. The FA also seemed unhappy doing her job. Overall it was like riding the school bus back in grade school.

It was delayed, and the airport had cockroaches jumping on our bags. The flight crew was great, the seats were pretty comfortable.

Delayed due to no pilot. Per FAA policy I do believe we are to be reimbursed.

Flight was cancelled without warning close to flight date. Stuck witha credit has to buy a new ticket from another airline in either to get to location. Email cancelling was lost in mail.

No frills - because you get what you pay for. The crew was amazing!! I had plenty of room to spread out because the flight was half full. Which made it easy to sleep.

The staff was very very rude in Las Vegas when boarding the flight. When presenting the boarding ticket. Las Vegas flight, it was hot and stuffy, it smelled really bad.

I think the staff was nice. They took time to explain safety protocols. Boarding was great. They started early and our flight left a little early which was convenient. Having free games to play would have been better

I liked how cheap it was but both my flights were delayed heavily

One restroom was unavailable/closed on both routes, going to Charlotte and coming back to Detroit a week later.

It was okay delay was long but I made it

it was a quick trip. seats aren't that comfortable but because it was a quick trip it was ok. You need to have an N/A in your rating as I didn't have any food or entertainment so the only thing I could do was score low.

This airline sucks. They offer low rates then charge you for everything, the app does not work well, the seats are the most uncomfortable. Maintenance issues on the flight, and you still have to sit through their credit card commercials. People are nice enough but does not make up for overall poor experience.

Both legs of the flight were changed. The day of the flight and length of the trip.

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

It was a short flight so no food or entertainment….

They switched my flight to Spirit, Never using Kayak again,

Frontier had yet another flight cancellation. Have never made a complete round trip with this airline without at least one leg getting cancelled. Miserable flights - dirty, uncomfortable planes that apparently always have issues since I've had multiple delays and cancellations with them.

Flight was delayed 3 times, would have been nice to have received text message instead of email notifications. Frontier app wasn’t even updated accordingly, no gate number disclosed. No agent at front desk of gate to inform of delay. Very confused and left if the dark

They changed the timing , first delayed by 4 hours then went back to 40 mins late, we had to run back to airport to not miss our flight. This is ridiculous

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