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$147+ Cheap flights to Palo Alto

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Flights to Palo Alto in 2026

Cheapest flights to Palo Alto
Explore the most affordable flight options available to Palo Alto. Find the lowest fares based on data from user searches, with prices last updated on June 9, 2026.

This Southwest deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/4. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Southwest is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Wed 8/193:55 pm
LGA
-
SFO
1 stop9h 25m
Southwest
Tue 8/2511:40 pm
SFO
-
LGA
1 stop7h 40m
Southwest
Deal found 6/4$309
This Delta deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/4. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Delta is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Mon 10/269:30 pm
JFK
-
SFO
Nonstop6h 43m
Delta
Fri 10/309:00 pm
SFO
-
JFK
Nonstop5h 33m
Delta
Deal found 6/4$309
This Southwest deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/7. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Southwest is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Wed 8/126:05 am
LGA
-
SFO
2 stops11h 00m
Southwest
Sat 8/155:00 am
SFO
-
LGA
2 stops12h 10m
Southwest
Deal found 6/7$310
This Frontier deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/4. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Frontier is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Wed 8/121:00 pm
JFK
-
SFO
1 stop9h 13m
Frontier
Thu 8/2010:15 pm
SFO
-
JFK
1 stop10h 36m
Frontier
Deal found 6/4$310
This Southwest deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/7. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Southwest is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 9/87:15 am
LGA
-
SFO
1 stop12h 10m
Southwest
Fri 9/1111:15 am
SFO
-
LGA
1 stop8h 40m
Southwest
Deal found 6/7$311
This Kiwi.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/4. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Kiwi.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Wed 7/291:00 pm
JFK
-
SFO
1 stop9h 18m
Frontier
Mon 8/1011:05 pm
SFO
-
JFK
1 stop9h 45m
Frontier
Deal found 6/4$312
This Southwest deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/7. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Southwest is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Thu 8/133:25 pm
LGA
-
SFO
2 stops10h 30m
Southwest
Mon 8/176:15 pm
SFO
-
LGA
2 stops10h 55m
Southwest
Deal found 6/7$313
This Expedia deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/4. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Expedia is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Thu 7/231:00 pm
JFK
-
SFO
1 stop9h 18m
Frontier
Wed 7/2911:00 pm
SFO
-
JFK
1 stop9h 50m
Frontier
Deal found 6/4$313
This Southwest deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/4. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Southwest is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 7/287:15 am
LGA
-
SFO
1 stop11h 30m
Southwest
Tue 8/1111:05 pm
SFO
-
LGA
1 stop7h 35m
Southwest
Deal found 6/4$314
This Travelocity deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/7. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Travelocity is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Thu 9/177:20 am
JFK
-
SFO
Nonstop6h 19m
Multiple Airlines
Thu 9/249:27 am
SFO
-
JFK
1 stop10h 32m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 6/7$314
This Southwest deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/8. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Southwest is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Wed 7/2911:05 am
LGA
-
SFO
2 stops14h 10m
Southwest
Tue 8/47:25 pm
SFO
-
LGA
2 stops9h 45m
Southwest
Deal found 6/8$315
This Kiwi.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/8. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Kiwi.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Thu 8/201:00 pm
JFK
-
SFO
1 stop9h 25m
Frontier
Mon 9/710:15 pm
SFO
-
JFK
1 stop10h 36m
Frontier
Deal found 6/8$315

Find flight deals to Palo Alto

Find the latest flights to Palo Alto in 2026, with up-to-date prices and availability. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 2,558,603 searches and data was last updated on June 9, 2026.

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Average price

$507

Round-trip from

$309

One-way from

$147
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Locate flights to Palo Alto that fit your budget, with regularly updated fares and availability. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 2,558,603 searches and data was last updated on June 9, 2026.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights to Palo Alto that are best for you.

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest round-trip

New YorkSan Francisco

LGA - SFO

LGASFO

New York LaGuardia

Sat 10/3

6:29 pm-12:30 am

1 stop9h 01m

San Francisco

Tue 10/6

5:00 am-3:17 pm

1 stop7h 17m

$319

New YorkSan Francisco

LGA - SFO

LGASFO

New York LaGuardia

Wed 9/2

6:55 am-5:20 pm

1 stop13h 25m

San Francisco

Sun 9/6

10:50 am-11:00 pm

1 stop9h 10m

$325

New YorkSan Francisco

LGA - SFO

LGASFO

New York LaGuardia

Tue 8/4

6:55 am-5:20 pm

1 stop13h 25m

San Francisco

Sun 8/9

11:05 pm-9:40 am

1 stop7h 35m

$328

New YorkSan Francisco

LGA - SFO

LGASFO

New York LaGuardia

Wed 9/2

12:55 pm-6:13 pm

1 stop8h 18m

San Francisco

Mon 9/7

10:59 pm-10:45 am

1 stop8h 46m

$339

New YorkSan Francisco

JFK - SFO

JFKSFO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 9/5

4:20 pm-7:54 pm

Nonstop6h 34m

San Francisco

Tue 9/8

4:00 pm-12:50 am

Nonstop5h 50m

$343

New YorkSan Francisco

JFK - SFO

JFKSFO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 8/24

6:00 am-9:11 am

Nonstop6h 11m

San Francisco

Thu 9/3

10:57 am-12:41 am

1 stop10h 44m

$354
Quickest round-trip

NewarkSan Francisco

EWR - SFO

EWRSFO

Newark

Wed 7/1

7:00 am-9:59 am

Nonstop5h 59m

San Francisco

Tue 7/7

10:35 pm-7:00 am

Nonstop5h 25m

$357

New YorkSan Francisco

LGA - SFO

LGASFO

New York LaGuardia

Tue 8/4

6:55 am-5:20 pm

1 stop13h 25m

San Francisco

Wed 8/12

11:05 pm-9:40 am

1 stop7h 35m

$358

New YorkSan Francisco

JFK - SFO

JFKSFO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 8/23

6:00 am-9:11 am

Nonstop6h 11m

San Francisco

Wed 9/9

2:30 pm-11:12 pm

Nonstop5h 42m

$359

New YorkSan Francisco

LGA - SFO

LGASFO

New York LaGuardia

Sun 9/20

6:00 am-10:58 am

1 stop7h 58m

San Francisco

Fri 9/25

10:59 pm-10:45 am

1 stop8h 46m

$360

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Everything you need to know about your flight to Palo Alto

How long is the flight to Palo Alto?

On average, a flight from New York to Palo Alto takes 11 hours 4 minutes. Flights to Palo Alto from other popular cities in USA will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

Weekly flight availability to Palo Alto

The most flights from New York to Palo Alto are scheduled on a Friday (162 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Saturday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (87 on average).

What are the most popular airlines that fly to Palo Alto?

The most popular airlines flying from New York to Palo Alto are United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue.

United Airlines
United Airlines
From $85
American Airlines
American Airlines
From $107
Delta
Delta
From $78
Frontier
Frontier
From $38

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to Palo Alto?

The cheapest airlines flying from New York to Palo Alto are Alaska Airlines, Frontier and JetBlue.

Rainfall in Palo Alto by month

Plan your trip to Palo Alto by taking into account the average rainfall totals by month.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto when rainfall is around 0.0 in.

Temperature in Palo Alto by month

Plan your trip to Palo Alto by taking into account the average temperature totals by month.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Palo Alto, 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).

When is the cheapest time to fly to Palo Alto?

Use this chart to determine the cheapest time to fly round-trip from New York to Palo Alto. Price data was last updated on August 3, 2025.

Users looking for the lowest fares to Palo Alto should consider flying on Tuesday mornings, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travelers will want to avoid Sunday at noon, when prices are usually at their highest.

Reviews of airlines servicing Palo Alto

Get insights into the airlines that provide service to Palo Alto. Read reviews, discover amenities, and learn about the overall travel experience offered by airlines. Use this information to make informed decisions when choosing an airline for your flight to Palo Alto. Reviews last updated June 9, 2026.
Read reviews from past customers who have flown Alaska Airlines,Delta, andUnited Airlines to the United States. You can also see how each airline compares in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.
Alaska Airlines
7.9
Good
12,483 reviews

Entertainment

7.0

Boarding

8.1

Crew

8.5

Overall

7.9

Comfort

7.8

Food

7.1

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

robert,Feb 2026

LAS - SAN

The good customer service team made you fell welcome on the flight.
Alaska Airlines
7.9
Good
12,483 reviews
Alaska Airlines
7.9
Good
12,483 reviews

Entertainment

7.0

Boarding

8.1

Crew

8.5

Overall

7.9

Comfort

7.8

Food

7.1

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

robert,Feb 2026

LAS - SAN

The good customer service team made you fell welcome on the flight.
Delta
7.9
Good
8,394 reviews
Alaska Airlines
7.9
Good
12,483 reviews

Entertainment

7.0

Boarding

8.1

Crew

8.5

Overall

7.9

Comfort

7.8

Food

7.1

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

robert,Feb 2026

LAS - SAN

The good customer service team made you fell welcome on the flight.
United Airlines
7.4
Good
9,794 reviews
Alaska Airlines
7.9
Good
12,483 reviews

Entertainment

7.0

Boarding

8.1

Crew

8.5

Overall

7.9

Comfort

7.8

Food

7.1

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

robert,Feb 2026

LAS - SAN

The good customer service team made you fell welcome on the flight.
American Airlines
7.1
Good
11,643 reviews
Alaska Airlines
7.9
Good
12,483 reviews

Entertainment

7.0

Boarding

8.1

Crew

8.5

Overall

7.9

Comfort

7.8

Food

7.1

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

robert,Feb 2026

LAS - SAN

The good customer service team made you fell welcome on the flight.
JetBlue
7.1
Good
2,980 reviews
Alaska Airlines
7.9
Good
12,483 reviews

Entertainment

7.0

Boarding

8.1

Crew

8.5

Overall

7.9

Comfort

7.8

Food

7.1

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

robert,Feb 2026

LAS - SAN

The good customer service team made you fell welcome on the flight.

FAQs about flying to Palo Alto

  • Can I find cheaper flights to Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

  • What is the best airline to fly to Palo Alto?

    Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Frontier is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Palo Alto.

  • How much is a round-trip flight to Palo Alto?

    A round-trip flight to Palo Alto will typically cost around $1,245, however they can be found for as little as $83.

  • Where does the fastest flight to Palo Alto depart from?

    For those looking to save time traveling to Palo Alto, Sacramento Intl offers the quickest one-way flight (0 hours 52 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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