Direct Flights from San Diego to Austin
Austin · Texas
Nonstop service from SAN to AUS on Alaska, Frontier, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
68 cities have a nonstop to Austin, San Diego among them.
How long to go to Austin for, from San Diego
2h 50m in the air, 1,162 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
With roughly 6 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Austin
Austin is a city of about 1,054,000 (2026) surpassing Fort Worth to become the 4th most populous city in Texas. It is on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country. It is the capital of Texas and a college town, and also a center of an alternative culture away from the major cities on the US coasts, though the city is rapidly gentrifying with its rising popularity. Austin's attitude is commonly emblazoned about town on T-shirts and bumper stickers that read: "Keep Austin Weird." Austin is also marketed as the Live Music Capital of the World due to the large number of venues.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Austin
- The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, also known as the LBJ Presidential Library, is the presidential library and museum of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the United States (1963–1969).
- The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest university art museums in the U.S.
- The Texas State Cemetery (TSC) is a cemetery located on about 22 acres (8.9 ha) just east of downtown Austin, the capital of the U.S. state of Texas.
- Saint Mary's Cathedral is the cathedral parish of the Catholic Diocese of Austin located in Austin, Texas, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, as St. Mary's Cathedral.
- The Harry Ransom Center, known as the Humanities Research Center until 1983, is an archive, library, and museum at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in the collection of literary and cultural artifacts from…
- The Austin History Center is the local history collection of the Austin Public Library and the city's historical archive.
- Pedernales Falls State Park is a 5,211.7 acres (2,109 ha) state park situated along the banks of the Pedernales River in Blanco County, Texas, United States.
- Zilker Metropolitan Park is a recreational area in south Austin, Texas, at the juncture of Barton Creek and the Colorado River that comprises over 350 acres (142 ha) of publicly owned land.
- The Contemporary Austin is Austin, Texas's primary contemporary art museum, comprising two locations, an art school, and the Museum Without Walls program bringing sculpture to city parks.
- The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin is the state botanical garden and arboretum of Texas.
- The Bullock Texas State History Museum is a history museum in Austin, Texas. The museum, located a few blocks north of the Texas State Capitol at 1800 North Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, is dedicated to interpreting…
- Hippie Hollow Park is a park located on the shore of Lake Travis in northwest Austin. It is the only legally recognized clothing-optional public park in the State of Texas.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Austin weather, compared with San Diego
10° warmer than San Diego on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Austin 63°F · San Diego 66°F · 2° colder
- April
- Austin 81°F · San Diego 68°F · 12° warmer
- July
- Austin 96°F · San Diego 75°F · 21° warmer
- October
- Austin 83°F · San Diego 74°F · 9° warmer
August averages 97°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around. Austin also swings harder through the year than San Diego does — 34° between its coldest and warmest months against 12°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Austin
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Austin is November–April, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Austin rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Blanton Museum of Art, and Texas State Cemetery and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from San Diego to Austin?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from San Diego (SAN) to Austin (AUS) on Alaska, Frontier, Southwest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from San Diego to Austin?
- Alaska, Frontier, Southwest fly nonstop between San Diego (SAN) and Austin (AUS).
- How many nonstop flights are there from San Diego to Austin?
- There are about 6 nonstop departures per day (roughly 42 per week) from San Diego to Austin.
- How far is Austin from San Diego?
- Austin is about 1,162 miles from San Diego by air.
- What is there to do in Austin?
- Popular things to do include Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Blanton Museum of Art, Texas State Cemetery, Cathedral of Saint Mary (Austin, Texas), and more.
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