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Scan through all non-stop flights from Sacramento to San Diego. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from SMF to SAN, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
Note: for airline-specific flight schedules, please scroll further down.
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In total there are 2 airlines operating nonstop flights from Sacramento SMF to San Diego SAN. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
Click an airline below to view their SMF SAN flight schedule.
Flights from SMF to SAN are operated 90 times a week, with an average of 13 flights per day. Departure times vary between 05:40 - 22:55. The earliest flight departs at 05:40, the last flight departs at 22:55. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.
You can fly in Economy and Business Class. Premium Economy and First Class are not available on this route (at least not as a non-stop flight).
The fastest direct flight from Sacramento to San Diego takes 1 hour and 46 minutes. The flight distance between Sacramento and San Diego is 479 miles (or 771 km).
There are 2 airports in San Diego: San Diego International Airport (SAN) and McClellan-Palomar Airport (FAA: CRQ) (CLD).
There are 90 flights per week flying from Sacramento to San Diego (as of May 2026).
1 hour and 46 minutes is the average flight time from Sacramento to San Diego.
The distance from Sacramento to San Diego is 479 miles (771 kilometers).
Alaska and Southwest Airlines are flying nonstop from Sacramento to San Diego.
Oneworld is currently the only alliance flying nonstop from Sacramento to San Diego.
You can fly non-stop in Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly from Sacramento to San Diego:
The earliest flight departs at 05:40 from Sacramento and arrives at 07:10 at San Diego.
The latest flight departs at 22:55 from Sacramento and arrives at 00:25 at San Diego.
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