Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO): 145 nonstop departures observed each week across 23 airlines. 15% of the last 13 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 26 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. 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 16 October 2026 at 00:28 UTC.
The SAN board at 17:18 shows departure at 20:12 instead of 19:55, gate 22.
Landing estimate from 196,655 tracked flights of under 2 hours that left 15 to 29 min late. The SFO board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Track AS3463 →The SAN board at 17:18 shows departure at 21:28 instead of 20:30, gate 109.
Checked SAN board 17:18 · SFO board 17:28
of the last 13 operated SAN → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +26 min. 0 of 13 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 08:01 daily · AC4193 09:16 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · AC4162 11:31 daily · AC4450 13:05 daily
Flights CA7304 11:31 We Sa
Flights NZ9643 08:01 daily · NZ9598 09:16 daily · NZ9583 20:10 daily
Flights AS755 07:50 daily · AS770 10:55 daily · AS2494 13:10 daily · AS493 14:33 Tu Sa
Flights AA9382 09:37 daily · AA9276 12:41 daily · AA9319 14:51 daily · AA9335 16:16 Tu Fr Sa
Flights NH7301 08:01 daily · NH7317 09:16 Mo Th Fr Sa Su
Flights OZ6308 21:31 daily
Flights BA6431 varies daily · BA6433 varies daily · BA6429 varies daily · BA6435 21:43 Mo Th Fr Su
Flights CX7863 09:37 daily · CX7931 17:44 Tu Sa · CX7929 varies daily · CX7927 20:33 We
Flights DE5144 12:41 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa · DE5146 14:51 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa
Flights CM2516 14:26 We Th Su · CM2517 15:10 We Th Su · CM2521 17:38 We Th Su · CM2518 20:10 daily
Flights EK6345 14:26 daily
Flights FJ5837 17:44 We Fr Sa Su · FJ5839 20:33 Mo We Fr Sa Su
Flights F93383 15:14 daily
Flights AZ4510 09:16 Fr Su · AZ4448 11:31 Mo We Fr Sa Su · AZ4481 13:05 Mo We Fr Sa Su
Flights JL5461 09:37 daily
Flights LH9223 13:05 daily · LH8955 17:38 daily · LH9297 20:10 daily
Flights QF3760 varies Tu Fr Su · QF3743 12:41 Tu Fr Su · QF3777 varies Tu Fr Su · QF3798 17:44 Tu Fr Su
Flights QR2975 09:37 Mo Tu Th Sa · QR2182 12:41 Mo Tu Th Sa · QR8900 17:44 Mo We Fr Su · QR8893 20:33 Mo We Fr Su
Flights WN4788 07:10 Tu We · WN3676 07:20 Mo Th Fr Su · WN2794 09:30 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN378 11:10 Tu We
Flights LX3237 15:10 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · LX3273 17:38 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su
Flights UA2830 06:15 daily · UA1030 07:30 Sa · UA2274 07:30 Mo Th Fr Su · UA1791 09:45 daily
Flights VA8433 08:01 daily · VA8437 09:16 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · VA8583 11:31 daily · VA8434 13:05 daily
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at SAN: 61% 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 →
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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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Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 82/100. 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.
23 carriers operate this route, around 549 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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