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San Diego, CA to San Francisco, CA

SAN → SFO · 447 mi · 719 km

27.3
Daily flights
9,953
Flights / year
447 mi
719 km
4
Carriers

Carriers on This Route

9,953 flights a year link San Diego, CA and San Francisco, CA, a 447 mi (719 km) trip flown by 4 carriers.

United Airlines
United AirlinesUA
5,158 flights/yr103 min avg0 min padding
Delay cause: 41% airline-controllable · 59% weather / ATC759 flights sampled
Southwest Airlines
Southwest AirlinesWN
3,821 flights/yr94 min avg7 min padding
Delay cause: 61% airline-controllable · 39% weather / ATC796 flights sampled
Alaska Airlines
Alaska AirlinesAS
603 flights/yr103 min avg4 min padding
Delay cause: 43% airline-controllable · 57% weather / ATC138 flights sampled
Frontier Airlines
Frontier AirlinesF9
371 flights/yr107 min avg6 min padding
Delay cause: 58% airline-controllable · 42% weather / ATC96 flights sampled

"Airline-controllable" delays are within the carrier's power (scheduling, staffing, maintenance). Weather and air-traffic-control delays are outside its control. The red portion of each bar is the controllable share.

Airline Policy Comparison

The policy score combines how little a carrier costs you when things change: carry-on rules, checked-bag fees, and change fees. A higher score means fewer fees and more flexibility.

AirlinePolicy ScoreCarry-onBag 1Changes
United Airlines73Free$45Free
Southwest Airlines83Free$45Free
Alaska Airlines83Free$45Free
Frontier Airlines5Fee$65Fee

Policy scores are a 0-100 rating based on each carrier's fee schedule and change rules, using the same scoring engine as our flight scores.

Airport Facts

San Diego, CA

SAN

San Diego International

Places within 1mi15
Restaurants10
Cafés1
Bars1
Shops1
Avg taxi out21.38 min
Avg taxi in6.61 min

San Francisco, CA

SFO

San Francisco International

Places within 1mi44
Restaurants12
Cafés9
Bars4
Shops15
Avg taxi out22.16 min
Avg taxi in8.59 min

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