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Best San Francisco Bay Area Flight Deals

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

San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$138
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$158

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December

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$63
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Flight from Detroit to San Francisco

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Top 5 airlines serving from Detroit to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Detroit to San Francisco Bay Area? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 8755 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.9Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
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All fine save for the abominable catering. Really gone downhill. We found it all inedible.

6.0 GoodKillian, Nov 2024DTW - LHR
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All fine save for the abominable catering. Really gone downhill. We found it all inedible.

I appreciated friendly service from check-in, to boarding, to in-flight amenities! Attendants were accommodating and helpful. Thank you! Elaine

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

Was unsure of this flight due to high winds in CVG from Hurricane Helene. Crew did a great job of getting us to CVG safely.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

AC barely worked on a 50 minute flight. It was very warm the whole flight. Flight was very bumpy and hard landing.

Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?

5 hour delay. They blamed the weather but it was the computer issues they had been dealing with for days.

The flight was canceled two hours before departure, it took over five hours to rebook us on another flight.

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..

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.

It was on time, which is always a good thing. There wasn’t any food hence my okay rating.

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

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

I was unhappy with having the seat I chose changed at the last minute. I was moved to an aisle seat which did not recline and was next to the bathroom. The bathroom odors made the flight entirely unpleasant. Having carefully chosen my seat months before I was not pleased with my AA experience. In addition, they ran out of tea during flight service, really?

Dallas Hub. American taking ownership for their screwups instead of blaming their contractors and customers, trading their people, their call in service, reservation agents and their ticketing process. Make sure wheelchairs are available especially when the request is in their record.

WiFi didn’t work despite paying for it. Crew was nice.

The staff from LAX to New Orleans were rude but the staff from New Orleans to LAX were nice!

The flight was delayed and the announcements were hard to hear, but the crew was great

Paid extra for a “comfy seat” which was anything but!

It was cancelled unexpectedly so we rented a car and drove home.

Everything that was available was excellent. Spacious and comfortable, with lovely and helpful crew (one was having a bit of a sour day, but that happens). We sat on the tarmac for one hour and seven minutes waiting for our gate to clear in SAN, but the pilot kept us informed and, amazingly, was very professional in not ragging on the airport (whose fault it was).

Flight was delayed 8 hours so far. Don’t expect to fly when choosing Spirit Airlines. I will happily pay more to never deal with this company again.

This airline is effective for the price you pay, do not expect anything extra at all. You have to pay extra for seat assignment , carry on luggage, food, you name it ...and even if you pay extra for better seats they do not recline.

Got on quickly and easily. When it turned out the other two seats in my row would be occupied, a nearby flight attendant immediately let me know that I could move one row behind me since it was an empty row, I moved into the window seat where I could relax enough to take a little nap. Can’t ask for much more.

Time in the air good, but waited on the tarmac on arrival for 35 minutes before access to the gate.

My first flight was moved 6 hours causing me to miss my meeting. The second was delayed about an hour and a half. Most of the crews apparently dont like their jobs or just working for Frontier. Only one flight attendant wasn"t snappy or rude.

Booked direct in July '24. Turned into a 14 hr layover (both ways) in Denver. My 5 day vaca turned into a 1 day . Not good, BUT,... Thank you for the people @ Frontier who were professionally friendly & approachable.

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

We understand and comply with Frontier’s bag sizes. We’ve had some problems in past while having to await other passengers who do not understand the baggage restrictions or have not prepaid and that is usually our biggest concern (others delaying us) with flying Frontier. Flying OUT of ONT, however, has always been a great experience. I’ve also noted even on delayed Frontier flights very knowledgeable pilots who manage expectations well.

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.

The crew was ghetto lol I felt like I was on an inner city field trip

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.

There was nothing to like, flight delayed had to move to different departure areas, disorganized to say the leasr

Delayed for two hours due to trivial issues. No reimbursment. Also on arrival further delay due to terminal malfunction.

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.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights from Detroit to San Francisco Bay Area found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
12/9Mon
1 stopFrontier
30h 03mDTW-SFO
12/11Wed
1 stopFrontier
26h 17mSFO-DTW
$138
12/17Tue
1 stopFrontier
12h 39mDTW-SFO
1/12Sun
1 stopFrontier
11h 03mSFO-DTW
$148
12/17Tue
1 stopFrontier
12h 39mDTW-SFO
1/11Sat
1 stopFrontier
29h 09mSFO-DTW
$157
12/12Thu
1 stopSpirit Airlines
15h 15mDTW-OAK
12/15Sun
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 38mOAK-DTW
$167
12/13Fri
1 stopSpirit Airlines
15h 27mDTW-OAK
12/15Sun
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 38mOAK-DTW
$168
12/11Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
11h 43mDTW-SFO
1/15Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
14h 47mSFO-DTW
$323
12/11Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
11h 43mDTW-SFO
1/13Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
14h 47mSFO-DTW
$348
2/18Tue
1 stopDelta
9h 46mDTW-SJC
2/25Tue
1 stopDelta
6h 41mSJC-DTW
$356
2/18Tue
1 stopDelta
7h 41mDTW-SJC
2/22Sat
1 stopDelta
9h 22mSJC-DTW
$384
12/18Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
7h 13mDTW-SFO
12/24Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
9h 31mSFO-DTW
$416

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Detroit to San Francisco Bay Area found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
12/14Sat
1 stopFrontier
18h 34mDTW-SFO
$63
1/20Mon
1 stopFrontier
29h 55mDTW-SFO
$71
12/13Fri
1 stopSpirit Airlines
15h 27mDTW-OAK
$83
12/13Fri
1 stopSpirit Airlines
13h 48mDTW-SJC
$87
1/21Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
10h 19mDTW-SFO
$167
12/14Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
12h 32mDTW-SFO
$172
2/18Tue
1 stopDelta
7h 41mDTW-SJC
$178
12/14Sat
1 stopDelta
18h 50mDTW-SFO
$187
12/25Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
9h 20mDTW-SFO
$208
1/7Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
14h 45mDTW-SFO
$228

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Last minute flights from Detroit 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 Detroit to San Francisco Bay Area that are departing in the next 10 days.
11/23Sat
multi-stopFrontier
16h 29mDTW-SJC
11/28Thu
multi-stopFrontier
11h 57mSJC-DTW
$248
11/26Tue
multi-stopFrontier
29h 56mDTW-SFO
11/28Thu
multi-stopFrontier
13h 01mSFO-DTW
$324
11/26Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
24h 58mDTW-OAK
12/3Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
21h 41mOAK-DTW
$340
11/25Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
13h 27mDTW-OAK
12/4Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
26h 03mOAK-DTW
$344
11/25Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 23mDTW-SFO
11/28Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
18h 34mSFO-DTW
$740
11/23Sat
multi-stopDelta
7h 30mDTW-SJC
11/28Thu
multi-stopDelta
6h 49mSJC-DTW
$742
11/23Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 08mDTW-SFO
11/28Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
21h 45mSFO-DTW
$750
11/26Tue
nonstopDelta
5h 21mDTW-SFO
11/29Fri
nonstopDelta
4h 26mSFO-DTW
$829
11/26Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 13mDTW-SFO
12/2Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 52mSFO-DTW
$943
11/23Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 05mDTW-SFO
11/23Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 52mSFO-DTW
$949

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