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Best United Kingdom Flight Deals from San Diego

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
London
London1 stop$530
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop$642
Manchester
Manchester2 stops$644
Birmingham
Birmingham2 stops$758
Inverness
Inverness1 stop$607
Cardiff
Cardiff2 stops$973
London
London1 stop$530
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop$642
Manchester
Manchester2 stops$644
Birmingham
Birmingham2 stops$758
Inverness
Inverness1 stop$607
Cardiff
Cardiff2 stops$973

Cheap Flights from San Diego to the United Kingdom

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

Tue, Aug 19 - Thu, Sep 4
Delta Logo
6:30 am - 10:00 amSAN-LGW
19h 30m1 stop
Delta Logo
12:00 pm - 8:41 pmLGW-SAN
16h 41m1 stop
$530Delta
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Mon, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 20
Virgin Atlantic Logo
6:30 am - 10:00 amSAN-LGW
19h 30m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
12:00 pm - 8:41 pmLGW-SAN
16h 41m1 stop
$531Virgin Atlantic
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Wed, Aug 13 - Wed, Aug 20
British Airways Logo
1:52 pm - 10:50 amSAN-LHR
12h 58m1 stop
British Airways Logo
11:30 am - 2:50 pmLHR-SAN
11h 20mnonstop
$555British Airways
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Sun, Aug 10 - Fri, Aug 22
British Airways Logo
7:50 pm - 2:20 pmSAN-LHR
10h 30mnonstop
British Airways Logo
2:55 pm - 6:00 pmLHR-SAN
11h 05mnonstop
$559British Airways
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Sun, Aug 10 - Wed, Aug 20
Iberia Logo
2:57 pm - 12:15 pmSAN-LHR
13h 18m1 stop
Iberia Logo
12:15 pm - 7:16 pmLHR-SAN
15h 01m1 stop
$574Iberia
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Sat, Aug 9 - Wed, Aug 20
Iberia Logo
2:48 pm - 6:25 amSAN-LHR
31h 37m1 stop
Iberia Logo
12:15 pm - 7:16 pmLHR-SAN
15h 01m1 stop
$579Iberia
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Mon, Aug 4 - Tue, Aug 19
United Airlines Logo
8:10 am - 9:05 amSAN-EDI
16h 55m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:15 am - 3:01 pmEDI-SAN
35h 46m2 stops
$642United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 15 - Fri, Aug 22
American Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 8:10 pmSAN-INV
16h 20m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:25 pm - 2:50 pmINV-SAN
31h 25m1 stop
$645American Airlines
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Wed, Aug 20 - Thu, Sep 4
United Airlines Logo
12:35 pm - 10:35 amSAN-EDI
14h 00m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 3:03 pmEDI-SAN
38h 03m2 stops
$653United Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 17
American Airlines Logo
4:40 pm - 6:40 pmSAN-GLA
18h 00m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
8:40 am - 2:50 pmGLA-SAN
14h 10m1 stop
$659American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to the United Kingdom flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Diego to the United Kingdom to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest San Diego to the United Kingdom flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from San Diego to the United Kingdom.

The cheapest ticket to the United Kingdom from San Diego found in the last 72 hours was to London, at $599 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Diego (SAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $599.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Diego to the United Kingdom?

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 $1,624 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to the United Kingdom?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to the United Kingdom, 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 the United Kingdom is February, when tickets cost $693 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,378 and $1,166 respectively.

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

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

When flying from San Diego to United Kingdom, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San Diego, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Diego to the United Kingdom?

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 the United Kingdom, 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 the United Kingdom, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
High seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$204
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 18% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
Flight from San Diego to London Gatwick Airport

FAQs - booking United Kingdom flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Diego to the United Kingdom?

    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 the United Kingdom.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San Diego to the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom?

    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 from San Diego to the United Kingdom with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Diego to the United Kingdom?

    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 from San Diego to the United Kingdom up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $880 on average. Morning departures are around 7% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $975.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to the United Kingdom

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from San Diego to the following destinations at these prices or less: London $485 one-way - $694 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Diego to the United Kingdom

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Diego to the United Kingdom? 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.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 7982 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.9Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
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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.

4.0 OkayMrs., Jul 2025LAX - RDU
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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

There was a security issue at the airport and we were unable to land. We circled endlessly and then landed at another airfield for fuel. We then circled the airport again, almost landed but didn’t fully touch down before circling again. I am thankful to the crew for keeping us safe- the issue was the airline and staff at the airport getting us seats on our connecting flights. That part was hours of searching for someone and getting in double my steps.

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.

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

It would be nice if was given wires ear buds. Overall was a good experience was able to sleep on the plane

737-800 in first class was pretty dumpy. Seat had an uncomfortable angle, storage under the seat was blocked so even my very modest backpack didn't fit, power outlet was flaky. Weird tiny seat pockets that couldn't hold a gallon ziploc bag, emesis bag missing, etc. etc. No in-flight service due to turbulence. Crew was excellent, boarding was smooth despite a full flight.

Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

Spend hours delayed with no food, water anything sitting on the aieplane with no ability to eat or use the restroom. My entire experience was the absolute worst. I will never fly jet Blue again.

It would have been nice if they had offered more than one set of snacks

Seats were not too comfortable; it was impossible to locate the underseat power outlet.

You get what you pay for with JetBlue. Every little thing costs more, you are nickel and dimed until the end. Entertainment doesn’t function. Flight attendants do the bare minimum.

The check in and boarding process was a bit of a cluster. Two people at the counter to check in, three random lines that nobody knew which was for what, and people kept getting shuffled from one line to another for no apparent reason because then they’d get shuffled back and end up getting out further back in the line than they were originally. I only had to hand my already checked bag over and it took 45 minutes. I was never assigned a seat so when I tried to board I was pulled out of line again while someone had to try to manually assign me a seat. During the flight I got up to go to the bathroom, and there was an attendant in the aisle offering pillows etc and it was a 30 min wait unbuckled standing by the bathrooms because she said I couldn’t go past her. First and last time flying jet blue to be honest.

Communication since no reason or explanation was given for 3 hrs delay

The flight departed more than 1 hour late. Leg room is bigger than most airlines

Flight was delayed several 3 hours - no reason was given and no communication what so ever.

No overhead baggage room even though I was seated in row 2. Consequently had to check in my carry on bag. Baggage carousel was jammed. Took 45 min to get my bag.

Excellent from start to finish. All staff members were amazing!

AA re-routed flight from HNL to LAX due to delay. My group of 3 with reserved seats in row 9 was broken up, with one assigned to a middle seat, another in the last row of the plane. Not happy. No explanation to the delay. No apologies. No compensation. Would have been nice to be offered an Admiral Club admission or a voucher for the extra 3 hours of layover in LAX. Could not hear the boarding gate announcements in LAX. Adjacent gate was boarding at the same time. Loud speakers were competing against each other. Barely made my boarding group.

Almost a 6 hour flight and the only food option is a cheese plate… and chips. Also how is it there are no options for texting on American. I’ll be going back to delta and united.

Bad food, small seats that didn’t recline. I thought I was buying a quantas ticket so I feel like I got scammed

The chair cushions may need an upgrade. I have been noticing they are so worn out, thin so you’d sit in a dip 😄. Other than that, all was an enjoyable trip. Thanks AA!

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.

Eventless. It was a good flight and good crew. Can’t complaint.

Very helpful ground crew after an earlier flight delay and being rebooked on a different flight.

British Airways staff are very polite and willing to help.

The plane was late and then sat on the runway for almost 45 minutes before taking off.

ground crew and check-in was pathetic - insisted on charging me for luggage even though the ticket said it was already included. They also accidentally sent my luggage through without a luggage tag and had to retrieve it. Generally, it was like a bad movie.

Moved the flight an hour later, were not reliable about confirmation, website didn't work, no gate information, boarding was a mad house. Flight itself was fine and short. Organization needs work.

The app on phone and the online check in is not good, it would not give me the option of Spain or Madrid City in the drop down menu and I couldn't move forward with online check in.

Flight was delayed 3 hours and 15 minutes. The delay caused me to miss my tour group due to arriving late.

As always a terrible experience. AA stole a day from my vacation days planned to be spent with my Family. Response: delays related to weather issues.

It was a wonderful experience with great food, great staff, and no difficulties boarding!

Paid for my seat 4 months ago. Did not pay the extra for specific seat assignment ( never have and never was a problem). Could not electronically check in (found out it was due to overbooking and that unassigned seats get bumped first - never happened to me before). Luckily, did make the flight. Very stressful - would have been extremely disruptive for my travel plans. UK Visa - never notified by Kayak or BA that a visa was required. Had to spend 15 minutes to download and complete app at the flight counter and pay $25, and was told they would let me know in 3 days if I would get it (flight landing in 10 hours from when I completed app). Luckily, visa was approved before landing. Unnecessary stress created here. Food - main meal, curry chicken barely palatable with unrecognizable vegetable. Desert cup, cheesecake, also barely palatable. Salad cup was good. Small water offered only 3 times (before main meal, at main meal, at morning snack) - not nearly enough for long flight.

From boarding, to attention in flight, I couldn’t fault it.

Not having to check carry on bags when plane wasn’t full. (The told us it was)

I was in business class for the 8 hour flight where: 1. The WiFi did not work 2. The entertainment system did not work 3. We were told there were no hot drinks for the entire flight

Flight was good but seat in 12D was not comfortable, better on the Airbus 321 from Tampa to Charlotte. No breakfast was served before landing in zLonfon only a coffee and orange juice.

I was transferred to an American Airlines flight. The boarding was late and unorganized. The seating was extremely tight and uncomfortable. Will not use AA again.

The entertainment selection was ok, but overall not bad! The crew was great.

Good crew and boarding process. Horrible food and one of the most uncomfortable aircraft seats I have ever sat in. The cabin temperature was warm which made it hard for my family to sleep.

The check-in of my luggage was terrible. When purchased my tickets, one luggage and one carry-on was part of the fight. My flight was switched from British to American Airline. During check-in of luggage at the airport, I was denied and had to pay extra $75. How do I get reimbursed for this extra luggage payment?

More Indian vegetarian food options would have been better Availability of seat selection free of charge 72 hours before departure would be great

This was the second time on BA, food terrible, bathrooms gross,( granted, that was mostly due to the disgusting children urinating all over it)boarding was late and disorganized. No gate issued until last minute st Heathrow, bad system, caused undue stress. Seats were painful, that's what you get for traveling like a poor in economy, right BA? Should have been able to afford business or first class if you want to actually be able to walk upright without back pain after a trip.

The flight was delayed twice and because of that, we missed our connecting flight. British Airways then attempted to put us on the last flight to Milan from London which would have kept us in the airport for 12 hours. We had to speak to several levels of bureaucracy until BA management let us fly on a flight that only kept us in the airport for two hours. If there was an earlier flight, why weren’t we put on that flight from the start? Unacceptable behavior from what was once my favorite carrier.

The payment system was not working so was unable to connect wifi the entire flight

everything to do with KAYAK was terrible. Your customer facing departments are utterly useless, timewasting and unhelpful.

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