Cheap Flights from New York, NY to San Francisco, CA from $121

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1 direct and 8 connecting flights from New York to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 6 airlines and multiple travel sites from $121, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out NYC-SFO flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from New York to San Francisco. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
20:29 — 23:59
20:29 — 23:59 HA4995 Hawaiian Airlines
New York — San Francisco
6h 30m
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from$158
09:00 — 20:47
09:00 — 11:33 F91871 Frontier Airlines
New York — Atlanta
6h 59m stop
18:56 — 21:28 F91949 Frontier Airlines
Atlanta — San Francisco
14h 47m
including layover
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from$134
10:00 — 18:28
10:00 — 12:52 HA4989 Hawaiian Airlines
New York — San Diego
3h 57m stop
16:49 — 18:28 HA6463 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
11h 28m
including layover
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from$302
10:00 — 18:28
10:00 — 12:52 AS35 Alaska Airlines
New York — San Diego
3h 57m stop
16:49 — 18:28 AS3473 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
11h 28m
including layover
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from$314
11:29 — 10:05
+1 day
11:29 — 13:35 SY568 Sun Country Airlines
New York — Minneapolis
18h 25m stop
09:00 — 11:05 SY393 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — San Francisco
25h 36m
including layover
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from$334
11:30 — 20:47
11:30 — 14:06 F94347 Frontier Airlines
New York — Atlanta
4h 37m stop
18:56 — 21:28 F91949 Frontier Airlines
Atlanta — San Francisco
12h 17m
including layover
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from$145
21:30 — 09:09
+1 day
21:30 — 23:09 UA393 United Airlines
New York — Chicago
7h 21m stop
06:30 — 09:09 UA1273 United Airlines
Chicago — San Francisco
14h 39m
including layover
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from$446
22:55 — 23:25
+1 day
21:55 — 00:17 F93161 Frontier Airlines
New York — Denver
20h 21m stop
22:16 — 00:09 F93439 Frontier Airlines
Denver — San Francisco
27h 30m
including layover
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from$121
08:42 — 10:05
+1 day
08:42 — 10:45 NK1717 Spirit Airlines
New York — Charlotte
10h 15m stop
21:00 — 22:47 SY1648 Sun Country Airlines
Charlotte — Minneapolis
9h 13m stop
08:00 — 10:05 SY393 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — San Francisco
28h 23m
including layover
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from$350
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on August 2, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between New York and San Francisco is 4131 miles. Time difference between the cities is 3h. Airplanes depart 08:42 to 22:55 from 16 New York airports and arrive 08:42 to 22:55 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 6h 30m.

  • The fastest flight 6h 30m
  • Average flight time 6h 30m
  • The earliest flight 08:42
  • The latest flight 22:55
  • Distance 2567 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are may (from 121 $), august (from 134 $), september (from 139 $).

The most expensive months are july (from 175 $), june (from 141 $), september (from 139 $).

What is the lowest airfare New York to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $121. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F93161 flight by Frontier Airlines for July 29, 2025 which leaves La Guardia in New York at 22:55 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 23:25.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight New York — San Francisco is served by 6 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 1 departures per week at the price of from $ 314 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 446.

Direct flights

There are 1 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is HA4995 by Hawaiian Airlines takes 6h 30m and the cheapest is F93161 by Frontier Airlines for $158.

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Connecting Flights

There are 8 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is HA4989 by Hawaiian Airlines takes 11h 28m and the cheapest is F93161 by Frontier Airlines for $121.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from New York to San Francisco from 16 airports (39th Street Ferry, Newyork Airport, Newyork Airport, La Guardia, Westchester County, World Trade Center, Pier 11/Wall St. SPB, John F Kennedy Intl, Flushing, East 34th St Heliport, West 30th St Heliport, Downtown Manhattan H/p, East 60th Street H/P, Battery Pk City/N. Cov, East 34th St Landing, Marine Air Terminal).

New York airports

  • 39th Street Ferry-XNY
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  • Newyork Airport-NWK
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  • Newyork Airport-NYP
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  • La Guardia-LGA
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  • Westchester County-HPN
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  • World Trade Center-WTC
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  • Pier 11/Wall St. SPB-NWS
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  • John F Kennedy Intl-JFK
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  • Flushing-FLU
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  • East 34th St Heliport-TSS
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  • West 30th St Heliport-JRA
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  • Downtown Manhattan H/p-JRB
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  • East 60th Street H/P-JRE
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  • Battery Pk City/N. Cov-NBP
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  • East 34th St Landing-NES
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  • Marine Air Terminal-QNY
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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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