Flights from San Diego Airport (SAN) to LAX Airport Airport (LAX)

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Returns from £141.52

One-way from £161.51

Getting to San Diego International Airport from Los Angeles International is very straight forward. There are 26 airliners who all offer direct flights several times a week. When travelling from San Diego International Airport you will cover about 109 miles before you reach Los Angeles International. This journey will take 31 Minutes.

The price of the flight is dependent on the time of the day you fly and the day of the week with weekends being normally a higher price. If you are on a tight budget then you should avoid flying at peak hours as the prices are more expensive. The cheapest flights are in the evenings and in mid week. We recommend our viewers to pay and reserve the seats in advance. This ensures you get the best seats on the plane at the cheapest prices.

Please see below the airlines that fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Los Angeles International (LAX) and the amount of daily flights in operation.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Express333333306:1520:49VIEW FLIGHTS
Delta Connection333333306:1518:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia333333206:1521:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Avianca333333206:1521:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand333333206:1521:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Atlantic333333106:1518:59VIEW FLIGHTS
LATAM Airlines333333106:1518:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Korean Air222222106:1518:59VIEW FLIGHTS
Asiana Airlines222222106:1510:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Aeromexico222222106:1510:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines121212106:1521:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Air France121222010:5518:59VIEW FLIGHTS
WestJet112112106:1510:55VIEW FLIGHTS
China Airlines112121010:5518:59VIEW FLIGHTS
China Eastern Airlines111111106:1506:15VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111111120:4921:55VIEW FLIGHTS
SAS111111010:5510:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa111111010:4510:45VIEW FLIGHTS
KLM111111010:5510:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China110111106:1510:45VIEW FLIGHTS
El Al111101010:5510:55VIEW FLIGHTS
ITA Airways001010010:5510:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Flexjet000011013:5013:50VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines0000010VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets100000009:4509:45VIEW FLIGHTS
FAI rent-a-jet001000014:0014:00VIEW FLIGHTS

United Express offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 06:15 and 20:49.

You can find the latest flight availability and prices from United Express at www.google.com/search?q=United Express. You can also book direct and get their latest discounts.

Flight times for the route are summarised in the table below. These time were correct at the time of writing, but please be aware that times may vary from time to time so please check their website for exact times and the dates you wish to fly.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7448
AeromexicoAM4221
Air New ZealandNZ6938
WestJetWS8610
China Eastern AirlinesMU8802
Virgin AustraliaVA8422
AviancaAV2155
Asiana AirlinesOZ6231
LATAM AirlinesLA7940
United ExpressUA4723
Delta ConnectionDL3743
Virgin AtlanticVS3558
09:45
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA777
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7351
Air New ZealandNZ6936
LufthansaLH7773
Virgin AustraliaVA8423
AviancaAV2115
Asiana AirlinesOZ6235
United ExpressUA5249
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
SASSK3453
AeromexicoAM4219
Air FranceAF2333
KLMKL7675
El AlLY4485
LATAM AirlinesLA7924
Delta ConnectionDL4001
Virgin AtlanticVS2098
18:59
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7228
China AirlinesCI9113
LATAM AirlinesLA8771
Delta ConnectionDL3642
Virgin AtlanticVS1993
20:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ6948
All Nippon AirwaysNH7267
Virgin AustraliaVA8424
AviancaAV2151
Copa AirlinesCM1438
United ExpressUA5636
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Tuesday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7448
AeromexicoAM4221
Air New ZealandNZ6938
WestJetWS8610
China Eastern AirlinesMU8802
Virgin AustraliaVA8422
AviancaAV2155
Asiana AirlinesOZ6231
Copa AirlinesCM1439
LATAM AirlinesLA7940
United ExpressUA4723
Delta ConnectionDL3743
Virgin AtlanticVS3558
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7351
Air New ZealandNZ6936
LufthansaLH7773
Virgin AustraliaVA8423
AviancaAV2115
Asiana AirlinesOZ6235
United ExpressUA5249
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
SASSK3453
AeromexicoAM4219
Air FranceAF2333
KLMKL7675
El AlLY4485
LATAM AirlinesLA6445
Delta ConnectionDL4001
Virgin AtlanticVS2098
18:59
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7228
Air FranceAF2903
China AirlinesCI9113
LATAM AirlinesLA8771
Delta ConnectionDL3642
Virgin AtlanticVS1993
20:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ6948
All Nippon AirwaysNH7267
Virgin AustraliaVA8424
AviancaAV2151
Copa AirlinesCM1438
United ExpressUA5636
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Wednesday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7448
AeromexicoAM4221
Air New ZealandNZ6938
WestJetWS8610
China Eastern AirlinesMU8802
Virgin AustraliaVA8422
AviancaAV2155
Asiana AirlinesOZ6231
LATAM AirlinesLA7940
United ExpressUA4723
Delta ConnectionDL3743
Virgin AtlanticVS3558
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ6936
LufthansaLH7773
Virgin AustraliaVA8423
AviancaAV2115
Asiana AirlinesOZ6235
United ExpressUA5249
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
SASSK3453
AeromexicoAM4219
WestJetWS7559
Air FranceAF2333
KLMKL7675
China AirlinesCI9121
El AlLY4485
ITA AirwaysAZ3501
LATAM AirlinesLA6445
Delta ConnectionDL4001
Virgin AtlanticVS2098
14:00
AirlineFlight  No
FAI rent-a-jetIFA6360
18:59
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7228
China AirlinesCI9113
LATAM AirlinesLA8771
Delta ConnectionDL3642
Virgin AtlanticVS1993
20:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ6948
All Nippon AirwaysNH7267
Virgin AustraliaVA8424
AviancaAV2151
Copa AirlinesCM1438
United ExpressUA5636
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Thursday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7448
AeromexicoAM4221
Air New ZealandNZ6938
WestJetWS8610
China Eastern AirlinesMU8802
Virgin AustraliaVA8422
AviancaAV2155
Asiana AirlinesOZ6231
Copa AirlinesCM1439
LATAM AirlinesLA7940
United ExpressUA4723
Delta ConnectionDL3743
Virgin AtlanticVS3558
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7351
Air New ZealandNZ6936
LufthansaLH7773
Virgin AustraliaVA8423
AviancaAV2115
Asiana AirlinesOZ6235
United ExpressUA5249
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
SASSK3453
AeromexicoAM4219
Air FranceAF2333
KLMKL7675
El AlLY4485
LATAM AirlinesLA7924
Delta ConnectionDL4001
Virgin AtlanticVS2098
18:59
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7228
Air FranceAF2903
China AirlinesCI9113
LATAM AirlinesLA8771
Delta ConnectionDL3642
Virgin AtlanticVS1993
20:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ6948
All Nippon AirwaysNH7267
Virgin AustraliaVA8424
AviancaAV2151
Copa AirlinesCM1438
United ExpressUA5636
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Friday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7448
AeromexicoAM4221
Air New ZealandNZ6938
WestJetWS8610
China Eastern AirlinesMU8802
Virgin AustraliaVA8422
AviancaAV2155
Asiana AirlinesOZ6231
LATAM AirlinesLA7940
United ExpressUA4723
Delta ConnectionDL3743
Virgin AtlanticVS3558
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7351
Air New ZealandNZ6936
LufthansaLH7773
Virgin AustraliaVA8423
AviancaAV2115
Asiana AirlinesOZ6235
United ExpressUA5249
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
SASSK3453
AeromexicoAM4219
Air FranceAF2333
KLMKL7675
China AirlinesCI9121
ITA AirwaysAZ3501
LATAM AirlinesLA7924
Delta ConnectionDL4001
Virgin AtlanticVS2098
13:50
AirlineFlight  No
FlexjetLXJ662
18:59
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7228
Air FranceAF2903
China AirlinesCI9113
LATAM AirlinesLA8771
Delta ConnectionDL3642
Virgin AtlanticVS1993
20:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ6948
All Nippon AirwaysNH7267
Virgin AustraliaVA8424
AviancaAV2151
Copa AirlinesCM1438
United ExpressUA5636
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Saturday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7448
AeromexicoAM4221
Air New ZealandNZ6938
WestJetWS8610
China Eastern AirlinesMU8802
Virgin AustraliaVA8422
AviancaAV2155
Asiana AirlinesOZ6231
Copa AirlinesCM1439
LATAM AirlinesLA7940
United ExpressUA4723
Delta ConnectionDL3743
Virgin AtlanticVS3558
07:11
AirlineFlight  No
FlexjetLXJ337
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3922
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7351
Air New ZealandNZ6936
LufthansaLH7773
Virgin AustraliaVA8423
AviancaAV2115
Asiana AirlinesOZ6235
United ExpressUA5249
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
SASSK3453
AeromexicoAM4219
WestJetWS7559
Air FranceAF2333
KLMKL7675
LATAM AirlinesLA6445
Delta ConnectionDL4001
Virgin AtlanticVS2098
18:59
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7228
Air FranceAF2903
China AirlinesCI9113
El AlLY4485
LATAM AirlinesLA8771
Delta ConnectionDL3642
Virgin AtlanticVS1993
20:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ6948
All Nippon AirwaysNH7267
Virgin AustraliaVA8424
AviancaAV2151
Copa AirlinesCM1438
United ExpressUA5636
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Sunday
06:15
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7350
Korean AirKE7448
AeromexicoAM4221
Air New ZealandNZ6938
WestJetWS8610
China Eastern AirlinesMU8802
Virgin AustraliaVA8422
AviancaAV2155
Asiana AirlinesOZ6231
LATAM AirlinesLA7940
United ExpressUA4723
Delta ConnectionDL3743
Virgin AtlanticVS3558
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5249
10:55
AirlineFlight  No
Delta ConnectionDL4001
18:59
AirlineFlight  No
Delta ConnectionDL3642
20:49
AirlineFlight  No
United ExpressUA5636
21:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ6948
All Nippon AirwaysNH7267
Virgin AustraliaVA8424
AviancaAV2151
Copa AirlinesCM1438
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Flights to Los Angeles International are also available from airports close to San Diego International Airport. Below we have provided a short list of routes which you could consider is you feel that are suitable.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Burbank to Los Angeles05 Minutes
Carlsbad Mc Clellan Palomar to Los Angeles024 Minutes
Imperial County to Los Angeles052 Minutes
Palm Springs Municipal to Los Angeles031 Minutes
Santa Monica to Los Angeles01 Minute
Santa Ana John Wayne to Los Angeles010 Minutes
Los Angeles Van Nuys to Los Angeles05 Minutes

Whilst you will find a bureau de change at Los Angeles International, we recommend you change some money before you depart if you don’t have the local currency. The exchange rates within any airport are not very favorable, so exchanging money before hand is a good idea.

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Flight Price FAQ - San Diego (SAN) to Los Angeles (LAX)

DIRECT United
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from San Diego SAN to Los Angeles LAX?
The cheapest direct flight one way from San Diego SAN to Los Angeles LAX is £161.51 ($202 €194.37)
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What is the cheapest direct return flight from San Diego SAN to Los Angeles LAX?
The cheapest direct return flight from San Diego SAN to Los Angeles LAX is £141.52 ($177 €170.32)
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What is the cheapest flight one way from San Diego SAN to Los Angeles LAX?
The cheapest flight one way from San Diego SAN to Los Angeles LAX is £26.39 ($33 €31.75)
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What is the cheapest return flight from San Diego SAN to Los Angeles LAX?
The cheapest return flight from San Diego SAN to Los Angeles LAX is £56.77 ($71 €68.32)
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Flight Info FAQ - San Diego (SAN) to Los Angeles (LAX)

Who flies from San Diego to Los Angeles?
The following airlines fly from San Diego (SAN) to Los Angeles (LAX): Aeromexico, Air China, Air France, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Copa Airlines, Delta Connection, El Al, FAI rent-a-jet, Flexjet, ITA Airways, KLM, Korean Air, LATAM Airlines, Lufthansa, NetJets, SAS, United Airlines, United Express, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia, WestJet.
How far is the flight from San Diego to Los Angeles?
The flight from San Diego to Los Angeles is 176KM or 109 miles.
How long does the flight from San Diego to Los Angeles to take?
The flight from San Diego to Los Angeles takes 31 Minutes.

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