$70 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to Orange County

The cheapest time of day to fly to Orange County is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $668 on average. On average, there is no price difference when choosing to fly in the morning or the evening on this flight route. The most expensive time of day to fly to Orange County is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $950.

No, with an average price for the route of $455, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To get a below average price on the flight from San Diego to Orange County, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 45% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

San Diego and Orange County are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Virgin Atlantic (48 flights per week), LATAM Airlines (41 flights per week), and Aeromexico (39 flights per week).

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from San Diego to Orange County were found on Frontier ($159) and Alaska Airlines ($304).

The earliest flight from San Diego to Orange County departs at 6:15 am, landing in Los Angeles at 7:35 am.

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from San Diego to Orange County jets off at 8:44 pm and lands in Los Angeles at 9:57 pm.