SAN - RDU

$62 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to Raleigh

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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$237
Typical prices: $391-$256
Southwest
Wed 5/27Tue 6/2
SAN - RDU • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$237
Alaska Airlines
Wed 4/29Wed 5/6
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 $276 (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

Wed, May 27 - Tue, Jun 2
Southwest Logo
6:20 am - 4:30 pm
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RDU
7h 10m
1 stop
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5:20 pm - 9:45 pm
RDU
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SAN
7h 25m
1 stop
$237Southwest
Sun, May 31 - Thu, Jun 4
Breeze Airways Logo
12:09 pm - 8:23 pm
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RDU
5h 14mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
8:55 am - 11:24 am
RDU
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SAN
5h 29mnonstop
$238Breeze Airways
Fri, May 1 - Fri, May 8
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:13 am - 6:08 pm
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RDU
4h 55mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:48 pm - 8:29 pm
RDU
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SAN
5h 41mnonstop
$239Alaska Airlines
Tue, May 26 - Sun, Jun 7
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6:25 am - 8:04 am
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RDU
22h 39m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:55 am - 11:24 am
RDU
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SAN
5h 29mnonstop
$240Multiple Airlines
Fri, May 22 - Mon, May 25
Frontier Logo
9:37 am - 11:31 am
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RDU
22h 54m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:26 pm - 8:42 am
RDU
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SAN
23h 16m
1 stop
$241Frontier
Tue, Apr 21 - Mon, Apr 27
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12:12 pm - 5:57 pm
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RDU
26h 45m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:49 pm - 8:04 pm
RDU
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SAN
25h 15m
1 stop
$242Frontier
Wed, Apr 29 - Sun, May 3
Frontier Logo
8:00 am - 11:43 pm
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RDU
12h 43m
2 stops
Frontier Logo
9:49 pm - 11:59 pm
RDU
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SAN
29h 10m
1 stop
$244Frontier
Fri, May 1 - Mon, May 4
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 5:08 pm
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RDU
7h 08m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:48 pm - 8:29 pm
RDU
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SAN
5h 41mnonstop
$245Multiple Airlines
Thu, May 28 - Thu, Jun 4
Frontier Logo
6:25 am - 11:31 am
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RDU
26h 06m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:26 pm - 8:42 am
RDU
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SAN
23h 16m
1 stop
$246Frontier
Tue, Apr 28 - Sat, May 2
Southwest Logo
12:30 pm - 11:45 pm
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RDU
8h 15m
2 stops
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10:05 am - 5:05 pm
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10h 00m
2 stops
$247Southwest
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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 Friday 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 $255 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $420 and $375 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 42% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$62
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 12% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San Diego to Raleigh

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

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

    Each day, there are between 1 and 2 nonstop flights that take off from San Diego and land in Raleigh, with an average flight time of 5h 04m. The most common departure time is 10:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 9 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Thursday, when 22% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Tuesday.

  • 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 $62 for a one-way ticket and $237 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 $285 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 $377 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 $92 or less one-way and $235 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

 
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Breeze AirwaysOverall score based on 276 reviews
8.7Crew
6.6Entertainment
8.2Comfort
8.3Boarding
6.6Food
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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.

Terrible. Even though there’s assigned seating now, they are still the slowest boarding airline of anyone.

Plane was late. Zero service for 2+ hour flight and it was not that bumpy.

It was good from LAX to Phoenix, But the connection in Phoenix to Tulsa was not that great. The staff on both flights were great. The choice of free entertainment was ok nothing to brag about. The 45 min delay because of some electrical issue wasn't great from Phoenix to Tulsa. We sat there with hardly any air, The seat I had was between windows so the side of the plane pushed in on you. My being a bigger man it then made the seating area uncomfortable. The seats on the plane had no power to connect to recharge your phone or anything. I would recommend that they should look into a slot or clamp to hold your phone to enjoy while watching the entertainment choices hands-free. Also make it possible to raise the inner seat by the window be able to raise the arm rest up to make more room for larger people to set more comfortably. I would also say other then that stop price gouging the airfare or nickel and diming everything. Not fair for people having to fly for emergencies and be paying for higher prices due to the season or holidays. Your making your money either way and the cost of flying is still going to be the same regardless if there's 100 people or 200 people.

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.

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

N Everything was perfect from boarding to assistance to baggage in Tampa

Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

Fast, lovely scenery, great info on the Delta flight screen about landmarks we were flying over. Great landing!

Long flight but comfortable and not freezing as I have experienced on Hawaiian flights to the islands. They gave us blankets just in case. Nice touch.

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.

Flight was delayed. No urgency by American Airlines team to assist those with connecting flights. It was basically you are on your own to run through the terminals to try and make your connection. Thanks, Mary

I have never been assaulted they way I was today in Charlotte - shame on American

One of our group members was struggling to walk. In Charlotte we asked for a wheelchair and she was accompanied by Desmond. I was impressed by his patience and attention. In Boston she received the same service. I didn’t get the name of the helper but she went above and beyond in assisting us. A great AA service

Flight was on-time, boarding was flawless and the crew was friendly.

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 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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