The flight time from San Jose to San Diego is 1 hour, 21 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SJC San Jose, CA 3 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 3 minutes in the air
3 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SAN San Diego, CA 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Alaska
83%
Southwest
82%
Spirit
75%
Frontier
73%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from San Jose to San Diego is 1 hour, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 3 minutes.

The flight distance from San Jose to San Diego is 417 Miles.

Reverse Journey

San Diego to San Jose
1 hour, 23 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 19m
Spirit
1h 22m
Alaska
1h 30m
Frontier
1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

111

Distance

417 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
74
Alaska
24
Spirit
10
Frontier
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is San Jose from San Diego by plane?

The distance from San Jose to San Diego by plane is 417 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 Jose to San Diego?

The flight time from San Jose to San Diego is 1 hour, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 3 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 19 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 30 minutes.

What airlines fly from San Jose to San Diego?

Alaska, Southwest, Frontier, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from San Jose to San Diego.

Does Southwest fly from San Jose to San Diego?

Yes! Southwest does fly from San Jose (SJC) to San Diego (SAN). On average, they have 74 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 Jose 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 63 minutes
Taxiing In 3 minutes
Arrives San Diego 2 minutes early

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 Jose to San Diego, Southwest is 82% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Alaska 83% 16% 1%
Southwest 82% 17% 1%
Spirit 75% 23% 2%
Frontier 73% 27% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between San Jose and San Diego, 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 12 62 3 79
Spirit 13 64 4 82
Alaska 17 65 4 90
Frontier 18 64 6 90

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
9am 1
6pm 1.46
9pm 0.4
12pm 1.01
8pm 0.52
2pm 1.62
5pm 0.99
6am 1.52
8am 0.89
11am 0.69
1pm 0.81
7pm 0.75
10am 1.59
7am 0.94
4pm 0.46
3pm 1.11

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from San Jose to San Diego 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 430
February 404
March 464
April 464
May 496
June 499
July 522
August 545
September 514
October 529
November 481
December 473

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from San Jose to San Diego 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 18
Tuesday 14.63
Wednesday 14.48
Thursday 17.33
Friday 17.83
Saturday 12.06
Sunday 17.62

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 1
Alaska 0
Spirit 0
Frontier 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)
9am 15 64 3 83
6pm 15 63 4 86
9pm 10 62 3 76
12pm 12 63 3 80
8pm 11 62 3 77
2pm 13 64 3 81
5pm 13 63 3 81
6am 20 63 4 89
8am 13 63 3 80
11am 15 63 3 84
1pm 12 62 3 78
7pm 12 63 3 81
10am 15 64 3 85
7am 12 62 3 78
4pm 12 62 3 79
3pm 12 62 3 79
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.