Cheapest€303.40
- United Airlines UA244610:326h 35m14:07John F. Kennedy International Airport JFKSan Francisco International Airport SFO
Door to door 9h 45mCO2 1246.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
New York to San Francisco flight
Flights from New York to San Francisco start at €303.40 and take 8h 54m at their fastest.
Check dates and fares
Fares and seats move by the day. Price New York to San Francisco on the date you actually want, rather than on the date this page was built.
The Flights from New York to San Francisco starts at €303.40 and takes 8h 54m door to door, run by 5 operators over 4,253 km, with around 40 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.
- 8h 54mDoor to door
- 5h 44mMoving
- €390.13 to €708.14From
- 06:06 to 20:42First and last departure
- 40Per day
- 1246.1 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on 6 October 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€390.13 to €708.14 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €708.14Mon21
- about €599.58Tue22
- about €641.47Wed23
- about €659.17Thu24
- about €607.25Fri25
- about €623.18Sat26
- about €577.75Sun27
- about €399.57Mon28
- about €390.13Tue29
- about €419.63Wed30
- about €486.30Thu1
- about €447.95Fri2
- about €461.52Sat3
- about €437.33Sun4
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on 6 October 2026
Fastest€345.29
- JetBlue Airways JB363212:315h 44m15:15John F. Kennedy International Airport JFKSan Francisco International Airport SFO
Door to door 8h 54mCO2 1246.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Airlines
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 American Airlines | €306.35 | 8h 55m |
 Alaska Airlines | €308.12 | 8h 55m |
 JetBlue Airways | €312.25 | 8h 54m |
 Delta Air Lines | €319.92 | 8h 54m |
| United Airlines | €303.40 | 8h 55m |
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When to book New York to San Francisco
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €402.5290 days
- €329.3660 days
- €263.2845 days
- €262.1030 days
- €361.2221 days
- €437.3314 days
- €577.757 days
- €641.473 days
- €708.141 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €262.10.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 170 percent. The dearest point is €708.14, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €437.33Sun
- €399.57Mon
- €390.13Tue
- €419.63Wed
- €486.30Thu
- €447.95Fri
- €461.52Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
New York City
Air
- JFK
- EWR
- LGA
- ISP
- TEB
San Francisco
Air
- SFO
What the journey looks like
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 4,253 km against 4,129 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves New York at 06:06 and the last at 20:42, across 40 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Questions about New York to San Francisco
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Flight from New York to San Francisco take?
The Flight from New York to San Francisco takes 8h 54m door to door, of which 5h 44m is spent moving. The route runs 4,253 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Flight from New York to San Francisco cost?
The Flight from New York to San Francisco starts at €303.40 for one passenger, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare is €388.95. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Flight from New York to San Francisco?
5 operators run the Flight from New York to San Francisco: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Between them they file around 40 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Flight from New York to San Francisco use?
The Flight from New York to San Francisco leaves from John F. Kennedy International Airport JFK and arrives at San Francisco International Airport SFO. Allow about 3h 10m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
When should I book the Flight from New York to San Francisco?
Fares for the Flight from New York to San Francisco bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €262.10. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 170 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Flight from New York to San Francisco produce?
The Flight from New York to San Francisco produces about 1246.1 kg of CO2 per passenger over 4253 km, which works out at roughly 293 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for New York to San Francisco on 20 September 2026: 4253 km of route against 4129 km in a straight line, 40 services a day, 5 operators a cheapest fare of €303.40, and 8h 54m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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