Direct Flights from Norfolk to San Diego
San Diego · California
Nonstop service from ORF to SAN on Breeze. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
72 cities have a nonstop to San Diego, Norfolk among them.
How long to go to San Diego for, from Norfolk
5h 10m in the air, 2,325 miles — past long-weekend range. Five days is roughly where the flying stops dominating the trip.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About San Diego
From balmy beaches with a laid-back attitude to a gleaming modern image, San Diego offers much for the tourist to enjoy. Situated on the Southern California seacoast, San Diego is the second largest city in the state, with 1.4 million residents (2020), and has long attracted travelers for its ideal climate, miles of beaches, and location on the Mexican border right across from Tijuana.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in San Diego
- The San Diego Zoo is a zoo in San Diego, California, United States, located in Balboa Park.
- The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is a zoo and safari park in San Pasqual Valley, in the northern part of the city of San Diego, California, United States.
- Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) historic urban cultural park in San Diego, California. Placed in reserve in 1835, the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use.
- SeaWorld San Diego is a theme park in Mission Bay Park in San Diego, California. It is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, public aquarium, and marine animal rehabilitation center.
- The San Diego Museum of Art is a fine art museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California, that houses a broad collection with particular strength in Spanish art.
- Cabrillo National Monument is a U.S. national monument at the southern tip of the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego, California.
- The Timken Museum of Art is a fine art museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California, close to the San Diego Museum of Art. It was established in 1965.
- Legoland California Resort is a theme park in Carlsbad, California, United States, about 35 miles north of San Diego. Opening on March 20, 1999, it was the first Legoland park to open outside of Europe.
- The San Diego Air & Space Museum (SDASM) is an aviation and space exploration museum in San Diego, California.
- The Museum of Us is a museum of anthropology located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. The museum is housed in the historic landmark buildings of the California Quadrangle.
- St. Joseph Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in the Cortez Hill neighborhood of San Diego, California, in the United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of San Diego.
- The San Diego Natural History Museum is a museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It was founded in 1874 as the San Diego Society of Natural History.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
San Diego weather, compared with Norfolk
Within 1° of Norfolk on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- San Diego 66°F · Norfolk 50°F · 16° warmer
- April
- San Diego 68°F · Norfolk 69°F · much the same
- July
- San Diego 75°F · Norfolk 89°F · 14° colder
- October
- San Diego 74°F · Norfolk 71°F · 3° warmer
San Diego is the steadier of the two, moving 12° between its coldest and warmest months where Norfolk moves 39°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to San Diego
- Best time to visit
- San Diego is comfortable to visit year-round, with daytime highs averaging around 70°F.
- How long to stay
- San Diego rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and Balboa Park (San Diego) and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Norfolk to San Diego?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Norfolk (ORF) to San Diego (SAN) on Breeze.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Norfolk to San Diego?
- Breeze flies nonstop between Norfolk (ORF) and San Diego (SAN).
- How far is San Diego from Norfolk?
- San Diego is about 2,325 miles from Norfolk by air.
- How many days can I spend in San Diego flying from Norfolk?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- What is there to do in San Diego?
- Popular things to do include San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Balboa Park (San Diego), SeaWorld San Diego, and more.
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