Popular in | June |
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Cheapest in | February |
Average price | $387 |
Round-trip from | $224 |
One-way from | $116 |
Good round-trip deal | $296 or less |
Good one-way deal | $143 or less |
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Route
Depart
Return
Price
New YorkSan Francisco
JFK - SFO
JFKSFO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Fri 5/2
6:59 am-12:39 pm
1 stop8h 40m
San Francisco
Wed 5/7
11:15 pm-7:59 am
Nonstop5h 44m
New YorkSan Francisco
LGA - SFO
LGASFO
New York LaGuardia
Fri 6/13
11:30 am-9:26 pm
1 stop12h 56m
San Francisco
Mon 6/16
10:29 pm-10:31 am
1 stop9h 02m
New YorkSan Francisco
JFK - SFO
JFKSFO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Fri 4/25
6:59 am-12:45 pm
1 stop8h 46m
San Francisco
Sat 5/3
1:39 pm-5:30 am
1 stop12h 51m
New YorkSan Francisco
JFK - SFO
JFKSFO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Mon 3/24
7:29 pm-11:20 pm
Nonstop6h 51m
San Francisco
Tue 4/1
10:50 pm-7:14 am
Nonstop5h 24m
New YorkSan Francisco
JFK - SFO
JFKSFO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Tue 3/25
4:30 pm-8:15 pm
Nonstop6h 45m
San Francisco
Tue 4/1
11:15 pm-7:56 am
Nonstop5h 41m
New YorkSan Francisco
LGA - SFO
LGASFO
New York LaGuardia
Sun 5/25
2:40 pm-7:59 pm
1 stop8h 19m
San Francisco
Thu 5/29
6:00 am-3:49 pm
1 stop6h 49m
New YorkSan Francisco
JFK - SFO
JFKSFO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Wed 3/26
7:20 am-1:33 pm
1 stop9h 13m
San Francisco
Thu 4/3
1:45 pm-10:29 pm
Nonstop5h 44m
New YorkSan Francisco
LGA - SFO
LGASFO
New York LaGuardia
Sat 3/29
10:28 am-3:50 pm
1 stop8h 22m
San Francisco
Tue 4/1
12:43 am-12:38 pm
1 stop8h 55m
NewarkSan Francisco
EWR - SFO
EWRSFO
Newark
Wed 4/23
7:29 pm-11:05 pm
Nonstop6h 36m
San Francisco
Mon 4/28
6:00 am-2:29 pm
Nonstop5h 29m
New YorkSan Francisco
LGA - SFO
LGASFO
New York LaGuardia
Sat 4/19
7:00 am-1:26 pm
1 stop9h 26m
San Francisco
Tue 4/22
12:21 am-11:05 am
1 stop7h 44m
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Booking 86 days in advance of your planned departure date is, on average, the best time to get cheap flights to San Francisco. The general trend is that the closer you book to the departure date, the more expensive your flight will be.
On average, a flight from New York to San Francisco takes 11 hours 20 minutes. Flights to San Francisco from other popular cities in USA will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.
Users looking for the lowest fares to San Francisco should consider flying on Wednesday afternoons, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travelers will want to avoid Sunday afternoons, when prices are usually at their highest.
The most flights from New York to San Francisco are scheduled on a Thursday (146 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Saturday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (40 on average).
The most popular airlines flying from New York to San Francisco are United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Delta.
The cheapest airlines flying from New York to San Francisco are Spirit Airlines, Frontier and Sun Country Air.
In terms of precipitation, rainfall in San Francisco ranges from 0.0 - 4.4 inches per month. January is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 4.4 in. July is typically the driest time to visit San Francisco when rainfall is around 0.0 in.
If weather is an important factor for your trip to San Francisco, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, September is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 62.6 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 51.8 F).
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San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is located 13 miles (21 km) south of downtown San Francisco and is the largest airport in the Bay Area and the second-busiest airport in California.
Comprising four terminals – Terminals 1, 2, 3 and the International Terminal – that form a ring around a multi-story Domestic Airport parking garage, San Francisco International is easy to navigate. Terminals 1-3 handle all domestic flights, while the International Terminal mainly manages international flights. Customs, immigrations and baggage claims are generally fast; staff are friendly, signage is good and transport to and from the airport is excellent. Delays are common, though, due to the region’s adverse weather patterns; however, there are plans to extend the runways in order to aid aircraft flying in low visibility conditions.
San Francisco International is clean and modern. With its newly revamped Terminal 2 housing an award-winning aviation museum and library, along with an extensive array of retail, dining, entertainment and health establishments, it is truly a world-class facility.
Flights to San Francisco International Airport comes from a number of destinations worldwide, including Toronto, Paris, Tokyo, London, Hong Kong, Seoul, Lima, Frankfurt, Singapore, San Salvador, Beijing, Mexico City, Sydney and Cancun, in addition to numerous domestic routes.