Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from San Diego to San Antonio
Southwest has waived its change and cancellation fees on flights from San Diego to San Antonio. Confirm policy on booking site.
Entry restrictions
The United States has restricted the entry of all foreign nationals who have passed through or have been in China, Iran, Most European Countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City), the UK, Ireland, Brazil and South Africa in the past 14 days.
With the exception of certain travelers which includes certain family members of US citizens or permanent residents including; spouses, children (under the age of 21), parents (provided that his/her US citizen or permanent resident child is unmarried and under the age of 21), and siblings (provided that both the sibling and the US citizen or permanent resident are unmarried and under the age of 21);
There is also an exception for travelers with the following visas: A-1, A-2, C-1, C-1/D, C-2, C-3, CR-1, CR-2, D, E-1 (as an employee of TECRO or TECO or the employee's immediate family members), G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, IR-1, IR-4, IH-4, NATO-1 through NATO-4, or NATO-6 visa;
Members of the US Armed Forces, spouses, and children of members of the US Armed Forces;
Travelers with invitation of the USA government for a purpose related to the containment/mitigation of the Coronavirus (COVID-19);
Travelers with documents issued by the US Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border Protection, or US Department of State indicating that the traveler is exempt from the restriction;
B1 crew crewmembers that are engaged in lightering, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activity, wind farm activity, private air/sea crew and other similar crewmember activities;
Students with an F-1 or M-1 visa and their F-2 and M-2 dependents, if they arrive from or have been in Ireland, the UK or Schengen Area in the past 14 days.
Entry requirements
All travelers, 2 years of age or older (including US citizens and transit passenger) must present a negative COVID-19 viral or antigen test result issued 72 hours prior to departure or have a proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days prior to boarding the plane.
Travelers must complete a disclosure and attestation form before departure.
Exemptions or waiver to the testing requirements may be granted by the CDC on an extremely limited basis when emergency travel (like an emergency medical evacuation) must occur to preserve someone’s life, health against a serious danger, or physical safety and testing cannot be completed before travel.
US citizens and permanent residents arriving from the UK must present a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR or antigen test result issued within 72 hours prior to departure.
Travelers arriving in New York State must complete the Traveler Health Form.
Travelers arriving in Massachusetts must complete the Massachusetts Health Form.
Quarantine requirements
Travelers are advised to get tested 3-5 days after travel and stay home and self-quarantine for 7 days after travel. Even if they test negative, they must still stay home and self-quarantine for the full 7 days. If the test is positive, isolate to protect others from getting infected.
Travelers who did not get tested, are advised to stay home and self-quarantine for 10 days after travel.
All other info
Travelers are subject to COVID-19 measures set by the state/territory of their final destination. For more information go to CDC website.
There are currently 1,106 active cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in US and 0 deaths as of Mar 3 2021
Please see our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Travel Restrictions page for more information on restrictions worldwide.
An average nonstop flight takes 7h 31m, covering a distance of 1128 miles.
There is 1 (nonstop) flight between San Diego and San Antonio per week.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets were found on Frontier ($62) and Multiple Airlines ($88), and the lowest round-trip tickets have been found on Multiple Airlines ($122) and Frontier ($128).
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Southwest flies once weekly (Saturday).
From San Diego to San Antonio, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Thursday is the most expensive. Flying from San Antonio back to San Diego , the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Monday being the most expensive.
When flying out of San Diego you will be using San Diego, often referred to as San Diego Airport. You will be landing at San Antonio, also known as San Antonio Airport.
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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 San Antonio from San Diego up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.
Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Cons: "We landed almost 2 hours late and we missed a very important reservation. I am very disappointed."
Cons: "The plane was VERY hot - uncomfortably so."
Pros: "Very well looked after, couldn’t ask for more."
Cons: "Nothing, perfection."
Pros: "Everything."
Cons: "Nothing."
Cons: "Plane delayed"
Pros: "Clean plane, easy boarding"
Cons: "TSA just had an issue which delayed all passengers by an hour but Alaska couldn’t avoid the issue so not their fault"
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "It was perfect"
Pros: "Nobody was seating next to me."
Cons: "Wake me up for snacks"
Cons: "Delay taking off and delay arriving to gate due to scheduling."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Speed and care"
Pros: "N/A"
Cons: "N/A"
Pros: "People were friendly and super helpful."
Cons: "We got in later than estimated."
Pros: "Arrived early"
Pros: "Comfort"
Cons: "Better snacks"
Pros: "Efficientand smooth."
Pros: "I actually loved the fruit and cheese platter"
Pros: "It was all good."
Pros: "Not much"
Cons: "Just about everything"
Cons: "The boarding are the worst attitude mean grumpy staff I have ever seen will not recommend to any one"
Cons: "Snotty steward in the back. Not pleasant."
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Love Alaska airline!"
Cons: "It would be great if there was power outlets for notebook on board/"
Pros: "Just great"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Great airline"
Cons: "Plane issues kept us on the tarmac for 2.5 hours before we took off"
Cons: "Couldn't find any way to input my TSA Pre-Check number so ended up standing in the long line... For that reason alone, I won't buy through Kayak again"
Pros: "Oops, I provided this info in the wrong place. Please fix for me."
Pros: "Enjoyed the beer and wine."
Pros: "Everything went smoothly!"
Pros: "Wifi and outlets"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Punctuality and kindness off employees."
Cons: "N/A"
Pros: "Free baggage check and upgraded to "Premium" class was an awesome surprise!"
Cons: "N/A"
Pros: "Alaska Airlines"
Pros: "the folks at Alaska Airlines were super helpful and outgoing. They really make your happiness a priority."
Pros: "i luv flying :)"
Cons: "The middle seat is horrible there. It's tight, don't have a tray table in front of you or a pouch. Also the charger the row is right in front of you so the other two people plug there stuff right by your feet. You pay extra for this seat which I would never do again."
Cons: "Seat backs have very little padding."
Cons: "I was not able to use my TSA Pre Check and no agent would heklp correct the mistake"
Pros: "The people working Alaska were kind and professional."
Cons: "Nuthin particular"
Cons: "They left my luggage in Portland and made me have a two HR delay to get my bag"
Pros: "great"
Pros: "boarding and disembark were good for premier as was seating comfort"
Cons: "There is no substitute for a wide body aircraft"
Pros: "Delayed BC of Pilots schedule, boarded the knowing the pilots weren't even there yet waited 30 mins for pilots with no air-conditioning til the stewards called someone to turn on air... finally checking the plane and during that found there was something wrong with waited an extra 45 mins til we finally took out ...were supposed to arrive in Newark at 5:55 pm did land til 7:15pm that messed up my pick and the schedule"
Pros: "Online check in"
Cons: "2 hours late no updates... poor"
Pros: "You are asking for a review while I am still waiting for the plane that is an hour and a half late. Hard to give a positive review."
Pros: "Alll"
Cons: "Need more space"
Cons: "Don’t get the egg salad breakfast sandwich. It’s got more turkey and cheese than egg salad."
Pros: "Nothing at all."
Cons: "Not run late, have entertainment on board and provide better snacks."
Pros: "Everything but the smiling, smile more !!"
Cons: "everyone needs to smile more. This is the job they chose, a smile goes along way!"
Pros: "Not a lot"
Cons: "Email flat attend it was very rude to a handicapped gentleman."
Pros: "Nothing."
Cons: "You could have been on time. You negatively impacts ppls lives and don’t give af."
Pros: "Nothing. You’re horrible."
Cons: "You could have been on time. You could be accountable. You ruined my wife’s 40th birthday by failing to fulfill you’re end of the deal."
Pros: "Comfortable seats"
Cons: "Free BBQ DINNER"
Cons: "Just about everything"
Cons: "Free real food"
Cons: "Damaged one baggage, and delayed arrival of other baggage for 2 days that forced me to cancel a following trip."
Cons: "Seat pitch was too tight, especially when the person in front of me pushed their seat back."
Pros: "Absolutely nothing"
Cons: "Everything"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Crews service"
Cons: "I find seats a bit narrow"
Cons: "Slightly wider seats"
Pros: "Friendly, comfortable and ON-TIME!"
Pros: "On time."
Cons: "delayed/not on time"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Delayed, bumpy and staff didn’t look for headphones"
Cons: "3 boarding doors less than 50 feet apart with departures leaving within 15 min of each other created a difficult to penetrate gaggle."
Pros: "Everyone had to relocate to 3 different gates which was a bit annoying. Because I was tired i was not as patient as I normally am but was finally glad that we boarded and was on my way back home."
Pros: "The flights didn't have any delays"
Cons: "Seat wasn't comfortable."
Cons: "Surprised to see they charge $50 carry on fees at the gate."
Pros: "Courteous staff! Very accommodating."
Cons: "The company did great, no complaints."
Cons: "It took 30 ish minutes to wait in line to speak to to an AA rep about what my next steps were to get home from Dallas."
Cons: "Racist gate agent made me check my baggage even though it fit."
Pros: "Smooth ride"
Cons: "Not accessible. The tv wasn’t captioned"
Pros: "Friendly staff"
Cons: "Rude customer"
Pros: "Attendants were so nice as kind"
Pros: "Service in coach was nice and attentive."
Cons: "Poor customer service"
Pros: "Priority boarding."
Cons: "Connection from SAN to PHX seemed cheaply made."
Pros: "Quick boarding"
Cons: "No food or beverage service"
Pros: "Flt time!"
Cons: "Boarding announcer was rude"
Cons: "Seat was awkward. Staff didn't respond to 2 calls of with the button. Air seemed exceptionally dry and was oddly warm."
Pros: "Exceptional customer service"
Cons: "No food no entertainment so that's the only reason I gave 1 star to those"
Pros: "I likes that I was able to pick my seat for the same price."
Cons: "Taking 2 shuttle buses to transfer from AA to PAL."
Pros: "Very timely. Boarding, take off, landing - all on time"
Cons: "Their restrictions for carry on size... had to check my small suitcase because it was over their size limit. I was able to carry it on on my trip going (fits perfectly in the overhead bin) but on the way back it was too big.."
Cons: "No choice in food. Flt attended said he would try to find a sandwich or snack left over from coach but he never offered anything."
Cons: "Walking through TSA in San Diego there is an agent picking people out and telling them there bag is too big to be carried on ( the same carry on bag I've used for years ) and making people go pay to check them. However some people are being allowed to check their bag at the gate for free. No one at the airport working for them had any good customer service skills. Wont fly with them again"
Pros: "we had all the necessary conditions for work, rest, sleep and eating. The level of service has increased"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Good."
Pros: "Delayed more than one hour. No apologies or explanations. Personal entertainment wasn't working on for some people."
Pros: "Staff and customer service were great"
Pros: "Nice airplane, it appeared pretty new. Everything was clean."
Cons: "My screen was out so I didn't get to use the new technology. I could see other people using it for maps and stuff. It looks neat."
Pros: "Seats are the most uncomfortable seats ever"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "The customer service and the lack of assistance from the airline ground staff was horrible ."
Pros: "Seats reclined, beverage service."
Cons: "Wish movie would have been a better movie, not animated."
Pros: "Seating choice options could be improved."
Cons: "better planes, ice cold inside pkane"
Cons: "Boarding process slow and confusing. No intervention by staff No snacks served. Waiting on bags for last 45 min"
Cons: "I took three flights from San Diego to San Francisco, San Francisco to Chicago, Chicago to Montreal. San Diego departure was almost an hour late. The Chicago departure was half an hour late because the pilot wasn’t checked in yet. It is very frustrating when I run through Chicago airport from B to E"
Pros: "Wonderful timely departure and landing"
Cons: "None"
Pros: "Boarding was smooth and took an average amount of time. We arrived exactly on time. Staff were all friendly and helpful. Plane was clean.. overall very pleasant !"
Pros: "Check-in process was smooth"
Cons: "Naplaćene su mi torbe u San Diego po 58$ iako je to bilo uračunato u cenu pri kupovini karata !!! Za torbu od22kg(48),i torbu od15kg 116$! Nije korektno!!!! Brukaaa!!!Sramota!!Nikad više sa tom compani!! Never again!!!! Never!!!!"
Pros: "???"
Cons: "The counter person was inexperienced."
Pros: "On time departure and arrival"
Cons: "None"
Pros: "Everything was perfect."
Pros: "What wasn't there to like it was truly amazing. I had a great time."
Pros: "Easy on ! Organized"
Cons: "Smelly."
Cons: "Didn't happen"
Cons: "Made me take off sweater out of my bag cause my bag was 0.5 lbs over weight."
Pros: "What I did like was the courtesy that they gave me as a military to go in first in the plane it made me feel that my country really loves me..."
Cons: "Me as a military personnel giving my life and my soldiers for better and safe country I think all Airlines should not charge baggage to any military the only one that does charge is JetBlue sorry to tell you that but that also has to be improved something has to give to us as military to feel proud of our country...."
Pros: "Your reminders!"
Pros: "They accommodated my 6 hour layover by reducing it to 2!! Got me home 4hrs earlier. So grateful."
Pros: "It got me where I needed to go."
Cons: "It was cold, seat was uncomfortable and vent wouldn't close."
Pros: "The United Club Lounge is the best."
Cons: "I selected my seats day I purchase. I didn't get the seats I had selected. I prechek in online. I ended up the very back in a single row against the toilet which made me throw up 3 times. I don't get sick on flights. But the smell was so bad!,"
Pros: "Nice and easy"
Cons: "N a"
Pros: "The service was great."
Cons: "Needed more that a 6oz cup of water, no free movies/TV."
Cons: "Seats, lines, late"
Pros: "Strooperwaffles....yum!"
Cons: "The seats are so tiny!"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "Anything"
Pros: "Boarding was quick"
Cons: "Arrived late....broken seat"
Cons: "On a redeye, comfort is imperative. The seats only reclined 10 degrees, if that, and the seat pockets were a thin mesh strip 10" across, rendering them completely useless."
Cons: "Very difficult to get to EWR from Brooklyn and the departure was changed 6 times that afternoon."
Cons: "The video and sound on the planes needs some updating or some technical work."
Pros: "Had no issues"
Cons: "Waited too long to land"
Pros: "I was content"
Cons: "The people sitting next to me"
Cons: "The seats were cramped. Many people carried on extra bags as the price per bag checked was $25.00 a bag -- so there was a lot of bags carried on and delayed the process."
Pros: "Comfort and great staff; smooth landing as well"
Cons: "N/A"
Pros: "I loved how quickly we departed and arrived at each destination!"
Cons: "The boarding process was terrible. People forgetting to even stand in line for their boarding groups getting to cut ahead of those whose group is currently in the process of boarding. That should not be allowed. It's rude and disrespectful to other passengers/customers."
Pros: "Service was good"
Cons: "I had a problem when I got to the security zone, my name on the boarding pass was not complete, in Mexico we use the last name and a 2nd last name and my boarding pass just printed my last name, I had to be separated from the line until everything was clarified, please make sure that boarding pass includes customer's7 full name to avoid inconviniences, thanks ! Everything else was pretty good ;) !"
Pros: "The costumer service at Denver international airport was great."
Pros: "I like the complementary soda. The boarding groups system is smart."
Cons: "I don't care for the wifi options. Loud children."
Pros: "Flights were on time."
Cons: "Too many gate changes."
Pros: "Soda"
Cons: "The fact that they lost my luggage for the second time."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Everything was awfuli it was a terrible experience.Nobody could tell me what was going on. I was to arrive in Seattle at around 6.15 pm "but " I did not arrive till 10.30 pm. I got home at 1.45 am wed morning"
Pros: "On time!!"
Pros: "Great seat"
Pros: "Nice staff"
Cons: "Horrible landing. They lost my luggage. Which I think my fees should be returned since I had to wait until 8 at night to receive it"
Pros: "Met a cute girl!"
Cons: "No crying babies"
Pros: "Quick trip."
Cons: "Other passengers. People are really do well on flights these days."
Cons: "Bags got lost"
Pros: "N/a"
Cons: "N/a"
Pros: "Nothing exceptional or horrible"
Cons: "Really delayed, supposed to leave at 8, didn't leave until after 11"
Pros: "Good for the price"
Cons: "Frontier is an airlines that doesn't care about its customer. Period!"
Pros: "I liked that with the super short layover I didn't have to change planes. That made the trip less stressful."
Cons: "Same as above. It was the same plane."
Pros: "I liked the price of the ticket."
Cons: "I didn’t like the extra cost for bags and beverages."
Pros: "Friendly staff."
Pros: "Cheap"
Cons: "Delayed for an hour."
Pros: "I did not expect the seats to be as high as they were, they were reasonable and I wasn't crowding my neighbor"
Cons: "I didnt like that you had to pay for so many extras!! like seats, carry on, snacks... drinks..."
Pros: "6 hour delayed 3 dollars for a can use?.. really"
Cons: "Everything"
Cons: "Pay for snacks!? Water not free? Won't fly this again"
Pros: "Spaceous"
Cons: "A lot of turbulence...snacks were over priced but that's to be expected"
Pros: "Sitting by the window enjoying the view, great service as well"
Cons: "The change of flights. Had to stay in airport overnight!"
Cons: "Reasonable fare"
Cons: "Kept us on board with little to no communication for an hour and a half after landing"
Cons: "Being in the air"
Pros: "The cheap price"
Cons: "No complementary drinks such as soda or snacks such as peanuts or pretzels"
Cons: "Delays for hours (5) and missed connections. On top of that, they couldn't get me to me San Diego destination. The best they could do was L.A....three hours away ! The offered no voucher and I would have to pay for my own hotel for the extra night stuck in Denver."
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "Delays"
Pros: "These were not good flights."
Cons: "They delayed our flights 3x then cancelled them. Then they couldn't rebook us for 4 days put. They made no offer to reroute, or work with another airline or offer hotel vouchers. HORRIBLE TREATMENT."
Cons: "Waiting on the tarmac for a gate"
Cons: "took 5 flights on a XC trip in two weeks. 4 of the 5 flights were late/delayed."
Pros: "Friendly staff"
Cons: "Need to pay for snacks"
Pros: "Price"
Cons: "Lots of noisy children"
Pros: "Nothing!"
Cons: "Carry on fees?!?! WTF!!!"
Cons: "there's no free drinks. not even water."
Pros: "Several pieces of luggage came out of the plane and onto the conveyor soaked in what appeared to be hydraulic oil."
Cons: "Ruined luggage!"
Cons: "Lack of entertainment options"
Pros: "Terrible experience when we arrived at las vegasc in a cab. There was no one at the counter to assist us. We both needed wheelchairs to the gate. We had to walk inside to the counter. both of us use electric wheelchairs when we are at home. Walking is very difficult and Frontier was not there to assist us at the curb. This one experience ruined flying on your airline. Sandyntx"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Read the first"
Cons: "Kayak should not include pricing from this airline in its comparisons with other carriers. With all the required added fees, it's very misleading"
Pros: "Food/Entertainment NA"
Pros: "The check in guy ,I think his name is Lee (?) Great guy.Give him a raise"
Pros: "Didn't like having to pay for checked luggage."
Cons: "Paying for every bag. Not enough staff at check in creating long line. Waited for 30 min"
Pros: "Great price, great service clean comfortable"
Cons: "N/A"
Pros: "People are accomodating and approachable."
Cons: "too much turbulence."
Pros: "Great service"
Cons: "No beverage"
Cons: "Online checking in is a bit confusing and frustrating."
Cons: "They didn't know how much to charge for a Carrie on I shouldn't have been charge that airline is not good"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Long lines to check in. Only three people working the counter. No communication with passengers waiting to check-in. Very poor communication with people waiting in line. Did not like the fact that I had to pay to select a seat."
Cons: "Had no idea I was had to pay 40.00 extra for a carry on."
Cons: "LATE LATE LATE. Always late!!"
Pros: "Getting off the plane."
Cons: "Frontier is all around archaic in a modern world."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Awful customer service across the board. I have flown Spirit regularly, so I am familiar with the concept of the low price airline, but this is far worse than anything I have ever experienced with Spirit."
Airlines flying from San Diego to San Antonio have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travelers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from San Diego to San Antonio
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights from San Diego to San Antonio
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights from San Diego to San Antonio
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights from San Diego to San Antonio
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights from San Diego to San Antonio
San Diego (SAN) United States
San Antonio (SAT) United States
Average price | |
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Flights | $493 |
Trains | $324 |