SFO → SANSan Francisco to San Diego

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to San Diego (SAN): 45 nonstop departures observed each week across 9 airlines. 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 Francisco and San Diego. Updated 28 October 2026 at 14:48 UTC.

Today, SFO → SAN

Wed 28 Oct · local times
  1. 08:10 WN3785Southwest On scheduleGate D4 · T2 SAN est. 09:49sched 09:45
  2. 08:20 AA9306American On scheduleGate B6 · T1 ·
  3. 08:20 AS769Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate B6 · T1 SAN 10:06scheduled
  4. 08:20 CX7928Cathay Pacific On scheduleGate B6 · T1 ·
  5. 08:20 JL5460Japan Airlines On scheduleGate B6 · T1 ·
  6. 08:20 QR8793Qatar On scheduleGate B6 · T1 ·
  7. 08:30 AC5040Air Canada On scheduleGate E13 · T3 ·
  8. 08:30 NZ9584Air New Zealand On scheduleGate E13 · T3 ·
  9. 08:30 UA444United On scheduleGate E13 · T3 SAN est. 10:02sched 10:12
  10. 08:30 VA8429Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E13 · T3 ·
  11. 09:30 WN2711Southwest On scheduleGate D1 · T2 SAN est. 11:09sched 11:05
  12. 10:15 AC5056Air Canada On scheduleGate E7 · T3 ·
  13. 10:15 NZ9599Air New Zealand On scheduleGate E7 · T3 ·
  14. 10:15 UA2177United On scheduleGate E7 · T3 SAN est. 11:50sched 11:57
  15. 10:15 VA8432Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E7 · T3 ·
  16. 10:40 AA7548American On scheduleGate B13 · T1 ·
  17. 10:40 AS740Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate B13 · T1 SAN 12:23scheduled
  18. 10:40 CX7926Cathay Pacific On scheduleGate B13 · T1 ·
  19. 10:40 QR8792Qatar On scheduleGate B13 · T1 ·
  20. 11:05 WN2981Southwest On scheduleGate D1 · T2 SAN 12:45scheduled
  21. 11:40 AA9412American On scheduleGate B3 · T1 ·
  22. 11:40 AS3490Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate B3 · T1 SAN 13:28scheduled
  23. 11:40 BA6430British Airways On scheduleGate B3 · T1 ·
  24. 11:40 QR8796Qatar On scheduleGate B3 · T1 ·
  25. 12:05 AC4063Air Canada On scheduleGate E13 · T3 ·
  26. 12:05 NH7316ANA (All Nippon Airways) On scheduleGate E13 · T3 ·
  27. 12:05 UA1257United On scheduleGate E13 · T3 SAN 13:47scheduled
  28. 12:05 VA8569Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E13 · T3 ·
  29. 15:20 WN3621Southwest On scheduleGate D4 · T2 SAN 17:00scheduled
  30. 15:31 AA9340American On scheduleGate B3 · T1 ·
  31. 15:31 AS2493Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate B3 · T1 SAN 17:10scheduled
  32. 15:31 CX7912Cathay Pacific On scheduleGate B3 · T1 ·
  33. 15:31 FJ5838Fiji Airways On scheduleGate B3 · T1 ·
  34. 16:43 AA7441American On scheduleGate B9 · T1 ·
  35. 16:43 AS1330Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate B9 · T1 SAN 18:29scheduled
  36. 16:43 FJ5836Fiji Airways On scheduleGate B9 · T1 ·
  37. 16:50 WN4326Southwest On scheduleGate D4 · T2 SAN 18:30scheduled
  38. 16:55 AC4192Air Canada On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  39. 16:55 CA7335Air China On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  40. 16:55 EK6380Emirates On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  41. 16:55 LH9202Lufthansa On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  42. 16:55 NH7300ANA (All Nippon Airways) On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  43. 16:55 NZ9644Air New Zealand On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  44. 16:55 UA1561United On scheduleGate E9 · T3 SAN 18:37scheduled
  45. 16:55 VA8231Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  46. 16:57 F93382Frontier On scheduleT1 SAN 18:38scheduled
  47. 18:55 AC5188Air Canada On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  48. 18:55 LH9370Lufthansa On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  49. 18:55 OZ6307Asiana On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  50. 18:55 UA1577United On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·
  51. 18:55 VA8427Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E9 · T3 ·

Checked SFO board 07:48 · SAN board 07:31

SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
SAN San Diego smooth · +0
719 km · ~1h 25m est.
dep bank 06:25–22:4445x weekly
Running clean · 9 airlines · 45x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live SFO and SAN delay boards

Flight time~1h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures45x9 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaAir New ZealandAlaska AirlinesFrontier Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air CanadaAC

Flights AC4063 12:05 Mo Tu We Su

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9644 varies daily · NZ9584 varies daily

Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS501 07:03 daily · AS769 08:20 daily · AS740 10:40 daily · AS3490 11:40 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93382 11:22 daily

LufthansaLH

Flights LH9372 22:42 Mo Su

Qantas AirwaysQF

Flights QF3741 varies Mo Tu Sa · QF3748 varies Mo Tu Sa

Qatar AirwaysQR

Flights QR3309 varies Tu

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN3785 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN3169 06:50 Su · WN1892 07:40 Sa · WN3236 08:40 Mo Th Fr

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA1980 07:00 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · UA444 08:27 daily · UA2177 10:35 daily · UA1257 12:00 daily

Airports right now

live boards
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full SFO delay board →
SANSan Diego +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 4 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN: 59% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +18 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Francisco to San Diego route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SFO to SAN 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.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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SFO to SAN questions

Is SFO–SAN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SFO–SAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:50 and evening departures around 18:05 from SFO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SAN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SFO to SAN?

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.

How often does SFO–SAN fly?

9 carriers operate this route, around 186 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.