Cheap flights from New York to San Francisco from $157

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of February, then flying in January is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $368.

The cheapest day to depart from New York to San Francisco is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $422. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Sunday, with ticket prices averaging around $600.

Our data shows that the cheapest New York to San Francisco flights are usually those with departure times in the evening. Our users have found flights to San Francisco in the evening for as low as $419. Flights in the afternoon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $512.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to San Francisco for the best New York - San Francisco flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $400 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from New York for as low as $336 on momondo.

Southwest, Delta, and Alaska Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from New York to San Francisco

United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from New York according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to San Francisco on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 18% of flights between New York and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 185 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, American Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 16% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Las Vegas (LAS) was the most common stop: 32% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Denver (DEN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $184.

Flights connecting via Detroit (DTW) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 33m.

Detroit (DTW) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 34m.

117 flights are operational daily from New York to San Francisco as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 5:00PM, with 43% of flights per day taking off at noon.

The number of flights available between New York and San Francisco is 820 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Thu, with 19% of weekly flights leaving on this day.