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 $2,591, 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 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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Wed 7/306:05 pmEWR - OAK

1 stop8h 28mSpirit Airlines

Sat 8/26:00 amOAK - EWR

1 stop7h 53mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 7/1$147

Wed 8/275:59 pmEWR - SJC

1 stop7h 31mSpirit Airlines

Wed 9/36:00 amSJC - EWR

1 stop7h 54mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 7/3$175

Wed 8/206:35 amLGA - OAK

2 stops19h 52mSpirit Airlines

Wed 8/276:00 amOAK - LGA

2 stops10h 00mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 7/2$221

Fri 7/116:59 amJFK - SJC

1 stop9h 18mFrontier

Sun 7/137:00 pmSJC - JFK

1 stop7h 30mFrontier

Deal found 7/1$236

Tue 7/2911:10 amLGA - SJC

1 stop10h 25mSouthwest

Tue 8/512:25 pmSJC - LGA

1 stop8h 00mSouthwest

Deal found 7/1$251

Wed 8/132:57 pmJFK - SJC

1 stop9h 07mAmerican Airlines

Wed 8/206:00 amSJC - JFK

1 stop8h 29mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 7/2$251

Tue 8/510:55 amLGA - SJC

2 stops10h 34mAmerican Airlines

Tue 8/126:00 amSJC - LGA

2 stops9h 29mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 7/2$261

Thu 10/1611:30 amLGA - SFO

1 stop12h 53mFrontier

Mon 10/203:20 pmSFO - LGA

2 stops16h 10mFrontier

Deal found 7/2$263

Sat 8/26:59 amJFK - SFO

1 stop8h 16mFrontier

Wed 8/67:00 amSFO - JFK

2 stops14h 42mFrontier

Deal found 7/2$263

Sat 11/11:00 pmJFK - SFO

Nonstop6h 25mAlaska Airlines

Sat 11/157:52 pmSFO - JFK

1 stop7h 35mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 7/2$267

Sat 8/2311:25 amLGA - SFO

1 stop8h 45mSouthwest

Sun 8/316:00 amSFO - LGA

1 stop7h 15mSouthwest

Deal found 7/3$268

Sun 8/316:15 amJFK - SFO

Nonstop6h 23mJetBlue

Sun 9/76:00 amSFO - JFK

Nonstop5h 42mJetBlue

Deal found 7/2$268

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Wed 7/306:05 pmEWR - OAK

1 stop8h 28mSpirit Airlines

Sat 8/26:00 amOAK - EWR

1 stop7h 53mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 7/1$147

Mon 9/86:59 amJFK - SJC

1 stop13h 56mFrontier

Mon 9/156:50 pmSJC - JFK

1 stop7h 40mFrontier

Deal found 7/2$247

Tue 7/2911:10 amLGA - SJC

1 stop10h 25mSouthwest

Tue 8/512:25 pmSJC - LGA

1 stop8h 00mSouthwest

Deal found 7/1$251

Wed 8/132:57 pmJFK - SJC

1 stop9h 07mAmerican Airlines

Wed 8/206:00 amSJC - JFK

1 stop8h 29mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 7/2$251

Sat 8/232:00 pmLGA - SFO

1 stop11h 25mDelta

Sun 8/317:29 amSFO - LGA

1 stop10h 54mDelta

Deal found 7/2$267

Wed 9/34:28 pmJFK - SFO

1 stop10h 31mAlaska Airlines

Wed 9/101:30 pmSFO - JFK

Nonstop5h 47mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 7/2$267

Sat 8/26:59 amJFK - SFO

1 stop8h 16mMultiple Airlines

Wed 8/61:24 pmSFO - JFK

Nonstop5h 44mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 7/2$273

Wed 8/204:43 pmEWR - SFO

1 stop10h 16mHawaiian Airlines

Mon 8/2510:17 pmSFO - EWR

Nonstop5h 42mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 7/2$275

Sat 7/269:59 pmJFK - SFO

Nonstop6h 44mJetBlue

Sat 8/26:00 amSFO - JFK

Nonstop5h 40mJetBlue

Deal found 7/2$299

Fri 8/1511:39 amEWR - SFO

1 stop14h 14mSun Country Air

Sun 8/1711:59 pmSFO - EWR

1 stop7h 43mSun Country Air

Deal found 7/2$319

Thu 7/245:58 pmEWR - SJC

1 stop8h 56mSpirit Airlines

Thu 7/316:30 amSJC - EWR

1 stop7h 23mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 7/3$175

Wed 8/206:35 amLGA - OAK

2 stops19h 52mSpirit Airlines

Wed 8/276:00 amOAK - LGA

2 stops10h 00mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 7/2$221

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Tue 7/86:59 amJFK - SFO

1 stop8h 16mFrontier

Wed 7/168:53 pmSFO - JFK

1 stop10h 30mFrontier

Deal found 7/2$267

Tue 7/811:04 amEWR - SFO

1 stop12h 43mFrontier

Wed 7/1610:29 pmSFO - EWR

1 stop8h 40mFrontier

Deal found 7/1$282

Wed 7/911:04 amEWR - SFO

1 stop13h 19mMultiple Airlines

Tue 7/1510:19 pmSFO - EWR

Nonstop5h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/30$363

Fri 7/116:59 amJFK - SJC

1 stop9h 18mFrontier

Sun 7/137:00 pmSJC - JFK

1 stop7h 30mFrontier

Deal found 7/1$236

Fri 7/115:58 pmEWR - SJC

1 stop8h 56mSpirit Airlines

Wed 7/236:30 amSJC - EWR

1 stop7h 30mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 7/2$285

Fri 7/116:59 amJFK - SJC

1 stop19h 55mMultiple Airlines

Wed 7/166:30 amSJC - JFK

1 stop20h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 7/1$363

Fri 7/111:30 pmLGA - OAK

2 stops21h 58mSpirit Airlines

Wed 7/169:23 amOAK - LGA

2 stops21h 37mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 7/1$395

Sat 7/1211:30 amLGA - SFO

1 stop12h 58mFrontier

Sat 7/266:37 amSFO - LGA

1 stop12h 32mFrontier

Deal found 7/1$267

Sat 7/125:58 pmEWR - OAK

1 stop8h 35mSpirit Airlines

Mon 7/216:00 amOAK - EWR

1 stop7h 53mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 6/30$270

Sat 7/1210:55 pmLGA - SJC

1 stop15h 27mMultiple Airlines

Mon 7/214:22 pmSJC - LGA

2 stops14h 38mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/30$334

Sat 7/124:00 pmJFK - SJC

1 stop9h 31mAlaska Airlines

Tue 7/297:47 pmSJC - JFK

1 stop7h 42mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 7/2$421

Sun 7/135:00 pmLGA - SJC

1 stop9h 02mAmerican Airlines

Thu 7/3111:24 pmSJC - LGA

1 stop9h 05mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 7/2$422

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Tue 7/296:05 pmEWR - SJC

1 stop8h 49mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 6/30$59

Thu 7/245:58 pmEWR - OAK

1 stop8h 35mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 7/2$75

Tue 7/293:35 pmLGA - SJC

1 stop9h 30mSouthwest

Deal found 6/30$126

Wed 8/138:20 amJFK - SJC

1 stop11h 16mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 7/1$126

Wed 8/66:30 amLGA - SJC

1 stop8h 49mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 7/1$127

Fri 9/56:59 amJFK - SJC

1 stop13h 56mFrontier

Deal found 7/2$129

Wed 8/134:34 pmEWR - SJC

1 stop9h 02mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 7/1$130

Wed 8/134:00 pmJFK - SJC

1 stop9h 36mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 7/1$130

Wed 7/305:46 amLGA - OAK

2 stops20h 47mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 7/1$131

Thu 9/113:13 pmLGA - SJC

2 stops12h 11mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 7/2$132

Tue 8/194:00 pmJFK - SJC

1 stop9h 36mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 7/1$132

Sun 8/3111:33 amJFK - OAK

1 stop8h 26mSun Country Air

Deal found 7/1$133

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NewarkOakland

EWR - OAK

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Newark

Wed 7/30

6:05 pm-11:33 pm

1 stop8h 28m

Oakland

Sat 8/2

6:00 am-4:53 pm

1 stop7h 53m

$147

NewarkSan Jose

EWR - SJC

EWRSJC

Newark

Thu 7/24

5:58 pm-11:54 pm

1 stop8h 56m

San Jose

Thu 7/31

6:30 am-4:53 pm

1 stop7h 23m

$175

New YorkOakland

LGA - OAK

LGAOAK

New York LaGuardia

Wed 8/20

6:35 am-11:27 pm

2 stops19h 52m

Oakland

Wed 8/27

6:00 am-7:00 pm

2 stops10h 00m

$221

New YorkSan Jose

JFK - SJC

JFKSJC

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 9/8

6:59 am-5:55 pm

1 stop13h 56m

San Jose

Mon 9/15

6:50 pm-5:30 am

1 stop7h 40m

$247

New YorkSan Jose

LGA - SJC

LGASJC

New York LaGuardia

Tue 7/29

7:15 am-2:40 pm

1 stop10h 25m

San Jose

Tue 8/5

10:10 am-9:00 pm

1 stop7h 50m

$251

New YorkSan Jose

JFK - SJC

JFKSJC

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 8/13

2:57 pm-9:04 pm

1 stop9h 07m

San Jose

Wed 8/20

6:00 am-5:29 pm

1 stop8h 29m

$251

New YorkSan Jose

LGA - SJC

LGASJC

New York LaGuardia

Tue 8/5

10:55 am-6:29 pm

2 stops10h 34m

San Jose

Tue 8/12

6:00 am-6:29 pm

2 stops9h 29m

$261

New YorkSan Francisco

LGA - SFO

LGASFO

New York LaGuardia

Thu 10/16

11:30 am-9:23 pm

1 stop12h 53m

San Francisco

Mon 10/20

3:20 pm-10:30 am

2 stops16h 10m

$263

New YorkSan Francisco

JFK - SFO

JFKSFO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 8/2

6:59 am-12:15 pm

1 stop8h 16m

San Francisco

Wed 8/6

7:00 am-12:42 am

2 stops14h 42m

$263

New YorkSan Francisco

LGA - SFO

LGASFO

New York LaGuardia

Sat 8/23

2:00 pm-10:25 pm

1 stop11h 25m

San Francisco

Sun 8/31

7:29 am-9:23 pm

1 stop10h 54m

$267

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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 10 hours 56 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 Thursday (175 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Saturday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (43 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.

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

Get a feel of what it's like to fly with Breeze Airways, Alaska Airlines, and Southwest to the United States by reading reviews from past customers. You can also see how each airline stacks up in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Breeze Airways

8.1

Very good

183 reviews

Reviews

1 / 11

10.0

Excellent

Dena,Dec 2024

LAS - BDL

It was comfortable and the crew was great! A few free snacks offered would be nice!

Breeze Airways

8.1

Very good

183 reviews

Breeze Airways

8.1

Very good

183 reviews

Reviews

1 / 11

10.0

Excellent

Dena,Dec 2024

LAS - BDL

It was comfortable and the crew was great! A few free snacks offered would be nice!

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

10,000 reviews

Breeze Airways

8.1

Very good

183 reviews

Reviews

1 / 11

10.0

Excellent

Dena,Dec 2024

LAS - BDL

It was comfortable and the crew was great! A few free snacks offered would be nice!

Southwest

8.0

Very good

4,270 reviews

Breeze Airways

8.1

Very good

183 reviews

Reviews

1 / 11

10.0

Excellent

Dena,Dec 2024

LAS - BDL

It was comfortable and the crew was great! A few free snacks offered would be nice!

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,970 reviews

Breeze Airways

8.1

Very good

183 reviews

Reviews

1 / 11

10.0

Excellent

Dena,Dec 2024

LAS - BDL

It was comfortable and the crew was great! A few free snacks offered would be nice!

Hawaiian Airlines

7.8

Good

2,545 reviews

Breeze Airways

8.1

Very good

183 reviews

Reviews

1 / 11

10.0

Excellent

Dena,Dec 2024

LAS - BDL

It was comfortable and the crew was great! A few free snacks offered would be nice!

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 $2,591, 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 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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Weekly flight availability to San Francisco Bay Area

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

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

Rainfall in San Francisco Bay Area by month

Plan your trip to San Francisco Bay Area by taking into account the average rainfall totals by month.

Temperature in San Francisco Bay Area by month

Plan your trip to San Francisco Bay Area by taking into account the average temperature totals by month.

Reviews of airlines servicing San Francisco Bay Area

Get a feel of what it's like to fly with Breeze Airways, Alaska Airlines, and Southwest to the United States by reading reviews from past customers. You can also see how each airline stacks up in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

FAQs about flying to San Francisco Bay Area

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

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