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$79 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to Raleigh

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Cheapest round-trip
$238
Typical prices: $399-$276
Breeze Airways, Frontier
週四 5/21週二 5/26
SAN - RDU • Non-stop
Cheapest non-stop
$239
Alaska Airlines
週四 6/18週六 6/27
SAN - RDU • Non-stop
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RDU offers free Wi-Fi for 48-hour sessions.
Security lines at SAN are generally manageable.
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Cheapest • Avg $285 (round-trip)
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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Raleigh (SAN-RDU)

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

週四, 5月 21 - 週二, 5月 26
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:09 pm - 8:23 pm
SAN
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RDU
5h 14mnonstop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:26 pm - 11:50 pm
RDU
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SAN
14h 24m
1 stop
$238Multiple Airlines
週四, 6月 18 - 週六, 6月 27
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:39 am - 5:59 pm
SAN
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RDU
5h 20mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:59 pm - 9:17 pm
RDU
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SAN
5h 18mnonstop
$239Alaska Airlines
週三, 5月 20 - 週二, 5月 26
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12:30 pm - 12:10 am
SAN
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RDU
8h 40m
1 stop
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3:50 pm - 10:25 pm
RDU
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SAN
9h 35m
1 stop
$241Southwest
週四, 4月 9 - 週日, 4月 12
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6:45 am - 7:11 pm
SAN
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RDU
9h 26m
1 stop
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8:35 pm - 12:02 am
RDU
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SAN
30h 27m
1 stop
$242Frontier
週二, 4月 28 - 週日, 5月 3
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:13 am - 6:08 pm
SAN
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RDU
4h 55mnonstop
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5:48 pm - 8:29 pm
RDU
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SAN
5h 41mnonstop
$243Alaska Airlines
週三, 4月 22 - 週四, 4月 30
Frontier Logo
8:00 am - 11:15 pm
SAN
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RDU
12h 15m
2 stops
Frontier Logo
9:49 pm - 8:34 am
RDU
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SAN
13h 45m
1 stop
$244Frontier
週一, 6月 8 - 週三, 6月 10
Frontier Logo
9:37 am - 11:31 am
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RDU
22h 54m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
1:20 pm - 6:46 pm
RDU
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SAN
8h 26m
1 stop
$246Frontier
週二, 4月 28 - 週三, 4月 29
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:49 pm - 6:10 am
SAN
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RDU
10h 21m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:48 pm - 8:29 pm
RDU
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SAN
5h 41mnonstop
$247Alaska Airlines
週三, 4月 29 - 週五, 5月 1
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12:17 pm - 11:59 pm
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RDU
8h 42m
1 stop
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4:20 pm - 8:50 pm
RDU
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SAN
7h 30m
1 stop
$248American Airlines
週三, 4月 22 - 週日, 4月 26
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:13 am - 6:08 pm
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RDU
4h 55mnonstop
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9:49 pm - 8:34 am
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13h 45m
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$249Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to Raleigh flights

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

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 Raleigh departing in May.

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

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

For San Diego to Raleigh, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Raleigh back to San Diego, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Monday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Raleigh, 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 Raleigh is September, where tickets cost $256 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $420 and $394 respectively.

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

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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $318 on average.

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

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 Raleigh, 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 Raleigh, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 37% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from San Diego to Raleigh

 
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Currently based in Scotland after living in South Africa and the United States, Jessica has been writing travel and aviation content for more than 10 years. She regularly contributes to Travel + Leisure and TripSavvy, and has had work published by Condé Nast Traveller and The Independent. She has traveled to more than 50 countries across six continents.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$79
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San Diego to Raleigh

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FAQs for booking flights from San Diego to Raleigh

  • How many flights are there between San Diego and Raleigh per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from San Diego and lands in Raleigh, with an average flight time of 4h 55m. The most common departure time is 10:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 7 flights.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Raleigh was $79 for a one-way ticket and $238 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is not required to fly from San Diego to Raleigh.

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

    On your way to Raleigh, you’ll fly out from San Diego. You’ll be landing at Raleigh-Durham.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from San Diego to Raleigh?

    Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta, and JetBlue offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the San Diego to Raleigh flight route.

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

    The Airbus A220-300 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San Diego to Raleigh flight route.

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

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from San Diego to Raleigh?

    There are nonstop flights from San Diego to Raleigh on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Diego to Raleigh, Breeze Airways or Southwest?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Raleigh are Breeze Airways and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $291 and an overall rating of 8.1, Breeze Airways is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $384 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

    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 Raleigh.

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

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

    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 Raleigh with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline. Booking your flights between San Diego and RDU 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 Raleigh?

    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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $122 or less one-way and $228 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from San Diego to Raleigh?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from San Diego to Raleigh-Durham.
Find which airlines fly direct from San Diego Airport to Raleigh-Durham Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

San Diego to Raleigh-Durham

Monday

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines,Breeze Airways

Alaska Airlines,Breeze Airways

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines

Thursday

Alaska Airlines,Breeze Airways

Alaska Airlines,Breeze Airways

Friday

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines

Saturday

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines

Sunday

Alaska Airlines,Breeze Airways

Alaska Airlines,Breeze Airways

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Direct returns

Raleigh-Durham to San Diego

Monday

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines,Breeze Airways

Alaska Airlines,Breeze Airways

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines

Thursday

Alaska Airlines,Breeze Airways

Alaska Airlines,Breeze Airways

Friday

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines

Saturday

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines

Sunday

Alaska Airlines,Breeze Airways

Alaska Airlines,Breeze Airways

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Diego to Raleigh

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego to Raleigh. 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.
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Breeze AirwaysOverall score based on 273 reviews
8.7Crew
6.6Entertainment
6.6Food
8.2Comfort
8.3Boarding
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Our flight was delayed 7 hours. Due to a change in equipment we were downgraded from "Nicest" to "Nicer," even having to pay for a soft drink. Disappointing. To Breeze's credit that issued a $100 flight credit. A refund would have been more appreciated.

6.0 GoodJames, Feb 2026
RDU - RSW
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Our flight was delayed 7 hours. Due to a change in equipment we were downgraded from "Nicest" to "Nicer," even having to pay for a soft drink. Disappointing. To Breeze's credit that issued a $100 flight credit. A refund would have been more appreciated.

Lost my luggage and terrible experience with customer service trying to track it down

10 hour delay with minimal updates. Couldn’t leave terminal and then ended up on redeye with a dirty broken plane. It is literally impossible to reach customer service via gate agent, app, phone, text or email.

I thought that I had pre-purchased carry-on luggage and was surprised when I tried to check in that I did not have it.

Flight departure was 90 min delayed, and the boarding experience was confused, stressful, and generally poor. Additionally, the wifi on the plane was malfunctioning for all but the final 15 min of the flight into ILM.

Great experience and In love flying in and out of Provo airport

You get what you pay for. It’s like a bus but flying. No frills, no snacks. Leg room was fine, boarding was good.

Overall good. Plenty of legroom and fairly comfortable seats. No issues with capacity and the overhead been even though most people brought several carry-ons on. I don’t think Breeze really enforces the pay for a carry-on rule.

Surprised at how much I enjoyed Breeze. Paid for the Nicer upgrade which made it closer in price to a flag ship carrier but with more comfortable seats and much more leg room. Crew was polite and since we brought our food no loss there. Would make the point that the ‘have to pay for a carry-on is BS’. Most people did not and had several. Still was plenty of room in the overheads.

Comfortable seating, adequate space available, nice to have USB port, polite crew.

Southwest was greaat! The most expensive but the least upsetting for those we were flying to see.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

Flight boarded late after announcing on time boarding. Flight arrived only a little late despite late departure. Had trouble connecting to WiFi

The Southwest experience has definitely taken a dive from its early days. You can no longer deferentiate from other airlines. Air travel is too expensive. Southwest is no longer budget friendly. They have lost me as a loyal customer.

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

The seats are now more narrow. I paid for front row the seats in the front are even more narrow than before.

The wifi on the plane is great. The only issue that I have is that I prefer an aisle seat and on my trips this week, I was either in the middle or window. If we can work to secure aisle seating, I will be thrilled. Nice trip.

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

I took seat 15A in anticipation of window seat, there is no window.

Flight late, the waited for a long time for “personal” to arrive at gate to dock the plane in Rochester. So annoying. This flight was expected, why aren’t personel available for the jet bridge?

My recent experience was excellent on Delta! I flew with Delta Comfort and I was really comfortable in my seat. I enjoyed the in-flight service. The flight attendants were so friendly and hospitable. I love the snack on the flight as well. This was my first time flying on Delta and I will definitely consider flying with them again.

My flight was canceled on Sunday. Rebooking took three hours. Had to pay for accommodations another night. New flight was delayed for 5 hours, all that was sent was a 12 dollar food voucher, which doesn’t tell you how to use it. Then when we landed we had to sit on the plane for an hour before we could get off.

I was in first class and literally the men behind me were so aggressively loud I moved myself to economy. This has become so common on Delta - people using audio without headphones, and men on 12am / late night flights drinking and yelling to talk to each other which prevents anyone around them from resting. Pretty crazy to have to move from first to economy (poorer service, less comfort...). Wild wild. Looking into other airlines.

Could not get my connecting flight boarding pass until four hrs before departure! Ver annoying especially since the staff could not explain why!

Flight was delayed by 3-hours and their fix was… complimentary pretzels.

The crew, and fellow passengers, were super gracious and kind. There seemed to be plenty of bin space even though the plane was full. It’s nice to get a glass of wine with dinner in Premiere seating, and there was a lot of food.

Everything I mentioned earlier - the airbus was more comfortable indeed and the experience was further enhanced.

The plane was an older model, so it wasn’t as comfortable as others. The flight attendants were not helpful during onboarding. It was a full flight so there was chaos finding space for baggage.

My flight from LGA was cancelled and my rebooked flight from JFK was delayed numerous times. I will now be getting home after 2am.

I appreciate that I finally got the seat I paid extra for this time. Thank you

It would have been nice if American tried to care.

I booked 1st class, my flights were changed and I was sitting in the middle at the back of the plane. A far cry from the 1st class I purchased for my flights. I am grateful I arrived on time.

There was no beverage service and the only time I saw a crew member walk through the cabin is when we were preparing to land.

Flights were constantly delayed. CRW took 50 minutes to get bags

The flight was delayed multiple times. I was autobooted and placed in the center seat in the last row of the plane.

My flight was delayed. We left at midnight. I got to Greensboro (GSO) at 1am. All of AA's flights in/out of Charlotte always seem to be delayed or canceled. It took me all day on Sunday to get to my destination of Cincinnati from Greensboro. I had to be rerouted through Chicago because my original flight was canceled as the door to plane was closing in GSO. The saddest part is I could have driven and arrived sooner. . . I recognize there is a lot going on that impacts travel. This week it was weather. Yesterday in Cincinnati it was President Trump. But as a frequent flyer, the flight from South Bend to Charlotte always runs late. The subsequent flight to Greensboro is always midnight to 2am. . . I do want to give props the Charlotte boarding crew. They had four flights going out of the same area at the same time. They turned it quickly and mitigated the grumbling from the crowd.

Never had such a lazy first class attendant. Literally spent 60%+ of the flight playing games on her personal phone making up excuses of why she was unavailable.

The baggage claim experience was poor. The plane crew and the AA app said that checked baggage in CLT would be at carousel 7 but the sign at Baggage Claim said carousel 1. The carousel 1 sign had the correct flight # listed above the belt. But the luggage never came. I went to an AA baggage claim office after about 1 hour and the clerk directed me to another AA room that was poorly marked, with a closed door and no obvious way to know what to do. Finally someone opened the door and my bag was inside. The clerk was totally unable to explain why.

The crew acted like they had never done this and kept barking passive aggressive orders at people. + the security line + the delay + sitting on the tarmac for 2 hours + none of the apps or signage updating with correct times

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

Everyone seemed to be in zone 1 for boarding. Maybe break it up a little. Otherwise, smooth flight.

This airline sucks. They offer low rates then charge you for everything, the app does not work well, the seats are the most uncomfortable. Maintenance issues on the flight, and you still have to sit through their credit card commercials. People are nice enough but does not make up for overall poor experience.

Finally a Frontier on time and efficient. I've had problems before with your airline, but this time everything went fine.

Frontier is terrible. Paid for exit row, not given exit row, refused to refund fee.

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

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