Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Sydney from $385

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 direct and 998 connecting flights from San Francisco to Sydney. You can compare airfare deals from 34 airlines and multiple travel sites from $385, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SFO-SYD 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 Sydney depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Francisco and Sydney is 11950 miles. Time difference between the cities is 6h. Airplanes depart 00:05 to 23:55 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 00:05 to 23:55 to 5 Sydney airports. Average flight time is 15h.

  • The fastest flight 14h 55m
  • Average flight time 15h
  • The earliest flight 00:05
  • The latest flight 23:55
  • Distance 7426 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Sydney are july (from 385 $), august (from 385 $), september (from 594 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 2 227 $), january (from 1 271 $), november (from 1 020 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Sydney?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $385. This airfare is for economy class on one-way FJ871 flight by Air Pacific for August 27, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 23:25 am and arrives at Sydney Kingsford Smith at 11:45.

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Flight Schedule San Francisco (California) to Sydney

06:00 — 11:45+2days
36h 45m flight time
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from$549
06:00 — 07:34 San Francisco — Los Angeles
HA6975 Hawaiian Airlines
16h 21m stop
23:55 — 05:45 Los Angeles — Nadi
FJ811 Air Pacific
3h 15m stop
09:00 — 11:45 Nadi — Sydney
FJ911 Air Pacific
06:00 — 13:40+2days
38h 40m flight time
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06:00 — 07:34 San Francisco — Los Angeles
HA6975 Hawaiian Airlines
16h 21m stop
23:55 — 05:45 Los Angeles — Nadi
FJ811 Air Pacific
4h 45m stop
10:30 — 13:40 Nadi — Sydney
FJ917 Air Pacific
09:09 — 13:40+2days
35h 31m flight time
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09:09 — 10:47 San Francisco — Los Angeles
HA6995 Hawaiian Airlines
13h 8m stop
23:55 — 05:45 Los Angeles — Nadi
FJ811 Air Pacific
4h 45m stop
10:30 — 13:40 Nadi — Sydney
FJ917 Air Pacific
10:15 — 14:40+2days
35h 25m flight time
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from$508
10:15 — 12:40 San Francisco — Vancouver
F81847 Freedom Airlines
5h stop
17:40 — 20:50 Vancouver — Honolulu
AC519 Air Canada
11h 30m stop
08:20 — 14:40 Honolulu — Sydney
JQ4 Jetstar Airways
10:15 — 14:40+2days
35h 25m flight time
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from$509
10:15 — 12:40 San Francisco — Vancouver
F81847 Freedom Airlines
5h 45m stop
18:25 — 21:37 Vancouver — Honolulu
WS1864 WestJet
10h 43m stop
08:20 — 14:40 Honolulu — Sydney
JQ4 Jetstar Airways
11:00 — 13:40+2days
33h 40m flight time
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11:00 — 12:29 San Francisco — Los Angeles
HA6992 Hawaiian Airlines
11h 26m stop
23:55 — 05:45 Los Angeles — Nadi
FJ811 Air Pacific
4h 45m stop
10:30 — 13:40 Nadi — Sydney
FJ917 Air Pacific
11:12 — 11:45+2days
31h 33m flight time
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11:00 — 12:29 San Francisco — Los Angeles
HA6992 Hawaiian Airlines
11h 16m stop
23:55 — 05:45 Los Angeles — Nadi
FJ811 Air Pacific
3h 15m stop
09:00 — 11:45 Nadi — Sydney
FJ911 Air Pacific
11:20 — 11:45+2days
31h 25m flight time
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from$511
11:20 — 12:55 San Francisco — Los Angeles
F93308 Frontier Airlines
11h stop
23:55 — 05:45 Los Angeles — Nadi
FJ811 Air Pacific
3h 15m stop
09:00 — 11:45 Nadi — Sydney
FJ911 Air Pacific
11:20 — 13:40+2days
33h 20m flight time
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from$528
11:20 — 12:55 San Francisco — Los Angeles
F93308 Frontier Airlines
11h stop
23:55 — 05:45 Los Angeles — Nadi
FJ811 Air Pacific
4h 45m stop
10:30 — 13:40 Nadi — Sydney
FJ917 Air Pacific
14:22 — 11:45+2days
28h 23m flight time
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13:21 — 14:56 San Francisco — Los Angeles
AS3386 Alaska Airlines
7h 59m stop
23:55 — 05:45 Los Angeles — Nadi
FJ811 Air Pacific
3h 15m stop
09:00 — 11:45 Nadi — Sydney
FJ911 Air Pacific
22:00 — 06:05+2days
15h 5m flight time
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from$730
San Francisco — Sydney
QF74 Qantas
23:00 — 06:55+2days
14h 55m flight time
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from$887
San Francisco — Sydney
UA863 United Airlines
23:25 — 11:45+2days
19h 20m flight time
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22:55 — 05:20 San Francisco — Nadi
FJ871 Air Pacific
4h stop
09:30 — 12:15 Nadi — Sydney
FJ911 Air Pacific
23:25 — 22:10+2days
29h 45m flight time
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22:55 — 05:20 San Francisco — Nadi
FJ871 Air Pacific
14h stop
19:00 — 22:10 Nadi — Sydney
FJ915 Air Pacific
23:30 — 07:20+3days
38h 50m flight time
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23:30 — 04:00 San Francisco — Seoul
OZ211 Asiana Airlines
3h 30m stop
07:30 — 11:05 Seoul — Ho Chi Minh City
OZ731 Asiana Airlines
8h 50m stop
19:55 — 07:20 Ho Chi Minh City — Sydney
VJ85 VietJet Air
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Francisco to Sydney. 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 7, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Sydney is served by 34 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Japan Airlines - JAL - 6 departures per week at the price of from $ 654 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Air Canada airline - from $ 4659.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA863 by United Airlines takes 14h 55m and the cheapest is FJ871 by Air Pacific for $730.

  • QF - Qantas
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  • UA - United Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 998 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is HA11 by Hawaiian Airlines takes 17h 5m and the cheapest is FJ871 by Air Pacific for $385.

  • PR - Philippine Airlines
    from $601
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  • JL - Japan Airlines - JAL
    from $654
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  • FJ - Air Pacific
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  • BF - Bluebird Cargo
    from $850
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $694
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  • NZ - Air New Zealand Limited
    from $835
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  • JX - Jambojet
    from $582
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  • BR - EVA Airways Corporation
    from $646
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  • QF - Qantas
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  • YP - YP
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  • KE - Korean Air
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  • MH - Malaysia Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from San Francisco to Sydney 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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Sydney airports

  • Bankstown-BWU
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  • Palm Beach SPB-LBH
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  • Rose Bay-RSE
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  • Kingsford Smith-SYD
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  • Sydney West-SWZ
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