The flight time from San Diego to Austin is 2 hours, 46 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SAN San Diego, CA on time.
18 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 20 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives AUS Austin, TX on time.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
77%
Alaska
77%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from San Diego to Austin is 2 hours, 46 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 20 minutes.

The flight distance from San Diego to Austin is 1164 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Austin to San Diego
2 hours, 59 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 42m
Alaska
2h 58m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

38

Distance

1164 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
25
Alaska
12

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is San Diego from Austin by plane?

The distance from San Diego to Austin by plane is 1164 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from San Diego to Austin?

The flight time from San Diego to Austin is 2 hours, 46 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 20 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 42 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 2 hours, 58 minutes.

What airlines fly from San Diego to Austin?

Southwest and Alaska are the airlines with direct flights from San Diego to Austin.

Does Southwest fly from San Diego to Austin?

Yes! Southwest does fly from San Diego (SAN) to Austin (AUS). On average, they have 25 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves San Diego on time
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 140 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Austin on time

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from San Diego to Austin, Southwest is 77% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 77% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 77% 22% 1%
Alaska 77% 20% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between San Diego and Austin, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 15 140 5 162
Alaska 23 141 9 178

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
6pm 0.96
6am 0.53
12pm 0.25
9am 0.31
4pm 0.11
1pm 0.11
2pm 0.4
8pm 0.13
8am 0.17
7am 0.43
10am 0.7
11am 0.49
5pm 0.23
3pm 0.15
7pm 0.36

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from San Diego to Austin that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 131
February 125
March 165
April 172
May 178
June 185
July 188
August 165
September 149
October 180
November 174
December 181

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from San Diego to Austin that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 6.12
Tuesday 5.35
Wednesday 5.33
Thursday 5.94
Friday 6.08
Saturday 3.87
Sunday 5.65

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Southwest 0
Alaska 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
6pm 19 141 7 171
6am 17 141 5 163
12pm 16 138 5 164
9am 20 144 5 171
4pm 14 143 5 164
1pm 17 145 5 167
2pm 14 140 5 160
8pm 18 139 4 160
8am 19 140 5 169
7am 15 138 4 158
10am 21 142 9 177
11am 20 138 6 168
5pm 20 138 8 168
3pm 14 136 5 155
7pm 16 139 5 161
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.