The flight time from Seattle to San Diego is 2 hours, 44 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SEA Seattle, WA 2 minutes early.
19 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 17 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SAN San Diego, CA 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
89%
Alaska
85%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Seattle to San Diego is 2 hours, 44 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 17 minutes.

The flight distance from Seattle to San Diego is 1050 Miles.

Reverse Journey

San Diego to Seattle
2 hours, 55 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 42m
Alaska
2h 44m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

89

Distance

1050 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Alaska
55
Delta
34

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Seattle from San Diego by plane?

The distance from Seattle to San Diego by plane is 1050 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Seattle to San Diego?

The flight time from Seattle to San Diego is 2 hours, 44 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 17 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 2 hours, 42 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 2 hours, 44 minutes.

What airlines fly from Seattle to San Diego?

Delta and Alaska are the airlines with direct flights from Seattle to San Diego.

Does Southwest fly from Seattle to San Diego?

Southwest does not fly from Seattle (SEA) to San Diego (SAN). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Seattle 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 19 minutes
In the Air 137 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives San Diego 4 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 Seattle to San Diego, Alaska is 85% reliable, which means that Alaska flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 89% 10% 1%
Alaska 85% 15% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Seattle 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)
Delta 18 136 5 162
Alaska 20 138 4 164

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
4pm 0.68
9am 1.19
12pm 0.35
6pm 0.45
1pm 0.09
8am 0.67
8pm 0.38
7am 1.62
6am 0.6
10am 0.33
3pm 1.19
5am 0.37
7pm 1.29
5pm 0.38
11am 1.59
9pm 0.78
2pm 0.77

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Seattle 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 369
February 329
March 389
April 388
May 395
June 404
July 420
August 427
September 406
October 391
November 372
December 382

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Seattle 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 13.46
Tuesday 12.5
Wednesday 12.48
Thursday 13.5
Friday 13.42
Saturday 11.6
Sunday 12.88

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
Alaska 1
Delta 1

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)
4pm 17 136 4 159
9am 20 137 5 165
12pm 21 138 4 164
6pm 18 136 4 160
1pm 18 144 3 165
8am 26 138 4 170
8pm 18 136 4 162
7am 19 137 4 163
6am 21 136 4 166
10am 22 137 4 165
3pm 16 138 4 160
5am 18 141 4 165
7pm 18 137 5 164
5pm 19 141 4 165
11am 21 137 4 165
9pm 20 137 4 162
2pm 19 139 4 162
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.