SAN Security Wait Times

TSA checkpoint lines at San Diego Intl., by day and hour.

Right now

Live · updated 3:21 PM local time

TSA wait this hour
Up to 12 min Friday, 3:21 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 4 PMUp to 19 min
  • 5 PMUp to 17 min
  • 6 PMUp to 18 min

Best time to go through security at SAN

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at SAN can reach 36 minutes at its busiest, on Fridays around 10 AM, and stays within 7 minutes at the quietest hour.

Wait by day and hour

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SunSunday, 4 AM: up to 9 minSunday, 5 AM: up to 20 minSunday, 6 AM: up to 15 minSunday, 7 AM: up to 22 minSunday, 8 AM: up to 23 minSunday, 9 AM: up to 21 minSunday, 10 AM: up to 17 minSunday, 11 AM: up to 19 minSunday, 12 PM: up to 18 minSunday, 1 PM: up to 17 minSunday, 2 PM: up to 16 minSunday, 3 PM: up to 22 minSunday, 4 PM: up to 25 minSunday, 5 PM: up to 20 minSunday, 6 PM: up to 25 minSunday, 7 PM: up to 23 minSunday, 8 PM: up to 22 minSunday, 9 PM: up to 11 minSunday, 10 PM: up to 12 minSunday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
MonMonday, 4 AM: up to 8 minMonday, 5 AM: up to 15 minMonday, 6 AM: up to 13 minMonday, 7 AM: up to 23 minMonday, 8 AM: up to 21 minMonday, 9 AM: up to 26 minMonday, 10 AM: up to 27 minMonday, 11 AM: up to 16 minMonday, 12 PM: up to 17 minMonday, 1 PM: up to 18 minMonday, 2 PM: up to 17 minMonday, 3 PM: up to 20 minMonday, 4 PM: up to 32 minMonday, 5 PM: up to 19 minMonday, 6 PM: up to 18 minMonday, 7 PM: up to 24 minMonday, 8 PM: up to 23 minMonday, 9 PM: up to 10 minMonday, 10 PM: up to 2 minMonday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
TueTuesday, 4 AM: up to 8 minTuesday, 5 AM: up to 15 minTuesday, 6 AM: up to 16 minTuesday, 7 AM: up to 18 minTuesday, 8 AM: up to 15 minTuesday, 9 AM: up to 18 minTuesday, 10 AM: up to 29 minTuesday, 11 AM: up to 22 minTuesday, 12 PM: up to 14 minTuesday, 1 PM: up to 15 minTuesday, 2 PM: up to 16 minTuesday, 3 PM: up to 17 minTuesday, 4 PM: up to 23 minTuesday, 5 PM: up to 11 minTuesday, 6 PM: up to 10 minTuesday, 7 PM: up to 7 minTuesday, 8 PM: up to 10 minTuesday, 9 PM: up to 7 minTuesday, 10 PM: up to 3 minTuesday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
WedWednesday, 4 AM: up to 12 minWednesday, 5 AM: up to 18 minWednesday, 6 AM: up to 13 minWednesday, 7 AM: up to 15 minWednesday, 8 AM: up to 13 minWednesday, 9 AM: up to 18 minWednesday, 10 AM: up to 25 minWednesday, 11 AM: up to 25 minWednesday, 12 PM: up to 18 minWednesday, 1 PM: up to 16 minWednesday, 2 PM: up to 17 minWednesday, 3 PM: up to 18 minWednesday, 4 PM: up to 15 minWednesday, 5 PM: up to 15 minWednesday, 6 PM: up to 12 minWednesday, 7 PM: up to 10 minWednesday, 8 PM: up to 20 minWednesday, 9 PM: up to 23 minWednesday, 10 PM: up to 2 minWednesday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
ThuThursday, 4 AM: up to 9 minThursday, 5 AM: up to 24 minThursday, 6 AM: up to 18 minThursday, 7 AM: up to 21 minThursday, 8 AM: up to 14 minThursday, 9 AM: up to 15 minThursday, 10 AM: up to 19 minThursday, 11 AM: up to 18 minThursday, 12 PM: up to 18 minThursday, 1 PM: up to 19 minThursday, 2 PM: up to 24 minThursday, 3 PM: up to 18 minThursday, 4 PM: up to 19 minThursday, 5 PM: up to 18 minThursday, 6 PM: up to 28 minThursday, 7 PM: up to 18 minThursday, 8 PM: up to 16 minThursday, 9 PM: up to 13 minThursday, 10 PM: up to 3 minThursday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
FriFriday, 4 AM: up to 12 minFriday, 5 AM: up to 22 minFriday, 6 AM: up to 19 minFriday, 7 AM: up to 20 minFriday, 8 AM: up to 18 minFriday, 9 AM: up to 19 minFriday, 10 AM: up to 36 minFriday, 11 AM: up to 19 minFriday, 12 PM: up to 31 minFriday, 1 PM: up to 29 minFriday, 2 PM: up to 15 minFriday, 3 PM: up to 12 minFriday, 4 PM: up to 19 minFriday, 5 PM: up to 17 minFriday, 6 PM: up to 18 minFriday, 7 PM: up to 16 minFriday, 8 PM: up to 18 minFriday, 9 PM: up to 17 minFriday, 10 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: up to 29 minSaturday, 5 AM: up to 15 minSaturday, 6 AM: up to 21 minSaturday, 7 AM: up to 19 minSaturday, 8 AM: up to 20 minSaturday, 9 AM: up to 25 minSaturday, 10 AM: up to 19 minSaturday, 11 AM: up to 27 minSaturday, 12 PM: up to 25 minSaturday, 1 PM: up to 20 minSaturday, 2 PM: up to 18 minSaturday, 3 PM: up to 17 minSaturday, 4 PM: up to 19 minSaturday, 5 PM: up to 15 minSaturday, 6 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 7 PM: up to 7 minSaturday, 8 PM: up to 9 minSaturday, 9 PM: up to 10 minSaturday, 10 PM: up to 3 minSaturday, 11 PM: no wait recorded

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From official TSA wait times: the longest standard-lane wait in each hour, in local time.

The quietest and busiest hours, by day

DayQuietest hourBusiest hour
Sunday9 PM · Up to 11 min4 PM · Up to 25 min
Monday9 PM · Up to 10 min4 PM · Up to 32 min
Tuesday7 PM · Up to 7 min10 AM · Up to 29 min
Wednesday7 PM · Up to 10 min10 AM · Up to 25 min
Thursday9 PM · Up to 13 min6 PM · Up to 28 min
Friday Today3 PM · Up to 12 min10 AM · Up to 36 min
Saturday7 PM · Up to 7 min11 AM · Up to 27 min

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, local time, from official TSA wait times.

SAN security questions, answered.

What's the best time to go through security at SAN?

Security lines at SAN are usually shortest around 9 PM and longest around 10 AM. Tuesday tends to be the quietest day, and Friday the busiest.

When is the TSA line longest at SAN?

Waits peak on Fridays around 10 AM, when they can reach 36 minutes. Across the week, that hour is usually the busiest.

How early should I get to SAN?

Airlines commonly recommend arriving about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. At SAN, the security wait can reach 36 minutes at the busiest times between 5 AM and 10 PM, so leave extra time around 10 AM, especially on Fridays.

How long is the TSA line at SAN right now?

TSA’s figures put the wait at up to 12 minutes at this hour on Fridays (as of 3:21 PM local time).

Can I see TSA PreCheck and CLEAR wait times for SAN?

Yes, in the Flying app. It shows typical security waits for the day and hour you fly, including TSA PreCheck and CLEAR lines, and live waits at select major airports, so you can plan around the actual line.

Where do these wait times come from?

Waits by day and hour come from official TSA wait times: the longest standard-lane wait TSA reports for each hour, in SAN local time. Live waits come from the airport or from traveler reports, where available.

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