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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 6/18. 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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$51
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
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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

6/3Mon
1 stopSpirit Airlines
9h 48mSTL-SAN
6/11Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
13h 46mSAN-STL
$98
6/12Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
8h 35mSTL-SAN
6/18Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
13h 46mSAN-STL
$103
6/12Wed
1 stop
10h 32mSTL-SAN
6/19Wed
1 stop
5h 15mSAN-STL
$110
6/6Thu
1 stopFrontier
17h 29mSTL-SAN
6/19Wed
1 stopFrontier
5h 15mSAN-STL
$127
6/10Mon
1 stopFrontier
12h 39mSTL-SAN
6/19Wed
1 stopFrontier
5h 15mSAN-STL
$128
6/12Wed
1 stop
8h 35mSTL-SAN
6/20Thu
1 stop
12h 18mSAN-STL
$135
6/9Sun
1 stopDelta
8h 34mSTL-SAN
6/21Fri
1 stopDelta
5h 43mSAN-STL
$246
8/24Sat
1 stopDelta
8h 03mMLI-SAN
8/27Tue
1 stopDelta
9h 25mSAN-MLI
$276
5/29Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 25mSPI-SAN
6/5Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 26mSAN-SPI
$286
9/11Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 28mPIA-SAN
9/16Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
9h 51mSAN-PIA
$286

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Recent one-way flight deals

6/18Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 33mORD-SAN
$51
5/22Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 49mSTL-SAN
$57
6/4Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 40mORD-SAN
$58
5/21Tue
1 stopFrontier
7h 09mSTL-SAN
$73
6/8Sat
1 stopFrontier
12h 55mMDW-SAN
$76
6/3Mon
2 stops
16h 59mORD-SAN
$101
7/8Mon
2 stops
19h 15mORD-SAN
$115
5/26Sun
1 stopSun Country Air
25h 27mORD-SAN
$118
6/12Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 21mMLI-SAN
$124
8/3Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 28mORD-SAN
$186

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Last minute flights from Illinois to San Diego

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

5/21Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
12h 22mORD-SAN
8/27Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
12h 58mSAN-ORD
$122
5/21Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
12h 22mORD-SAN
5/28Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
13h 52mSAN-ORD
$125
5/21Tue
multi-stop
12h 22mORD-SAN
8/24Sat
multi-stop
14h 47mSAN-ORD
$133
5/21Tue
multi-stopFrontier
10h 20mSTL-SAN
6/4Tue
multi-stopFrontier
23h 25mSAN-STL
$136
5/21Tue
multi-stopFrontier
24h 11mMDW-SAN
5/28Tue
multi-stopFrontier
8h 22mSAN-MDW
$137
5/21Tue
multi-stop
12h 22mORD-SAN
8/25Sun
multi-stop
8h 45mSAN-ORD
$146
5/19Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 08mMLI-SAN
5/29Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 41mSAN-MLI
$412
5/19Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 08mMLI-SAN
5/29Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 11mSAN-MLI
$418
5/20Mon
multi-stopDelta
7h 01mSTL-SAN
5/23Thu
multi-stopDelta
5h 30mSAN-STL
$564
5/17Fri
multi-stopDelta
9h 43mMDW-SAN
5/17Fri
multi-stopDelta
8h 31mSAN-MDW
$1,152

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