Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO): 504 nonstop departures observed each week across 22 airlines. 0% of the last 15 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. 15 of the 18 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 719 km, an estimated 1 hour 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and San Francisco. Updated 15 November 2026 at 12:03 UTC.
The SAN board at 04:03 shows departure at 11:55 instead of 10:48, gate 28.
The SAN board at 04:03 shows departure at 13:37 instead of 12:37, gate 40.
Checked SAN board 04:03 · SFO board 03:36
of the last 15 tracked SAN → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes
15 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Flights AC5312 08:05 daily · AC4193 09:20 daily · AC3742 11:25 Mo Th Fr Su · AC4450 13:07 Mo Th Fr Sa Su
Flights CA7304 09:20 We Sa
Flights NZ9643 08:05 daily · NZ9598 09:20 daily · NZ9583 20:10 daily
Flights AS597 07:10 daily · AS3162 10:48 daily · AS2147 12:15 daily · AS3069 15:45 Sa
Flights AA9403 08:52 daily · AA9276 12:37 daily · AA9305 13:56 daily · AA9328 18:06 daily
Flights NH7301 08:05 daily · NH7317 09:20 daily
Flights OZ6308 varies daily
Flights BA6435 13:56 daily · BA6431 18:06 We Th Fr Sa · BA6433 18:06 Mo Tu Su · BA6429 20:16 daily
Flights CX7945 08:52 daily · CX7931 18:06 daily · CX7927 20:16 daily
Flights CM2517 14:24 Tu We Th Su · CM2516 15:15 Tu We Th Su · CM2521 17:45 Tu We Th Su · CM2518 20:10 daily
Flights EK6345 13:07 Mo Th Fr Sa Su
Flights FJ5837 18:06 Mo We Fr Su · FJ5839 20:16 Mo We Fr Su
Flights F93381 10:56 Mo Th Fr Su
Flights AZ4510 09:20 Tu Th · AZ4448 11:25 Th · AZ4481 13:07 Th Sa
Flights JL5461 08:52 daily
Flights LH8951 11:25 daily · LH9223 13:07 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · LH8955 17:45 daily · LH9297 20:10 daily
Flights QF3760 08:52 Tu We Fr Su · QF3743 12:37 Tu We Fr Su
Flights QR3417 08:52 Mo Tu Th Sa · QR2182 12:37 Mo Tu Th Sa · QR3349 13:56 Mo Tu Th Sa · QR4284 18:06 Mo We Fr Su
Flights WN3738 07:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN4307 09:40 Mo Th Fr Su · WN1465 10:40 Sa · WN4955 varies Tu We Sa Su
Flights LX3237 15:15 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · LX3273 17:45 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su
Flights UA2322 06:15 daily · UA1791 09:38 Mo Th Fr Su · UA2309 11:20 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · UA1835 12:37 daily
Flights VA8433 08:05 daily · VA8437 09:20 daily · VA8583 11:25 Mo Th Fr Su · VA8434 13:07 Mo Th Fr Sa Su
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 54% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +18 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SAN to SFO flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
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Pro Flight Search: San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Some delays possible. The departure side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 58/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 06:15 and evening departures around 17:25 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 719 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 81–92 min gate-to-gate on this route.
22 carriers operate this route, around 504 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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