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Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$108
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$118

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Top 5 airlines serving from Austin to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Austin to San Francisco Bay Area. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.1
SouthwestOverall score based on 5015 reviews
8.7Crew
8.1Comfort
7.7Entertainment
7.2Food
8.2Boarding
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The last 30 min or so, they put the heat on full. We thought we were being basted.

4.0 OkayKurt V, Nov 2024AUS - ABQ
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The last 30 min or so, they put the heat on full. We thought we were being basted.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a hell hole of an airport. It is the new LaGuardia. Everything Cobbled together. Security gates closed. Terri directional signage

I will be flying again Southwest Airlines. Friendly crew, comfortable and affordable.

The plane arrived 25 minutes late, and the Wi-Fi was slower than it usually is.

Forget beverage, they didn't even have water for half the passangers?

Can not wait for seating change to reduce the amount of pre boards - it’s disheartening the abuse. And then then deplaning

The crew was nice. Boarding sucked. Instead of loading from the back to the front people just sat wherever and you had to wait for them to move to get to a seat. And the flight was 25 minutes delayed.

I boarded last because of my boarding assignment and was given a middle seat at the back of the plane. I’m 6”1” so it was really tight. I wish I just had a seat assignment instead of a general boarding group. My bag was way at the front and my seat at the back. Was never offered a beverage and had no room to move.

The plane wasn’t full, so we got the best seats

On time boarding, plenty of overhead baggage space even for Group F, on time departure / arrival.

The AC was running on the plane when its 40 degrees outside

We were seated in the middle of a large group of noisy 8th graders

Short flight so really no interaction with crew and there was no food. It was on time and comfortable. Liked the plugs in seat in front!

SeaTac was a mess first class check-in not clearly identified Temporary signage needed since only one door into Alaska check-in area directed you to coach baggage check.

Boarding was done really poorly. I understand the flight was late but even when the plane arrived they just stood around and didn't streamline the boarding process.

We could not find a parking spot in the garage so we left airport to find a parking lot. We were late and afraid we would miss our flight. We were greeted at the new Alaska check in and I was really upset. She got two people to put us in wheelchairs and we flew through the airport and security. Then all the way to the N gate and on to the plane. Somehow they hadn’t taken off. These two individuals deserve a medal for getting us to our flight and onto the plane. It all started with the wonderful greeter at check in. I wish we’d gotten her name and the two who got us there.

When I made my transfer from my flight from Missoula to Seattle to Seattle to San Jose, the gate was at the opposite end of the airport, which I thought was inconvenient since there were so many gates for Alaska right where I landed that everything was good

I was traveling with my parents to San Francisco. One of front counter employees saw my parents are senior, he let us boarding first which was so thoughtful.

The food was good but needed more taste, or it would have been better if the airline had provided salt and pepper.

Cabin was pitch black, even during meal service. The reading lights for seat 2E/F did not work, and seat 2E did not recline.

This was a 5 hour flight with no entertainment and with a snack being provided (pretzels and fruit bar), which are both high in carbs and sugar. Nuts would have been a better choice.

Was realllly smooth. It was delayed but we were well informed.

Good plane, crew, and flight. Boarding was a bit chaotic. Bathrooms were unacceptable. United DESPERATELY needs a new terminal at IAD.

Haven’t used United in a while. Was surprised with the free blanket and earphones. Service was great. Huge plane. 9/.row.

Delayed by 2.5hrs any longer and they would’ve had to honour their own policy for breaking their own rules and regs. Not cool, especially when I have an infant child that needs to stay on a routine and they get schedules.

To san Francisco it was ok. From sf to Manila it was horrible

Awful, rude staff. Their abrasive comments are unnecessary. Most seek a frictionless experience and will cooperate if you ask. Additional childish bullying of customers is not acceptable or tolerated. We had the same problem with our departure flight. We will never fly United again.

Very poor the plane itself was really old, slight smell that couldn’t be named. I didn’t even get a boarding pass UNTIL AFTER clearing security! Even then, they said when I get to my connected flight I’ll get my 2nd boarding pass there! A bit ridiculous!

No cooked food. Crew was not friendly and not that helpful

My boarding pass wouldn't pull up in the app very easily and had to really dig through my email. That caused a delay in TSA..

Domestic airlines have really fallen from what they used to be.

Overall good. Tight connection in DFW because of gate unavailability upon landing.

RE Food: Wish there was a choice for No Rating. Flew from Honolulu to Los Angeles on a Red-Eye flight (11:00 pm to 7:30 am). Other than a package of cookies with a beverage choice offered soon after take-off, and a beverage choice shortly before landing, no other food choices were offered. Everyone slept or rested for most of the trip. Nothing to rate. RE Entertainment: Everyone was sleeping most of the flight. Only saw one passenger watch about 30 minutes of entertainment on his iPad. I never attempted to access any entertainment options.

Baby cried a lot. Nothing anyone could do about it. Just part of flying.

For coast to coast travel the A321 and even the NEO, even in first class will never be excellent. That would take a B787 or 777 to accomplish.

The flight crew was fantastic! Which the seats had a small TV.

The foot ottoman cushion was missing on my business class seat.. the hydraulics is on its last leg & seat cushions do not have support or paddling. Heavily dented by butts

Flight was on time, no drinks served on the two short flights. Comfortable seats.

also wi-fi never worked attendant said satellite coverage is spotty over water ..... but we were over land!

Stop changing gates at sfo. When you are elderly going back for it’s not fun.

There was no easy way to check in. I don't want to install an app to checkin. I will use alaska from now on because they have a web check in method that is easy.

Horrible! The short distance flight ended up taking 5 hrs! There was a 3 hr delay for the flight to take off and there was a 70 min wait on the tarmac for some bogus reason that the pilot said the gate he was supposed to board was taken up. After a 30 min wait he said the plane that was supposed to push out of the gate called a medical emergency and 40 min later he ended up boarding another gate. For the initial 3 hr delay there was no information/alert about the gate or delay in the app or the boards up until the boarding time and even beyond! Had to walk all the way to the end of the terminal to find the frontier staff to ask what was going on. Avoid this airline at all costs! If you have carryon bags or checked bags , their prices come equivalent to the prices of more reliable airlines. They are the worst in timeliness at 60% (reported as delayed) this year (check the data) by a high margin even compared to the second worst airline. If you are ok with having a miserable flight experience with the odds close to flip of a coin, feel free to try them. If you value your time , money and flying experience, stay away.

I went to the Frontier counter in San Jose at 1030am or so on Sunday 10/13/24 to see if I could get an earlier flight to San Diego in lieu of my reserved 630pm flight. One thing led to another, and I was able to obtain an open seat for about $ 56. on the earlier flight. Fine. Then the agent asked if I "was checking a bag". Not knowing that carry-ons cost extra per Frontier policy, I thought that she meant a regular checked bag. Therefore, I said no. Once I got to the gate, the same gate agent who sold me a ticket told me that I had to pay $99 for a carry-on, and that all bags were extra on Frontier. Having never flown on Frontier, I was not aware of this. Part of the issue was that she was not a native English speaker, so there was a miscommunication as to what "bag" meant. I would have preferred for her to have clearly let me know at the front counter that any bag including a carry-on cost $99. It would have had the same outcome, as I had to take my carry-on. But it got hectic at the last minute at the gate itself. The baggage policy should have mentioned "including carry-ons" when we first spoke.

Most horrible airlines. Please avoid it. It's ok to spend $50 extra for delta, united or Alaska

Airline changed the gate from Terminal A to Terminal D which is quite far and only sent a text message few minutes before boarding. Around 50 people missed their flight and as plane didn’t wait for them.

The trip was good but the last minute changes I didn’t like because I had already talked to the attendee and they didn’t help me with my ticket I was having trouble checking in and when the time was up they help me but charge me for that and last minute luggage it was a small bag. After I was in the airplane I realized you were charging because the flight was almost empty and you have to get the money some how. Thanks for everything.

My departure gate was E10 but no kiosk at E10 for check in & no one to ask. A United attendant helped direct us to E38 for check in. The kiosks at E38 were all malfunctioning. A counter agent had to check us in. We then had to walk back to E10 for boarding. E10 to E38 at DfW is not an easy trek. No where in all the info they sent us indicated there were issues to over come. They can cut only so many corners. Luckily we arrived plenty early to deal with Frontier’s inefficiency.

Our flight was delayed by four hours without notice, the app for getting my boarding pass is super confusing, and I wasn’t able to check a suitcase without paying for a higher cost package

Flight was cancelled and was not able to get another flight thru Frontier. Per frontier a refund was issued but I do not see a refund on my Afirm account.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights from Austin to San Francisco Bay Area found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
1/18Sat
1 stopFrontier
8h 39mAUS-SFO
1/22Wed
1 stopFrontier
6h 19mSFO-AUS
$108
12/9Mon
1 stopFrontier
18h 45mAUS-SFO
12/11Wed
1 stopFrontier
6h 14mSFO-AUS
$115
1/15Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 07mAUS-SFO
1/22Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
3h 33mSFO-AUS
$197
2/5Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 07mAUS-SFO
2/8Sat
1 stopAlaska Airlines
7h 43mSFO-AUS
$206
1/7Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
5h 50mAUS-SFO
1/11Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
5h 49mSFO-AUS
$216
12/15Sun
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 03mAUS-SFO
12/18Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
3h 32mSFO-AUS
$247
12/11Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
10h 41mAUS-SFO
12/15Sun
nonstopUnited Airlines
3h 32mSFO-AUS
$252
1/11Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 07mAUS-SFO
1/18Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
3h 33mSFO-AUS
$287
2/22Sat
nonstopSouthwest
4h 05mAUS-OAK
3/3Mon
nonstopSouthwest
3h 20mOAK-AUS
$348
2/22Sat
1 stopSouthwest
5h 55mAUS-OAK
3/3Mon
nonstopSouthwest
3h 20mOAK-AUS
$357

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Austin to San Francisco Bay Area found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
1/18Sat
1 stopFrontier
8h 39mAUS-SFO
$54
1/11Sat
1 stopFrontier
8h 41mAUS-SFO
$59
1/15Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 04mAUS-SFO
$99
11/26Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 46mAUS-STS
$104
1/22Wed
1 stopAlaska Airlines
5h 45mAUS-SJC
$118
12/25Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
8h 36mAUS-SFO
$128
2/20Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 08mAUS-SFO
$129
12/13Fri
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 10mAUS-SFO
$144
2/18Tue
2 stopsSouthwest
6h 35mAUS-SFO
$168
1/31Fri
nonstopSouthwest
4h 00mAUS-OAK
$169

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Last minute flights from Austin to San Francisco Bay Area

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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Austin to San Francisco Bay Area that are departing in the next 10 days.
11/25Mon
multi-stopFrontier
14h 15mAUS-SFO
12/4Wed
multi-stopFrontier
6h 14mSFO-AUS
$189
11/23Sat
multi-stopFrontier
12h 30mAUS-SFO
12/4Wed
multi-stopFrontier
6h 14mSFO-AUS
$223
11/25Mon
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
7h 30mAUS-SFO
12/4Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
3h 30mSFO-AUS
$401
11/25Mon
nonstopAlaska Airlines
4h 11mAUS-SFO
12/2Mon
nonstopAlaska Airlines
3h 29mSFO-AUS
$442
11/23Sat
multi-stopSouthwest
5h 35mAUS-SFO
12/4Wed
multi-stopSouthwest
6h 40mSFO-AUS
$591
11/23Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
4h 03mAUS-SFO
12/3Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 52mSFO-AUS
$622
11/23Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 20mAUS-SFO
12/3Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 52mSFO-AUS
$631
11/25Mon
multi-stopSouthwest
7h 25mAUS-SFO
11/27Wed
multi-stopSouthwest
6h 10mSFO-AUS
$656
11/23Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 00mAUS-SFO
12/4Wed
nonstopAmerican Airlines
3h 30mSFO-AUS
$657
11/22Fri
nonstopAmerican Airlines
4h 00mAUS-SFO
12/1Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 25mSFO-AUS
$747

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