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Find cheap flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to San Francisco from C$ 183

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from New York to San Francisco departing on 20/8. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from New York to San Francisco (JFK-SFO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from New York to San Francisco that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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9:30 p.m. - 1:17 a.m.JFK-SFO
6h 47mdirect
6:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.SFO-JFK
5h 45mdirect
C$ 365Delta
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Wed, 14 Aug - Tue, 20 Aug
4:50 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.JFK-SFO
8h 40m1 stop
1:15 p.m. - 9:48 p.m.SFO-JFK
5h 33mdirect
C$ 377Alaska Airlines
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Tue, 24 Sep - Tue, 1 Oct
9:30 p.m. - 1:17 a.m.JFK-SFO
6h 47mdirect
4:00 p.m. - 12:37 a.m.SFO-JFK
5h 37mdirect
C$ 379Delta
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Wed, 14 Aug - Tue, 15 Oct
7:00 a.m. - 10:32 a.m.JFK-SFO
6h 32mdirect
4:00 p.m. - 12:37 a.m.SFO-JFK
5h 37mdirect
C$ 399Delta
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Tue, 24 Sep - Tue, 1 Oct
11:30 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.JFK-SFO
6h 40mdirect
4:00 p.m. - 12:37 a.m.SFO-JFK
5h 37mdirect
C$ 406Delta
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Wed, 11 Sep - Mon, 16 Sep
9:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.JFK-SFO
6h 15mdirect
6:30 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.SFO-JFK
9h 30m1 stop
C$ 411Alaska Airlines
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Wed, 4 Sep - Sat, 5 Oct
8:25 p.m. - 11:59 p.m.JFK-SFO
6h 34mdirect
3:00 p.m. - 11:33 p.m.SFO-JFK
5h 33mdirect
C$ 414JetBlue
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Wed, 4 Sep - Wed, 11 Sep
11:25 a.m. - 4:51 p.m.JFK-SFO
8h 26m1 stop
11:59 p.m. - 10:29 a.m.SFO-JFK
7h 30m1 stop
C$ 417Sun Country Air
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Fri, 31 May - Fri, 31 May
8:25 p.m. - 11:59 p.m.JFK-SFO
6h 34mdirect
9:25 p.m. - 10:56 a.m.SFO-JFK
10h 31m1 stop
C$ 418JetBlue
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Wed, 11 Sep - Mon, 16 Sep
11:25 a.m. - 5:17 p.m.JFK-SFO
8h 52m1 stop
2:05 p.m. - 10:26 a.m.SFO-JFK
17h 21m1 stop
C$ 458Sun Country Air
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Thu, 12 Sep - Tue, 17 Sep

Flights from New York to San Francisco - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from New York to San Francisco to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from New York to San Francisco?

The average price of all flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from New York to San Francisco, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to New York, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport 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 from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to San Francisco is February, where tickets cost C$ 373 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of tickets is C$ 611 and C$ 593 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to San Francisco?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport 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 on the flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to San Francisco, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 53 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from New York to San Francisco?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, Delta offered the best one-way deal for that route, at C$ 183. KAYAK users also found New York to San Francisco round-trip flights on Delta from C$ 365 and on Alaska Airlines from C$ 377.

Which airlines fly most frequently between New York and San Francisco?

The airlines most regularly connecting New York to San Francisco are Delta (13 flights per day), JetBlue (6 flights per day), and Alaska Airlines (5 flights per day).

Which airlines fly direct between New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport and San Francisco?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to San Francisco.
There are 4 airlines that fly direct from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to San Francisco. They are: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta and JetBlue. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Alaska Airlines at C$ 313. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Alaska Airlines.

How many flights are there between New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport and San Francisco per day?

Each day, there are between 20 and 37 nonstop flights that take off from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport and land in San Francisco, with an average flight time of 6h 32m. The most common departure time is 6:00 a.m. and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 216 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 17% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport and San Francisco?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

How long does a flight from New York to San Francisco take?

The average direct flight takes 6h 09m, covering a distance of 6,677 km.

What’s the earliest departure time from New York to San Francisco?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport at 6:00 am and will be landing in San Francisco at 9:38 am.

What’s the latest departure time from New York to San Francisco?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to San Francisco jets off at 9:45 pm and lands at 1:34 am.

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

December

Cheapest flight

C$ 183
Best time to beat the crowds (15% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (33% more expensive on average)
Flight from New York to San Francisco

When to book flights from New York to San Francisco

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from New York to San Francisco based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking New York John F Kennedy Airport to San Francisco flights

  • Where can I eat at the John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)?

    There is a food court in Terminal 1 with a McDonald's, a pizzeria, and a Chinese restaurant. In Terminal 5, there is a food hall with a Caribbean restaurant, a burger joint, and a cheesesteak eatery. There are also food courts in Terminal 7 and Terminal 8. Near these terminals, you can grab a quick bite at the donut shop or a meal at a sit-down steakhouse.

  • How can I get from the San Francisco Airport (SFO) into the heart of the city?

    Once you've collected your bags in baggage claim, follow the signs to the ground transportation area. At this airport level, you can catch BART, a rail system that goes from the airport to both downtown San Francisco and downtown Oakland. You can also access a commuter rail and public bus that goes into the city.

  • Where is passenger drop-off at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)?

    Because of heavy traffic, passengers cannot be dropped off at the terminal (unless you are disabled). Instead, passengers should be dropped off in the Kiss & Fly parking lot at the JFK AirTrain Boulevard Station. Once you have your bags and say goodbye, simply hop on the AirTrain to get to your departing gate.

  • Is there a bank or an ATM at JFK and/or San Francisco Airports?

    There are several ATMs around JFK. This includes Terminal 1 (close to the food court), 2, 4 (in the retail hall), 5, and 7 (by the food court). At the San Francisco Airport, there are ATMs in Terminal 3 near the baggage claim area.

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to San Francisco was C$ 134 for a one-way ticket and C$ 267 for a round-trip.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from New York to San Francisco?

    American Airlines, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines, Delta, and Hawaiian Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the New York to San Francisco flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York to San Francisco?

    The Airbus A321 (sharklets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the New York to San Francisco flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York to San Francisco?

    oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between New York and San Francisco, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from New York to San Francisco?

    There are direct flights from New York to San Francisco on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York 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 from New York to San Francisco.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New York to San Francisco?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco from New York is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from New York 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 to New York with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from New York 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 from New York up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from New York to San Francisco

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for C$ 243 or less one-way and C$ 676 or less round-trip.
  • If you have a red-eye flight going from New York JFK to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), you should consider booking a room at the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport. This is a fun airport with lots of amenities including a rooftop pool, a restaurant, bar, fitness center, and roller rink. For convenience, you can get dropped off at the hotel, stay the night, and catch the AirTrain in the morning for an easy departure.
  • Most flights are nonstop between JFK and SFO. If you have to transfer planes, it will likely be in San Diego, Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale, Dallas, or Miami. These layovers are as short as 30min and as long as about 3h.
  • Both JFK and SFO have AirTrain systems. These people mover systems take passengers all around the airport. They stop at all the terminals, parking lots, rental car centers, garages, and ground transportation areas. You can catch these people movers every few minutes.
  • There are a variety of amenities and things to do at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). In Terminal 3 and throughout the airport, there are museum displays that include science, culture, history, and art exhibits. There is also a yoga room for relaxation and an observation deck where you can watch planes.
  • Luggage carts are available for rent at the JFK Airport. If you need one, the cart concessions are in the pre-security check area. At the San Francisco Airport, you can also rent a trolley cart. Look for them by baggage claim or close to the terminals.
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Prefer to fly non-stop from New York to San Francisco?

Find which airlines fly direct from John F Kennedy Intl to San Francisco, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

New York John F Kennedy Intl to San Francisco

Monday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +30 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +31 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +31 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +32 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +30 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +31 more

Thursday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +31 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +32 more

Friday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +30 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +31 more

Saturday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +32 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +33 more

Sunday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +29 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +30 more

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Nonstop returns

San Francisco to New York John F Kennedy Intl

Monday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +29 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +30 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +30 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +31 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +28 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +29 more

Thursday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +30 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +31 more

Friday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +29 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +30 more

Saturday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +29 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +30 more

Sunday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +28 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +29 more

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Top airline flying from New York to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New York to San Francisco. 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 New York 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.
8.1
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9110 reviews
8.6crew
7.3entertainment
7.9comfort
8.2boarding
7.3food
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The messaging about the change in flight destination and options for getting to SFO was poor. There should have been frequent updates. When I spoke to the boarding agent moment before we were supposed to board, he was flippant and offered no help before the announcement was made that transportation would be arranged. It was as poor of an experience that I've ever had.

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Apr. 2024LAX - SFO
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The messaging about the change in flight destination and options for getting to SFO was poor. There should have been frequent updates. When I spoke to the boarding agent moment before we were supposed to board, he was flippant and offered no help before the announcement was made that transportation would be arranged. It was as poor of an experience that I've ever had.

My plane ride down landed 20 min late. Boarding at SFO was strange too. The people at the terminal were nice—but, boarding lacked direction, and was confusing . Coming back was worse—the plane was hours behind—and I barely caught the last Bart train back to San Francisco (3 min more and I would have been in trouble). It was a very stressful trip, and it didn’t need to be.

dont re-route to San Jose. Re-route to closer airport. Provide shuttle bus to go to SFO, not just LYFT vouchers.

WiFi connection bad. Food is really awful. Crew very nice and efficient

It was the worst experience because they delayed the flight by 2 and half hours. We were supposed to depart by 3:41 but they did the depart by 6 pm. It was so boring!!

This was a short flight with many open seats. Overhead space is limited and there are no screens in the seat back. But overall the flight was comfortable and fast.

Poor experience. 4 hour delay. 2 hours because of weather and runway construction at SFO. But gate logistics were a mess (gate was used by an unsigned flight to SAN first (!) ... lots of time spent weight balancing the flight because of an inoperable baggage hold (initial loading should have taken that into account, since plane had been flying that way that day) ... and then plane had to go back to gate for more fuel because of SFO delays (easily could have been done - and foreseen - while reweighting the plane). Airline came across as extremely disorganized. Note: on-board experience was fine ...

I think in 6:15 hrs flight the airlines should give some meal and not just couple of cookies People reach their homes at around 12 mid night and then they have to make dinner and eat I started my home at around 5 o clock and no food till 12 midnight You should give some reasonable meal in flight Thanks

The only options for beverages were water and apple juice. When did that happen?

Pretty terrible. The aisles on this flight were too narrow so we had to carry our baby, care seat, luggage, travel stroller step by step down the aisle slowing down a lot of passengers in the process. Not only was this a safety hazard but remember that scene from game of thrones where Cersei walks naked through the streets? It felt about as excruciating as that except both me and my husband were carrying 50lbs of weight while everyone from the flight attendants and passengers dolled out comments like “that stroller doesn’t fit in the overhead compartment and you should check it at the gate” when it is a travel stroller that absolutely fits and did fit in the overhead compartment. The flight said it was 30 min delayed but in actuality we did not take off until 1.5 hours past the original time. It was absolutely terrible. Alaska also charged us 200 dollars just in baggage fees even tho we took the time to buy two check on baggages via their app and bought an extra seat for our child and they still refused to overlook our first time flying with them. Everyone in general looked super miserable and traveling with them with a child is pretty much untenable. Lastly I originally thought I had booked an AM flight for my family but it was a PM flight which I knew was not going to end well since we had a 1.5 year old with us on a flight that gets in 9p. I ended up calling Alaska to try to change the first leg for a change fee, and would even have accepted half of a refund to book a completely different flight but of course they refused and absolutely allowed no flexibility to plans so I guess my revenge was our baby cried for 3 out of the four hour flight and hopefully convinced every miserable person on that flight to never fly Alaska again 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from New York to San Francisco found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
20/8Tue
directDelta
6h 47mJFK-SFO
C$ 183
21/8Wed
1 stopAlaska Airlines
11h 26mJFK-SFO
C$ 195
31/5Fri
directAlaska Airlines
6h 34mJFK-SFO
C$ 197
21/9Sat
directJetBlue
6h 34mJFK-SFO
C$ 206
3/9Tue
directJetBlue
6h 16mJFK-SFO
C$ 208
29/5Wed
1 stopAlaska Airlines
9h 19mJFK-SFO
C$ 209
3/6Mon
1 stopSun Country Air
8h 16mJFK-SFO
C$ 243
15/9Sun
1 stopSun Country Air
8h 38mJFK-SFO
C$ 277
23/5Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
11h 03mJFK-SFO
C$ 396
9/5Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
13h 27mJFK-SFO
C$ 496

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Last minute flights from New York 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 from New York to San Francisco that are departing in the next 10 days.
3/5Fri
multi-stopJetBlue
9h 05mJFK-SFO
8/5Wed
multi-stopJetBlue
8h 10mSFO-JFK
C$ 623
2/5Thu
directDelta
6h 30mJFK-SFO
13/5Mon
directDelta
5h 45mSFO-JFK
C$ 660
3/5Fri
directAlaska Airlines
6h 35mJFK-SFO
15/5Wed
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
8h 59mSFO-JFK
C$ 672
3/5Fri
directJetBlue
6h 22mJFK-SFO
11/5Sat
directJetBlue
5h 43mSFO-JFK
C$ 674
1/5Wed
directJetBlue
6h 37mJFK-SFO
7/5Tue
multi-stopJetBlue
9h 40mSFO-JFK
C$ 685
3/5Fri
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
8h 42mJFK-SFO
11/5Sat
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
8h 59mSFO-JFK
C$ 686
2/5Thu
directJetBlue
6h 22mJFK-SFO
11/5Sat
directJetBlue
5h 43mSFO-JFK
C$ 688
1/5Wed
directAlaska Airlines
6h 35mJFK-SFO
5/6Wed
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
13h 00mSFO-JFK
C$ 705
30/4Tue
directAlaska Airlines
6h 28mJFK-SFO
25/5Sat
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
9h 03mSFO-JFK
C$ 707
3/5Fri
directDelta
6h 44mJFK-SFO
8/5Wed
directDelta
5h 45mSFO-JFK
C$ 720

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New York - San Francisco Flights

Departure:

New York John F Kennedy Airport (JFK)United States

Destination:

San Francisco (SFO)United States

Return flight deals:

San Francisco - New York John F Kennedy Airport

Cabin classes:

C$ 3,522
C$ 1,173
C$ 446

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