Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from San Diego to San Luis Obispo
Low season |
January | Best time to beat the crowds with an average 38% drop in price. |
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High season |
November | Most popular time to fly with an average 39% increase in price. |
Average price round-trip |
$221 | (avg. price over the last 2 weeks) |
Good deal round-trip |
$228 | or less |
Good deal one-way |
$283 | or less |
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.
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.
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 1,095 active cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in US and 0 deaths as of Feb 24 2021
Please see our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Travel Restrictions page for more information on restrictions worldwide.
There are no direct flights for this route listed on KAYAK, the shortest multi-flight duration is 1h 10m.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets were found on American Airlines ($131) and United Airlines ($133), and the lowest round-trip tickets have been found on Alaska Airlines ($247) and Multiple Airlines ($256).
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From San Diego to San Luis Obispo, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Wednesday is the most expensive. Flying from San Luis Obispo back to San Diego , the best deals are generally found on Monday, with Tuesday 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 Luis Obispo County, also known as San Luis Obispo Airport.
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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: "Served only water, food pre-order ignored"
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: "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."
Cons: "I sat in row 8, a main cabin extra row, just behind first class. The MCE seats are supposed to have a few extra inches but I actually had less room than if I sat in regular economy. The reason is because the wall behind first class comes straight down and prevents you from fully extending your feet. Newer layouts have a small cut out or stop the wall short of the floor so you can fully extend you legs."
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: "By luck, I had a seat between myself and the other person in my row. It would have been tight, otherwise. Crew was friendly and polite."
Cons: "The seats on the flight were placed very close together - felt very constricting. Takeoff and landing were a bit rough."
Pros: "Comfortable seats"
Cons: "Free BBQ DINNER"
Cons: "Just about everything"
Pros: "Really disappointed as my bags was not check thru.It was rechecked at London and British airway charged me for my baggage. I want to make sure that my way back to Oslo London London San Diego has no charge . It is an international flight and I am allowed 23kg one checked bag ."
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"
Pros: "American Airlines Premium Economy was very nice! Great service, lovely plane and overall an experience that I would be happy to have again!"
Pros: "Super"
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."
Pros: "The flight was great--good food, good service, good entertainment, on time."
Cons: "They lost our luggage. Four people traveling together arrived in Phnom Penh, but our luggage didn't. It took almost 2 days to be reunited with our luggage."
Cons: "Racist gate agent made me check my baggage even though it fit."
Pros: "Take-off and landing were smooth."
Cons: "Was not able to track the progress of the flight on the monitors No entertainment Seats do not provide comfortable leg room"
Pros: "Smooth ride"
Cons: "Not accessible. The tv wasn’t captioned"
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"
Pros: "On time departures and arrivals. This domestic first leg of the flight had fairly good leg room and seat width."
Cons: "Seat was awkward. Staff didn't respond to 2 calls of with the button. Air seemed exceptionally dry and was oddly warm."
Pros: "I initially booked my flight via Kayak for a cheap no hassle price"
Cons: "My initial booking was with Iberia Airlines and a few days prior to my Flight was switched over to American Airlines. Had i known I would be flying with AA, I would have opted for a more expensive option as I've a great disdain for AA. My flight from JFK was not the model aircraft I was promised and thus did not have ac chargers or Wifi in the plane. In my opinion, I was bait and switched via Kayak"
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: "There was no entertainment option available in the plane we flew in."
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: "We have American Credit Card we thought we were told we would be in Group 1 NOT Group 5!"
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: "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: "Overall, I'm pleased with BA."
Cons: "This flight didn't have the individual TV screens."
Cons: "Fat ads sitting next to me should have purchased 2 seats"
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: "Check-in process was smooth"
Pros: "The airplane confort."
Cons: "The airline changed the gate with no announments. We almost Lost the plane."
Pros: "On time departure and arrival"
Cons: "None"
Pros: "What wasn't there to like it was truly amazing. I had a great time."
Pros: "Easy on ! Organized"
Pros: "The staff were very freindly"
Cons: "They had a setup if you wanted to watch a movie you had to log onto your computer or other device, but you had to down load the United airlines app, but my IPad would not connect to download."
Cons: "Didn't happen"
Cons: "Made me take off sweater out of my bag cause my bag was 0.5 lbs over weight."
Cons: "Seat area had a good deal of trash around it and in the seat back pocket"
Pros: "Your reminders!"
Pros: "Arrived to destination 30min early! Boarded and took off exactlymon time!"
Cons: "Nothing, everything went perfectly smooth"
Pros: "The employees."
Pros: "Nice service"
Cons: "It was an hour late."
Pros: "on time"
Cons: "the rest"
Pros: "Got in early, but unfortunately no gate to unload passengers for almost 20 mins"
Cons: "Stewardess told me I had to use overhead bin for my personal item. Personal item met requirements with ease. Did not listen to this woman's command."
Pros: "Staff"
Pros: "Everything was quick and convenient! No hassles! Smooth sailing"
Pros: "Every thing the best company ever"
Cons: "Just make the price $10 more dollars per ticket and give free wifi. Thanks"
Pros: "Despite delays, united employees went out of their way to make sure I made my connection and got to my destination on time."
Cons: "Many delays in and out if lax due to construction. All four of my flights were delayed. The initial and the connection, both coming and going"
Pros: "Fflight was smooth"
Cons: "Missed connection due to delay rebooking took me out of way from LA to Denver and the to Seattle. Arrived 8 hrs after expected/anticipated arrival."
Pros: "We arrived safely on time."
Cons: "Bathroom is too small. Announcements were anxiety inducing. Sick people on the airplane spreading germs."
Cons: "Don't like being squeezed in, but it is what it is"
Pros: "Friendly staff, and an informative pilot."
Pros: "The wide seats"
Cons: "Big space"
Pros: "Friendly service"
Cons: "Long time in air..."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "They gave away my seat to a standby before the the time they said. I rebooked with southwest"
Pros: "The United Club Lounge is the best."
Pros: "Bad day, splurged after other flt cancelled and separated from family, attentive staff, nice ride"
Cons: "Clunky electronic access"
Pros: "Need to offer a better snack Bathroom was messy and smelly Overall I do like United"
Pros: "Everything was smooth. No delays and no mean customers or workers"
Pros: "nothing"
Cons: "the whole experience was horrible."
Cons: "No space, outdated non-working air, extremely hot and stuffy, VERY dry air, no screens"
Pros: "I like the staff they were very nice."
Cons: "It was to cold on the plane and did give blankets but it help a little"
Pros: "Nice and easy"
Cons: "N a"
Cons: "Needed more that a 6oz cup of water, no free movies/TV."
Pros: "The plugs"
Cons: "To small"
Pros: "Easy booking."
Cons: "NA"
Cons: "The video and sound on the planes needs some updating or some technical work."
Pros: "I was content"
Cons: "The people sitting next to me"
Pros: "I saw a really good sunset"
Pros: "Smooth boarding. On time."
Cons: "Spicy snack. Same snack on all 4 legs of our trip"
Pros: "There was a large amount of room"
Cons: "NA"
Pros: "Soda"
Cons: "The fact that they lost my luggage for the second time."
Pros: "Smooth and plenty of juice and soda."
Cons: "I've never really felt cramped on a plane before this trip but maybe I'm fatter?"
Pros: "I liked the information provided by the pilot and the smooth ride and good landing."
Cons: "The stewardess just went through the motions. She walked down the aisle with water but never asked if you wanted any unfriendly demeanor"
Pros: "NOTHING"
Cons: "IT WAS CANCELLED"
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: "Great seat"
Airlines flying from San Diego to San Luis Obispo 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 Luis Obispo
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights from San Diego to San Luis Obispo
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights from San Diego to San Luis Obispo
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights from San Diego to San Luis Obispo
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights from San Diego to San Luis Obispo
San Diego (SAN) United States
San Luis Obispo (SBP) United States
Average price | |
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Flights | $451 |
Trains | $125 |
Buses | $167 |