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$48 Find cheap flights from Illinois to San Diego

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January

High season

July

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$48
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Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to San Diego

FAQs for booking flights from Illinois to San Diego

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Illinois to San Diego?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Illinois to San Diego.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Illinois to San Diego?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Diego from Illinois is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Illinois to San Diego?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to San Diego with an airline and back to Illinois with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Illinois to San Diego?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to San Diego from Illinois up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Prefer to fly non-stop from Illinois to San Diego?

Find which airlines fly direct from Illinois to San Diego, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Illinois to San Diego

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +56 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +57 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

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Nonstop returns

San Diego to Illinois

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +56 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +57 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

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Book cheap flights from Illinois to San Diego

Recent round-trip flight deals

6/4Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 40mORD-SAN
6/5Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
13h 36mSAN-ORD
$78
6/12Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
10h 32mSTL-SAN
6/18Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
13h 46mSAN-STL
$90
6/4Tue
1 stop
13h 10mORD-SAN
6/11Tue
1 stop
7h 01mSAN-ORD
$108
5/21Tue
1 stopFrontier
10h 20mSTL-SAN
5/23Thu
1 stopFrontier
5h 58mSAN-STL
$118
6/4Tue
1 stop
13h 10mORD-SAN
6/15Sat
1 stop
10h 50mSAN-ORD
$118
5/21Tue
1 stopFrontier
9h 56mMDW-SAN
5/28Tue
1 stopFrontier
8h 22mSAN-MDW
$125
8/24Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 17mMLI-SAN
8/27Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 05mSAN-MLI
$226
8/24Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 17mMLI-SAN
8/27Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
10h 20mSAN-MLI
$230
8/22Thu
1 stopDelta
8h 03mSTL-SAN
8/29Thu
1 stopDelta
7h 59mSAN-STL
$246
8/23Fri
1 stopDelta
6h 25mSTL-SAN
8/30Fri
1 stopDelta
6h 41mSAN-STL
$256

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Recent one-way flight deals

5/21Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 22mORD-SAN
$48
5/21Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
18h 55mORD-SAN
$52
6/8Sat
1 stopFrontier
13h 10mORD-SAN
$68
6/1Sat
1 stopFrontier
16h 49mORD-SAN
$69
5/21Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 44mCMI-SAN
$89
6/3Mon
2 stops
31h 38mORD-SAN
$92
5/20Mon
2 stops
29h 53mORD-SAN
$126
7/11Thu
1 stopDelta
7h 20mSTL-SAN
$128
6/12Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 21mMLI-SAN
$139
6/12Wed
1 stopDelta
8h 18mMLI-SAN
$144

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Last minute flights from Illinois to San Diego

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

5/13Mon
multi-stopFrontier
27h 30mMDW-SAN
6/12Wed
multi-stopFrontier
7h 05mSAN-MDW
$157
5/13Mon
multi-stopFrontier
14h 33mORD-SAN
5/17Fri
multi-stopFrontier
12h 57mSAN-ORD
$179
5/13Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
26h 22mORD-SAN
5/15Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
12h 48mSAN-ORD
$201
5/13Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
26h 22mORD-SAN
6/12Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
20h 10mSAN-ORD
$204
5/13Mon
multi-stop
15h 22mORD-SAN
5/16Thu
multi-stop
6h 39mSAN-ORD
$217
5/13Mon
multi-stop
29h 53mORD-SAN
5/25Sat
multi-stop
8h 33mSAN-ORD
$232
5/10Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 13mMLI-SAN
5/12Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 41mSAN-MLI
$486
5/10Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 45mMLI-SAN
5/12Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 41mSAN-MLI
$491
5/13Mon
nonstopSouthwest
4h 20mMDW-SAN
5/16Thu
multi-stopSouthwest
11h 10mSAN-MDW
$597
5/13Mon
nonstopSouthwest
4h 15mMDW-SAN
5/16Thu
nonstopSouthwest
3h 50mSAN-MDW
$605

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Flights to San Diego

Destination:

San Diego (SAN)United States

Return flight deals:

San Diego - Illinois

Cabin classes:

$924
$929
$693
$218