Cheap Flights from Zurich to San Francisco, CA from $345

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 $345, 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.

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 345 $), october (from 400 $), september (from 453 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 939 $), december (from 872 $), january (from 843 $).

What is the lowest airfare Zurich to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $345. 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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Flight Schedule Zurich to San Francisco (California)

07:15 — 13:50
15h 35m flight time
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from$400
07:15 — 07:55 Zurich — London
BA709 British Airways
2h 35m stop
10:45 — 13:50 London — San Francisco
BA285 British Airways
09:35 — 17:25
16h 50m flight time
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from$370
09:35 — 11:25 Zurich — Barcelona
VY6247 Vueling
1h 55m stop
14:05 — 18:10 Barcelona — San Francisco
VY9791 Vueling
13:10 — 16:10
12h flight time
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from$872
Zurich — San Francisco
UA9728 United Airlines
13:10 — 16:10
12h flight time
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from$1488
Zurich — San Francisco
LX38 SWISS International Air Lines
13:35 — 16:35
12h flight time
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from$956
Zurich — San Francisco
UA45 United Airlines
13:35 — 16:35
12h flight time
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from$1504
Zurich — San Francisco
LX3208 SWISS International Air Lines
21:40 — 17:25+1day
28h 45m flight time
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from$379
15:35 — 17:20 Zurich — Barcelona
VY6249 Vueling
13h 50m stop
14:05 — 18:10 Barcelona — San Francisco
VY9791 Vueling
21:55 — 16:34+1day
27h 39m flight time
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from$345
21:55 — 23:30 Zurich — Rome
U22989 EasyJet
7h 45m stop
07:15 — 10:55 Rome — Los Angeles
N0411 N0
4h 10m stop
15:05 — 16:34 Los Angeles — San Francisco
HA6207 Hawaiian Airlines
21:55 — 17:11+1day
28h 16m flight time
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from$345
21:55 — 23:30 Zurich — Rome
U22989 EasyJet
9h 20m stop
07:15 — 10:55 Rome — Los Angeles
N0411 N0
3h 14m stop
16:41 — 18:13 Los Angeles — San Francisco
HA6210 Hawaiian Airlines
21:55 — 20:37+1day
31h 42m flight time
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from$345
21:55 — 23:30 Zurich — Rome
U22989 EasyJet
12h 5m stop
07:15 — 10:55 Rome — Los Angeles
N0411 N0
3h 53m stop
19:08 — 20:37 Los Angeles — San Francisco
HA6208 Hawaiian Airlines
21:55 — 16:34+1day
27h 39m flight time
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from$349
21:55 — 23:30 Zurich — Rome
U22989 EasyJet
7h 45m stop
07:15 — 10:55 Rome — Los Angeles
N0411 N0
4h 10m stop
15:05 — 16:34 Los Angeles — San Francisco
AS2149 Alaska Airlines
21:55 — 17:11+1day
28h 16m flight time
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21:55 — 23:30 Zurich — Rome
U22989 EasyJet
9h 20m stop
07:15 — 10:55 Rome — Los Angeles
N0411 N0
3h 14m stop
16:41 — 18:13 Los Angeles — San Francisco
AS3407 Alaska Airlines
21:55 — 20:37+1day
31h 42m flight time
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from$349
21:55 — 23:30 Zurich — Rome
U22989 EasyJet
12h 5m stop
07:15 — 10:55 Rome — Los Angeles
N0411 N0
3h 53m stop
19:08 — 20:37 Los Angeles — San Francisco
AS3325 Alaska Airlines
21:55 — 23:59+1day
35h 4m flight time
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from$349
21:55 — 23:30 Zurich — Rome
U22989 EasyJet
12h 5m stop
07:15 — 10:55 Rome — Los Angeles
N0411 N0
7h 19m stop
22:34 — 23:59 Los Angeles — San Francisco
AS2148 Alaska Airlines
21:55 — 10:20+2days
45h 25m flight time
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from$368
21:55 — 23:30 Zurich — Rome
U22989 EasyJet
12h 5m stop
11:35 — 15:15 Rome — Los Angeles
N0411 N0
17h 37m stop
08:52 — 10:20 Los Angeles — San Francisco
HA4994 Hawaiian Airlines
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 and arrival times - local. Updated on October 22, 2025.

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 $ 631 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by SWISS International Air Lines airline - from $ 1525.

Direct flights

There are 4 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA9728 by United Airlines takes 12h and the cheapest is U22989 by EasyJet for $872.

  • UA - United Airlines
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
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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 $345.

  • DE - Condor Airlines
    from $631
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  • VY - Vueling
    from $370
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  • FI - Icelandair
    from $579
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  • LO - LOT
    from $632
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  • JU - Air Serbia
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
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  • A3 - Aegean Airlines
    from $977
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  • WK - American Falcon
    from $823
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  • SK - SAS
    from $577
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  • IB - Iberia
    from $435
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  • SN - Brussels Airlines
    from $625
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  • WS - WestJet
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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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