Cheap Flights from Zurich to San Francisco, CA from $492

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 6 connecting flights from Zurich to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 3 airlines and multiple travel sites from $492, 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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Best Flights from Zurich to San Francisco Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Zurich to San Francisco with the lowest price of $492. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Zurich to San Francisco from $492. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 13h 45m.
Price Departure Arrival Flight Duration Airline Flight
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09:25
Zurich
Zurich
 14:50
San Francisco
San Francisco
 14h 25m
layover
1h 30m - Munich
 United Airlines
UA8915
UA195
from $493
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11:15
Zurich
Zurich
 16:00
San Francisco
San Francisco
 13h 45m
layover
1h 0m - Frankfurt
 SWISS International Air Lines
LX3602
UA59
from $493
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11:15
Zurich
Zurich
 16:00
San Francisco
San Francisco
 13h 45m
layover
1h 0m - Frankfurt
 United Airlines
UA9051
UA59
from $518
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13:35
Zurich
Zurich
 18:45
San Francisco
San Francisco
 14h 10m
layover
1h 20m - Munich
 Lufthansa
LH2369
LH458
from $1401
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07:00
Zurich
Zurich
 12:35
San Francisco
San Francisco
 14h 35m
layover
1h 55m - Frankfurt
 SWISS International Air Lines
LX1068
UA8829
from $1419
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20:05
Zurich
Zurich
 12:35+1 день
San Francisco
San Francisco
 25h 30m
layover
12h 55m - Frankfurt
 Lufthansa
LH1199
LH454
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on February 22, 2025
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Zurich 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
07:00 — 12:35
06:55 — 08:00 LX1068 SWISS International Air Lines
Zurich — Frankfurt
1h 55m stop
10:20 — 12:35 UA8829 United Airlines
Frankfurt — San Francisco
14h 35m
including layover
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from$1401
09:25 — 14:50
09:25 — 10:20 UA8915 United Airlines
Zurich — Munich
1h 30m stop
11:55 — 16:00 UA195 United Airlines
Munich — San Francisco
14h 25m
including layover
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from$492
11:15 — 16:00
11:00 — 12:00 UA9051 United Airlines
Zurich — Frankfurt
1h stop
13:35 — 16:10 UA59 United Airlines
Frankfurt — San Francisco
13h 45m
including layover
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from$493
11:15 — 16:00
11:00 — 12:00 LX3602 SWISS International Air Lines
Zurich — Frankfurt
1h stop
13:55 — 16:15 UA59 United Airlines
Frankfurt — San Francisco
13h 45m
including layover
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from$493
13:35 — 18:45
13:35 — 14:30 LH2369 Lufthansa
Zurich — Munich
1h 20m stop
16:30 — 19:35 LH458 Lufthansa
Munich — San Francisco
14h 10m
including layover
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from$518
20:05 — 12:35
+1 day
20:00 — 21:00 LH1199 Lufthansa
Zurich — Frankfurt
12h 55m stop
10:20 — 12:35 LH454 Lufthansa
Frankfurt — San Francisco
25h 30m
including layover
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from$1419
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on February 22, 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 07:00 to 20:05 from 1 Zurich airport and arrive 07:00 to 20:05 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 14h 18m.

  • The fastest flight 13h 45m
  • Average flight time 14h 18m
  • The earliest flight 07:00
  • The latest flight 20:05
  • Distance 5826 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are february (from 492 $), november (from 728 $), december (from 732 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 763 $), december (from 732 $), november (from 728 $).

What is the lowest airfare Zurich to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $492. This airfare is for economy class on one-way UA8915 flight by United Airlines for February 23, 2025 which leaves Zurich in Zurich at 09:25 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 14:50.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Zurich — San Francisco is served by 3 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by SWISS International Air Lines - 2 departures per week at the price of from $ 493 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Lufthansa airline - from $ 1419.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 6 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA9051 by United Airlines takes 13h 45m and the cheapest is UA8915 by United Airlines for $492.

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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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Airplanes

There are flights to San Francisco from Zurich by 3 airlines that use 3 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

  • Embraer 195
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  • Bombardier CRJ 900
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  • Airbus A319
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