Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY from $123

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 6 direct and 41 connecting flights from San Francisco to New York. You can compare airfare deals from 6 airlines and multiple travel sites from $123, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SFO-NYC flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

Flight Information

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

Distance between San Francisco and New York is 4131 miles. Time difference between the cities is 3h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 23:59 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 05:00 to 23:59 to 16 New York airports. Average flight time is 5h 42m.

  • The fastest flight 5h 42m
  • Average flight time 5h 42m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 23:59
  • Distance 2567 ml

The cheapest months to travel to New York are august (from 123 $), october (from 137 $), july (from 145 $).

The most expensive months are may (from 310 $), june (from 191 $), july (from 145 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to New York?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $123. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91646 flight by Frontier Airlines for August 12, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 20:53 am and arrives at New York John F Kennedy Intl at 10:23.

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Flight Schedule San Francisco (California) to New York (New York)

06:18 — 15:00
5h 42m flight time
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from$145
San Francisco — New York
HA6985 Hawaiian Airlines
06:18 — 15:00
5h 42m flight time
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from$148
San Francisco — New York
AS30 Alaska Airlines
06:30 — 19:46
10h 16m flight time
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from$216
06:30 — 10:10 San Francisco — Denver
UA1256 United Airlines
3h 45m stop
13:55 — 19:46 Denver — New York
UA2603 United Airlines
06:30 — 17:29
7h 59m flight time
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06:30 — 10:10 San Francisco — Denver
UA1256 United Airlines
1h 32m stop
11:42 — 17:29 Denver — New York
UA598 United Airlines
07:15 — 19:00
8h 45m flight time
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07:15 — 13:13 San Francisco — Houston
UA1788 United Airlines
1h 9m stop
14:22 — 19:00 Houston — New York
UA1936 United Airlines
09:05 — 17:47
5h 42m flight time
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San Francisco — New York
HA6987 Hawaiian Airlines
09:05 — 17:47
5h 42m flight time
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from$147
San Francisco — New York
AS113 Alaska Airlines
10:35 — 21:54
8h 19m flight time
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from$238
10:35 — 17:02 San Francisco — Chicago
UA714 United Airlines
1h 28m stop
18:30 — 21:54 Chicago — New York
UA2865 United Airlines
13:12 — 23:39
7h 27m flight time
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13:12 — 21:21 San Francisco — Washington D.C.
UA1385 United Airlines
54m stop
22:15 — 23:39 Washington D.C. — New York
UA3413 United Airlines
13:24 — 22:08
5h 44m flight time
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from$137
San Francisco — New York
AS20 Alaska Airlines
13:24 — 22:08
5h 44m flight time
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San Francisco — New York
HA6983 Hawaiian Airlines
20:53 — 10:23+1day
10h 30m flight time
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20:53 — 05:24 San Francisco — Orlando
F91646 Frontier Airlines
2h 11m stop
07:35 — 10:23 Orlando — New York
F94872 Frontier Airlines
22:55 — 09:11+1day
7h 16m flight time
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22:55 — 05:18 San Francisco — Chicago
UA2097 United Airlines
42m stop
06:00 — 09:11 Chicago — New York
UA1980 United Airlines
23:25 — 10:18+1day
7h 53m flight time
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23:25 — 05:39 San Francisco — Chicago
UA494 United Airlines
1h 21m stop
07:00 — 10:18 Chicago — New York
UA1657 United Airlines
23:25 — 11:18+1day
8h 53m flight time
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23:25 — 05:39 San Francisco — Chicago
UA494 United Airlines
2h 21m stop
08:00 — 11:18 Chicago — New York
UA2092 United Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Francisco to New York. 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 and arrival times - local. Updated on October 11, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — New York is served by 6 regular airlines and 1 low-cost airline. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 4 departures per week at the price of from $ 137 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 4533.

Direct flights

There are 6 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is HA6985 by Hawaiian Airlines takes 5h 42m and the cheapest is F91646 by Frontier Airlines for $137.

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Connecting Flights

There are 41 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA2097 by United Airlines takes 7h 16m and the cheapest is F91646 by Frontier Airlines for $123.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • AC - Air Canada
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • AM - Aeromexico
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Airports

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

San Francisco airports

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