# San Francisco (SFO) to San Diego (SAN) economy award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-san
Data updated: 2026-10-22T06:12:26.936Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 5,000 Atmos points plus $6 on Alaska Airlines through Atmos Rewards, departing 2026-11-10.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 5,000 Atmos points | $6 | Nonstop | 2026-11-10 | 20 Oct 2026, 16:29 UTC |
| United Airlines | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 9,000 miles | $6 | Nonstop | 2026-10-27 | 21 Oct 2026, 22:57 UTC |
| Delta Air Lines | [Delta SkyMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/delta-skymiles) | 21,700 miles | $6 | via SLC | 2026-10-27 | 22 Oct 2026, 02:42 UTC |
| Delta Air Lines | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 23,000 miles | $15 | via SEA | 2026-10-27 | 22 Oct 2026, 06:12 UTC |
| American Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 7,500 Atmos points | $26 | via PHX | 2026-10-27 | 21 Oct 2026, 17:29 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold economy seats from San Francisco to San Diego on 59 of the 59 departure days we have checked so far (1 day is not checked yet), through 4 programs. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 59 of 59 checked | 5,000 Atmos points | 6,000 Atmos points | $6 to $26 |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 1 of 59 checked | 9,000 miles | 9,000 miles | $6 |
| [Delta SkyMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/delta-skymiles) | 1 of 59 checked | 21,700 miles | 21,700 miles | $6 |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 1 of 59 checked | 23,000 miles | 23,000 miles | $15 |

Nonstop seats on Alaska Airlines and United Airlines.
With a connection on American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

## How to book it

1. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search SFO to SAN in economy on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $6).
2. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search SFO to SAN in economy on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $6).
3. [Delta SkyMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/delta-skymiles) books on delta.com: sign in there, search SFO to SAN in economy on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $6).
4. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search SFO to SAN in economy on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $15).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

## More routes from San Francisco

- [London (LHR)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-lhr)
- [Edinburgh (EDI)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-edi)
- [Barcelona (BCN)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-bcn)
- [Paris (CDG)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-cdg)
- [Dublin (DUB)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-dub)
- [Rome (FCO)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-fco)
- [Frankfurt (FRA)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-fra)
- [Madrid (MAD)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-mad)
- [Manchester (MAN)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-man)
- [Munich (MUC)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-muc)
- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-doh)
- [Seoul (ICN)](https://miles.zone/routes/sfo-icn)

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- [Phoenix (PHX)](https://miles.zone/routes/phx-san)
- [Las Vegas (LAS)](https://miles.zone/routes/las-san)
- [Monterey (MRY)](https://miles.zone/routes/mry-san)
- [Oakland (OAK)](https://miles.zone/routes/oak-san)
- [Santa Barbara (SBA)](https://miles.zone/routes/sba-san)
- [San Luis Obispo (SBP)](https://miles.zone/routes/sbp-san)
- [San Jose (SJC)](https://miles.zone/routes/sjc-san)
- [Boise (BOI)](https://miles.zone/routes/boi-san)
- [Medford (MFR)](https://miles.zone/routes/mfr-san)
- [Reno (RNO)](https://miles.zone/routes/rno-san)
- [Salt Lake City (SLC)](https://miles.zone/routes/slc-san)
- [Sacramento (SMF)](https://miles.zone/routes/smf-san)