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C$ 83 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to Vancouver

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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Vancouver (SAN-YVR)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Diego to Vancouver that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from San Diego to Vancouver

Thu, 7 Aug - Sun, 17 Aug
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1:00 p.m. - 4:07 p.m.SAN-YVR
3h 07mdirect
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9:05 a.m. - 12:09 p.m.YVR-SAN
3h 04mdirect
C$ 201WestJet
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Wed, 9 Jul - Wed, 16 Jul
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2:05 p.m. - 8:35 p.m.SAN-YVR
6h 30m1 stop
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7:00 a.m. - 1:20 p.m.YVR-SAN
6h 20m1 stop
C$ 205WestJet
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Tue, 16 Sep - Thu, 18 Sep
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11:40 a.m. - 10:25 p.m.SAN-YVR
10h 45m1 stop
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7:00 a.m. - 1:20 p.m.YVR-SAN
6h 20m1 stop
C$ 242
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Wed, 30 Jul - Mon, 11 Aug
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6:15 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.SAN-YVR
6h 25m1 stop
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7:00 a.m. - 1:20 p.m.YVR-SAN
6h 20m1 stop
C$ 260
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Sat, 2 Aug - Sun, 17 Aug
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5:00 p.m. - 8:08 p.m.SAN-YVR
3h 08mdirect
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8:50 a.m. - 11:57 a.m.YVR-SAN
3h 07mdirect
C$ 264Air Canada
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Sat, 30 Aug - Sun, 7 Sep
Air Canada Logo
5:00 p.m. - 8:08 p.m.SAN-YVR
3h 08mdirect
Air Canada Logo
8:50 a.m. - 11:47 a.m.YVR-SAN
2h 57mdirect
C$ 269Air Canada
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Sat, 26 Jul - Sat, 2 Aug
United Airlines Logo
6:45 a.m. - 6:18 p.m.SAN-YVR
11h 33m1 stop
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8:35 a.m. - 10:14 p.m.YVR-SAN
13h 39m1 stop
C$ 293United Airlines
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Sat, 26 Jul - Tue, 5 Aug
United Airlines Logo
6:47 p.m. - 9:51 a.m.SAN-YVR
15h 04m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:00 p.m. - 11:44 p.m.YVR-SAN
11h 44m1 stop
C$ 298United Airlines
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Sun, 29 Jun - Thu, 24 Jul
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7:33 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.SAN-YVR
27h 27m2 stops
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1:25 p.m. - 9:28 a.m.YVR-SAN
20h 03m1 stop
C$ 304American Airlines
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Mon, 30 Jun - Thu, 24 Jul
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6:25 a.m. - 9:20 p.m.SAN-YVR
14h 55m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
11:55 p.m. - 10:27 p.m.YVR-SAN
22h 32m1 stop
C$ 399American Airlines
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Expert advice for your flight from San Diego to Vancouver

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarisation of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
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Air Canada

Air Canada's Preferred Economy seats offer 10 cm extra legroom, ideal for added comfort.


Check-in online 24 hours before to avoid queues and ensure a smoother experience.

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United Airlines

United's Economy Plus offers 15 cm more legroom than standard economy, enhancing comfort on short flights.


Purchase Priority Boarding to ensure overhead bin space, placing you in Zone 2.

WestJet

WestJet's Premium cabin offers two free checked bags and priority boarding for convenience.


Bid for upgrades to Business or Premium class for a potentially great deal.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to Vancouver flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Diego to Vancouver to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Diego to Vancouver?

The average price of all round-trip flights from San Diego to Vancouver Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Vancouver on a Friday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to San Diego, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Vancouver Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Vancouver Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from San Diego to Vancouver Intl Airport is May, where tickets cost C$ 343 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 697 and C$ 640 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Diego to Vancouver Intl Airport?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at C$ 162 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Diego to Vancouver Intl Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Vancouver Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from San Diego to Vancouver Intl Airport, you should book around 7 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonMarch
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flightC$ 83
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 47% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from San Diego to Vancouver

When to book flights from San Diego to Vancouver

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Vancouver based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking San Diego to Vancouver flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Diego to Vancouver Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Vancouver Intl Airport was C$ 61 for a one-way ticket and C$ 147 for a round-trip.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from San Diego to Vancouver?

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the San Diego to Vancouver flight route: Air Canada, United Airlines, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Asiana Airlines, and WestJet.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Diego to Vancouver?

    The Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San Diego to Vancouver flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Diego to Vancouver?

    Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between San Diego and Vancouver, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from San Diego to Vancouver?

    There are direct flights from San Diego to Vancouver on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Diego to Vancouver, United Airlines or WestJet?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Vancouver are United Airlines and WestJet. With an average price for the route of C$ 476 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. WestJet is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of C$ 334 and an overall rating of 7.2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Diego to Vancouver?

    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 San Diego to Vancouver.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Diego to Vancouver?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Vancouver from San Diego is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Diego to Vancouver?

    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 Vancouver with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Diego to Vancouver?

    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 Vancouver from San Diego up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from San Diego to Vancouver Intl Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for C$ 134 or less one-way and C$ 196 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from San Diego to Vancouver?

Find which airlines fly direct from San Diego Airport to Vancouver Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

San Diego to Vancouver Intl

Monday

Air Canada,Delta,United Airlines, +1 more

Air Canada,Delta, +2 more

Tuesday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Wednesday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Thursday

Air Canada,Delta,United Airlines, +1 more

Air Canada,Delta, +2 more

Friday

Air Canada,Delta,United Airlines, +1 more

Air Canada,Delta, +2 more

Saturday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Sunday

Air Canada,Delta,United Airlines, +1 more

Air Canada,Delta, +2 more

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Direct returns

Vancouver Intl to San Diego

Monday

Air Canada,Delta,United Airlines, +1 more

Air Canada,Delta, +2 more

Tuesday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Wednesday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Thursday

Air Canada,Delta,United Airlines, +1 more

Air Canada,Delta, +2 more

Friday

Air Canada,Delta,United Airlines, +1 more

Air Canada,Delta, +2 more

Saturday

Air Canada,United Airlines

Air Canada,United Airlines

Sunday

Air Canada,Delta,United Airlines, +1 more

Air Canada,Delta, +2 more

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Top 3 airlines serving from San Diego to Vancouver

 
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7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 8790 reviews
6.6Food
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
7.0Entertainment
7.3Comfort
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it was so bad. I tried to board my flight from vancouver to saskatoon. And to my surprise they did not board me cause the flight was changed and no email was send to me. and on my boarding pass which i got from seattle says different flight. I did not knew anyone from Vancouver, air canada crew was rude, i asked for today flight but they were rude and i had early morning dental appointment in saskatoon. I was so much in pain and my whole day is wasted today. and i suffered alot. They did provide me hotel but they did not provide me any food. I am really really disappointed first time had so bad experience with air canada. I may think twice to book it again. If i can get any reply or any composition that would be great. Thanks

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jun 2025LAX - SEA
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it was so bad. I tried to board my flight from vancouver to saskatoon. And to my surprise they did not board me cause the flight was changed and no email was send to me. and on my boarding pass which i got from seattle says different flight. I did not knew anyone from Vancouver, air canada crew was rude, i asked for today flight but they were rude and i had early morning dental appointment in saskatoon. I was so much in pain and my whole day is wasted today. and i suffered alot. They did provide me hotel but they did not provide me any food. I am really really disappointed first time had so bad experience with air canada. I may think twice to book it again. If i can get any reply or any composition that would be great. Thanks

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

The food was the worst I’ve had on any flight I’ve ever been on.

I was supposed to be on business class at first class from Denver back to Miami due to weather changes. I missed my connection and it’s put on a flight to Fort Lauderdale. Instead of honoring my business class/1st class ticket, they put me in coach, but there were two first class seats open. I think it’s absolutely disgusting that I paid for first class $1300 ticket and they put me in economy and they had to open seats available and I have still not been refunded the difference. I ended up having to eat a snack box instead of the meal I was supposed to get and did not get home till 2 AM so I think that’s a little pathetic that I had to live off crackers for dinner And my poor dog ate some cheese and salami. Oh yes, apparently when they switched me to the new flight they forgot to mention I had a service dog

Flight was late as pilot crew had to land at different airport in their previous flight. Passengers boarded and had to wait for pilots inside plane. Series of incomplete and unnecessary announcements by an annoying voice, rather than complete, informative announcements.

Breakfast was not loaded at SFO due to catering company change. Seems like a major airline at a major hub would have thought of something else or warned passengers to pick up food before boarding a 3 hour flight.

Boarding seemed to be organized bedlam. For what ever reason, preboarding took longer than 20 minutes. Made the plane 20 minutes late taking off. Luckily we arrived on time. Flight crew seemed very friendly. Only slight turbulence.

They hired a new catering company the same day of my flight. They botched the job by not delivering the right carts and after THREE HOURS waiting, the flight crew timed out (flight was 19 hours long and FAA rules state crew can’t work more than 14 hours long). So they CANCELED OUR FLIGHT!! Worst experience ever. Avoid UAL at all costs.

The personnel were professional and friendly. The Boeing 737 Max 9 is too claustrophobic and was very warm at both airport gates, and still warm in the air.

While the staff was pleasant and helpful, the following observations are for your awareness. There was some delay on the tarmac on take off and landing. The paid lunch/food offerings were limited. Entertainment was only available on WiFi at a cost.

Not the greatest experience everything was pretty mediocre. My seat was by the washroom in the aisle and was not located well as everyone past each other people were right in my seat and space.

We didn’t make the flight due to Delta’s check in line moving too slow.

The flight was ahead of schedule. A half glass of juice and a cookie is pathetic! No entertainment possibilities. Not even a plug-in for phone or IPad if you wanted to watch a downloaded movie. Back to flying Air Canada!

The flight was ahead of schedule. A half glass of juice and a cookie is pathetic!

Plane changed to one with no entertainment system or ability to serve hot meals

We never had an experience they canceled the flight and they did not offer us an alternative flight. I had to book one on my own expense. They offered us food voucher and we could not use them at the airport it kept saying not attached to an existing flight. The people at the counter were rude and cold and they did not care about our situation

Get our, as a group, skis on time to their destination. Have more attendants checking people in. There was only one. The line was a block long :( . Also flight change with 5-hour delay

Horrible. I checked out myself that it seems that I can have a free carry-on. But they ask me to pay $75 when we are nearly boarding. It was tricky during check out that make you mistake that you can have a carry-on beside your personal item. Also they ask $75 in the airport instead of $35 during checkout. So the whole process is designed to make you this mistake

Plane should have entertainment, instead of people paying to use wifi

Westjet has been absolutely terrible! Flights continually cancelled. Took 4 days to get home. Would have been 5, but we booked last flight with another airline after our Westjet flight was cancelled. Even pilot on original flight looked frustrated! Funny how they say cancelation is weather related, but they still have more than 1 other flight leaving to same destination on same day, but of course those are all full. This happened more than once on this trip. Two weather related cancelations and 1 mechanical. Not sure if the last flight even went ahead. Felt so sorry for families with kids and babies, and the older travellers. Felt like we lived out of suitcases and airports for days - SO RIDICULOUS! Next to no help from Westjet staff at airports, but it appears there is nothing they can help you with. Westjet has made it that they are unreachable when you need them! People were getting extremely frustrated, and rightfully so. Additional costs to us really added up, but Westjet literally DOESN'T CARE! Final straw was when we had to pay $1280 on a different airline (economy) trying to get home after another cancelled flight. Westjet will be refunding us a whole $140! Can't believe how this airline operates. We will never, ever use them again!

Easy boarding and comfortable seating were plusses. Enjoyed the experience and good service from the captain and crew. Many thanks...!

All was good except for the seats, not very comfy.

Poor air traffic controller staffing led to a 50%reduction on flights so we got to wait 4 hrs for our flight! Very disorganized at the gate Poor communication with customers

It was delayed by almost 90 minutes and that messed up our plans but it was beyond UA’s control that is what we heard

PDX staff was great and we arrived on time in YVR.

They are a great airline, and i enjoying flying with them. However my experience with booking through Kayak was a horrible experience. With all the restrictions and glitches of website. My entire bookings by kayak was wrong. And there was no possible way of fixing anything with them, because they hand over responsibility to the airline after purchase is made. Will not be booking through Kayak again and will inform my family and friends not to as well.

All was good with comfort and ease of boarding. There was confusion from what gate to board at. Meant moving a long distance but I allowed plenty of time for this.

Terrible experience. Flight was delayed then canceled. They had no clue how to rebook us. Had to wait in line to take to a gate agent for 2 hours. Absolutely terrible from start to finish.

Good airport. Good entertainment on the big flight. Did not have a good way to prop up or mount my phone/ipad

Plane was old, cabin was small, overhead bins were small, seats really uncomfortable, no seat-back entertainment

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