Flights from San Francisco to Atlanta

Detla, Southwest Airlines and AirTran are three airlines offering direct flights on the flight route from San Francisco (SFO) to Atlanta (ATL), offering between 6-8 flights a day. The flight time on the trip is 4 and a half hours, in which time you have covered almost the entire length of the country, 2,472 miles. Travelers make the journey both for business and pleasure.

Cheap flights from San Francisco to Atlanta

The best way to save money on your air ticket on this route would be to take a connecting flight. If you are willing to fly via Chicago you can get a cheaper flight with United. US Airways offers a similar deal via Charlotte.

Destination Atlanta

The Atlanta metropolitan area is well connected in terms of transport, so getting where you need to be is not a problem. For example, besides buses and trains one could take a shuttle downtown using the company called ''A National Limousine''. Once you are downtown, why not take the time to take in some of the city's sights such as Dr Martin Luther King Junior's house. Or one could explore the secrets of the CNN studios, located in the city center.

Traveling from San Francisco to Atlanta? Find the best deals here

The perfect flight is only a click away. Find the best connections on offer for a trip from San Francisco to Atlanta. A quick search through the database indicates that ticket prices start at a reasonable $146. It is significantly more expensive to fly in December. You'd be booking the most expensive tickets of the year as they can cost up to 71 % more than the yearly average. Flights on Sundays are up to 15 % more expensive than other days of the week. Users choose Delta 67 % of the time when booking tickets for this route.

Direct flights often provide speed, comfort and convenience. Without having to stop on your journey, you'll be able to enjoy a relaxing flight. These are available on any day with United Airlines. For the lowest ticket prices for direct flights you can book a flight with US Airways. The cheapest tickets start at $146.

Compared to direct flights, connections with stopovers are up to $6 more affordable. The lowest ticket prices for stopover flights start at $146 and for direct flights at $152. Only 18 % of our users prefer stopover connections and 49 % prefer direct flights. For stopover connections flights with stops in Seattle-Tacoma or Charlotte are very popular. The fastest stopover flight stops in Charlotte and has a flight duration of 7 hours and 14 minutes. When flying this route, you only need 2 hours and 51 minutes more than with a direct flight.