Our cheapest offers for flights from New York to San Francisco

Here you can compare cheap flights from New York (NYC) to San Francisco (SFO) for one-way or return trips. The following offers were searched for and found on idealo during the last few days. Or start your own flight search to San Francisco. Prices and availability may change at any time.

	Outbound	Return	Airlines	Baggage	Price
New York San Francisco	Outbound 05/16/26 1 Stopover (ATL) F94817, F91949 13h 54min	Return 05/29/26 1 Stopover (BOS) B60134, B61017 08h 49min	Frontier Airlines	?	$263
Best option New York San Francisco	Outbound 07/30/26 direct AS0041 06h 30min	Return 08/03/26 direct AS0675 05h 44min	Alaska Airlines		$377
New York San Francisco Please note: transfer for connecting flight	Outbound 05/16/26 3 Stopovers (DFW, LAX, MSP) NK0931, NK1692, SY0430, SY0395 47h 17min	Return 05/29/26 3 Stopovers (MSP, DFW, MCO) SY0396, SY0501, NK1162, NK1995 25h 07min	Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines		$734
New York San Francisco	Outbound 05/16/26 1 Stopover (SAN) AS0027, AS3013 10h 01min	Return 05/29/26 1 Stopover (BOS) B60134, B61017 08h 49min	Alaska Airlines	?	$303
New York San Francisco	Outbound 05/16/26 direct B62615 06h 52min	Return 05/29/26 1 Stopover (BOS) B61034, B61017 10h 14min	JetBlue Airways	?	$307
New York San Francisco	Outbound 05/16/26 1 Stopover (ATL) F93287, F91949 13h 54min	Return 05/29/26 1 Stopover (FLL) B60278, B61072 09h 30min	Frontier Airlines	?	$318
New York San Francisco	Outbound 07/30/26 direct AS0041 06h 30min	Return 08/03/26 1 Stopover (BOS) B60134, B61017 08h 39min	Alaska Airlines	?	$325
New York San Francisco	Outbound 05/16/26 1 Stopover (ATL) F94601, F91949 13h 55min	Return 05/29/26 1 Stopover (LAX) AS1450, AS0284 08h 59min	Frontier Airlines		$351
New York San Francisco	Outbound 05/16/26 1 Stopover (CLT) AA1575, AA2814 10h 11min	Return 05/29/26 1 Stopover (FLL) B60278, B60306 09h 37min	American Airlines	?	$354
New York San Francisco	Outbound 07/30/26 1 Stopover (PDX) AS0290, AS2112 08h 55min	Return 08/03/26 direct UA2416 05h 29min	Alaska Airlines	?	$368

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Useful information about the flight from New York to San Francisco

Flights from New York to San Francisco

The giant leap across the country from New York (NYC) to San Francisco (SFO) is a popular flight route among business travelers flying over to close a deal, as well as among pleasure seekers after some Californian recreation. A direct flight will take you around 6 hours, which is not too bad considering it is the entire length of the country - 2905 miles. Airlines offering a non-stop flight are: American, Jetblue, Virgin America, Alaska, United, US airways and Delta.

Cheap flights

There are several airlines offering a low-cost air ticket option so that you can have more to spend on your trip. The three that routinely offer good deals are Delta, Virgin America and Jetblue. For the lowest price, tickets should be booked as far in advance as possible, making sure to avoid weekends and school vacation periods. Don't forget to compare prices online at idealo.com to ensure you are getting the best price.

San Fransisco- after landing

Once you have landed, getting around town is easy and, given that it's San Francisco, often stylish. Passengers can take BART express trains form the airport to northern San Mateo County, or downtown San Fransisco and East Bay. You will find the station near the International Terminal - this can be reached by taking AirTrain. A generous selection of buses, taxis and shuttles are also available.

Important flight information

Flight information: New York - San Francisco

Roundtrip from	262,89 USD
Flight duration	min. 06:16 / max. 09:25
Return flight duration	min. 04:59/ max. 08:22
Distance	4137 km
Flights per week	291
Departure airport	Airport New York, all Airports (NYC)
Arrival airport	Airport San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO)
Destination country	Flights to United States

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