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Cheap Flight Deals from Frankfurt to San Diego (FRA-SAN)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Frankfurt to San Diego 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.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego.
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10:50 am - 5:58 pmFRA-SAN
16h 08m1 stop
6:10 pm - 5:00 pmSAN-FRA
13h 50m1 stop
Tue, Feb 18 - Tue, Feb 25
10:15 am - 8:40 pmFRA-SAN
19h 25m1 stop
7:10 pm - 7:40 pmSAN-FRA
16h 30m1 stop
Sat, Mar 8 - Tue, Mar 18
7:25 am - 4:05 pmFRA-SAN
17h 40m1 stop
6:10 pm - 4:40 pmSAN-FRA
13h 30m1 stop
$515British Airways
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Wed, Feb 19 - Wed, Feb 26
10:50 am - 7:00 pmFRA-SAN
17h 10m1 stop
10:00 am - 9:35 amSAN-FRA
14h 35m1 stop
$516Lufthansa
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Fri, Feb 21 - Fri, Mar 7
1:20 pm - 8:44 pmFRA-SAN
16h 24m1 stop
10:00 am - 9:35 amSAN-FRA
14h 35m1 stop
$519Lufthansa
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Mon, Feb 17 - Fri, Feb 28
10:15 am - 9:13 pmFRA-SAN
19h 58m2 stops
6:10 pm - 10:00 pmSAN-FRA
18h 50m1 stop
$522British Airways
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Tue, Feb 18 - Thu, Mar 6
9:20 am - 7:02 pmFRA-SAN
18h 42m1 stop
7:50 pm - 7:50 pmSAN-FRA
15h 00m1 stop
$537American Airlines
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Mon, Apr 21 - Tue, May 6
6:35 am - 11:26 pmFRA-SAN
25h 51m2 stops
7:50 pm - 10:25 pmSAN-FRA
17h 35m1 stop
$539American Airlines
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Wed, Apr 23 - Mon, May 5
10:15 am - 9:49 pmFRA-SAN
20h 34m1 stop
7:15 am - 12:05 pmSAN-FRA
19h 50m2 stops
$541United Airlines
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Fri, May 9 - Wed, Sep 3
9:15 am - 3:25 pmFRA-SAN
15h 10m1 stop
8:10 am - 8:10 amSAN-FRA
15h 00m1 stop
$545United Airlines
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Tue, May 6 - Fri, Sep 5

Flights from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego 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 Frankfurt am Main to San Diego?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Diego clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego, you should consider leaving on a Sunday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Frankfurt am Main, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Thursdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Diego?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Diego, 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 Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Diego is March, where tickets cost $595 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $750 and $737 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Diego?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Diego, 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 Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Diego, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

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Low season

January

High season

July

Cheapest flight

$488
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 8% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 14% increase in price.
Flight from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego

When to book flights from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Frankfurt am Main to San Diego flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Diego?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Diego was $537 for a one-way ticket and $488 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Frankfurt am Main and San Diego?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Frankfurt am Main and on arrival in San Diego.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego?

    Frankfurt am Main airport is called Frankfurt am Main and the only airport in San Diego is San Diego.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego, KLM or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego are KLM and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $655 and an overall rating of 7.8, KLM is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $703 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Frankfurt am Main 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 Frankfurt am Main to San Diego.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Diego from Frankfurt am Main 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 Frankfurt am Main 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 Frankfurt am Main with another airline. Booking your flights between Frankfurt am Main and SAN can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Frankfurt am Main 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 Frankfurt am Main up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Frankfurt am Main to San Diego? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 8985 reviews
6.7Food
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
8.1Crew
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Great. Food going from Australia to the US was better than other way around, but still needs improvement in terms of quality and quantity!!!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2025SYD - LAX
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Great. Food going from Australia to the US was better than other way around, but still needs improvement in terms of quality and quantity!!!

I feel bad, but Swiss airlines is not an airlines I will ever fly again. Their cabins are basic, seats are extremely uncomfortable, crew is a hit or a miss with service. What's worse is how they make you feel they are there to make money and not make your travel needs be met or make your travel a pleasure. They charge for 2nd bags, seat selection and felt like a budget arinines frontier/spirit airline attitude and approach. Their business class is from the early 2000s, basic. Additionally, planes going to India, are old, falling apart and not maintained. Even the crew mentioned this is typical of the airline having older planes going to India. Panels detached and loose or stuck with duct tape, seats scruffed up and dirty, seatbelts roughed up. The scariest thing was when I saw a window panel next to where I was sitting loose and dangling. The crew mentioned it's only cosmetic and assured the integrity of the plane was inspected by the maintenance crew. This is where they confessed about planes going to India being old. I UNFORTUNATELY would NOT recommend Swiss airlines to anyone and will NEVER fly with them again!

The ANA crew and their members were all extremely nice and caring. Shout out to the crews for working on Christmas and New Years. Y'all the real MVP

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

Boarding always seems a bit chaotic. Seat spacing could leave more for leg room.

Good flight. On time. Boarding and seating was easy. Crew were really friendly, yet professional. Bathroom (by cockpit) was small but serviceable. Some the seats were showing some notable wear & tear, but were comfy. Very happy UA customer. TY! 🤛🏽💗

We arrived early and finally made it to our gate almost an hour after.

We were delayed 3x and because I didn’t purchase my tickets directly from United Airlines I was told I Have to take care of it myself so I called Underpricer and they helped me but before I changed my flights I took the risk of sticking by what my tickets were and was lucky to have gotten on the original all flight with only 15 mins before take off. not sure if I will do this again

The flight was delayed so the people from a late connecting flight was able to still make the connection.

Everything good until we waited for jet bridge at SFO. Then pilot gets on speaker & said it won’t reach plane- too short, need to go to different gate. Then 5 min later, adjusted plane/jetbridge & all ok?!?

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight

We boarded after several delays due to mechanical failure and a gate change. The seat cushion in the exit row was very compressed and offered no cushion, making the four-hour journey reasonably uncomfortable. The WiFi worked for a few people, but for most, it did not, and you cannot get entertainment unless you can connect—American Airlines flights do not have seatback screens, and you must use your mobile phone.

AA is always pretty solid. Was on time all the way around today so can’t complain!

Great thanks - a whole row to myself. Good food but film selection not great.

My boarding pass wouldn't pull up in the app very easily and had to really dig through my email. That caused a delay in TSA..

I liked the duration speed while in the air but that is is for positive things to say. The service was over 3 hours late, staff not very friendly (probably because they were also late to the destination), uncomfortable seats and disappointing food options

RE Food: Wish there was a choice for No Rating. Flew from Honolulu to Los Angeles on a Red-Eye flight (11:00 pm to 7:30 am). Other than a package of cookies with a beverage choice offered soon after take-off, and a beverage choice shortly before landing, no other food choices were offered. Everyone slept or rested for most of the trip. Nothing to rate. RE Entertainment: Everyone was sleeping most of the flight. Only saw one passenger watch about 30 minutes of entertainment on his iPad. I never attempted to access any entertainment options.

Baby cried a lot. Nothing anyone could do about it. Just part of flying.

The boarding process was such a chaos with everyone crowding at the gates. There was no structure. The onboard crew were fantastic and very good.

At Barcelona, you have to get your passports checked before going to the E gates so give yourself time for that. The restaurants around the D and E gates are really limited compared to prior to passport control. On boarding, the gate staff tried to charge me EUR100 for my carryon, saying it was too big. I put it in their ‘measurement box’ and it fit with the top slightly protruding where the handle was. The gate staff then said my bag was ok to carry and put an ‘approved’ tag on my bag. I was bussed to the plane I boarded a ‘Level’ carrier which I had not heard of before. If you booked through a code share like American, you will be served food and alcohol on the plane. They do not provide complimentary ear phones or blankets. The internet was free but only for texting. WhatsApp worked but Spotify did not. Entertainment choice was adequate, movies were old and selection was limited. On arrival at LAX, my checked in bag was damaged as the wheel was broken. I am taking this up with Iberia. Their website and customer service was moderate in terms of user friendliness. You have to have all your documents and prepared to be patient and persistent. Let’s see how this goes. All n all, for the price I paid, I would recommend Level.

Was very unhappy with the entire process, from check in to boarding to the comfort of the flight. Did not enjoy the flight on Level.

Overall a great. However, the seating is way too narrow, for guys with any shoulder width. Luckily the crew moved the guy next to me, or it would have been miserable.

The staff on our flight from Charlotte to Boston were very friendly.

Alaska located my mother, aware that she had mobility issues and they seated her closer to the door. She and I were seated together so I felt more secure to be able to assist her. The desk attendant reviewed what steps to take when boarding. Allowed us to board first, we loved that. I was allowed time to help her board slowly, seat her, put all her things in their place before the crowds came through. These small details made me want to travel Alaska more when possible.

The flight was decent. I purchased my flight through Iberia, traveling with my elderly mother with mobility issues. I try to pay for luggage and seats online prior but Iberia website directs me to AA website. AA airlines website does not recognize the record locator. My mother and I are separated and each get a middle seat. She is seated the furthest away from a bathroom. I had to sit behind her to see her wave at me to use the bathroom. Lights out on the flight and I could not see her wave and she is not tech savvy to push an attendant button even though I showed her how. The attention to this detail puts AA at the bottom of my list when traveling with my elderly mother. Bad execution and handling when servicing those with extra needs due to mobility. I could not get her to the bathroom because she’s slow and she had to wait for me to get up from my middle seat then move her out of her middle seat. She had an accident which required that I hel her clean up before taking her back to her seat.

The flight staff was excellent, one of the best I've had. Food and wine was very good and seats very comfortable. Luggage came out pretty quickly too considering the number of passengers. Also, excellent internet. The only thing that could have been improved on was the choice of movies -- kind of limited and not great selections.

The plane was not well maintained. The entertainment system didn’t work properly, eg moving map. Many of the seat controls did not work. Cabin temperature fluctuated considerably during the flight. The seat allocated was poor, it was noisy and offered no privacy. The perfume in the toilet triggered severe allergies. Crew was very goid.

Seats are too tight. Small space for long flights very inconvenient.

The flight was delayed over 3 hours and at the gate, we waited for an hour to start boarding. The gate lack of communication with the passengers was atrocious and when asked they even said they didn't work there and were just standing in for someone else so they couldn't give us an information about the flight status. The crew did not offer blankets, pillows nor headphones.

Our flights were severely delayed, then canceled and we had to fly out next day with no sleep accommodation help. This led to our baggage being lost and the service reps after baggage couldn’t be bothered to help. They kept sending us to different counters when we were at the right counter to begin with. The only saving grace was the angel woman supervisor with blond hair who helped us put in a missing baggage claim.

The boarding system was all bogus - employees at the boarding gate were not sound like proffesional or may be possibly rational

I got an email in the morning of the flight 1/7, from Kayak, that I was rebooked from UA 906 to LH 430. Nobody at Lufthansa ot United knew about this. I went to both counters. at the airport. Also, Cheap Flights, who I booked the ticket through, did not know. I ended up staying on the United flight. But this was very disturbing, since I got a very late notice that I was rebooked to an earlier flight, I hurried to the airport to find out after a lot of inquiring that this was a mistake. Not a good Kayak experience.

Happy and nice crew and the atmosphere is very easy and calm. I got a wonderful travel with UA this time

Seat cushioning, and having at least 1 checked bag free, I dont understand why international flight would not include a checked bag.

If I book through Lufthansa, I expect to fly on Lufthansa, not discover. Food was bad, plane was delayed. Will not be flying Lufthansa again.

Food service was good. Aircraft was old and needed upgrade such as seats. Flight was delayed about 1 hour.

Disappointing. Too many let-downs, in delays and communication, by both Lufthansa and Discover to put in an email. I am resigned to the fact that this is what I should expect from all airlines. Unfortunately.

Boarding was total chaos. They didn’t know what they were doing and taking bus to the airplane is like going back in time. The food is bad, portions are very small and we don’t get simple paper napkins! Is it really that bad?

We were disappointed not to be able to buy out preferred seat from date of my original booking, which was about 40 days before the trip. When we arrived in Hannover on the Oct 10 I tried every day and the weed site said I have to wait until ck in, did that and still was not able to. Get to the airport and out seats were separate from each other. The crew was able to get seats together, was not the most comfortable. Don’t understand why this happened.

They did not provide free WiFi, It could be purchased for, I think, around $25, This seemed excessive.

Less than average, low level of shared required information needed during the transfer from airport to another, also the used team during boarding In Indianapolis station is Not Professional

Reliable, great value, but not outstanding in any aspect. This is similar to the experience you get in most international carriers like Etihad or Delta.

Flight got diverted because of an emergency and the crew were fantastic and probably saved that passenger’s life. While in emergency landing some measures could have been taken to prevent additional delays. In general not great experience with BA. I used to fly BA years ago all the time, very disappointed by the whole experience, seats were tight, bathrooms tight.

Business class area too small and chair and equipment not comfortable .

Lost my luggage in London Was double charged for luggage

Boarding could have been better organized. The one member of staff disappeared for a while so boarding by group relied on honesty.

I never made this flight but the staff helped to get me rebooked (see previous review)

No land services during boarding, specially while moving from terminal to another

Even the carry-ons were not allowed and upon getting down, we had the wait for the longest time for the baggage to put on the jet aisle. We had a short connection which British Airways kept changing and made out entire experience poor. I would never fly BA again.

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