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Cheap Flights from San Diego to New York

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New York
New York1 stop$278
Buffalo
Buffalo1 stop$254
Syracuse
Syracuse1 stop$286
Albany
Albany1 stop$307
Rochester
Rochester1 stop$251
Ithaca
Ithaca2 stops$374
Elmira
Elmira2 stops$444
Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh1 stop$684
Islip
Islip1 stop$311
New York
New York1 stop$278
Buffalo
Buffalo1 stop$254
Syracuse
Syracuse1 stop$286
Albany
Albany1 stop$307
Rochester
Rochester1 stop$251
Ithaca
Ithaca2 stops$374
Elmira
Elmira2 stops$444
Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh1 stop$684
Islip
Islip1 stop$311

Book Cheap San Diego to New York 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 New York 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 New York

Tue, Jul 28 - Tue, Aug 4
American Airlines Logo
10:45 pm - 11:00 am
SAN
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ROC
9h 15m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 9:04 am
ROC
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SAN
7h 04m
1 stop
$251American Airlines
Tue, Aug 11 - Sat, Aug 15
United Airlines Logo
10:20 pm - 11:55 am
SAN
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ROC
10h 35m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:57 pm - 10:10 pm
ROC
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SAN
7h 13m
1 stop
$254United Airlines
Sat, Aug 29 - Sat, Sep 12
JetBlue Logo
8:40 pm - 9:37 am
SAN
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BUF
9h 57m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
12:10 pm - 8:01 pm
BUF
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SAN
10h 51m
1 stop
$254JetBlue
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
JetBlue Logo
9:30 pm - 8:24 am
SAN
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BUF
7h 54m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
12:10 pm - 8:01 pm
BUF
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SAN
10h 51m
1 stop
$257JetBlue
Fri, Nov 13 - Tue, Nov 17
Delta Logo
6:20 am - 5:42 pm
SAN
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LGA
8h 22m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:00 pm - 9:52 pm
LGA
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SAN
7h 52m
1 stop
$286Delta
Wed, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 12
Delta Logo
1:10 pm - 12:53 am
SAN
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ROC
8h 43m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:15 pm - 11:00 pm
ROC
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SAN
7h 45m
1 stop
$297Delta
Fri, Nov 6 - Mon, Nov 9
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:40 am - 6:19 pm
SAN
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EWR
5h 39mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:30 pm - 8:24 pm
EWR
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SAN
5h 54mnonstop
$313Alaska Airlines
Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Sep 9
Southwest Logo
7:20 am - 8:05 pm
SAN
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ALB
9h 45m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
3:05 pm - 10:00 pm
ALB
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SAN
9h 55m
2 stops
$316Southwest
Wed, Sep 23 - Mon, Sep 28
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:12 am - 4:50 pm
SAN
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EWR
5h 38mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:02 pm - 7:58 pm
EWR
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SAN
5h 56mnonstop
$320Alaska Airlines
Mon, Sep 14 - Tue, Sep 22
Southwest Logo
10:40 pm - 11:35 am
SAN
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ALB
9h 55m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
12:50 pm - 6:55 pm
ALB
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SAN
9h 05m
2 stops
$329Southwest
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to New York flights

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

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 State of New York departing in October.

What is the cheapest San Diego to New York State flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to New York State from San Diego found in the last 5 days was to New York, at $176 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Diego (SAN) to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport (JFK), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $176.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New York State?

The average price for all round-trip flights from San Diego to New York State depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to New York State is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $254 on average. Morning departures are around 76% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New York State is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $449.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Diego to New York State?

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 $418, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

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 State, 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 State is October, when tickets cost $290 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $521 and $510 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Diego to New York State?

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

When flying from San Diego to New York State, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San Diego, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

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

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 State, 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 State, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 50% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$126
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 12% increase in price.
Flight from San Diego to Rochester

FAQs - booking New York State flights

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

    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 State.

  • 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 State?

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

    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 New York State 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 New York State?

    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 New York State up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to New York State

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from San Diego to the following destinations at these prices or less: Newark $225 one-way - $380 round-trip; New York $192 one-way - $353 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Diego to New York

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego to New York State. 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 New York? 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12607 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.1Food
7.0Entertainment
Airline reviews

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

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Apr 2026
SAN - JFK
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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

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.

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 flight was great from the check in all the way to arrival. However, I had a very bad experience. I requested a wheelchair and the wheelchair employee that went to pick me up from the plane in Boston to bring me to the baggage claims told me I have to pay him. I was under the impression that it was a free service and I usually give tips but the person forced me to pay and since I said no because I was upset with his demand when my daughter walked in to pick me up he demanded payment from my daughter who paid him thinking maybe now it is a charged service.

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

Like most domestic flights in the US, you are basically on your own with this airline when it comes to food, so be sure to purchase meals and drinks ahead of time or expect to arrive starving and dehydrated (like I was).

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.

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.

Flight was ok. Unfortunately it was a Boeing 737, which is a cramped / tight airplane. I prefer the Airbus as they are a more comfortable flight experience.

We were traveling as a family of 5 and they refused to seat us together. There were entire rows open, and my 13 year old daughter had to sit alone. Ridiculous!

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

Was not able to do a online check-in because the American Airlines system doesn't store our visa or other passport information, allowing us to have a trouble-free check-in. We were forced to have to check-in at the counter which Changes are upgrade status given that we were not able to check in much earlier.

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.

Cramped seats. FAA should make airlines have more legroom, for even short people complain

The plane was late and then sat on the runway for almost 45 minutes before taking off.

Had to wait on pilot and crew to depart and had to wait to arrive at the gate because they only had 2 crews working. Delays, delays....Planes just keep getting smaller and tighter and they nickle and dime for everything. When will an airline actually wake up and make flying more enjoyable?

I paid for what I got which was cheap, I brought my own entertainment. I knew what to expect, so I could be prepared. If you’re flying economy, check in early like me. I have no problems with my flight, was on time, staff were friendly, and overall good experience.

Multiple maintenance delays and the missed and rebooked connection changed gates at least 6 times including one which had us walking 20 minutes to another terminal and then back again. Seated our family of three in different middle seats throughout the plane and then there was an empty seat next to me. Very long travel day which I would have never agreed to if I knew the itinerary would be changed at 5 am, 2 hours before takeoff.

Not too impressed with them to be honest. They had forgotten my gf meal, despite the fact that the app had notified me that it was sorted. Apparently there is a ‘glitch’ in the system, according to one of the stewardesses, and has been for a while. Also the legroom in economy is way too small (and I’m a slight person) and are very uncomfortable. An extra Internal flight I booked via the app, had not even given me the option to order a meal, so was unaware of that and left without food on a 9 hr. flight !! Don’t think I’ll use AA again after this.

It was great! It’s been awhile since I’ve flown American but this most recent experience reminded me how much I enjoy flying American. Organized. Informative. Efficient. Friendly. Can’t ask for much more, except my luggage got dinged up a bit. But that could have been the airport.

Complete and total debacle from start to finish. HUGE mistake picking this airline. NEVER again! Rudest staff in the business.

It was good. I’m very disappointed that they don’t give commentary ear pods for the movie. I forgot mine at home

Flights with JetBlue from San Diego to Boston are a miserable experience. The flight was delayed about 1.5 hours due to “weather” supposedly but the flights for other airlines left on time so it just have been some kind of weather that only affects JetBlue. I had a small carry on - purse. The crew stored it in a bin 2 rows down from me because they were using the bin next to my seat for other people’s stuff. The TV screen in the emergency row seats does not work. It just was awful from start to finish. When we landed, we had to sit inside the plane for a very long time because the plane had to be moved to a different gate.

I don’t usually fly budget airlines or airlines in the United States. It was as good as any other airline. The seats are comfortable and the airline attendants are not rude & surly. Very nice flight (s).

Too many long delays with JetBlue. Worst major airline that serves JFK but unfortunately I keep going back because of the prices.

Little snafu at boarding. Staff communicated with gate poorly. Flight attendant was rude making disembark early. This was an older mint class. Needs an overhaul for sure. Food was good. The male flight attendant was really nice.

For some reason, the seats on this flight seemed unusually uncomfortable. Speaking with friends who took another JetBlue flight later in the day, they brought up the same issue.

The service was very good, will use the airline again.

JetBlue has really gone downhill. They have all the problems without the discounted price. If you need to get anywhere in time, this is no longer the airlines for you

Flight was delayed 30 minutes, but otherwise was terrific. We used our points to upgrade to Mint for the first time which was a fun & comfortable. Josh & Kori were very attentive & genuinely cared about our comfort.

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