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$45 Find cheap flights from Illinois to San Diego

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High season

June

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$45
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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

8/26Mon
1 stopSpirit Airlines
13h 54mORD-SAN
8/28Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 58mSAN-ORD
$107
8/24Sat
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 57mSTL-SAN
8/27Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
11h 46mSAN-STL
$109
6/9Sun
1 stopFrontier
16h 09mSTL-SAN
6/12Wed
1 stopFrontier
5h 15mSAN-STL
$136
6/10Mon
2 stopsFrontier
25h 02mSTL-SAN
6/12Wed
1 stopFrontier
5h 15mSAN-STL
$141
6/19Wed
1 stop
10h 32mSTL-SAN
7/17Wed
1 stop
5h 20mSAN-STL
$149
6/26Wed
1 stop
8h 35mSTL-SAN
7/3Wed
1 stop
5h 15mSAN-STL
$150
9/30Mon
1 stopDelta
6h 23mSTL-SAN
10/8Tue
1 stopDelta
5h 15mSAN-STL
$246
10/26Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 16mMLI-SAN
11/2Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 43mSAN-MLI
$287
7/2Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 19mMLI-SAN
7/9Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 29mSAN-MLI
$297
10/4Fri
1 stopDelta
8h 04mSTL-SAN
10/11Fri
1 stopDelta
8h 01mSAN-STL
$302

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Recent one-way flight deals

8/27Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
13h 54mORD-SAN
$45
8/26Mon
1 stopSpirit Airlines
13h 54mORD-SAN
$48
6/2Sun
1 stopFrontier
9h 42mSTL-SAN
$75
6/13Thu
1 stopFrontier
16h 05mSTL-SAN
$77
6/28Fri
2 stops
19h 15mORD-SAN
$113
7/5Fri
2 stops
19h 05mORD-SAN
$125
6/16Sun
1 stopDelta
6h 02mSTL-SAN
$149
6/28Fri
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 18mORD-SAN
$151
11/9Sat
1 stopDelta
8h 39mMDW-SAN
$154
6/24Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 18mORD-SAN
$180

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Last minute flights from Illinois to San Diego

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

6/1Sat
multi-stop
13h 00mSTL-SAN
6/4Tue
multi-stop
13h 53mSAN-STL
$124
5/30Thu
multi-stop
10h 04mSTL-SAN
6/4Tue
multi-stop
13h 53mSAN-STL
$130
6/1Sat
multi-stopFrontier
13h 00mSTL-SAN
6/5Wed
multi-stopFrontier
5h 15mSAN-STL
$134
5/30Thu
multi-stopFrontier
16h 51mSTL-SAN
6/5Wed
multi-stopFrontier
5h 15mSAN-STL
$137
6/1Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
23h 35mSTL-SAN
6/4Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
13h 53mSAN-STL
$227
6/1Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
23h 35mSTL-SAN
6/4Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
13h 53mSAN-STL
$229
5/31Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 34mPIA-SAN
6/3Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 54mSAN-PIA
$413
5/31Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 50mPIA-SAN
6/3Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 54mSAN-PIA
$418
6/2Sun
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 19mORD-SAN
7/4Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 04mSAN-ORD
$476
5/30Thu
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 26mORD-SAN
6/19Wed
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 08mSAN-ORD
$479

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