Is it cheaper to fly into San Diego or LA?

When searching for non-stop flights, San Diego residents may choose to fly out of their hometown airport, SAN. But while San Diego’s airport may be closer to their homes, in many situations it can be cheaper, faster and more direct to fly from LAX (Los Angeles International Airport). 

Let’s look at a spring break trip to some of the top travel destinations in the world.  For this real life example, we will assume a 1-week trip from Saturday, March 11 – Saturday, March 18:

TOKYO

from San Diego:  1 nonstop flight per day

from LAX:  5 nonstop flights per day

For this 1-week trip to Tokyo, we were incredibly shocked at the drastic price difference. While this trip may be a bit of an outlier, flying from LAX often does save you a lot of money over leaving from San Diego (over $5,000 on this particular occasion) plus gives you flexibility on choosing your airline and departure time. With these flight savings, you’ll have extra cash for more activities, better food, premium experiences and luxury hotels on your trip!

TAHITI

from San Diego:  0 nonstop flights per day

from LAX:  4 nonstop flights per day

For this 1-week trip to Tahiti, the big advantage with choosing LAX over San Diego is travel time. In this example, leaving from San Diego will unfortunately double your travel time opposed to using LAX. Spending 18 hours traveling is exhausting! Cut that travel time in half and save money by choosing LAX for a simpler and faster getaway.

SEOUL

from San Diego:  0 nonstop flights per day

from LAX:  3 nonstop flights per day

For this trip to Seoul, traveling from San Diego forces you to endure an overnight layover – not a fun way to start your otherwise exciting trip. Instead, LAX offers you cheaper options, flexible departure times, and much shorter flight and travel times. In this example, save as much as 23 hours one-way in travel time by using LAX to travel to Seoul.

All flight pricing was taken from Google Flights on November 5, 2022.

With almost 200 nonstop destinations, LAX provides frequent nonstop service to so many parts of the world. Some of these connection times from San Diego include layovers of up to 19 hours! 

Even a shorter 3-hour layover can make your trip longer than choosing to fly direct from LAX. In addition, you eliminate the plausible risk of a missed connection. Avoid the hassle, stress and high prices, and consider flying from LAX next time you travel.

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