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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Pensacola (SAN-PNS)

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

Fri, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 17
Frontier Logo
5:25 pm - 3:35 pmSAN-PNS
44h 10m2 stops
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5:15 pm - 1:28 pmPNS-SAN
22h 13m1 stop
$269Frontier
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Fri, Oct 3 - Mon, Oct 6
Frontier Logo
6:35 am - 4:26 pmSAN-PNS
7h 51m1 stop
Frontier Logo
5:21 pm - 11:53 pmPNS-SAN
8h 32m1 stop
$270Frontier
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Wed, Oct 22 - Tue, Oct 28
American Airlines Logo
8:18 am - 6:47 pmSAN-PNS
8h 29m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:59 pm - 8:13 pmPNS-SAN
6h 14m1 stop
$277American Airlines
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Wed, Dec 10 - Tue, Dec 30
Southwest Logo
6:40 am - 6:35 pmSAN-PNS
9h 55m1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:10 pm - 11:25 pmPNS-SAN
7h 15m1 stop
$282Southwest
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Wed, Oct 22 - Mon, Oct 27
American Airlines Logo
12:30 pm - 11:46 pmSAN-PNS
9h 16m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:28 pm - 11:40 pmPNS-SAN
6h 12m1 stop
$287American Airlines
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Sat, Oct 25 - Tue, Oct 28
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 4:19 pmSAN-PNS
6h 19m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 5:28 pmPNS-SAN
10h 28m2 stops
$292United Airlines
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Fri, Oct 17 - Wed, Oct 22
United Airlines Logo
8:08 pm - 9:37 amSAN-PNS
11h 29m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
5:00 pm - 9:45 pmPNS-SAN
6h 45m1 stop
$300United Airlines
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Thu, Oct 2 - Mon, Oct 6
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 7:14 pmSAN-PNS
32h 49m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:21 pm - 11:53 pmPNS-SAN
8h 32m1 stop
$315Multiple Airlines
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Tue, Dec 16 - Tue, Dec 30
Southwest Logo
6:20 am - 3:35 pmSAN-PNS
7h 15m1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:10 pm - 11:25 pmPNS-SAN
7h 15m1 stop
$317Southwest
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Thu, Oct 2 - Sun, Oct 5
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:33 pm - 7:14 pmSAN-PNS
28h 41m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:21 pm - 11:09 amPNS-SAN
19h 48m1 stop
$333Multiple Airlines
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Everything you should know

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Frontier
Cheapest • from $269 (round-trip)
Southwest
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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When to book
4 weeks
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 4 weeks in advance save around 34% compared to booking last minute.
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When to travel
August
Cheapest • 40% price drop
April
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Cheapest round-trip
$269
Overall average: $485
Frontier
Fri 11/14Mon 11/17
SAN - PNS • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$139
Typical prices: $260-445
Delta
Wed 12/24
SAN - PNS • 1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to Pensacola flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Diego to Pensacola 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 Pensacola?

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Pensacola?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Pensacola, 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 Pensacola is August, where tickets cost $263 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $540 and $534 respectively.

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

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 Pensacola, 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 Pensacola, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 34% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$139
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 40% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.
Flight from San Diego to Pensacola

When to book flights from San Diego to Pensacola

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Pensacola 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 Pensacola

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Diego to Pensacola?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Pensacola was $139 for a one-way ticket and $269 for a round-trip.

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

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

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

    San Diego airport is called San Diego and the only airport in Pensacola is Pensacola.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Diego to Pensacola?

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Pensacola from San Diego?

    Dallas is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from San Diego to Pensacola.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Pensacola are Southwest and Alaska Airlines. With an average price for the route of $492 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 $777 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

    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 Pensacola.

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

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

    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 Pensacola with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline. Booking your flights between San Diego and PNS 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 Pensacola?

    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 Pensacola 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 Pensacola

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego to Pensacola. 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 Pensacola? 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 4242 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.6Crew
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As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

10.0 ExcellentRobert, Sep 2025SFO - LAS
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As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

The weather could have been better. There was a 40 minute ATC delay in SFO because of marine fog and a micro cell storm delayed landing and take-off at Nashville. The gate was changed 5 minutes from boarding from gate B3 to gate C23 at Nashville airport.

The cabin was quiet for the redeye flight. The area was clean. The staff was great. The 787 Max was in good condition. Drawbacks were that the seat widths were tight for some passengers. The seat padding was at best average and for a long flight uncomfortable.

The quality of Southwest Airlines continues to degrade each time I fly with them. If it were not for the free luggage, I would probably choose another airline. Their prices are a little bit competitive, but way too high for the quality of the service. Southwest is not unique in this way. Domestic flight in the United States of America has continued to be a lower and lower quality product. Very sad when you compare the quality of domestic airlines to that of many international airlines around the world.

Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

No trays in our seats, we sat in first row, purchased a business class fare. Had to hold our drinks and snack in our hands. No plugs for our cell phones. Had to pay for it a drink cocktail each. Seats so uncomfortable.

Flight wasn’t even full, but too many carry-ons caused us to run out of bin space. New bag fee has folks who would usually check their bags carrying on. Watching Southwest morph into Spirit/Frontier is so sad to watch

Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

I'm not a fan of Southwest's model. I don't like the herding style of boarding.

It is southwest seat was ok. Not the most comfortable seat

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

Always good but we must do something about people in rows ahead of you that don't put their seats back up when they are suppose to. And It's rough to not be able to even lean over to get something out of my purse.

this crew didn't care much. bumping carts into seats more times than i care to remember

Everything was fine except the entertainment was not working for half of the flight.

Easy boarding with an extremely kind attendant. Seats were spacious and we had 3 seats for 2 people so we could stretch out. Comfortable air flow and very attentive and hospital attendants. Bathrooms and food were the only negative. Bathrooms were so small you could hardly get in and close the door. I don’t think an obese person would fit or a person with a movement disability. Food was the trending food for flights, nonexistent. We spent $40 getting sandwich and snack at airport for our 6 hour flught.

My husband upgraded our seats and I don't know if it was due to the type of planet was or if they didn't upgrade our seats. We were supposed to be in I believe comfort seats and they were just as tight as any other seat- no leg room and we are very tall people but at least it wasn't extremely cold. My husband did put in a complaint about our seating because he paid extra and if we would have known that the space and the tightness would have been the same, we just would have gotten the emergency row emergency row seats that we normally get. We love Delta but both our flights coming home we're not good. Oh I forgot to mention that on our flight to Hawaii our luggage wheels got broke and we had to purse new luggage on vacation then we never had this problem so we didn't know protocol and reported it after we got home only for them to tell is we only had 24hrs to report the damage. Not sure what was going on with Delta this vacation trip.

Crew was excellent. Comfort seats not as nice as other kinds of planes.

It was a great flight and the stewards and stewardess were all kind and accommodating!! The seats were comfortable and entertainment screen excellent!

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

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.

The newer screen was super cool and had the option to watch many different shows or movies. Crew was polite and helpful. However again, many children screaming bloody murder and kicking my seat, and parents doing nothing about it as usual.

I understand stuff happens, but plane failures are likely due to lack of maintenance. Additionally, air conditioning wasn't working, no snack/drink service, no WiFi. Fortunately, the crew was communicative and light-hearted. United grabbed another plane and we were able to get to our destination.

Stuck on tarmac for two hours plus a 5.5 hour flight. Rude flight attendant. And no meals, not even for purchase!

I learned that seating towards the end of plane that a line forms for the restroom and people use your chair as a hand railing, bumping your seat consistently. I was seated in the aisle. I think that next time if I am towards the back row I would want to sit in the middle or window seat.

United sent me a mileage plus number last year but that number is invalid so I can’t use it to check into flights or collect mileage. There is human to speak about the problem, only computers who keep asking me if I am using the correct email. It’s so frustrating and I cannot resolve it.

Not a great experience. We paid for the upgrade for premium economy seats and seated ourselves in very comfortable seats. Someone came along with the same seat on their boarding pass. The aircraft had been changed and as a result we were booted out and sent further back to small uncomfortable seats. After complaining we were moved to emergency row seats, which gave us more leg room but the seats don’t recline. For people in our 70’s we found having to sit upright from California to NJ very uncomfortable. Not sure why they chose to move senior citizens instead of the two people that were allowed to take the more comfortable seats. Not happy.

I liked the choice of lemon ginger tea. I think stewardesses can be more considerate of older people needs.

Everything was great. Only thing that could’ve made it better was buy on board options for hot food, but the snacks were decent. The flight attendants were great. I had no complaints. I was able to make it to my destination safely

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

I love flying with United. Unfortunately, I flew on an older plane with minimal upgraded technology (no Bluetooth functionality or handy charging ports). Otherwise, the flight was great and even arrived early.

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 delayed not sure why no explanation given and no apologies either. Otherwise the flight was fine

While waiting to claim my checked luggage, I discovered the airline had lost it. After a long wait and inquiries, I discovered it was on another flight. Fortunately, the airline finally sent my luggage home.

Flight delays numerous times. Everytime we would get close to boarding it would be delayed again. Strung along the entire time.

This flight never occurred because AA couldn’t get their act together.

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

Flight was full, and would have preferred an aisle seat, but due to getting a late ticket ,the seat I had was adequate. The flight crew were very help full and hard working. Food and drink were excellent for the 11hr flight. Overall I was pleased with flight, and would recommend British Airways again.

During service there was a garbage/beverage spill near our seats that never was cleaned up. On a relatively short flight when we’re fortunate enough to actually have in flight movies available, the flight attendants pitching the AADVANTAGE credit card shouldn’t talk for the last 10 minutes of the flight so that we miss the end of the movie.

Waited on the runway for takeoff for 2.5 hours. Air traffic rerouted us. The plane didn't have enough fuel, so had to go back to the gate. Had to wait for a new pilot. Should have landed at 5:22. Didn't land until 9:10. Trash flight.

I was 2 hr arrive in the airport and 45 min in the line . After take to my turn . The agent tell me I’m later . I can not board . So my vacation was going to the floor . Just for their bad customer service agent in the airline

2 hour delay due to late plane, wrong size plane causing overbooking, and people getting off and on the plane after boarding was completed.

Since you have to pay for overhead bags then they shouldn't be running out of space and asking individuals who paid to remove stuff from the overhead

Book with frontier airlines with the mentality that they'll cancel your flight, kick you off and lose your luggage. Anything besides that is a win. Compare prices with other airlines (to include luggage) and if frontier is still worth it, book it but know all of their policies.

You get what you pay for nothing essentially but a hard uncomfortable seat that doesn’t recline and kids screaming all around you and chaotic boarding and limited check bag weight allowance when compared to other airlines

Not very good. Paid in excess of $400 for assigned seating for my family and that was not provided. I want that money back.

I chose the seats when booked the flight and paid for them. However after checking in I found we were assigned different seats!

It was a no frills flight. Would have liked to be able to charge my device

Seats were extremely uncomfortable and it was very hot on the plane.

Since they are a budget airline, I wasn’t expecting too much but they did some things well. They were on time, the plane was clean, boarding was fairly straightforward and the staff was cheerful and friendly. The only downside was comfort. The seats were fairly hard and after a 2 hour flight your rear end is not feeling so great. Maybe a little more cushion in the seats, Frontier!

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