Cheap Flights from Minneapolis, MN to San Francisco, CA from $56

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1 direct and 25 connecting flights from Minneapolis to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $56, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out MSP-SFO flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
07:00 — 09:45
07:00 — 09:45 UA5826 United Airlines
Minneapolis — San Francisco
4h 45m
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from$343
05:30 — 15:26
05:30 — 06:50 UA2041 United Airlines
Minneapolis — Denver
6h 39m stop
13:45 — 15:34 UA1812 United Airlines
Denver — San Francisco
11h 56m
including layover
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from$295
05:30 — 13:17
05:30 — 06:50 UA2041 United Airlines
Minneapolis — Denver
4h 29m stop
11:31 — 13:20 UA1561 United Airlines
Denver — San Francisco
9h 47m
including layover
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from$299
07:00 — 09:12
+1 day
07:00 — 09:15 AS387 Alaska Airlines
Minneapolis — Seattle
21h 45m stop
07:00 — 09:12 AS965 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — San Francisco
28h 12m
including layover
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from$233
08:00 — 15:45
08:00 — 09:38 UA343 United Airlines
Minneapolis — Chicago
3h 7m stop
12:45 — 15:45 UA1878 United Airlines
Chicago — San Francisco
9h 45m
including layover
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from$351
08:30 — 20:59
08:30 — 09:51 UA2267 United Airlines
Minneapolis — Denver
9h 14m stop
19:05 — 20:59 UA2681 United Airlines
Denver — San Francisco
14h 29m
including layover
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09:45 — 15:45
09:45 — 11:24 UA752 United Airlines
Minneapolis — Chicago
1h 21m stop
12:45 — 15:45 UA1878 United Airlines
Chicago — San Francisco
8h
including layover
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09:45 — 17:27
09:45 — 11:24 UA752 United Airlines
Minneapolis — Chicago
3h 1m stop
14:25 — 17:27 UA1577 United Airlines
Chicago — San Francisco
9h 42m
including layover
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11:37 — 17:27
11:33 — 13:15 UA356 United Airlines
Minneapolis — Chicago
1h 11m stop
14:35 — 17:30 UA1577 United Airlines
Chicago — San Francisco
7h 50m
including layover
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from$348
14:58 — 20:09
14:18 — 16:19 AS555 Alaska Airlines
Minneapolis — Seattle
1h 1m stop
17:45 — 20:03 AS1318 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — San Francisco
7h 11m
including layover
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from$155
14:58 — 22:11
14:21 — 16:24 AS555 Alaska Airlines
Minneapolis — Seattle
3h 1m stop
20:49 — 23:04 AS1014 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — San Francisco
9h 13m
including layover
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15:20 — 22:59
15:20 — 17:03 UA1531 United Airlines
Minneapolis — Chicago
3h 2m stop
20:05 — 22:59 UA2364 United Airlines
Chicago — San Francisco
9h 39m
including layover
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17:15 — 00:30
+1 day
16:00 — 19:07 UA6081 United Airlines
Minneapolis — Houston
1h 29m stop
21:35 — 23:59 UA725 United Airlines
Houston — San Francisco
9h 15m
including layover
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from$361
17:17 — 22:59
17:17 — 18:57 UA658 United Airlines
Minneapolis — Chicago
1h 8m stop
20:05 — 22:59 UA2364 United Airlines
Chicago — San Francisco
7h 42m
including layover
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22:59 — 08:13
+1 day
20:05 — 21:20 F91291 Frontier Airlines
Minneapolis — Denver
6h 18m stop
13:35 — 15:23 F91093 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Francisco
11h 14m
including layover
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07:00 — 13:38
07:00 — 09:15 AS387 Alaska Airlines
Minneapolis — Seattle
45m stop
10:00 — 10:54 AS2213 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Portland
56m stop
11:50 — 13:38 AS128 Alaska Airlines
Portland — San Francisco
8h 38m
including layover
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from$190
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on February 22, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Minneapolis to San Francisco depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Minneapolis and San Francisco is 2551 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 05:30 to 22:59 from 5 Minneapolis airports and arrive 05:30 to 22:59 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 4h 45m.

  • The fastest flight 4h 45m
  • Average flight time 4h 45m
  • The earliest flight 05:30
  • The latest flight 22:59
  • Distance 1586 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are november (from 56 $), february (from 76 $), december (from 142 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 308 $), december (from 142 $), february (from 76 $).

What is the lowest airfare Minneapolis to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $56. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91291 flight by Frontier Airlines for February 21, 2025 which leaves St Paul Intl in Minneapolis at 22:59 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 08:13.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Minneapolis — San Francisco is served by 5 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 7 departures per week at the price of from $ 155 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Sun Country Airlines airline - from $ 730.

Direct flights

There are 1 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA5826 by United Airlines takes 4h 45m and the cheapest is F91291 by Frontier Airlines for $343.

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Connecting Flights

There are 25 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA2267 by United Airlines takes 6h 47m and the cheapest is F91291 by Frontier Airlines for $56.

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Airports

You can fly from Minneapolis to San Francisco from 5 airports (Flying Cloud, St Paul Intl, Minneapolis Heliport, Minneapolis Downtown, Crystal).

Minneapolis airports

  • Flying Cloud-FCM
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  • St Paul Intl-MSP
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  • Minneapolis Heliport-JDT
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  • Minneapolis Downtown-STP
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  • Crystal-MIC
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San Francisco airports

  • San Francisco-SFO
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  • Embarkadero-EMB
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  • China Basin Heliport-JCC
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