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$51 Find cheap flights from Illinois to San Diego

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to San Diego departing on 6/4. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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January

High season

July

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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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Recent round-trip flight deals

6/12Wed
1 stop
8h 35mSTL-SAN
6/19Wed
1 stop
5h 15mSAN-STL
$96
6/3Mon
1 stopSpirit Airlines
9h 48mSTL-SAN
6/11Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
13h 46mSAN-STL
$98
6/7Fri
1 stopFrontier
11h 59mSTL-SAN
6/12Wed
1 stopFrontier
5h 15mSAN-STL
$127
6/10Mon
1 stopFrontier
12h 39mSTL-SAN
6/19Wed
1 stopFrontier
5h 15mSAN-STL
$128
10/1Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 34mCMI-SAN
10/8Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 53mSAN-CMI
$178
6/9Sun
1 stopDelta
8h 34mSTL-SAN
6/21Fri
1 stopDelta
5h 43mSAN-STL
$246
5/31Fri
1 stopSun Country Air
21h 47mORD-SAN
6/9Sun
1 stopSun Country Air
23h 26mSAN-ORD
$259
5/31Fri
1 stopSun Country Air
21h 47mORD-SAN
6/8Sat
1 stopSun Country Air
24h 15mSAN-ORD
$282
9/11Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 28mPIA-SAN
9/16Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
9h 51mSAN-PIA
$286
10/12Sat
1 stopDelta
8h 57mMDW-SAN
10/19Sat
1 stopDelta
9h 01mSAN-MDW
$308

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Recent one-way flight deals

6/4Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
11h 42mORD-SAN
$51
5/21Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 22mORD-SAN
$54
6/11Tue
1 stopFrontier
7h 35mSTL-SAN
$64
5/25Sat
1 stopFrontier
11h 03mMDW-SAN
$76
6/3Mon
2 stops
16h 59mORD-SAN
$101
6/6Thu
2 stops
16h 50mORD-SAN
$109
6/6Thu
1 stopDelta
9h 14mSTL-SAN
$121
6/12Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 21mMLI-SAN
$124
6/11Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 20mMLI-SAN
$125
7/6Sat
1 stopDelta
6h 43mORD-SAN
$235

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Last minute flights from Illinois to San Diego

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

5/16Thu
multi-stopFrontier
16h 51mSTL-SAN
5/18Sat
multi-stopFrontier
11h 52mSAN-STL
$142
5/19Sun
multi-stopFrontier
28h 03mMDW-SAN
5/25Sat
multi-stopFrontier
18h 14mSAN-MDW
$157
5/18Sat
multi-stop
13h 00mSTL-SAN
5/21Tue
multi-stop
11h 34mSAN-STL
$189
5/18Sat
multi-stop
9h 48mORD-SAN
8/29Thu
multi-stop
8h 06mSAN-ORD
$212
5/18Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
9h 48mORD-SAN
8/26Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
15h 23mSAN-ORD
$260
5/20Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
26h 22mORD-SAN
5/27Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
10h 48mSAN-ORD
$267
5/19Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 43mMLI-SAN
5/25Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 41mSAN-MLI
$452
5/19Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 45mMLI-SAN
5/25Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 41mSAN-MLI
$457
5/16Thu
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
8h 07mSTL-SAN
6/10Mon
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
13h 55mSAN-STL
$609
5/16Thu
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
14h 34mSTL-SAN
6/10Mon
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
13h 55mSAN-STL
$749

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