American: San Diego – Chicago (and vice versa). $61 (Basic Economy) / $79 (Regular Economy). Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Sample Travel Date:

  • May 14th – 21st
    • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel in May. Must purchase at least 7 days in advance of departure.
  • Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

  • Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
    • Departing from: SAN
    • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
      • Textbox 1: aa
      • Textbox 2:
        • This is instructing ITA to search for the Basic Economy fare. Use those dates on Orbitz and you will be presented with an option to upgrade to the regular economy fare
    • Destination: ORD
    • Return Advanced Routing Code: 
      • Textbox 1: aa
      • Textbox 2: 
    • Click on the “Advanced Routing Codes” link to enable advanced routing code input
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Enter departure date
    • Length of stay: 3-10
      • The maximum search range is 7 days, so enter ranges in this format: 0-7, 3-10, 5-12, etc.
  • The ITA search page should look like the following when all values are inputted.
  • You cannot buy tickets through ITA. To buy tickets, follow our instructions below in the “How to Buy” section.

Fare Class:

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

Sample Routing:

  • SAN – ORD (Chicago) – SAN

Sample Mileage:

  • Miles Flown: 3,438 miles or 2.3 cents per mile
  • Elite Qualifying Miles: 3,438 miles
  • Redeemable Miles: 232 miles

How to Buy:

  • Support us by using our Orbitz link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
    • Select the $61 fare from the search results and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to a regular fare for $18 more (or $79 total roundtrip). The regular fare with advance seat assignment and normal size carry-on included

Southwest: Houston – San Diego (and vice versa). $98. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Sample Travel Date:

  • May 19th – 24th
    • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel in May. Must purchase at least 1 day in advance of departure.
  • Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

Sample Routing:

  • HOU (Houston – Hobby) –  SAN (San Diego) – HOU

Sample Mileage:

  • Miles Flown: 2,626 miles or 3.7 cents per mile

How to Buy:

United: San Diego – Newark (and vice versa). $217. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Sample Travel Date:

  • May 14th – 17th
    • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel in early May. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 21 days in advance of departure
  • Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

  • Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
    • Departing from: SAN
    • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
      • Textbox 1: ua
      • Textbox 2:
    • Destination: EWR
    • Return Advanced Routing Code: 
      • Textbox 1: ua
      • Textbox 2: 
    • Click on the “Advanced Routing Codes” link to enable advanced routing code input
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Enter departure date
    • Length of stay: 3-10
      • The maximum search range is 7 days, so enter ranges in this format: 0-7, 3-10, 5-12, etc.
  • The ITA search page should look like the following when all values are inputted.
  • You cannot buy tickets through ITA. To buy tickets, follow our instructions below in the “How to Buy” section.

Fare Class:

Fare Class:

Sample Routing:

  • SAN – EWR (Newark) – SAN

Sample Mileage:

  • Miles Flown: 4,838 miles or 4.4 cents per mile
  • Redeemable Miles: 874 miles

How to Buy:

  • Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.

United: San Diego / Las Vegas – Barcelona, Spain. $506 (Basic Economy) / $645 (Regular Economy). Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Sample Travel Date:

  • Sample from San Diego
  • October 19th – 26th
    • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel from late October – early December or January 2022. A 7 day minimum stay is required. Must purchase at least 3 days in advance of departure.
  • Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

  • Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
    • Departing from: SAN
      • For Las Vegas availability, replace SAN with LAS
    • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
      • Textbox 1: ua ewr ua
      • Textbox 2: maxconnect 360
        • This is instructing ITA to search for the Basic Economy fare. Use those dates on Orbitz and you will be presented with an option to upgrade to a regular economy fare.
    • Destination: BCN
    • Return Advanced Routing Code: 
      • Textbox 1: ua ewrua
      • Textbox 2: maxconnect 360
    • Click on the “Advanced Routing Codes” link to enable advanced routing code input
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Enter departure date
    • Length of stay: 3-10
      • The maximum search range is 7 days, so enter ranges in this format: 0-7, 3-10, 5-12, etc.
  • The ITA search page should look like the following when all values are inputted.
  • You cannot buy tickets through ITA. To buy tickets, follow our instructions below in the “How to Buy” section.

Fare Class:

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

Sample Routing:

  • SAN – EWR (Newark) – BCN (Barcelona) – EWR – SAN

Sample Mileage:

  • Miles Flown: 12,498 miles or 5.2 cents per mile
  • Redeemable Miles: 2,705 miles

How to Buy:

  • Support us by using our Orbitz link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
    • Select the $506 fare in the search results and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to a regular fare for $139 more (or $645 total roundtrip). The regular fare with advance seat assignment and ONE checked bag included.

United: San Diego – San Juan, Puerto Rico. $278 (Basic Economy) / $348 (Regular Economy). Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Sample Travel Date:

  • May 20th – 24th
    • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel in May Must purchase at least 21 days in advance of departure.
  • Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

  • Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
    • Departing from: SAN
    • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
      • Textbox 1: ua ua
      • Textbox 2: maxconnect 240
        • This is instructing ITA to search for the Basic Economy fare. Use those dates on Orbitz and you will be presented with an option to upgrade to the regular economy fare
    • Destination: SJU
    • Return Advanced Routing Code: 
      • Textbox 1: ua ua
      • Textbox 2: maxconnect 240
    • Click on the “Advanced Routing Codes” link to enable advanced routing code input
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Enter departure date
    • Length of stay: 3-10
      • The maximum search range is 7 days, so enter ranges in this format: 0-7, 3-10, 5-12, etc.
  • The ITA search page should look like the following when all values are inputted.
  • You cannot buy tickets through ITA. To buy tickets, follow our instructions below in the “How to Buy” section.

Fare Class:

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

Sample Routing:

  • SAN – IAD (Washington D.C.) – SJU (San Juan) – EWR (Newark) – SAN

Sample Mileage:

  • Miles Flown: 7,850 miles or 4.4 cents per mile
  • Redeemable Miles: 1,355 miles

How to Buy:

  • Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
    • Select the $278 fare in the search results and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to a regular fare for $70 more (or $348 total roundtrip). The regular fare with advance seat assignment and normal size carry-on included

Southwest: San Diego – Portland, Oregon (and vice versa). $113 Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Sample Travel Date:

  • May 22nd – 25th
    • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel in May. Must purchase at least 1 day in advance of departure.
  • Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

Sample Routing:

  • SAN – SJC (San Jose) – PDX (Portland) – SJC – SAN

Sample Mileage:

  • Miles Flown: 1,972 miles or 5.7 cents per mile

How to Buy:

The Shorthaul – Southwest: San Diego – Austin (and vice versa). $157. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Sample Travel Date:

  • May 22nd – 25th
    • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel in May. Must purchase at least 1 day in advance of departure.
  • Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

Sample Routing:

  • SAN – AUS (Austin) – SAN

Sample Mileage:

  • Miles Flown: 2,322 miles

How to Buy:

Southwest: San Diego – Denver (and vice versa). $98. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Sample Travel Date:

  • May 20th – 23rd
    • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel in May. Must purchase at least 1 day in advance of departure.
  • Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

Sample Routing:

  • SAN – DEN (Denver) – SAN

Sample Mileage:

  • Miles Flown: 1,702 miles or 5.8 cents per mile

How to Buy Airline Tickets:

Southwest: San Diego – Honolulu, Hawaii (and vice versa). $198. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Sample Travel Date:

  • May 4th – 12th
    • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel in May for Monday through Thursday departures and returns. Must purchase at least 1 day in advance of departure.
  • Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

Sample Routing:

  • SAN – HNL (Honolulu) – SAN

Sample Mileage:

  • Miles Flown: 5,216 miles or 3.8 cents per mile

How to Buy:

American / Qatar Airways: San Diego – The Maldives. $787. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Sample Travel Date:

  • October 18th – 25th
    • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates.

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel from August – November. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 21 days in advance of departure.
  • Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

  • Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
    • Departing from: SAN
    • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
      • Textbox 1: dfw,ord doh
      • Textbox 2: 
    • Destination: MLE
    • Return Advanced Routing Code: 
      • Textbox 1: doh dfw,ord
      • Textbox 2: 
    • Click on the “Advanced Routing Codes” link to enable advanced routing code input
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Enter departure date
    • Length of stay: 3-10
      • The maximum search range is 7 days, so enter ranges in this format: 0-7, 3-10, 5-12, etc.
  • The ITA search page should look like the following when all values are inputted.
  • You cannot buy tickets through ITA. To buy tickets, follow our instructions below in the “How to Buy” section.

Fare Class:

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

Sample Routing:

  • SAN – DFW (Dallas) – DOH (Doha) – MLE (The Maldives) – DOH – DFW- SAN

Sample Mileage:

  • Miles Flown: 22,278 miles or 3.5 cents per mile
  • Elite Qualifying Miles: 22,278 miles
  • Redeemable Miles: 3,185 miles

How to Buy:

  • Book on Google Flights with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search