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Cheapest round-trip
$291
Typical prices: $316-$386
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SAN - LGA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$161
Typical prices: $158-$318
Frontier
Sun 10/18
SAN - LGA • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $291 (round-trip)
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Cheapest • Avg $296 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 6h 35m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from San Diego to LaGuardia (SAN-LGA)

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

Mon, Aug 24 - Wed, Aug 26
Frontier Logo
4:36 pm - 10:00 pm
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26h 24m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:55 pm - 3:41 pm
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19h 46m
1 stop
$291Frontier
Sat, Sep 5 - Wed, Sep 9
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4:36 pm - 10:00 pm
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LGA
26h 24m
1 stop
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8:29 pm - 6:00 pm
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24h 31m
1 stop
$297Frontier
Sat, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 12
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9:48 am - 10:17 pm
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LGA
9h 29m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:25 pm - 5:29 pm
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8h 04m
1 stop
$332American Airlines
Tue, Sep 1 - Sun, Sep 6
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10:59 am - 10:27 pm
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LGA
8h 28m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 9:22 pm
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8h 22m
1 stop
$332American Airlines
Fri, Sep 11 - Fri, Sep 25
Southwest Logo
6:40 am - 4:45 pm
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LGA
7h 05m
1 stop
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3:25 pm - 11:00 pm
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10h 35m
1 stop
$332Southwest
Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 9
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10:13 am - 8:59 pm
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LGA
7h 46m
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12:29 pm - 5:46 pm
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8h 17m
1 stop
$332United Airlines
Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 9
United Airlines Logo
10:13 am - 8:59 pm
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LGA
7h 46m
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United Airlines Logo
12:29 pm - 5:46 pm
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8h 17m
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$332United Airlines
Wed, Oct 7 - Wed, Oct 14
Delta Logo
1:18 pm - 11:33 pm
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LGA
7h 15m
1 stop
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6:00 am - 10:20 am
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SAN
7h 20m
1 stop
$337Delta
Tue, Aug 25 - Wed, Aug 26
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12:32 pm - 11:24 pm
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7h 52m
1 stop
Delta Logo
9:25 am - 2:10 pm
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7h 45m
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$337Delta
Sat, Nov 7 - Sat, Nov 14
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11:10 am - 11:10 pm
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9h 00m
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11:10 am - 5:35 pm
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9h 25m
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$337Southwest
Booking Insights

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

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Diego to LaGuardia 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 New York LaGuardia Airport?

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 New York LaGuardia Airport departing in August.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to New York LaGuardia Airport from San Diego usually cost between $316 and $386 in August.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $291 on Frontier (Aug 24-Aug 26).

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to New York LaGuardia Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to New York LaGuardia Airport, 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 New York LaGuardia Airport is January, where tickets cost $256 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $576 and $491 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Diego to New York LaGuardia Airport?

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 New York LaGuardia Airport, 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 New York LaGuardia Airport, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 52% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

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Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$161
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 35% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Diego to LaGuardia

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to LaGuardia 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 San Diego to New York LaGuardia Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Diego to New York LaGuardia Airport?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to New York LaGuardia Airport was $161 for a one-way ticket and $291 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Diego and New York LaGuardia Airport?

    A passport is not required to fly from San Diego to New York LaGuardia Airport.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Diego to New York LaGuardia Airport?

    When flying out of San Diego you will be using San Diego. You will be landing at New York LaGuardia Airport, also known as New York LaGuardia.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Diego to New York LaGuardia Airport?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Diego to New York LaGuardia Airport?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Diego to New York, Southwest or Alaska Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to New York are Southwest and Alaska Airlines. With an average price for the route of $408 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Alaska Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $507 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Diego to New York LaGuardia Airport?

    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 New York LaGuardia Airport.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New York LaGuardia Airport 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 New York LaGuardia Airport?

    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 New York LaGuardia Airport with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline. Booking your flights between San Diego and LGA 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 New York LaGuardia Airport?

    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 New York LaGuardia Airport 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 LaGuardia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego to New York. 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 LaGuardia? 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4224 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.0Food
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Had a great flight. Delayed takeoff, but comfortable. Snacks were good.

10.0 ExcellentMelissa, Mar 2026
MSY - LGA
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Had a great flight. Delayed takeoff, but comfortable. Snacks were good.

Pretty seamless, just a tad bit late in taking off and landing.

after landing, we stay 2 hours on the taxi way before reaching the gate The airline and the crew were good though

My flight to Chicago left and landed early. My return flight left two minutes late and arrived 2 minutes late. My seat selections were ideal! There were no snacks going to Chicago and no snacks on the return trip. There are no charging outlets on board.

Gate agents were informative and friendly… flight attendants were as well. Had a fun time chatting about their legacy AirTran experiences as a former fan of the airline that Southwest acquired.

The fluidity of the entire process of boarding the plane the flight attendants attentiveness. The flight attendants also provided coloring books for my kids who loved it.

It good. Just not that plane didn’t have power outlets to charge devices etc.

We stood on the tarmac for over an hour. Very bad turbulence the whole ride. Very to get to the restroom.

Healthier snack would be much appreciated. Love traveling on Southwest!

Left on time and arrived early. Brand new plane and no parts missing. Comfortable seats. The actual Captain spoke prior to the flight and reassured everyone about safety. Crew was so nice and fun. Perfect flight!

More efficient with checking lines and boarding/checking bags when needed.

Was late but $50 voucher was great benefit of the summit card.

I truly appreciated the kindness and attentiveness of the staff and flight attendants. They did their best to be prompt with departure times to San Diego and back to New York! Alaska Airlines ... you are awesome!!

Very mediocre, and disappointing for the price of the ticket

My flight wait is 3 hours delayed due to Unknown reason. We waited a very long time in the tarmac. Our flight 24 was scheduled @ 7, therefore we left my house at 330 to park our car. We were at the gate @ 530, then we were told at 6a that it will be late , we boarded at 930 but did not take off until 1015. Therefore my arranged pick up in JFK was cancelled because of no show. Before all these I got an email offers of changing my flight to a different date which I took a day earlier. I will never again take Alaska Airlines, very Inefficient and Disappointing.

I always heard this was a terrible airline but I was happy to experience otherwise. The seats were more comfortable than delta. They did board late and gate was a little chaotic, which is to be expected for a budget airline. I would definitely do it again for that price.

They canceled my flight then changed me $155 for the same flight the next day

We were in 1st Class. Excellent service. Easy boarding. No too difficult to speak with someone on the phone. Breakfast was not eatable for me. No screen to watch movies. I don't have or want a tablet. This is first class there should be screens. Even if I had a tablet there was no place to put it. There is a place to put a tablet in economy. Seats were a bit lumpy.

They lock the bathrooms too soon before landing! My bladder was bursting for over an hour. Then the plane had to sit on the taxiway for 1 hour. People started rushing to the bathroom. Creating a dangerous situation.

I had a middle seat in between two large men. It was a redeye so needless to say I didn’t get a minute of sleep. One guy was pouring over into my seat the other kept falling onto my shoulder

Flight from Savannah arrived very late and we did not take off till 2 hours after scheduled departure!

My flight was canceled, and instead of rebooking me on a non-stop first-class flight for the same day, which I originally had, Delta rebooked me on a one-stop flight for the following day. When I checked the Delta app, I noticed that there were available flights for both the same day and the next day. I believe this indicates poor management on their part.

So terrible. My flight was 4 hours delayed and we weren't notified til last second within an hour of boarding. WE had to sit on the plane for 4 hours. ridiculous.

The CRJ-900 was clean but the overhead air vents were broken in our First Class row, making the cabin very hot until about 30 mins into the flight. The flight attendants were both extremely apologetic and accommodating though so that is why I rated the flight as very good. They checked on us many times and truly showed they cared. The snacks for an hour and a half flight could be better. Would be nice if there was a small plated meal over convenient store snacks. WiFi also was not working. And it would be nice if Delta had adjustable headrests on these planes.

Horrible. Faucet in sink not working, wifi not working. Didn’t bring food or snacks

Gate agent showed up 20 minutes before boarding and was not at all friendly. Had to take this flight due to the one on the day before being cancelled and any later options were already full with long standby lists. Despite having paid for Delta Comfort seats, Delta did not allow me (or anyone) to choose their seat. The agent assigned them for everyone just prior to boarding. Self seat selection was allowed on the original flight. Flight staff was great - very friendly.

Five hour delays every hour, I wish it were all at once

Left /arrived on time. Decent seat space. Like the wifi/plugs and entertainment. Windows and tray table were kinda gross. Attendants didn't start snack service til 40mins before landing. Two rows before us, captain came on to say there's turbulence and recalled staff to seats. So, no drink/snack. Later, attendants didn't stop to see if we had trash nor even look our way. Felt invisible! Almost all pilot announcements were not only unintelligible, but so quiet. We had no idea what she said.

Gate agent was unhelpful for handicapped boarding. Flight attendant seemed untrained.

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.

Flight was late to take off Plane broke down Had to move everyone to another plane Told we weren’t going to LGA but Newark Also told we would be taken to NY But United lied and we ended up at Newark at 2 in the morning Horrible experience. And the experience of trying to get compensation from United is just as bad. They could not care less about their passengers Never again!

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

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.

As usual, United scheduling is completely misleading. A 54-minute layover at O’Hare is too short to make a lot of connections, especially since the flight landed “on time” but had to wait on the taxiway 15 minutes for a gate to open up. Then it takes another 10 minutes to exit the plane before one can run to another concourse to catch a connecting flight.

There was no screens on board AND the WiFi didn’t work. My seat was broken and couldn’t recline so I couldn’t even sleep. The flight attendants didn’t offer anything to make it more comfortable. It was such an old cramped plane, when the person in front of me reclined I couldn’t even open my tray table. All the United ads talk about guaranteeing everyone gets a screen!

Wheelchair assistance was not complete. The person left me at the departure gate without informing the groundstaff of my requirements. I had to walk to the departure counter to ask for help to reach the plane door. The crew informed me that in future they were not allowed to help passengers like me, senior citizen and Wheelchair passenger with placing their carry on bags in the overhead compartments!

Very bumpy flight & the crew was not happy to be there

Uncomfortable seats, spotty WiFi, only Biscoff for snack (no one likes those).

boarding announcements werent clear/loud. Tired of those cookies. Of the 3 staff/attendants, 1 was good and the other 2 were mediocre.

Long delays to board due to mechanical issues with plane.

Boarding was awful - no order, people cutting in line, completely chaotic Planes are very old and uncomfortable. Noticeable difference between Delta and United on same route.

This flight moved Gates several times in a short time period, from B to C, which required a substantial walk or rail ride. Then the flight was delayed more than 2 hours and the food was subpar compared to other flights.

Significant delays on my trip to Chicago and my trip back to NY

Terrible steward... Plane was quite empty... I asked to move "back" in the plane and the steward said no... Unnecessary power trip of mediocre people.

It was really a terrific experience both going and returning on AA. Staff and crew were professional.

Flight was fine, but not having WiFi was a major negative

Everything was excellent and I enjoyed myself. Thank for everything

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