Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Charleston, SC from $73

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 3 direct and 196 connecting flights from San Francisco to Charleston. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $73, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SFO-CHS flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from San Francisco to Charleston Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from San Francisco to Charleston with the lowest price of $73. The fastest direct flight takes 6h 42m and the fastest connecting – 6h 42m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $141 Find flight	12:29 San Francisco San Francisco	22:11 Charleston Charleston Intl	6h 42m	Mexicana	MX229
from $141 Find flight	12:33 San Francisco San Francisco	22:23 Charleston Charleston Intl	6h 50m	Mexicana	MX259
from $73 Find flight	12:39 San Francisco San Francisco	22:59 Charleston Charleston Intl	7h 20m layover 0h 40m - Richmond	Mexicana	MX237 MX237
from $81 Find flight	12:33 San Francisco San Francisco	22:23 Charleston Charleston Intl	6h 50m layover 0h 40m - Covington	Mexicana	MX259 MX259
from $88 Find flight	12:29 San Francisco San Francisco	22:11 Charleston Charleston Intl	6h 42m layover 0h 40m - Louisville	Mexicana	MX229 MX229
from $153 Find flight	05:00 San Francisco San Francisco	15:21 Charleston Charleston Intl	7h 21m layover 1h 24m - Denver	United Airlines	UA2420 UA1554
from $153 Find flight	05:00 San Francisco San Francisco	15:28 Charleston Charleston Intl	7h 28m layover 1h 29m - Denver	United Airlines	UA1217 UA1554
from $153 Find flight	23:55 San Francisco San Francisco	10:23+1 день Charleston Charleston Intl	7h 28m layover 0h 45m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2046 UA482
from $153 Find flight	23:25 San Francisco San Francisco	10:23+1 день Charleston Charleston Intl	7h 58m layover 1h 21m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA567 UA482
from $153 Find flight	23:25 San Francisco San Francisco	10:23+1 день Charleston Charleston Intl	7h 58m layover 1h 21m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA494 UA482
from $153 Find flight	05:00 San Francisco San Francisco	16:07 Charleston Charleston Intl	8h 7m layover 1h 26m - Houston	United Airlines	UA1687 UA6049
from $153 Find flight	23:05 San Francisco San Francisco	10:14+1 день Charleston Charleston Intl	8h 9m layover 1h 6m - Washington D.C.	United Airlines	UA1870 UA1108
from $153 Find flight	22:55 San Francisco San Francisco	10:23+1 день Charleston Charleston Intl	8h 28m layover 1h 42m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2097 UA482
from $153 Find flight	21:15 San Francisco San Francisco	09:11+1 день Charleston Charleston Intl	8h 56m layover 1h 23m - Newark	United Airlines	UA698 UA2450
from $153 Find flight	21:15 San Francisco San Francisco	09:11+1 день Charleston Charleston Intl	8h 56m layover 1h 23m - Newark	United Airlines	UA698 UA287
from $153 Find flight	21:10 San Francisco San Francisco	10:02+1 день Charleston Charleston Intl	9h 52m layover 2h 51m - Washington D.C.	United Airlines	UA2351 UA1108

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on June 23, 2025

Flight Schedule San Francisco (California) to Charleston (South Carolina)

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
12:29 — 22:11	12:29 — 22:11 MX229 Mexicana San Francisco — Charleston	6h 42m	Find flight from$141
12:33 — 22:23	12:33 — 22:23 MX259 Mexicana San Francisco — Charleston	6h 50m	Find flight from$141
12:39 — 22:59	12:39 — 22:59 MX237 Mexicana San Francisco — Charleston	7h 20m	Find flight from$141
05:00 — 15:21	05:00 — 08:36 UA2420 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 1h 24m stop 10:00 — 15:21 UA1554 United Airlines Denver — Charleston	7h 21m including layover	Find flight from$153
05:00 — 15:28	05:00 — 08:36 UA1217 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 1h 29m stop 10:05 — 15:28 UA1554 United Airlines Denver — Charleston	7h 28m including layover	Find flight from$153
06:30 — 20:08	06:30 — 13:04 UA2091 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 3h 46m stop 16:50 — 20:08 UA312 United Airlines Chicago — Charleston	10h 38m including layover	Find flight from$180
07:00 — 20:08	07:00 — 13:32 UA1437 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 3h 18m stop 16:50 — 20:08 UA312 United Airlines Chicago — Charleston	10h 8m including layover	Find flight from$180
07:15 — 20:02	07:15 — 13:13 UA1788 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 3h 7m stop 16:20 — 20:02 UA6078 United Airlines Houston — Charleston	9h 47m including layover	Find flight from$201
08:23 — 18:14 +1 day	08:23 — 10:33 AS1169 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 23h 23m stop 09:56 — 18:14 AS402 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Charleston	30h 51m including layover	Find flight from$206
08:25 — 20:03	08:25 — 14:52 UA793 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 1h 50m stop 18:15 — 21:33 UA312 United Airlines Chicago — Charleston	8h 38m including layover	Find flight from$186
09:45 — 22:07	09:45 — 17:58 AS8 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C. 2h 21m stop 20:19 — 22:07 AS6673 Alaska Airlines Washington D.C. — Charleston	9h 22m including layover	Find flight from$154
10:55 — 22:13	10:55 — 16:56 UA2322 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 1h 29m stop 18:25 — 22:13 UA6139 United Airlines Houston — Charleston	8h 18m including layover	Find flight from$180
11:05 — 22:45	11:05 — 17:07 UA313 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 2h 3m stop 19:10 — 22:45 UA738 United Airlines Houston — Charleston	8h 40m including layover	Find flight from$221
11:05 — 22:45	11:05 — 17:07 UA313 United Airlines San Francisco — Houston 2h 3m stop 19:10 — 22:45 UA2682 United Airlines Houston — Charleston	8h 40m including layover	Find flight from$237
12:33 — 22:23	12:33 — 20:05 MX259 Mexicana San Francisco — Covington 40m stop 20:45 — 22:23 MX259 Mexicana Covington — Charleston	6h 50m including layover	Find flight from$81
12:39 — 22:59	12:24 — 20:41 MX237 Mexicana San Francisco — Richmond 40m stop 21:21 — 22:46 MX237 Mexicana Richmond — Charleston	7h 20m including layover	Find flight from$73
21:10 — 10:02 +1 day	21:10 — 05:24 UA2351 United Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C. 2h 51m stop 08:20 — 10:07 UA1108 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Charleston	9h 52m including layover	Find flight from$153
21:10 — 10:14 +1 day	21:10 — 05:18 UA2409 United Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C. 3h 7m stop 08:25 — 10:14 UA1108 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Charleston	10h 4m including layover	Find flight from$153
22:45 — 12:51 +1 day	22:45 — 07:15 UA285 United Airlines San Francisco — Newark 3h 23m stop 10:38 — 12:51 UA1613 United Airlines Newark — Charleston	11h 6m including layover	Find flight from$180
22:55 — 10:23 +1 day	22:55 — 05:18 UA2097 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 1h 42m stop 07:14 — 10:37 UA482 United Airlines Chicago — Charleston	8h 28m including layover	Find flight from$153
23:05 — 10:14 +1 day	23:05 — 07:19 UA1870 United Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C. 1h 6m stop 08:25 — 10:14 UA1108 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Charleston	8h 9m including layover	Find flight from$153
23:25 — 10:23 +1 day	23:25 — 05:39 UA567 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 1h 21m stop 07:00 — 10:23 UA482 United Airlines Chicago — Charleston	7h 58m including layover	Find flight from$153
06:30 — 22:45	06:30 — 10:10 UA1256 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 1h 29m stop 11:39 — 15:11 UA738 United Airlines Denver — Houston 3h 59m stop 19:10 — 22:45 UA738 United Airlines Houston — Charleston	13h 15m including layover	Find flight from$158
09:05 — 14:15 +1 day	09:05 — 14:42 SY392 Sun Country Airlines San Francisco — Minneapolis 48m stop 15:30 — 18:06 SY499 Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis — Indianapolis 18h 25m stop 12:31 — 14:15 G4597 Allegiant Air Indianapolis — Charleston	26h 10m including layover	Find flight from$183
13:05 — 22:11 +1 day	13:05 — 18:42 SY394 Sun Country Airlines San Francisco — Minneapolis 11h 24m stop 06:06 — 08:55 SY1791 Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis — Louisville 11h 40m stop 20:35 — 22:11 MX229 Mexicana Louisville — Charleston	30h 6m including layover	Find flight from$224
18:17 — 22:11 +1 day	18:11 — 23:45 SY396 Sun Country Airlines San Francisco — Minneapolis 6h 15m stop 10:24 — 13:12 SY1791 Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis — Louisville 11h 40m stop 20:35 — 22:11 MX229 Mexicana Louisville — Charleston	24h 54m including layover	Find flight from$216
18:25 — 14:32 +1 day	18:11 — 23:45 SY396 Sun Country Airlines San Francisco — Minneapolis 6h 43m stop 06:42 — 10:50 SY213 Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis — Tampa 2h 13m stop 13:03 — 14:32 MX100 Mexicana Tampa — Charleston	17h 7m including layover	Find flight from$219

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 23, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between San Francisco and Charleston is 3848 miles. Time difference between the cities is 3h. Airplanes depart 00:20 to 23:59 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 00:20 to 23:59 to 1 Charleston airport. Average flight time is 6h 50m.

The fastest flight 6h 42m
Average flight time 6h 50m
The earliest flight 00:20
The latest flight 23:59
Distance 2392 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Charleston are september (from 98 $), august (from 109 $), july (from 118 $).

The most expensive months are october (from 204 $), july (from 118 $), august (from 109 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Charleston?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $73. This airfare is for economy class on one-way MX237 flight by Mexicana for September 27, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 12:39 am and arrives at Charleston Charleston Intl at 22:59.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Charleston is served by 5 regular airlines and 1 low-cost airline. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 18 departures per week at the price of from $ 154 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 547.

Direct flights

There are 3 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is MX229 by Mexicana takes 6h 42m and the cheapest is MX237 by Mexicana for $141.

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Connecting Flights

There are 196 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is MX229 by Mexicana takes 6h 42m and the cheapest is MX237 by Mexicana for $73.

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Airports

You can fly from San Francisco to Charleston from 3 airports (San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport).

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Charleston airports

Charleston Intl-CHS

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Airplanes

There are flights to Charleston from San Francisco by 5 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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