Southwest Airlines Flights from Denver to Phoenix

Southwest Airlines on this route

Denver is a Southwest Airlines hub, so Southwest Airlines typically offers several daily departures on DEN–PHX, with nonstop service where demand supports it and connections through its other hubs otherwise. The nonstop flight time is about 1h 50m.

Fare classes available: Basic, Choice / Choice Preferred, Choice Extra. Southwest does not charge change fees on any fare; you pay the fare difference if the new flight is more expensive.

Recorded lows on DEN–PHX start at $220 one-way. That figure comes from cached search data and moves with demand, so treat it as a benchmark for what a good price looks like rather than a guaranteed fare.

Delta Air Lines and United Airlines both operate hubs at one end of this route, so nonstop or single-connection service is usually available, along with American Airlines and Southwest Airlines. Our agents can book any of them and compare fare classes side by side.

Expect roughly 1h 50m nonstop for the 602 miles. On routes this length, basic economy and standard economy often differ by less than a checked-bag fee, so it pays to price the higher fare with the bag included.

When to fly

West Coast and Mountain departures spike over summer holidays and the December break; January (after New Year), late April, May, and September are usually the cheapest windows.

Midweek travel almost always beats weekends on price here. If your dates are flexible by a day or two, tell the agent; shifting a Friday departure to Thursday or a Sunday return to Monday is the single most reliable way to cut the fare.

For domestic travel, booking three to eight weeks ahead usually captures the best price. Inside two weeks, fares climb; more than four months out, airlines have not yet released their cheapest inventory.