What is the cheapest month to fly to San Francisco Bay Area?

Currently, the cheapest month for flights to San Francisco Bay Area is January . The most expensive month for flights is June . The cheapest prices are shown above but prices will vary according to departure times, airlines, class and how early you book.

Can I find cheaper flights to San Francisco Bay Area if I am willing to have layovers?

Yes, flights with layovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to San Francisco Bay Area on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

What is the best airline to fly to San Francisco Bay Area?

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Frontier is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to San Francisco Bay Area.

How much is a round-trip flight to San Francisco Bay Area?

A round-trip flight to San Francisco Bay Area will typically cost around $540, however they can be found for as little as $57.

Where does the fastest flight to San Francisco Bay Area depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to San Francisco Bay Area, Monterey Regional offers the quickest one-way flight (0 hours 50 minutes).

Does San Francisco have rental cars?

Yes. Those touching down at San Francisco can take advantage of the rental car services offered upon their arrival.

Are there hotels close to San Francisco?

Yes. San Francisco has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Grand Hyatt At Sfo is the closest property to San Francisco (1.0 mi away from San Francisco).

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Fri 5/21:42 pmEWR - SJC

1 stop23h 30mSpirit Airlines

Fri 5/91:38 pmSJC - EWR

1 stop29h 26mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/2$178

Fri 5/211:56 amLGA - SJC

1 stop25h 16mSpirit Airlines

Fri 5/91:38 pmSJC - LGA

1 stop22h 22mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/2$195

Wed 4/307:00 pmEWR - OAK

2 stops20h 54mSpirit Airlines

Wed 5/711:51 amOAK - EWR

1 stop8h 38mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/1$195

Thu 5/11:55 pmLGA - OAK

2 stops19h 54mSpirit Airlines

Tue 5/66:40 pmOAK - LGA

2 stops12h 20mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/2$198

Sat 5/107:20 amJFK - SJC

1 stop10h 26mAlaska Airlines

Tue 5/133:36 pmSJC - JFK

1 stop11h 24mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/2$218

Tue 4/226:59 pmJFK - SFO

Nonstop6h 46mMultiple Airlines

Sat 4/2612:11 amSFO - JFK

1 stop8h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/1$222

Sat 4/194:50 pmJFK - SFO

Nonstop6h 49mDelta

Wed 4/232:15 pmSFO - JFK

Nonstop5h 39mDelta

Deal found 4/3$223

Thu 4/246:59 pmJFK - SFO

Nonstop6h 46mHawaiian Airlines

Mon 4/2811:15 pmSFO - JFK

Nonstop5h 44mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 4/2$224

Thu 5/15:29 pmJFK - SFO

1 stop9h 15mAlaska Airlines

Tue 5/610:33 amSFO - JFK

1 stop9h 26mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/1$226

Sat 4/193:29 pmLGA - SJC

1 stop8h 56mUnited Airlines

Wed 4/238:30 amSJC - LGA

1 stop10h 09mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/2$227

Tue 7/225:29 amEWR - SJC

1 stop8h 19mAmerican Airlines

Tue 7/297:09 pmSJC - EWR

1 stop7h 22mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/1$227

Wed 9/102:32 pmJFK - SJC

1 stop9h 08mAmerican Airlines

Tue 9/169:50 amSJC - JFK

1 stop10h 31mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/2$227

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Fri 5/21:42 pmEWR - SJC

1 stop23h 30mSpirit Airlines

Fri 5/91:38 pmSJC - EWR

1 stop29h 26mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/2$178

Sat 5/107:20 amJFK - SJC

1 stop10h 26mAlaska Airlines

Tue 5/133:36 pmSJC - JFK

1 stop11h 24mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/2$218

Tue 4/226:59 pmJFK - SFO

Nonstop6h 46mMultiple Airlines

Sat 4/2612:11 amSFO - JFK

1 stop8h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/1$222

Sat 4/194:50 pmJFK - SFO

Nonstop6h 49mDelta

Wed 4/232:15 pmSFO - JFK

Nonstop5h 39mDelta

Deal found 4/3$223

Thu 4/246:59 pmJFK - SFO

Nonstop6h 46mHawaiian Airlines

Mon 4/2811:15 pmSFO - JFK

Nonstop5h 44mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 4/2$224

Sat 4/193:29 pmLGA - SJC

1 stop8h 56mUnited Airlines

Wed 4/238:30 amSJC - LGA

1 stop10h 09mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/2$227

Tue 7/225:29 amEWR - SJC

1 stop8h 19mAmerican Airlines

Tue 7/297:09 pmSJC - EWR

1 stop7h 22mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/1$227

Tue 7/19:59 pmJFK - SFO

Nonstop6h 45mJetBlue

Wed 7/911:30 amSFO - JFK

1 stop9h 25mJetBlue

Deal found 4/2$231

Wed 5/76:59 amJFK - SFO

1 stop9h 04mFrontier

Fri 5/912:09 amSFO - JFK

1 stop8h 50mFrontier

Deal found 4/2$234

Thu 5/111:41 amEWR - SFO

1 stop8h 32mSun Country Air

Sun 5/46:09 pmSFO - EWR

1 stop13h 35mSun Country Air

Deal found 4/2$309

Thu 4/245:00 pmLGA - SFO

1 stop9h 20mSouthwest

Sat 4/269:00 amSFO - LGA

1 stop11h 25mSouthwest

Deal found 4/2$331

Fri 5/211:56 amLGA - SJC

1 stop25h 16mSpirit Airlines

Fri 5/91:38 pmSJC - LGA

1 stop22h 22mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/2$195

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Tue 4/810:00 pmLGA - SFO

1 stop25h 47mFrontier

Sat 4/1210:30 pmSFO - LGA

1 stop9h 02mFrontier

Deal found 4/2$310

Wed 4/96:59 amJFK - SFO

1 stop27h 46mFrontier

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1 stop17h 55mFrontier

Deal found 4/2$260

Wed 4/96:59 amJFK - SJC

1 stop12h 32mFrontier

Wed 4/165:34 pmSJC - JFK

1 stop8h 56mFrontier

Deal found 4/2$268

Wed 4/98:07 pmJFK - SFO

Nonstop6h 52mAlaska Airlines

Wed 4/162:15 pmSFO - JFK

Nonstop5h 44mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/2$354

Wed 4/94:38 pmEWR - SFO

1 stop18h 26mAlaska Airlines

Wed 4/239:27 pmSFO - EWR

Nonstop5h 32mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/2$378

Wed 4/96:40 pmJFK - SFO

Nonstop6h 45mJetBlue

Thu 4/246:15 amSFO - JFK

Nonstop5h 39mJetBlue

Deal found 4/2$378

Wed 4/96:00 amEWR - SFO

1 stop7h 45mDelta

Fri 4/2512:47 amSFO - EWR

1 stop8h 04mDelta

Deal found 4/2$393

Wed 4/96:05 amLGA - SFO

1 stop10h 10mDelta

Tue 4/2211:55 pmSFO - LGA

1 stop8h 47mDelta

Deal found 4/2$398

Wed 4/93:29 pmLGA - SJC

2 stops19h 00mSpirit Airlines

Mon 4/217:54 pmSJC - LGA

2 stops12h 07mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/2$401

Thu 4/101:00 pmJFK - SFO

1 stop12h 49mMultiple Airlines

Tue 4/156:20 amSFO - JFK

Nonstop5h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/1$313

Thu 4/105:54 pmEWR - OAK

1 stop15h 55mSpirit Airlines

Tue 5/1311:51 amOAK - EWR

1 stop8h 38mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/2$412

Thu 4/105:54 pmEWR - SJC

1 stop16h 35mSpirit Airlines

Tue 5/1311:00 amSJC - EWR

1 stop15h 42mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/2$413

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Thu 5/86:00 amEWR - SJC

1 stop9h 33mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/3$76

Wed 5/71:35 pmLGA - OAK

2 stops11h 50mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/2$83

Wed 4/237:00 pmEWR - OAK

2 stops20h 54mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/1$92

Tue 5/137:30 amEWR - SJC

1 stop8h 41mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/2$113

Sat 5/311:55 amLGA - SJC

1 stop10h 35mSouthwest

Deal found 4/2$114

Sat 5/106:54 amEWR - SJC

1 stop8h 04mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/2$114

Wed 4/238:00 amJFK - SJC

1 stop8h 29mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/2$114

Thu 5/87:59 pmLGA - SJC

2 stops19h 34mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/1$116

Tue 4/296:59 amJFK - SFO

1 stop8h 46mFrontier

Deal found 4/2$118

Wed 4/2311:56 amLGA - SFO

1 stop14h 12mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/1$119

Sat 5/34:50 pmJFK - SFO

Nonstop6h 49mDelta

Deal found 4/2$119

Sun 4/206:05 amLGA - SFO

1 stop8h 02mDelta

Deal found 4/2$120

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Fri 5/2

1:42 pm-10:12 am

1 stop23h 30m

San Jose

Fri 5/9

1:38 pm-10:04 pm

1 stop29h 26m

$178

New YorkSan Jose

LGA - SJC

LGASJC

New York LaGuardia

Fri 5/2

11:56 am-10:12 am

1 stop25h 16m

San Jose

Fri 5/9

1:38 pm-3:00 pm

1 stop22h 22m

$195

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EWR - OAK

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Newark

Wed 4/30

7:00 pm-12:54 pm

2 stops20h 54m

Oakland

Wed 5/7

11:51 am-11:29 pm

1 stop8h 38m

$195

New YorkOakland

LGA - OAK

LGAOAK

New York LaGuardia

Thu 5/1

1:55 pm-6:49 am

2 stops19h 54m

Oakland

Tue 5/6

6:40 pm-10:00 am

2 stops12h 20m

$198

New YorkSan Jose

JFK - SJC

JFKSJC

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 5/10

7:20 am-2:46 pm

1 stop10h 26m

San Jose

Tue 5/13

3:36 pm-6:00 am

1 stop11h 24m

$218

New YorkSan Francisco

JFK - SFO

JFKSFO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 4/22

10:00 am-1:34 pm

Nonstop6h 34m

San Francisco

Fri 4/25

12:11 am-11:56 am

1 stop8h 45m

$222

New YorkSan Francisco

JFK - SFO

JFKSFO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 4/19

4:50 pm-8:39 pm

Nonstop6h 49m

San Francisco

Wed 4/23

2:15 pm-10:54 pm

Nonstop5h 39m

$223

New YorkSan Francisco

JFK - SFO

JFKSFO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 4/24

6:59 pm-10:45 pm

Nonstop6h 46m

San Francisco

Mon 4/28

11:15 pm-7:59 am

Nonstop5h 44m

$224

New YorkSan Francisco

JFK - SFO

JFKSFO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 5/1

5:29 pm-11:44 pm

1 stop9h 15m

San Francisco

Tue 5/6

10:33 am-10:59 pm

1 stop9h 26m

$226

New YorkSan Jose

LGA - SJC

LGASJC

New York LaGuardia

Sat 4/19

3:29 pm-9:25 pm

1 stop8h 56m

San Jose

Wed 4/23

8:30 am-9:39 pm

1 stop10h 09m

$227

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How long is the flight to San Francisco Bay Area?

On average, a flight from New York to San Francisco Bay Area takes 11 hours 20 minutes. Flights to San Francisco Bay Area from other popular cities in USA will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

When is the cheapest time to fly to San Francisco Bay Area?

Users looking for the lowest fares to San Francisco Bay Area should consider flying on Wednesday evenings, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travelers will want to avoid Sunday at noon, when prices are usually at their highest.

Weekly flight availability to San Francisco Bay Area

The most flights from New York to San Francisco Bay Area are scheduled on a Wednesday (153 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Saturday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (37 on average).

What are the most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco Bay Area?

The most popular airlines flying from New York to San Francisco Bay Area are United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Delta.

United Airlines

From $260

Alaska Airlines

From $165

Delta

From $173

JetBlue

From $153

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to San Francisco Bay Area?

The cheapest airlines flying from New York to San Francisco Bay Area are Spirit Airlines, Frontier and JetBlue.

Rainfall in San Francisco Bay Area by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in San Francisco Bay Area 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 Bay Area when rainfall is around 0.0 in.

Temperature in San Francisco Bay Area by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to San Francisco Bay Area, 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).

Reviews of airlines servicing San Francisco Bay Area

To help decide which airline to fly to San Francisco Bay Area, see what other customers have to say about Alaska Airlines, Southwest and Delta. Users can see the overall rating for each airline as well as how each is rated in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,825 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Seleste,Dec 2024

FAT - SAN

The attention and efficiency of the staff and the good handling of the pilot

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,825 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,825 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Seleste,Dec 2024

FAT - SAN

The attention and efficiency of the staff and the good handling of the pilot

Southwest

8.0

Very good

4,274 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,825 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Seleste,Dec 2024

FAT - SAN

The attention and efficiency of the staff and the good handling of the pilot

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,897 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,825 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Seleste,Dec 2024

FAT - SAN

The attention and efficiency of the staff and the good handling of the pilot

Hawaiian Airlines

7.9

Good

2,344 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,825 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Seleste,Dec 2024

FAT - SAN

The attention and efficiency of the staff and the good handling of the pilot

United Airlines

7.4

Good

8,619 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,825 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Seleste,Dec 2024

FAT - SAN

The attention and efficiency of the staff and the good handling of the pilot

FAQs about flying to San Francisco Bay Area

Can I find cheaper flights to San Francisco Bay Area if I am willing to have layovers?
Yes, flights with layovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to San Francisco Bay Area on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.
What is the best airline to fly to San Francisco Bay Area?
Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Frontier is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to San Francisco Bay Area.
How much is a round-trip flight to San Francisco Bay Area?
A round-trip flight to San Francisco Bay Area will typically cost around $540, however they can be found for as little as $57.
Where does the fastest flight to San Francisco Bay Area depart from?
For those looking to save time traveling to San Francisco Bay Area, Monterey Regional offers the quickest one-way flight (0 hours 50 minutes).
Does San Francisco have rental cars?
Yes. Those touching down at San Francisco can take advantage of the rental car services offered upon their arrival.
Are there hotels close to San Francisco?
Yes. San Francisco has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Grand Hyatt At Sfo is the closest property to San Francisco (1.0 mi away from San Francisco).

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