- Must visit
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art
University art museum presenting contemporary and historical exhibitions, including works tied to UC Davis teaching and research.
The best way to find a cheap flight ticket from San Diego, CA to Davis, CA is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from San Diego, CA to Davis, CA will cost around $310 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $310.
On Tue, Nov 03, we found 1 flights from San Diego, CA to Davis, CA, including 1 direct services.
On Tue, Nov 03 the direct flights cover the 769 km distance in an average of 1 h 44 m but if you time it right, some flights will get you there in just 1 h 44 m .
On Tue, Nov 03 the longest flights will take 1 h 44 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.

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Flights from San Diego, CA to Davis, CA depart on average 113 times per day, taking around 3h 40m. Cheap flight tickets for this journey start at $166 but you can travel from only $164 by bus.
There are 30 flights per day. The earliest flight runs at 00:17, the last at 23:58. The fastest flight covers the 477 miles (769 km) distance in 1h 38m. October is the cheapest month to fly.
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The table below shows live departures for San Diego, CA to Davis, CA flights for today, Monday, November 2. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated flight journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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UA2322 | 6:15 AM San Diego International Airport | 1h50 | 8:05 AM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AA1055 · AA527 | 6:15 AM San Diego International Airport | 8h54 | 3:09 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2035 · UA5410 · UA2279 | 6:20 AM San Diego International Airport | 9h15 | 3:35 PM San Francisco International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA2035 · UA5851 · UA453 | 6:20 AM San Diego International Airport | 11h26 | 5:46 PM San Francisco International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA2035 · UA2199 · UA5770 | 6:20 AM San Diego International Airport | 10h48 | 5:08 PM Sacramento International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA2035 · UA5537 · UA5480 | 6:20 AM San Diego International Airport | 9h09 | 3:29 PM San Francisco International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA2035 · UA1006 · UA1924 | 6:20 AM San Diego International Airport | 6h55 | 1:15 PM San Francisco International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA2035 · UA726 · UA2416 | 6:20 AM San Diego International Airport | 9h11 | 3:31 PM San Francisco International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA2035 · UA1006 · UA1799 | 6:20 AM San Diego International Airport | 8h59 | 3:19 PM San Francisco International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA2035 · UA5820 | 6:20 AM San Diego International Airport | 8h33 | 2:53 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2035 · UA1905 | 6:20 AM San Diego International Airport | 4h57 | 11:17 AM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2035 · UA1905 · UA4790 | 6:20 AM San Diego International Airport | 7h08 | 1:28 PM Sacramento International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA2035 · UA5537 · UA5248 | 6:20 AM San Diego International Airport | 6h55 | 1:15 PM San Francisco International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA2035 · UA5537 | 6:20 AM San Diego International Airport | 4h48 | 11:08 AM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA1694 · AA2234 | 6:25 AM San Diego International Airport | 13h14 | 7:39 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA1694 · AA2423 | 6:25 AM San Diego International Airport | 7h05 | 1:30 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA1694 · AA2846 | 6:25 AM San Diego International Airport | 9h46 | 4:11 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1599 · UA1561 | 6:45 AM San Diego International Airport | 6h27 | 1:12 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1599 · UA1594 | 6:45 AM San Diego International Airport | 8h27 | 3:12 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1599 · UA1415 | 6:45 AM San Diego International Airport | 6h16 | 1:01 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA9403 | 7:10 AM San Diego International Airport | 1h42 | 8:52 AM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AA3227 · AA1430 | 7:15 AM San Diego International Airport | 13h33 | 8:48 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA3227 · AA701 | 7:15 AM San Diego International Airport | 11h13 | 6:28 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA3227 · AA527 | 7:15 AM San Diego International Airport | 7h54 | 3:09 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA5519 · UA5770 | 7:30 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 9h38 | 5:08 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA5519 | 7:30 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 1h49 | 9:19 AM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA2274 | 7:30 AM San Diego International Airport | 1h50 | 9:20 AM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA5519 · UA4790 | 7:30 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 5h58 | 1:28 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA5520 · UA2300 · UA5440 | 8:40 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 10h34 | 7:14 PM San Francisco International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA5520 · UA2300 · UA5351 | 8:40 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 9h10 | 5:50 PM San Francisco International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA5520 · UA2633 | 8:40 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 8h44 | 5:24 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA5520 · UA1812 | 8:40 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 6h31 | 3:11 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA5520 · UA1208 | 8:40 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 9h00 | 5:40 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA5520 · UA2300 · UA1531 | 8:40 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 11h30 | 8:10 PM San Francisco International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA5520 · UA1594 | 8:40 AM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 6h32 | 3:12 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2476 · UA1594 | 8:45 AM San Diego International Airport | 6h27 | 3:12 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2476 · UA1208 | 8:45 AM San Diego International Airport | 8h55 | 5:40 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2476 · UA1812 | 8:45 AM San Diego International Airport | 6h26 | 3:11 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA2057 · AA2234 | 9:26 AM San Diego International Airport | 10h13 | 7:39 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA2057 · AA2846 | 9:26 AM San Diego International Airport | 6h45 | 4:11 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1791 · UA4790 | 9:38 AM San Diego International Airport | 3h50 | 1:28 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1791 | 9:38 AM San Diego International Airport | 1h47 | 11:25 AM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA1980 · UA382 | 10:16 AM San Diego International Airport | 8h29 | 6:45 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA9276 | 10:48 AM San Diego International Airport | 1h49 | 12:37 PM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AA3319 · AA939 | 11:08 AM San Diego International Airport | 11h23 | 10:31 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2309 | 11:20 AM San Diego International Airport | 1h47 | 1:07 PM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA2793 · UA1510 | 11:21 AM San Diego International Airport | 7h50 | 7:11 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2793 · UA2633 | 11:21 AM San Diego International Airport | 6h03 | 5:24 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2793 · UA1208 | 11:21 AM San Diego International Airport | 6h19 | 5:40 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2237 · UA2038 | 12:05 PM San Diego International Airport | 8h56 | 9:01 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA9305 | 12:15 PM San Diego International Airport | 1h41 | 1:56 PM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AA3053 · AA446 | 12:28 PM San Diego International Airport | 12h11 | 12:39 AM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA3053 · AA1430 | 12:28 PM San Diego International Airport | 8h20 | 8:48 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1835 · UA5770 | 12:37 PM San Diego International Airport | 4h31 | 5:08 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1835 | 12:37 PM San Diego International Airport | 1h47 | 2:24 PM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA1565 · UA1510 | 12:39 PM San Diego International Airport | 6h32 | 7:11 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1565 · UA2132 | 12:39 PM San Diego International Airport | 8h21 | 9:00 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA3143 · AA446 | 1:01 PM San Diego International Airport | 11h38 | 12:39 AM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA5515 · UA1389 | 1:04 PM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 8h06 | 9:10 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA5515 · UA1510 | 1:04 PM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 6h07 | 7:11 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA5515 · UA2132 | 1:04 PM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 7h56 | 9:00 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA5515 · UA2123 | 1:04 PM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 10h05 | 11:09 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA1813 · AA2234 | 1:05 PM San Diego International Airport | 6h34 | 7:39 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1763 · UA5770 | 1:31 PM San Diego International Airport | 3h37 | 5:08 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1763 | 1:31 PM San Diego International Airport | 1h44 | 3:15 PM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA5599 | 1:47 PM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 1h43 | 3:30 PM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA5599 · UA5770 | 1:47 PM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 3h21 | 5:08 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA5599 · UA2397 | 1:47 PM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 5h56 | 7:43 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA5599 · UA1848 | 1:47 PM McClellan–Palomar Airport | 10h02 | 11:49 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA2050 · AA1005 | 2:18 PM San Diego International Airport | 9h07 | 11:25 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA2050 · AA939 | 2:18 PM San Diego International Airport | 8h13 | 10:31 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA660 · UA2111 · UA1848 | 2:30 PM San Diego International Airport | 9h19 | 11:49 PM Sacramento International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA660 · UA1363 | 2:30 PM San Diego International Airport | 3h32 | 6:02 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA660 · UA1363 · UA2397 | 2:30 PM San Diego International Airport | 5h13 | 7:43 PM Sacramento International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA660 · UA2111 | 2:30 PM San Diego International Airport | 5h40 | 8:10 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA660 · UA2801 | 2:30 PM San Diego International Airport | 6h06 | 8:36 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA660 · UA4754 | 2:30 PM San Diego International Airport | 5h32 | 8:02 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA2438 · AA1005 | 3:13 PM San Diego International Airport | 8h12 | 11:25 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2117 | 4:01 PM San Diego International Airport | 1h44 | 5:45 PM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA2117 · UA2397 | 4:01 PM San Diego International Airport | 3h42 | 7:43 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA682 · UA2123 | 4:18 PM San Diego International Airport | 6h51 | 11:09 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
AA9328 | 4:25 PM San Diego International Airport | 1h41 | 6:06 PM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AA2441 · AA446 | 4:31 PM San Diego International Airport | 8h08 | 12:39 AM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2212 · UA1195 · UA1848 | 4:45 PM San Diego International Airport | 7h04 | 11:49 PM Sacramento International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA2212 · UA2801 | 4:45 PM San Diego International Airport | 3h51 | 8:36 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2212 · UA4754 | 4:45 PM San Diego International Airport | 3h17 | 8:02 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2212 · UA1195 | 4:45 PM San Diego International Airport | 4h40 | 9:25 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2212 · UA2111 | 4:45 PM San Diego International Airport | 3h25 | 8:10 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2212 · UA2056 | 4:45 PM San Diego International Airport | 6h21 | 11:06 PM San Francisco International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2212 · UA2111 · UA1848 | 4:45 PM San Diego International Airport | 7h04 | 11:49 PM Sacramento International Airport | 2 transfers | |
UA1302 · UA1848 | 6:26 PM San Diego International Airport | 5h23 | 11:49 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA1302 | 6:26 PM San Diego International Airport | 1h44 | 8:10 PM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AA9382 | 6:35 PM San Diego International Airport | 1h41 | 8:16 PM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
UA2278 · UA1848 | 7:41 PM San Diego International Airport | 4h08 | 11:49 PM Sacramento International Airport | 1 transfer | |
UA2278 | 7:41 PM San Diego International Airport | 1h44 | 9:25 PM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AA9373 | 8:12 PM San Diego International Airport | 1h45 | 9:57 PM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
AA9407 | 10:10 PM San Diego International Airport | 1h49 | 11:59 PM San Francisco International Airport | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Flights from San Diego, CA to Davis, CA with United, Alaska Airlines, and American Airlines. Flights with a stop available on this route with United, Alaska Airlines, and American Airlines. Use the details below to compare onboard facilities.
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Discover the best of Davis, CA — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Davis, CA trip today.
University art museum presenting contemporary and historical exhibitions, including works tied to UC Davis teaching and research.
Compact local history museum in a former library, with exhibits on Davis, farming, rail, and community life.
UC Davis museum focused on design, craft, and material culture, with rotating exhibitions in an accessible campus setting.
Expansive living museum of gardens, Putah Creek views, and shaded paths; excellent for walking, birding, and seasonal blooms.
Downtown's central plaza hosts events, lawns, and gathering space beside shops and the station; ideal for a first walk in Davis.
Long greenbelt path and park corridor linking neighborhoods with ponds, shade, and easy walking away from traffic.
California sushi rolls reflect the region's Japanese influence and local avocado culture. Common around Davis, they are a recognizable Northern California staple.
Tri-tip barbecue is a Central California specialty: beef sirloin roast seasoned and grilled over oak. Popular at gatherings across nearby ranching regions.
Mission-style burritos are widely eaten in Northern California. They are known for large flour tortillas stuffed with rice, beans, meat, salsa, and dairy.
Well-known local pizzeria focused on inventive toppings and California style pies. Busy, family-friendly atmosphere near downtown Davis.
Casual downtown spot known for burritos, tacos, and fresh salsas. A longtime local favorite with a lively, no-frills atmosphere.
Stylish restaurant serving seasonal California fare and cocktails. Good for a relaxed dinner with locally sourced ingredients and a polished setting.
Moderate for California: hotels are often pricey, but dining is manageable and local transit costs are relatively low for visitors.
Tip 15-20% at restaurants, 10-15% for taxis, and $1-2 for café drinks if there is table service.
Get destination-focused answers for the end of your trip, including what to do, when to go, practical entry details, and tips for making the most of your time in Davis, CA.
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from San Diego, CA to Davis, CA by flight. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest flight, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Davis, CA, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most San Diego, CA to Davis, CA flights use the San Diego International Airport to airport pair. Use this guide to compare San Diego, CA and Davis, CA airports on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like airport facilities and services.
San Diego International Airport is 4 km from San Diego city centre. Public transport options include:
San Diego International Airport has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Shopping, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Hotel, Shower, Lounge, Lost and Found Office, and Car Rental.
Food options include: Restaurants in terminals 1 and 2, including fast food and sit-down options like The Counter and Phil's BBQ
Free Wi-Fi available throughout the airport. ATMs are located in all terminals.
Lost and found is available at the station.
Available at San Diego International Airport: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Available at San Diego International Airport: Car Rental.
Accessibility facilities are available at San Diego International Airport: Elevators, ramps.
Nearby hotels include Hotels nearby, Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Mari within walking distance..
McClellan-Palomar Airport has practical services for this route, including Accessibility.
Accessibility facilities are available at McClellan-Palomar Airport: The place has an entrance that is wheelchair-accessible.