$91 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to New York State

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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 York2 stops$197
Buffalo
Buffalo1 stop$251
Syracuse
Syracuse1 stop$279
Albany
Albany1 stop$307
Rochester
Rochester1 stop$295
Ithaca
Ithaca2 stops$334
Elmira
Elmira1 stop$376
Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh2 stops$776
Islip
Islip1 stop$479
New York
New York2 stops$197
Buffalo
Buffalo1 stop$251
Syracuse
Syracuse1 stop$279
Albany
Albany1 stop$307
Rochester
Rochester1 stop$295
Ithaca
Ithaca2 stops$334
Elmira
Elmira1 stop$376
Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh2 stops$776
Islip
Islip1 stop$479

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, Apr 21 - Sat, Apr 25
Frontier Logo
7:15 am - 11:15 pm
SAN
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LGA
13h 00m
2 stops
Frontier Logo
10:55 pm - 12:11 am
LGA
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SAN
28h 16m
1 stop
$197Frontier
Tue, Mar 3 - Fri, Mar 6
JetBlue Logo
12:49 pm - 9:10 pm
SAN
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JFK
5h 21mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
4:30 pm - 7:58 pm
JFK
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SAN
6h 28mnonstop
$197JetBlue
Thu, Mar 12 - Sun, Mar 15
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
5:12 pm - 7:30 am
SAN
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JFK
11h 18m
1 stop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 4:38 pm
JFK
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SAN
6h 38mnonstop
$212Hawaiian Airlines
Thu, May 28 - Wed, Jun 3
United Airlines Logo
9:05 pm - 5:31 am
SAN
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EWR
5h 26mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:51 am - 12:37 pm
EWR
-
SAN
5h 46mnonstop
$222United Airlines
Tue, Mar 17 - Tue, Mar 24
United Airlines Logo
10:30 pm - 6:38 am
SAN
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EWR
5h 08mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:50 am
EWR
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SAN
8h 50m
1 stop
$226United Airlines
Tue, Mar 17 - Tue, Mar 24
American Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 9:35 am
SAN
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EWR
8h 35m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 1:28 pm
EWR
-
SAN
8h 28m
1 stop
$228American Airlines
Tue, Mar 3 - Tue, Mar 10
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
8:06 am - 4:29 pm
SAN
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EWR
5h 23mnonstop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
4:29 pm - 7:56 pm
EWR
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SAN
6h 27mnonstop
$229Hawaiian Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Wed, Apr 22
American Airlines Logo
10:40 pm - 10:50 am
SAN
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BUF
9h 10m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:01 pm - 8:43 pm
BUF
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SAN
8h 42m
1 stop
$251American Airlines
Wed, Mar 25 - Tue, Apr 7
Delta Logo
10:10 pm - 9:18 am
SAN
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ROC
8h 08m
1 stop
Delta Logo
4:23 pm - 12:11 am
ROC
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SAN
10h 48m
1 stop
$297Delta
Thu, Mar 5 - Mon, Mar 9
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 4:32 pm
SAN
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HPN
7h 17m
1 stop
Delta Logo
4:29 pm - 11:09 pm
HPN
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SAN
9h 40m
1 stop
$297Delta
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.

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 72 hours was to New York, at $143 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 72 hours was $143.

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 $285, 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 January, when tickets cost $302 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $412 and $387 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 52% 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$91
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 21% increase in price.
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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.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to New York State is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $239 on average. Morning departures are around 83% 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 $437.

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: New York $148 one-way - $250 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.
8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11884 reviews
7.0Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.1Food
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
Airline reviews

The room for legs is adequate for a 6’ tall man and the flight was comfortable. The cabin is clean and the crew is very friendly and pleasant.

10.0 ExcellentPhilip, Feb 2026
SAN - TPA
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The room for legs is adequate for a 6’ tall man and the flight was comfortable. The cabin is clean and the crew is very friendly and pleasant.

Worst first/business class I have ever flown after 75 years on planes. Barely acceptable seats, terrible food, uninterested attendants, unavailable WiFi. I’ll never fly this airline again.

Again, very smooth and all of the Alaska folks were great. They continue to meet all my needs.

The whole experience went smoothly with no hitches along the way.

My Alaska Airlines return flight, although worked out in the end, didn't start off well. The initial plane that my family and I boarded was grounded because of a mishap that happened to one of the engines and everyone on board had to disembark the plane. Thankfully we were accommodated with a another plane but our initial flight was supposed to have departed at 11 pm San Diego time for Orlando but instead we ended up leaving at 1:40 am San Diego time. All Passengers were informed that part of the delay was that the plane had to be inspected by the captain, the food had to be stocked and the individuals responsible for fueling the plane left for the evening and had to be summoned to return to fill up our. The Alaska Airlines crew at the airport and on the plane were awesome and apologetic. I know that the crew wasn't responsible for the mishap of the engine but I think in the future the airline should offer a complimentary drink or (1) item of food other than pretzels, nuts or chips to all passengers since we're not to blame for the extreme set backs. The airline in general is good and I recommend to all flyers.

Late leaving so threatened our connection in Vegas to Seattle. We did make up time and made our connection.

Dropping off of the checked bags took way longer than it should have. The agent for the pre-tagged and ready to drop off line was gone and didn't come back for about 15 minutes. The other bag check lines were barely moving. Agents were standing around and not much was getting done. Everything else about the flight was great.

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

See previous. It was the flight from Honolulu to Kapalua that was cancelled.

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!!

Good experience and the flight landed early. There was no food I had or entertainment.

bulkhead seat had very little legroom - even in bsiness class.

This was one of the worst flights I’ve been on in years. I upgraded to comfort and had such an uncomfortable experience. The person next to me was oversized - which I understand - however, they took up their space and mine. I could only use about 50% of my seat space to not be physically touching this person the entire flight and there was no spatial awareness. I also could not use the seat outlet because their body was obstructing it. It was very inconvenient. Their body kept touching me repeatedly during the flight and I felt very uncomfortable. To pay more for an upgraded space and then not even being able to use it was highly disappointing.

Delta One is extraordinary. I fly business when somebody hires me. I just wonder why there is such a chasm between business class and the insanely inhumane and nonsensical coach. The seats are not large enough to fit even my tiny wife. We fly 10% of what we did because we don’t want to pay 5-10 k but for $400 it’s unbearable. It seems like the accountants took over and made stupid decisions. Screw in 20 extra seats and make it so unbearable that people fly 90% less. Just put the damn price up and put some proper chairs in. But business, yay.

Air travel sucks. It continues to be awful for all airlines. No shame on delta alone.

Delta canceled our flight and we had to scramble to find another airline to get home. Phoenix is not a delta hub so they didn’t have another plane. It would have been a red eye though Salt Lake City. Getting in at 5am. No bueno.

Flight delays both to Detroits and return flight . The flight to Detroit was associated with mechanical difficulty

The food is terrible. The staff is wonderful. Comfort is good.

I fly Delta all the time, have Platinum Medallion status. But this route seems to have major problems with delays and seems to never leave on time! Have only taken it twice in the last two weeks, and each time it had delays of more than 1 hour... very disappointed!!!!

Staff was exceptional! Everyone was kind, professional and friendly making the trip very pleasant. Thank you!

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

Flight delayed. WiFi connectivity very poor if not existant. Last minute arrival forced me to run to catch my connection.

Terrible. No customer service, no food, no drinks on a 6 hour premier economy booking.

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

It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

The flight crew where really good. Better then the crew from BNE to SFO

left on time, reasonable boarding process arrived early luggage came out quickly

I’m so sorry, I can’t remember her name, I believe it was Dimpti. She was stellar, also a mature Asian flight attendant, lots of flowers in her hair, just as amazing! But literally the crew was AWESOME . Only downside is there weren’t any charging outlets. Maybe I needed to ask a flight attendant , but it would’ve been nice to have one easily accessible.

I boarded flight UA#1318 at Sacramento International Airport going back to Houston TX. The flight was scheduled at 5:10am. I was able to check in virtually using the United Airlines app. When I entered the airport, there was no one outside assisting with checked bags as it was for Delta Airlines. Immediately upon entering, there was a LONG, EXTREMELY LONG line to the kiosks to get boarding passes. I stand in line to get boarding passes then had to move to ANOTHER EXTREMELY LONG line to get my bags checked in. While standing in this line, we noticed an agent taking customers to 3 at a time to her station to check their bags in. Lucky for me, she called me back, checked my bags for me and I was on my way. I then encountered another long line at the TSA check and to avoid I ending up having to sign up for CLEAR to bypass it. So glad, I did.,...Both of my flights were great with no issues, butthe check in progress at Bush Airport was so much smoother. Check-in at SMF airport needs to be anaylzed and corrected. Do better United, I know you can....thanks

The seats are too uncomfortable for anyone over 5ft 8in. I'm 5'10" with a back and hip issue and I was in pai for the full duration of the flight.

Delayed an hour due to operational issues. Minimal apologies or care for the significant inconvenience caused. Landed at nearly 1am and they still couldn’t find ground staff to get us off the plane promptly.

Long delays, lack of information about the status of the flight. The flight was delayed 4 times.

It was good. But the gate team made me check my carry on when there was plenty of space for my luggage on the plane. Otherwise our trip was fine.

Bags took over and hour to come out. Delays due to wind caused rebooking.

Gate was overcrowded. Gate agents performed very well. Flight crew was top notch! Efficient & professional & courteous. Both meals not thermalized well. Dinner main dish was actually cold in the center. Almost inedible. Breakfast sandwich was lukewarm.

RIC Staff was not enough. Elderly passengers had to wait 30 minutes to deplane, so we could board and still had to walk as no chairs were provided. And, passenger in front of my seat assignment rammed seat against my legs entire flight time. Was mildly bruised and left thigh still sore.

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.

Flight was cancelled 3 hrs AFTER etd. Thetefore Missed connection from JFK to New Zealand . No accommodation provided… This cost ne aporox 1000 USD in extra expenses and turned whst should have been a 24 hr trip ftom Boston - New Zealand into a VERY expensive , late 70+ hr nightmare … Complete nonsense!!!

Rude crew member. She seemed annoyed at me without me saying a single word. Also loudly admonished me for having my bag next to my seat instead of tucked away before landing. Just telling me to put it away and guiding me without giving me a lecture would have been enough.

No included food for a 5 hour flight and the entertainment was only accessible if you had wired headphones (not provided). Otherwise though, great and smooth flying and customer service.

Friendly crew, efficient boarding and flight arrived early. Couldn’t ask for a better experience

Horribly rude check in at airport, worst in 25 years of flying. All over a simple issue they could have googled to resolve.

1) No pilot available for 1 hour 2) no room for most passengers careyon in overhead—-> stowed below 3) when we landed we had to wait 45 min. Before docking at gate as gate was not ready

The ride share experience in JFK is terrible. After traveling on a flight, then you need to take a subway to the last stop to get an uber or lyft. Unacceptable. Bad job JetBlue for permitting JFK and Port Authority to do this to your passengers.

Four plus hour flight delay in New York caused us to take off after 11:30pm. We didn’t arrive at our hotel until five hours after check in. Started the trip off feeling exhausted.

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).

They have the most inexperienced / rude flight staff I’ve encountered

I paid extra for a seat closer to the front. The TV didn’t work at all for the entire flight. Would have been nice to know before I purchased an “upgraded “ seat

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