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$208 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to Panama City

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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Panama City

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

Recent round-trip flight deals from San Diego to Panama City

KAYAK's recommended round-trip deals from the most popular airlines that fly from San Diego to Panama City.
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8:58 pm - 5:20 amSAN-PTY
6h 22mnonstop
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1:15 pm - 5:44 pmPTY-SAN
6h 29mnonstop
$389Copa Airlines
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Fri, Aug 1 - Sun, Aug 10
United Airlines Logo
6:41 pm - 2:14 pmSAN-PTY
17h 33m1 stop
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3:15 pm - 10:12 amPTY-SAN
20h 57m1 stop
$403United Airlines
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Wed, Aug 6 - Wed, Aug 13
United Airlines Logo
7:27 pm - 6:37 pmSAN-PTY
21h 10m2 stops
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7:55 am - 11:44 pmPTY-SAN
17h 49m2 stops
$408United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 1 - Sun, Aug 10
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 8:10 pmSAN-PTY
10h 10m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
3:30 pm - 2:11 pmPTY-SAN
24h 41m1 stop
$413United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 1 - Sun, Aug 10
United Airlines Logo
6:20 am - 8:10 pmSAN-PTY
11h 50m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 5:39 pmPTY-SAN
11h 44m1 stop
$442United Airlines
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Tue, Jun 17 - Mon, Jun 30
American Airlines Logo
10:45 pm - 2:15 pmSAN-PTY
13h 30m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
3:40 pm - 10:39 amPTY-SAN
20h 59m2 stops
$475American Airlines
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Fri, Aug 1 - Sun, Aug 10
Copa Airlines Logo
8:58 pm - 5:20 amSAN-PTY
6h 22mnonstop
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1:15 pm - 5:44 pmPTY-SAN
6h 29mnonstop
$494Copa Airlines
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Mon, Jul 7 - Sun, Jul 13
Delta Logo
9:45 pm - 12:48 pmSAN-PTY
13h 03m1 stop
Delta Logo
2:13 pm - 11:42 pmPTY-SAN
11h 29m1 stop
$600Delta
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Mon, May 26 - Fri, May 30
American Airlines Logo
10:25 pm - 12:19 pmSAN-PTY
11h 54m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
1:20 pm - 10:37 pmPTY-SAN
11h 17m1 stop
$613American Airlines
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Tue, May 27 - Fri, May 30
Avianca Logo
6:15 am - 10:25 amSAN-PTY
26h 10m3 stops
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8:10 pm - 11:44 pmPTY-SAN
29h 34m3 stops
$1,251Avianca
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to Panama City flights

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

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from San Diego to Panama City, look for departures on Sundays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Panama City, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Panama City?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Panama City, 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 Panama City is May, where tickets cost $588 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $771 and $716 respectively.

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

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 $464, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

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 Panama City, 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 Panama City, you should book around 7 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonNovember
High seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$208
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Diego to Panama City

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Panama City 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 flights from San Diego to Panama City

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Diego to Panama City?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Panama City was $208 for a one-way ticket and $389 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Diego and Panama City?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Diego to Panama City?

    San Diego airport is called San Diego and the only airport in Panama City is Panama City Tocumen Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Diego to Panama City?

    The Boeing 737 MAX 9 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San Diego to Panama City flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Diego to Panama City?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Diego to Panama City, Delta or Copa Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Panama City are Delta and Copa Airlines. With an average price for the route of $625 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Copa Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $410 and an overall rating of 7.5.

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

    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 Panama City.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Panama City 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 Panama City?

    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 Panama City with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline. Booking your flights between San Diego and PTY 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 Panama City?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from San Diego to Panama City

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $219 or less one-way and $444 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from San Diego to Panama City?

Find which airlines fly direct from San Diego Airport to Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

San Diego to Panama City Tocumen Intl

Monday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

Wednesday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

Friday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

Sunday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

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Panama City Tocumen Intl to San Diego

Monday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

Wednesday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

Friday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

Sunday

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines

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Top 4 airlines serving from San Diego to Panama City

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego to Panama City. 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 Panama City? 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
DeltaOverall score based on 7936 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
7.9Entertainment
8.5Crew
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Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2025LAX - DEN
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Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

Bathrooms dirty sinks clogged. No one seemed to clean them. Plane very old

Thank you for not flipping the plane on the run way. You guys get a 5 star rating for the flight!!!

Boarding is, as it always is… horrible. Gate lice. Slow moving zones. Too many people with carry ons

It was terrible, if they ran flights on time it would make a big difference.

Delta seems to be improving in many areas, except they are super bad with the food available. Bring back normal food service on long flights.

I actually received a notification from kayak on email but not one by text from Delta when my departure gait changed and I almost missed my flight

New boarding doesn't make sense. Filling front first is slow.

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.

Horrible. Grateful to be alive but spent 13 hours at airport only to return back to my familys house and flight changed to next day. They tried to fix a part on plane, had no back up plane and after 10 hours , reattempted the flight and it STILL wasn't fixed. We got a meal voucher and rescheduled flight but there should be some other compensation for the 15 hours spent in airport

My flight delayed and i misss the connection they send me to orlando no to tampa i have to pay a uber to my house

It would have been better if they don't separate families in seating. We were seated in the aile row in the middle of a family of four. It would have been better if they they seat the family of four together than separated.

No headphones given for inflight entertainment. I missed my flight from the previous day and the customer service agent tried to extort an additional $100.00 US from me for missing my flight. Really?!

It was reasonably comfortable trip considering its duration (7 hours). Crew was very good and friendly, seats very more comfortable than other planes. Only negative comment would be that the bathroom light did not get its full brightness 🙃

The flight was delayed about 4 hours without any explanation. No wifi or entertainment at all on planes. Had to pay for checked bags I was allowed according to reservations.

It was good, plane is a bit older so seats are somewhat flat

Great from check in all the way to the end. Very happy with Copa

Copa stranded us ans then tried to charge us thousands to leave Panama.

Well the airline was fine. The only thing is I was charged for a checked in luggage. But when I reserved the ticket it showed a check in bag allowed. Who can I get in contact with for reimbursement.? The airline said I had to speak to whoever I booked ticket with.

Friendly flight team and seamless travel from one stop to next.

Everything is good except the dinner and breakfast. The sandwich is very delicious. Toilet is clean, I only use one of them. Flight attendants are very nice. 👍👍

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Compared with other carriers business class for an overnight was not worth the extra expense.

Seats were comfortable. It’s was so cold and very uncomfortable. I paid 2000 miles for wifi service that was choppy the whole flight. Would like to be reimbursed for my miles Food was so disappointing. Three cold and terrible meals for $3000 round trip. This needs to be better.

Easy to board. Flight was super crowded though so I didn't sleep well on that cross country red-eye flight. The aisles seem ot have gotten narrower and the seat smaller whn luggage and people are getting bigger so it would be AWESOME to have more space and breathing room in general ;)

Pilot Erika DeLong made us feel safe and at ease in a frankly scary time to be flying. Her warm smile and greeting and excellent command of the aircraft in foggy bumpy weather helped us all to calm our nerves and get us home safely.

Plenty of room for me and the cat in Premium Economy. Seat was comfortable. Boarding was a breeze. The lady at the special check-in desk was great, super helpful and professional.

Smooth flight. As always dinner could have been more generous. Breakfast was great.

AWFUL. I have had the experience of traveling with many airlines across the world, and hands down United Airlines is the worst. Not one flight was on time, and I don’t think I met one crew member or staff member who wasn’t rude.

I completely missed my flight because the first leg was longer than planned. I had to sleep overnight in the airport because no accommodation was provided and then sent to Trinidad in the morning with an anticipated 7 hour layover before my flight to Georgetown which was now with Caribbean Airlines. I tried twice with customer service to see if they could put me on an earlier flight which had seats available but was told it wasn’t possible.

Very helpful ground crew after an earlier flight delay and being rebooked on a different flight.

British Airways staff are very polite and willing to help.

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

We kept being told that the flight was full and that all overhead compartments were full and therefore had to check in our hand luggage. We were some of the last people to board and noticed that there was still sufficient space in the overhead compartments. We were obliged to check in hand luggage when there was space and so had to wait at luggage retrieval which took a while to then noticed damage to our luggage - not a great experience!

Worst seats I’ve ever had !!! The seats were very narrow and uncomfortable and misaligned with the seats in front of mine leading to bottom of the seat in front of mine pressing on my legs for 15.5 hours !

This was an overnight flight. There was no meal service in first class, just a simple snack basket was offered along with beverages. There should have been some type of continental breakfast prior to arrival in PHL. As an Executive Platinum American Airlines Advantage member, I received no name recognition from the first class flight attendant. When disembarking at PHL, the flight attendants were more interested in their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as they disembarked.

The flight was quick and to the point. The crew just did their job w/o excessive talking and everything was just perfect.

Awkward carry on process. Forced to check all carry on. No overhead space of worthiness. Left delayed, but made up the time. Crew was amicable.

Amazingly comfy flight - I had upgraded for a reasonable price and it was worth it. The food also was good.

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?

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