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$179 Find cheap flights from France to San Francisco

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Flights to San Francisco - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to San Francisco to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to San Francisco?

These are the best prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight to San Francisco was $179 for a one-way ticket from Nice and $419 for a round-trip. The most popular route searched for by our users was for flights from Paris to San Francisco and the best round-trip deal found in the last 3 days was $494.

What is the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco?

The average price of all flights to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco is Friday where tickets can be as cheap as $779. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where prices are $1,014 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to San Francisco is March, where tickets cost $618 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of tickets from France is $1,235 and $1,153 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of $520.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco?

The average price for all flights to San Francisco depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco is generally at night, when flights cost $548 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $855.

What is a good deal for flights to San Francisco?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to San Francisco, 25% of our users found tickets to San Francisco for the following prices or less: From Paris Orly Airport $369 one-way - $665 round-trip, from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport $639 one-way - $694 round-trip.

How far in advance should I book a flight to San Francisco?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 57 days before departure.

Which airlines fly to San Francisco?

Many airlines fly to San Francisco, the most common ones being Air France, United Airlines, and French Bee. See the amount of flights per week for popular airlines flying to San Francisco.

Which airline offers the most flights to San Francisco?

Of the 10 airlines that fly to San Francisco, United Airlines offers the most flights, with around 2,048 per week, followed by Delta with 558 flights per week.

How long is the flight to San Francisco?

The duration of your flight to San Francisco depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to San Francisco on KAYAK are from Paris, which takes 11h 20m, Lyon, which takes 15h 20m, Marseille, which takes 15h 25m, and Nice, which takes 15h 25m.

How many direct flights to San Francisco are there each day?

There are around 586 direct flights from within France to San Francisco every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 6:00 am the most common departure time and 45% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to San Francisco are there each week?

Each week there are around 4,100 direct flights from within France to San Francisco. The most common day for departures is Thursday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

How many long-haul flights are there to San Francisco each week?

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to San Francisco. Instead, there are 30 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Paris.

How many cities have direct flights to San Francisco?

From France, there are direct flights to San Francisco from 1 city. This city is Paris and there are 30 direct flights each week.

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January

High season

August

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Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
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Flight from Nice to San Francisco

FAQs - booking San Francisco flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight to San Francisco was $179 for a one-way ticket from Nice and $419 for a round-trip. The most popular route searched for by our users was for flights from Paris to San Francisco and the best round-trip deal found in the last 3 days was $494.

  • How far is San Francisco from central San Francisco?

    The city center of San Francisco is 12 miles from San Francisco.

  • What is the name of San Francisco’s airport?

    All flights to San Francisco land at San Francisco. The airport code is SFO,and it can also be referred to as San Francisco or San Francisco Intl.

  • How much is a flight to San Francisco?

    On average, a flight to San Francisco costs $707. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $334 and departed from Paris Orly Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to San Francisco?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to San Francisco.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to San Francisco?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to San Francisco?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to San Francisco with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to San Francisco?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to San Francisco up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Prefer to fly non-stop to San Francisco?

Find which airlines fly direct to San Francisco, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

France to San Francisco

Monday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Wednesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Friday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Sunday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +82 more

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Nonstop returns

San Francisco to France

Monday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Wednesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Friday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Sunday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +82 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from France to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to San Francisco. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from France to San Francisco. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.5
Air FranceOverall score based on 1777 reviews
7.4Comfort
7.1Entertainment
8.2Crew
7.2Food
7.5Boarding
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The check in was horrible. I stood in line for 1 hour to check in with an Air France ticket. Then I was told I had to go to Delta counter onstead to check in instead. It made no sense.

8.0 ExcellentRussell, Apr 2024BCN - JFK
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The check in was horrible. I stood in line for 1 hour to check in with an Air France ticket. Then I was told I had to go to Delta counter onstead to check in instead. It made no sense.

Medíocre. The food wasn't good (although not bad, bad) and the staff wasn't kind. I asked for n extra blanket, the steward never came back, serving us roughly.

Excellent apart from transport to actual plane 10 minutes from the actual gate , walking out in the tarmac in the rain and having to climb stairs to enter while holding luggage.

They wanted to close counter although they did not provide the wheelchair requested which ended by going alone to transit security and lost long time and they did not want to wait .

They charge me for luggage which is was included on the ticket

Good aorcraft 777 but Worst food ever Breakfast was a bû’with matonnaise… Staff was nice but invisible most of the flight

Everything went smoothly with Air France. There was a delay in departure which seemed to relate to the immigration services being short staffed.

Food could have been better especially the breakfast. Overall it was a good flight

No bording was given for next trip on same carrier, food was very moderate.

Lost luggage, 2 bags were badly damaged and one of the bags came open.

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

My bag was lost with my medicine and I am very inconvenienced. I don’t know what happened, however I want you to do a better job on getting people’s bag back

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

So so. Terrible aircraft choice for that leg of the flight.

Our seat tv didn’t work All the rest was perfect

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

Meals were adequate but could be better. Lots of movies, podcasts, tv shows. We really enjoyed using our personal headsets highly recommended. 15 hrs flight great to travel at night.

This was a Lufthansa flight. Disappointing main meal. Very rough over Canada and arrival at FRA. IFE was almost unusable.

the plane was old. the wifi didn’t work. the entertainment was boring and dated. the charging ports were impossible to find. i was mostly ignored by flight attendants that had no problem speaking to the man beside me. i got two drinks the entire time i was on the plane.

Quit making seats narrower and narrower. The guy beside me spilled over in to my seat.

Touchscreens do not work. WiFi did not work. Food is possibly the worst on any European airline. Drinks came by only four times on a cross-Atlantic. The plane was two hours late because—it was announced—Lufthansa didn't have enough large aircraft in their fleet to accommodate an on-time flight.

It was freezing in the airplane. Everyone was wearing everything they had with them. The crew acknowledged it was cold, but did nothing about it

The flight attendants were superb and the service was outstanding. Some passengers with small children were very rude and inconsiderate, kids were constantly crying and some were running around the aisle unsupervised.

Terrible. There was a rattling noise the whole flight. The internet didn't work after I paid. Boarding is very disorganized.

Horrible flight attendant in back of economy that screamed at me, have already reported to United. Horrible food - for Gluten free, why would you assume the person is vegetarian? I was served some kind of horrible curry bean paste and multiple cold rolls and soggy vegetables with no seasoning... um no!

The crew member put her luggage and boxes behind my seat so I was able to recline while the passenger in front of me did for 8 hours. My knees were forced against the seat for hours :(. Dude sitting next to me hasn't showered in weeks so I almost threw up.

Sorry my last review for prg to fra was for this flight. My prg to fra flight was fine but my second flight back to Washington DC was with a slow awful crew who wouldn’t come in a timely manner to take trash and take trash before serving coffee tea and was shoving other people’s bottles of water on me when we were not traveling together

Lufthansa was amazing. Definitely upgrade your seat if you can swing it - they take very good care of their passengers. Customs in DC is nothing short of a nightmare though. Stood in line waiting to go back through security for 30 minutes, had to RUN through and across two terminals to make my connection and only had 5 minutes to spare. Terrible. Very very poor coordination by the airport staff and CBP.

I was ver pleased with the service all the way through

I always try to book flights that don’t charge for baggage. Yet I was charged $75 for this flight.

Coach seats are too tight. Seem designed for small people. Food different but OK. Staff helpful.

my original flight was cancelled the previous day, and i was rescheduled onto this flight, which left much earlier in the morning, impacting my previous evening and requiring me to get up much earlier in the morning to get to the airport online. This practice happens way way way too much, and it seems on every airline, though AA is probably the worst.

Spending 10 hours on a flight with no video or wifi access due to issues per stewardess was not enjoyable nor acceptable. Will follow up directly with the airline as well

I really did not like being ordered to pull my shade down by the attendants. One of them was very rude to me about it, standing there until I closed it like I was a child brusquely reaching across me to close an adjoining one. They claim it was so people who wanted to could sleep. It’s a 10:30am flight not a red eye. Closing your shade or leaving it up for natural light should be a choice. Ruined my flight!

My baggage did not arrived with me. Took 3 days to get it after so may calls and follow up

The crew was very attentive and kept busy serving a variety of treats!

Terrible. Flight was 3 hours delayed and I missed my other flight to my final destination

Offered vegetable curry when it was actually tofu which I don’t care for.

The flight was good the crew excellent…but take off delayed three hours!!!

Both mine and my husband's chairs were broken. Also it took 2 hours to get our bags after our flight which was wild.

everything is an extra cost on this flight, you need to pay to have a your children sit next to you (they won’t change the seat for your kids to sit next to you without charging you), food is an extra you need to pay for on a 12 hour flight, no drinks or snacks throughout the flight, the media selection is subpar and your phone has more options

Many families including ours we seated separately. For kids entertainment only 2 cartoons for 11 hour flight. Checked bag $100 each. Everything else was fine

The boarding process was completely disorganized, adding avoidable stress, and the airline's business model is tight spaces, but seats that recline more to make sleep easier in economy. The passenger behind us did not understand that and shook our chair saying we're reclining too much. We immediately brought the flight attendants in to mediate and deescalate the situation, and they didn't. The passenger behind us kept harassing my wife throughout the 8 hour flight. They should be better trained in this regard if this is the airline's business model and promise to passengers like us who review leg space and reclining angles before purchasing a fare on the airline.

The orthopedic sits, no room to move, no reclining, was horrible and because that I'm still in pain and aches in my whole body

Seats were uncomfortable. Lower back support would be nice. It was the usual for an airplane. Other than that, everything was wonderful. Even my kids said the food was good! Nice to get a blanket and set of earbuds.

Flight got canceled, took us 3 hrs in line to give us vouchers for hotel and meals, which was chaotic and then went to hotel and the voucher did not work at hotel, had to pay and apply for reimbursement and waiting for payment

Better than expected from a low cost airline! The food, seat and overall experience was great! I would fly with them again.

We were there on time we checked in early online and when we got to the airport we only had one code ticket and not the other one, the people at the desk didn’t want to print the other ticket since we didn’t have it on the phone

Pros: "All of the ground grew was excellent, I always travel with my service dog and they handled the process very professionally."
Cons: "Over the phone service in trying to notify the airline that I was travelling with my service dog was ridiculous. I called multiple times, but nobody could understand me due to their limited English, and refused to put in a note in my booking because were insisting on a letter from a psychiatric doctor, which is not applicable. As per the French Bee (an most airline) regulations - this is a requirement for ESA and not service animals, on top of the fact my disability is not psychiatric. Result was no comment put on my booking, but fortunately the staff at the airport were very helpful and understanding."
Pros: "I did not prepay for a meal, but the options available compelled me to buy. The meal was exceptional. The service was also 5-star and the seat was quite comfortable."
Cons: "The flight was late."

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to San Francisco found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/25Wed
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
17h 35mORY-SFO
10/13Sun
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
36h 30mSFO-ORY
$419
9/26Thu
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
17h 35mORY-SFO
10/11Fri
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
36h 40mSFO-ORY
$442
10/23Wed
2 stopsBritish Airways
22h 14mBOD-SFO
10/30Wed
1 stopBritish Airways
19h 00mSFO-BOD
$554
5/20Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
24h 40mNCE-SFO
5/27Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
19h 05mSFO-NCE
$554
9/1Sun
1 stopAir France
16h 00mCDG-SFO
9/15Sun
nonstopAir France
10h 35mSFO-CDG
$669
9/26Thu
1 stopAir France
13h 35mCDG-SFO
10/11Fri
nonstopAir France
10h 35mSFO-CDG
$679
6/25Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
14h 25mTLS-SFO
9/4Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
17h 35mSFO-TLS
$763
6/25Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
17h 15mTLS-SFO
9/4Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
17h 00mSFO-TLS
$764
8/26Mon
1 stopLufthansa
14h 00mLYS-SFO
9/16Mon
1 stopLufthansa
17h 50mSFO-LYS
$776
8/30Fri
1 stopLufthansa
22h 20mMRS-SFO
9/15Sun
1 stopLufthansa
18h 20mSFO-MRS
$826

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to San Francisco found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/6Fri
2 stops
31h 30mNCE-SFO
$179
5/20Mon
1 stop
27h 38mCDG-SFO
$218
9/6Fri
3 stops
39h 50mNCE-SFO
$238
9/11Wed
1 stop
24h 44mCDG-SFO
$269
5/15Wed
nonstopFrench Bee
11h 20mORY-SFO
$337
6/5Wed
nonstopFrench Bee
11h 20mORY-SFO
$364
6/25Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
18h 57mNCE-SFO
$712
6/25Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
24h 30mNCE-SFO
$713
9/28Sat
2 stopsLufthansa
17h 35mNCE-SFO
$896
5/13Mon
1 stopAir France
25h 15mBIQ-SFO
$3,602

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Last minute flights to San Francisco

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to San Francisco that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/13Mon
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
28h 40mCDG-SFO
5/20Mon
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
16h 40mSFO-CDG
$503
5/13Mon
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
34h 50mCDG-SFO
5/20Mon
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
16h 40mSFO-CDG
$528
5/13Mon
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
28h 40mCDG-SFO
5/21Tue
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
16h 40mSFO-CDG
$542
5/13Mon
multi-stopBritish Airways
15h 10mNCE-SFO
5/20Mon
multi-stopBritish Airways
19h 48mSFO-NCE
$571
5/13Mon
multi-stopAir France
13h 35mCDG-SFO
5/23Thu
nonstopAir France
10h 50mSFO-CDG
$980
5/13Mon
nonstopAir France
11h 30mCDG-SFO
5/23Thu
nonstopAir France
10h 50mSFO-CDG
$992
5/13Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
35h 20mCDG-SFO
5/20Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
10h 45mSFO-CDG
$999
5/13Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
35h 20mCDG-SFO
5/19Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
24h 11mSFO-CDG
$1,004
5/13Mon
nonstopLufthansa
11h 30mCDG-SFO
5/20Mon
nonstopLufthansa
10h 45mSFO-CDG
$1,059
5/13Mon
nonstopLufthansa
11h 30mCDG-SFO
5/21Tue
multi-stopLufthansa
13h 40mSFO-CDG
$1,131

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