Cheap Flights from Zurich to San Francisco, CA from $343

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 4 direct and 996 connecting flights from Zurich to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 30 airlines and multiple travel sites from $343, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out ZRH-SFO flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
07:15 — 13:50
07:15 — 07:55 BA709 British Airways
Zurich — London
2h 35m stop
10:45 — 13:50 BA285 British Airways
London — San Francisco
15h 35m
including layover
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from$398
09:35 — 17:25
09:35 — 11:25 VY6247 Vueling
Zurich — Barcelona
1h 55m stop
14:05 — 18:10 VY9791 Vueling
Barcelona — San Francisco
16h 50m
including layover
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from$368
13:10 — 16:10
13:10 — 16:10 LX38 SWISS International Air Lines
Zurich — San Francisco
12h
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from$1480
13:10 — 16:10
13:10 — 16:10 UA9728 United Airlines
Zurich — San Francisco
12h
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from$1595
13:35 — 16:35
13:35 — 16:35 UA45 United Airlines
Zurich — San Francisco
12h
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from$951
13:35 — 16:35
13:35 — 16:35 LX3208 SWISS International Air Lines
Zurich — San Francisco
12h
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from$1495
21:40 — 17:25
+1 day
15:35 — 17:20 VY6249 Vueling
Zurich — Barcelona
13h 50m stop
14:05 — 18:10 VY9791 Vueling
Barcelona — San Francisco
28h 45m
including layover
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from$377
21:55 — 16:34
+1 day
21:55 — 23:30 U22989 EasyJet
Zurich — Rome
7h 45m stop
07:15 — 10:55 N0411 N0
Rome — Los Angeles
4h 10m stop
15:05 — 16:34 HA6207 Hawaiian Airlines
Los Angeles — San Francisco
27h 39m
including layover
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from$343
21:55 — 17:11
+1 day
21:55 — 23:30 U22989 EasyJet
Zurich — Rome
9h 20m stop
07:15 — 10:55 N0411 N0
Rome — Los Angeles
3h 14m stop
16:41 — 18:13 HA6210 Hawaiian Airlines
Los Angeles — San Francisco
28h 16m
including layover
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from$343
21:55 — 20:37
+1 day
21:55 — 23:30 U22989 EasyJet
Zurich — Rome
12h 5m stop
07:15 — 10:55 N0411 N0
Rome — Los Angeles
3h 53m stop
19:08 — 20:37 HA6208 Hawaiian Airlines
Los Angeles — San Francisco
31h 42m
including layover
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from$343
21:55 — 16:34
+1 day
21:55 — 23:30 U22989 EasyJet
Zurich — Rome
7h 45m stop
07:15 — 10:55 N0411 N0
Rome — Los Angeles
4h 10m stop
15:05 — 16:34 AS2149 Alaska Airlines
Los Angeles — San Francisco
27h 39m
including layover
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from$347
21:55 — 17:11
+1 day
21:55 — 23:30 U22989 EasyJet
Zurich — Rome
9h 20m stop
07:15 — 10:55 N0411 N0
Rome — Los Angeles
3h 14m stop
16:41 — 18:13 AS3407 Alaska Airlines
Los Angeles — San Francisco
28h 16m
including layover
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from$347
21:55 — 20:37
+1 day
21:55 — 23:30 U22989 EasyJet
Zurich — Rome
12h 5m stop
07:15 — 10:55 N0411 N0
Rome — Los Angeles
3h 53m stop
19:08 — 20:37 AS3325 Alaska Airlines
Los Angeles — San Francisco
31h 42m
including layover
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from$347
21:55 — 23:59
+1 day
21:55 — 23:30 U22989 EasyJet
Zurich — Rome
12h 5m stop
07:15 — 10:55 N0411 N0
Rome — Los Angeles
7h 19m stop
22:34 — 23:59 AS2148 Alaska Airlines
Los Angeles — San Francisco
35h 4m
including layover
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21:55 — 10:20
+2 days
21:55 — 23:30 U22989 EasyJet
Zurich — Rome
12h 5m stop
11:35 — 15:15 N0411 N0
Rome — Los Angeles
17h 37m stop
08:52 — 10:20 HA4994 Hawaiian Airlines
Los Angeles — San Francisco
45h 25m
including layover
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from$366
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 17, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Zurich and San Francisco is 9376 miles. Time difference between the cities is 9h. Airplanes depart 06:00 to 22:45 from 1 Zurich airport and arrive 06:00 to 22:45 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 12h.

  • The fastest flight 12h
  • Average flight time 12h
  • The earliest flight 06:00
  • The latest flight 22:45
  • Distance 5826 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are august (from 343 $), october (from 398 $), september (from 451 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 934 $), december (from 867 $), january (from 838 $).

What is the lowest airfare Zurich to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $343. This airfare is for economy class on one-way U22989 flight by EasyJet for July 6, 2025 which leaves Zurich in Zurich at 21:55 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 17:11.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Zurich — San Francisco is served by 30 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Condor Airlines - 10 departures per week at the price of from $ 628 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Iberia airline - from $ 3399.

Direct flights

There are 4 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA45 by United Airlines takes 12h and the cheapest is U22989 by EasyJet for $951.

  • UA - United Airlines
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
    from $1480
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Connecting Flights

There are 996 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is LH1183 by Lufthansa takes 13h 25m and the cheapest is U22989 by EasyJet for $343.

  • DE - Condor Airlines
    from $628
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  • VY - Vueling
    from $368
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  • FI - Icelandair
    from $576
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  • LO - LOT
    from $629
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  • JU - Air Serbia
    from $847
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
    from $431
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  • A3 - Aegean Airlines
    from $971
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  • WK - American Falcon
    from $818
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  • SK - SAS
    from $574
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  • IB - Iberia
    from $508
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  • SN - Brussels Airlines
    from $621
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  • WS - WestJet
    from $929
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Airports

You can fly from Zurich to San Francisco from 1 airports (Zurich).

Zurich airports

  • Zurich-ZRH
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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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