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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 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 Thursday where tickets can be as cheap as $684. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where prices are $847 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 January, where tickets cost $674 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 Switzerland is $1,062 and $816 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is January with an average price of $674.

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 in the evening, when flights cost $589 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 $804.

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 Zurich $641 one-way - $632 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 44 days before departure.

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Low season

January

High season

July

Cheapest flight

$386
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 31% increase in price.
Flight from Geneva to San Francisco

FAQs - booking San Francisco flights

  • How far is San Francisco Airport from central San Francisco?

    San Francisco Airport is 12 miles from the center of San Francisco.

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

    San Francisco is served by San Francisco Airport, also commonly referred to as San Francisco or San Francisco Intl. The airport code is SFO.

  • How much is a flight to San Francisco?

    On average, a flight to San Francisco costs $705. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $612 and departed from Zurich 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.

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

    Each week there are around 4,371 direct flights from within Switzerland to San Francisco. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Francisco

  • Looking for cheap airfare to San Francisco? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to San Francisco for the following prices or less: From Zurich $851
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be June, July and August. The cheapest month to fly from Switzerland is January.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest San Francisco flight deals.
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Prefer to fly non-stop to San Francisco?

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

Nonstop departures

Switzerland to San Francisco

Monday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +76 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +77 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +75 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +76 more

Wednesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +75 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +76 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +78 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

Friday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +76 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +77 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +76 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +77 more

Sunday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +77 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +78 more

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Nonstop returns

San Francisco to Switzerland

Monday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +76 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +77 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +75 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +76 more

Wednesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +75 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +76 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +78 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

Friday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +76 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +77 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +76 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +77 more

Sunday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +77 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +78 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from Switzerland 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 Switzerland to San Francisco. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to San Francisco? 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.
7.6
SWISSOverall score based on 1635 reviews
8.3Crew
6.9Entertainment
7.1Food
7.4Comfort
7.7Boarding
Airline reviews

better announcing at the gate prior to boarding and better organization of various gps

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2024ZRH - EWR
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better announcing at the gate prior to boarding and better organization of various gps

This time, I traveled in the economy, and it was surprisingly better than the eco-premium (food, comfort, and crew were noticeably worse in premium!)

Lots of water brought around by staff which is very important to stay hydrated on a long flight. There provided swiss chocolate icecream! The attention to detail is obvious. They really want to make their passengers entertained and comfortable.

overall the flight was good and we were happy they waited for us. However, our luggage didn t make it and this caused us a lot of problems.

This was an upgrade to business class and really enjoyed the experience. Much better than my earlier flight and thank you.

It was a pleasant experience accept temperature in the plane It was extremely cold in the airplane that I was shivering I got sick because of the extreme cold temperature on my flight

Crew was wonderful, snacks were so good and quite a variety for free, food was mediocre, big selection of movies and they kept lavatories pretty clean throughout the flight

It was unclear that additional passport control was needed before boarding. The seats were cramped and uncomfortable even for small persons. The arm rests were unable to be lifted completely out of the way and the media controls cut-out made them uncomfortable to lean on. One audio channel was not working on one of our seats.

Flight was very full and we had to checkin our carry on. Stuff however promised us that our luggage will be the first one to come out and it did

Great food - movie selection was good. Plane was a few minutes late but got to destination on time.

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

The seat seemed roomy, the service was good, everything was fine.

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

The senior flight attendants were amazing. Totally different vibe from other carriers. Easy 10 hour flight in Business Class. Great food. Good humor as well.

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.

The width of the chair is very small. Not comfortable at all.

Flight delayed over three hours. Arrived into SFO during rush hour and what would have been a one hour drive home took more than 2 hours. Very poor UNITED AIRLINES!!

I found that it seems that the space for personal bags or luggage is not enough( the cabinets for personal bags or luggage over the seats) .

service was slow and at times there was no service at all in premium plus seats. they do not care about people in premium plus

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

Great thanks - a whole row to myself. Good food but film selection not great.

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..

I liked the duration speed while in the air but that is is for positive things to say. The service was over 3 hours late, staff not very friendly (probably because they were also late to the destination), uncomfortable seats and disappointing food options

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.

The boarding process was such a chaos with everyone crowding at the gates. There was no structure. The onboard crew were fantastic and very good.

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

I have been flying with American most of my professional career. But the airline seems tired and becoming more and more subpar with older planes than other airlines, dirtier and less comfortable seating, and less and less amenities. Their WiFi seldom works and their food is becoming more and more mediocre. How do you fly from LAX to PHL with only being offered one drink and as a platinum customer. I am exploring delta here on out for more of my flying.

Liked - efficiency of boarding with 2 jetways. Checkin was with kiosks with helpful and plentiful workers to help with the process. Munich airport security was very automated, efficient and effective. Free wine and beer! Cons - food was only okay in economy class. Plane bathrooms could have been cleaner.

Disappointing. Too many let-downs, in delays and communication, by both Lufthansa and Discover to put in an email. I am resigned to the fact that this is what I should expect from all airlines. Unfortunately.

Crew were professionals. However, the plane seats are too small -essentially there is no space to move around which for so many hours is almost inhuman but certainly unacceptable. Same with the bad quality of food and the fact that you need to purchase Wi-Fi

Sorry, I’m not a fan of United. The seats are just too cramped and uncomfortable if you are traveling very far.

I think it was a United A380 plane. The trip from Munich to Denver was about 12 hours and the preferred economy seat I paid $75 for was very cramped. The crew was nice but I was so uncomfortable and getting up to walk around didn’t really help. My legs were swollen for 4 days afterward. I would think on such a long trip the seats would have more room. I would have gone 1st class but it was 3-4 times more expensive. I won’t fly anywhere far away again. My last experience with Lufthansa was great to Italy and back, but this time I could swear everything was United and not good.

Boarding was total chaos. They didn’t know what they were doing and taking bus to the airplane is like going back in time. The food is bad, portions are very small and we don’t get simple paper napkins! Is it really that bad?

Great crew dealing with the most unprepared family with a million kids and zero sense.

We were disappointed not to be able to buy out preferred seat from date of my original booking, which was about 40 days before the trip. When we arrived in Hannover on the Oct 10 I tried every day and the weed site said I have to wait until ck in, did that and still was not able to. Get to the airport and out seats were separate from each other. The crew was able to get seats together, was not the most comfortable. Don’t understand why this happened.

Actual flight was smooth but we were delayed 70 minutes. Were promised to make it up to us but were given no refreshments

I had handicap and pre board due to a recent broken arm, was made to find my own help placing carry on baggage in the storage above. My tv and entertainment unit did not work correctly, requested help and it took 30 minutes to get help, she did not fix it or come back to see if it was fixed. I went to her a second time and she did another reset, still did not fix.

Our headphone plug is broken, we can not enjoy our entertainment, especially traveling with 5 year old who like to watch movie

It was good but I wished if they could have sign do not disturb if we did not wanted any meals . I was tired and slept through the entire flight and woke up just before landing .being hungry Too late to ask for something to eat before exiting the flight . Left feeling hunger 🙁

Pleasant, attentive and efficient flight attendants. Boarding process and seat selection easy. No internet on transatlantic flight. Extremely uncomfortable, rigid seat.

The seats of the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner were ridiculously uncomfortable. I was on 10 flights during this vacation and this plane was super uncomfortable both times I was on one whereas all of the others were perfectly fine. Additionally, these planes do not have any air vents that passengers can control, the climate is entirely controlled by the crew which made for an extremely uncomfortable temperature for the duration. The flight attendants tried to make everyone happy with the temperature but several people you could tell were excessively warm and just wanted a bit of airflow.

Don't fly thru London Awful and huge U need 4 hrs to transfer cuz u have to tale buses to and fro from airplanes Bad business

Staff with low service level, forgetful. Temperature at 15 C and after asking twice to raise the temperature the crew did nothing.

I was disappointed with the quality of the food for an international flight also I wasn't given a toiletry bag which is customary in international flights.

They had about 20-25 people overbooked. Including me. Why is this?? I was put on a flight to NC an hour later with a 4 hour layover. I was supposed to be home at 1045am instead i was home at 7:30pm. An extra day to pay for dog care.

Boarding is not controlled as groups called was not enforced

The plane was clean. The crew were lovely. Food was good - but seat 1D is a poor location. - the crews cupboard is right near your feet and they visited them frequently swishing the curtain from the galley onto my feet everytime also creating a swish of cold air each time & then slamming the door.

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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.
1/18Sat
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
17h 50mGVA-SFO
2/8Sat
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
33h 30mSFO-GVA
$454
12/3Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
28h 55mZRH-SFO
12/9Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
16h 20mSFO-ZRH
$499
12/6Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
17h 20mGVA-SFO
12/9Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
17h 00mSFO-GVA
$513
1/12Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
36h 40mBSL-SFO
1/25Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
15h 30mSFO-BSL
$517
1/30Thu
nonstopSWISS
12h 10mZRH-SFO
2/9Sun
1 stopSWISS
14h 00mSFO-ZRH
$602
12/14Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
13h 45mZRH-SFO
1/7Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
18h 25mSFO-ZRH
$609
1/30Thu
nonstopSWISS
12h 10mZRH-SFO
2/9Sun
nonstopSWISS
11h 05mSFO-ZRH
$610
12/3Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
17h 42mZRH-SFO
12/10Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
18h 55mSFO-ZRH
$614
4/4Fri
1 stopLufthansa
14h 05mGVA-SFO
4/19Sat
1 stopLufthansa
14h 25mSFO-GVA
$622
12/3Tue
2 stopsLufthansa
20h 04mZRH-SFO
12/17Tue
2 stopsLufthansa
18h 55mSFO-ZRH
$668

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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.
4/6Sun
1 stopVueling
17h 10mGVA-SFO
$386
12/9Mon
3 stops
49h 58mZRH-SFO
$407
12/8Sun
nonstopSWISS
12h 10mZRH-SFO
$612
12/6Fri
nonstopSWISS
12h 10mZRH-SFO
$621
4/4Fri
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
19h 47mZRH-SFO
$716
5/7Wed
2 stopsBritish Airways
19h 51mZRH-SFO
$717
12/6Fri
2 stopsBritish Airways
19h 44mBSL-SFO
$742
12/28Sat
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
20h 39mGVA-SFO
$935
12/5Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
12h 10mZRH-SFO
$1,713
1/5Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
18h 31mGVA-SFO
$1,714

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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.
11/25Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
17h 10mZRH-SFO
12/2Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
15h 45mSFO-ZRH
$508
11/25Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
20h 58mZRH-SFO
12/2Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
19h 30mSFO-ZRH
$518
11/24Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
20h 18mZRH-SFO
12/3Tue
multi-stopBritish Airways
33h 30mSFO-ZRH
$767
11/24Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
16h 25mBSL-SFO
12/7Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
17h 50mSFO-BSL
$774
11/25Mon
nonstopSWISS
12h 10mZRH-SFO
12/2Mon
nonstopSWISS
11h 05mSFO-ZRH
$798
11/23Sat
multi-stopDelta
22h 12mZRH-SFO
12/2Mon
multi-stopDelta
18h 50mSFO-ZRH
$808
11/22Fri
multi-stopDelta
23h 23mZRH-SFO
11/29Fri
multi-stopDelta
18h 30mSFO-ZRH
$812
11/25Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
17h 42mZRH-SFO
12/3Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
11h 05mSFO-ZRH
$885
11/24Sun
nonstopSWISS
12h 10mZRH-SFO
12/3Tue
nonstopSWISS
11h 05mSFO-ZRH
$944
11/23Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
16h 39mZRH-SFO
11/30Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
11h 05mSFO-ZRH
$1,052

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