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Find cheap flights from Switzerland to San Francisco from $254

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Flights to San Francisco - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to San Francisco to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to San Francisco?

These are the best prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
Based on KAYAK searches from the last 72 hours, if you fly from Geneva, you should have a good chance of getting the best deal to San Francisco as it was the cheapest place to fly from. Prices were found for as low as $254 one-way and $444 for a round-trip flight. Also in the last 72 hours, the most popular connection to San Francisco was from Zurich and the lowest price for a round-trip flight was $444.

What is the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco?

The average price of all flights to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco is Sunday where tickets can be as cheap as $678. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are $781 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to San Francisco is November, where tickets cost $578 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of tickets from Switzerland is $1,129 and $797 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is November with an average price of $578.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco?

The average price for all flights to San Francisco depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco is generally at night, when flights cost $547 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $776.

What is a good deal for flights to San Francisco?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to San Francisco, 25% of our users found tickets to San Francisco for the following prices or less: From Zurich $685 one-way - $710 round-trip.

How far in advance should I book a flight to San Francisco?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 44 days before departure.

Which airline offers the most flights to San Francisco?

Of the 10 airlines that fly to San Francisco, United Airlines offers the most flights, with around 2,043 per week, followed by Delta with 558 flights per week.

How long is the flight to San Francisco?

The duration of your flight to San Francisco depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to San Francisco on KAYAK are from Zurich, which takes 11h 50m, Geneva, which takes 13h 25m, and Basel, which takes 15h 10m.

How many direct flights to San Francisco are there each day?

There are around 584 direct flights from within Switzerland to San Francisco every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 6:00 am the most common departure time and 45% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to San Francisco are there each week?

Each week there are around 4,087 direct flights from within Switzerland to San Francisco. The most common day for departures is Thursday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

How many long-haul flights are there to San Francisco each week?

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to San Francisco. Instead, there are 21 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Zurich.

How many cities have direct flights to San Francisco?

From Switzerland, there are direct flights to San Francisco from 1 city. This city is Zurich and there are 21 direct flights each week.

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Low season

January

High season

July

Cheapest flight

$254
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 6% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 43% increase in price.
Flight from Geneva to San Francisco

FAQs - booking San Francisco flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to San Francisco?

    Based on KAYAK searches from the last 72 hours, if you fly from Geneva, you should have a good chance of getting the best deal to San Francisco as it was the cheapest place to fly from. Prices were found for as low as $254 one-way and $444 for a round-trip flight. Also in the last 72 hours, the most popular connection to San Francisco was from Zurich and the lowest price for a round-trip flight was $444.

  • How far is San Francisco from central San Francisco?

    San Francisco is 12 miles from the center of San Francisco.

  • What is the name of San Francisco’s airport?

    San Francisco is served by San Francisco, also commonly referred to as San Francisco or San Francisco Intl. The airport code is SFO.

  • How much is a flight to San Francisco?

    On average, a flight to San Francisco costs $856. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $593 and departed from Zurich Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to San Francisco?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to San Francisco.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to San Francisco?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to San Francisco?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to San Francisco with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to San Francisco?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to San Francisco up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Francisco

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Prefer to fly non-stop to San Francisco?

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Nonstop departures

Switzerland to San Francisco

Monday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Wednesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Friday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Sunday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +82 more

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Nonstop returns

San Francisco to Switzerland

Monday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Wednesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Friday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Sunday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +82 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from Switzerland to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to San Francisco. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Switzerland to San Francisco. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.8
SWISSOverall score based on 2013 reviews
8.4Crew
7.6Comfort
7.2Entertainment
7.4Food
7.9Boarding
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we were late to get to this connecting flight and SWISS decided to wait for us . Very nice of them

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2024ZRH - KSC
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we were late to get to this connecting flight and SWISS decided to wait for us . Very nice of them

Horrible experience. They "GAME" with seats they decided to play where you can`t select or get seat during check-in without paying and then forcing you to stay long line at the Customer Service at the gate to get a boarding ticket with seat assigned is pathetic. Will never fly with United again!

SO disappointing. I spent so much money on this ticket, for them to cancel and not be able to rebook me in time. They were very unhelpful, and condescending throughout the whole Swiss airport. Will not be flying again.

The plane was so hot upon boarding. Their boarding process was so unnecessarily long. Service was subpar.

Everything from the price to online checkin and the flight being on time to the crew and food was very good. The comfort level is fine--the seats are very close to each other in Economy. But I guess you get what you pay for.

Swiss ground crew was again at its prime and although I’m United 1K (Star Alliance Gold) they created problems with my hand luggage - while other passengers were boarding with more handbags and larger hand luggages, were critical on my 2 young kids attending the lounge with me and boarding the plane with me on the priority lane.

Horrible experience. I was apparently picked at random for a security screening - that was the most demeaning experience I have had in my life with a guy poking and prodding and having me take off my shoes, move up my pants so he could swab my legs - telling me I couldn't bring more than some quantity of cookies - I had 3 boxes of cookies in my luggage. In the end he did let me keep them but that was really uncalled for. Harrassment in the name of security.

They went out of their way. It was very clean and friendly.

I was pleasantly surprised with the whole experience. Thank you

There were multiple delays and the food was poor. Better food.

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

My bag was lost with my medicine and I am very inconvenienced. I don’t know what happened, however I want you to do a better job on getting people’s bag back

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

So so. Terrible aircraft choice for that leg of the flight.

Our seat tv didn’t work All the rest was perfect

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

Meals were adequate but could be better. Lots of movies, podcasts, tv shows. We really enjoyed using our personal headsets highly recommended. 15 hrs flight great to travel at night.

This was a Lufthansa flight. Disappointing main meal. Very rough over Canada and arrival at FRA. IFE was almost unusable.

the plane was old. the wifi didn’t work. the entertainment was boring and dated. the charging ports were impossible to find. i was mostly ignored by flight attendants that had no problem speaking to the man beside me. i got two drinks the entire time i was on the plane.

Quit making seats narrower and narrower. The guy beside me spilled over in to my seat.

Somehow I got “offloaded” even though I had my boarding pass and was in transit Food is horrible Staff were nice and cheerful No headphones were provided on 11 hours flight

Fight crew was not very attentive and the bastions were gross!

Our flight was great we left Kona earlier and got into LAX almost an 1hour earlier as well. LAX AA is in repair so to get out and found our bus to get pick up was a bit confusing.

Plane was good but was delayed. probably not AA fault but caused a 1 hour delay. Seating was cramped.

The staff were very helpful with lots of refreshments on offer. The toilets were clean. The seats were comfortable and entertainment was good. No complaints, it was excellent.

amazing! they were so kind and allowed us to sit on empty seats so we could stretch our legs and sleep good. Food is amazing as well plus dessert in the middle of the flight!

5 hour flight - full flight - not enough room to use my computer - slightly delayed - Admirals club was excellent quality food, drink made up for flight seating. No food offerred on flight, you ahd to prebook.

We experience delays on departure and connecting flights resulting in 14 hour to our next departure. We were accommodated with a night's stay but was only provided a 12 dollar meals accommodation. The airlines rules state.at least 50 dollars. In any case, it can not make up for the whole day missed on our vacation in Sydney Australia.

I can say I will not be taking this airline again any time soon. Seat were uncomfortable and too tight. Lack of chair screen and little overhead space.

American Airlines canceled the flight twice and was unable to facilitate a change of city for us after our travel plans became affected. We lost alot of money due to this and it seems like the airline was trying their best not to facilitate this. Mind you, I am a very loyal member.

Touchscreens do not work. WiFi did not work. Food is possibly the worst on any European airline. Drinks came by only four times on a cross-Atlantic. The plane was two hours late because—it was announced—Lufthansa didn't have enough large aircraft in their fleet to accommodate an on-time flight.

It was freezing in the airplane. Everyone was wearing everything they had with them. The crew acknowledged it was cold, but did nothing about it

The flight attendants were superb and the service was outstanding. Some passengers with small children were very rude and inconsiderate, kids were constantly crying and some were running around the aisle unsupervised.

Terrible. There was a rattling noise the whole flight. The internet didn't work after I paid. Boarding is very disorganized.

Horrible flight attendant in back of economy that screamed at me, have already reported to United. Horrible food - for Gluten free, why would you assume the person is vegetarian? I was served some kind of horrible curry bean paste and multiple cold rolls and soggy vegetables with no seasoning... um no!

The crew member put her luggage and boxes behind my seat so I was able to recline while the passenger in front of me did for 8 hours. My knees were forced against the seat for hours :(. Dude sitting next to me hasn't showered in weeks so I almost threw up.

Sorry my last review for prg to fra was for this flight. My prg to fra flight was fine but my second flight back to Washington DC was with a slow awful crew who wouldn’t come in a timely manner to take trash and take trash before serving coffee tea and was shoving other people’s bottles of water on me when we were not traveling together

Lufthansa was amazing. Definitely upgrade your seat if you can swing it - they take very good care of their passengers. Customs in DC is nothing short of a nightmare though. Stood in line waiting to go back through security for 30 minutes, had to RUN through and across two terminals to make my connection and only had 5 minutes to spare. Terrible. Very very poor coordination by the airport staff and CBP.

I was ver pleased with the service all the way through

I always try to book flights that don’t charge for baggage. Yet I was charged $75 for this flight.

Coach seats are too tight. Seem designed for small people. Food different but OK. Staff helpful.

my original flight was cancelled the previous day, and i was rescheduled onto this flight, which left much earlier in the morning, impacting my previous evening and requiring me to get up much earlier in the morning to get to the airport online. This practice happens way way way too much, and it seems on every airline, though AA is probably the worst.

Spending 10 hours on a flight with no video or wifi access due to issues per stewardess was not enjoyable nor acceptable. Will follow up directly with the airline as well

I really did not like being ordered to pull my shade down by the attendants. One of them was very rude to me about it, standing there until I closed it like I was a child brusquely reaching across me to close an adjoining one. They claim it was so people who wanted to could sleep. It’s a 10:30am flight not a red eye. Closing your shade or leaving it up for natural light should be a choice. Ruined my flight!

My baggage did not arrived with me. Took 3 days to get it after so may calls and follow up

The crew was very attentive and kept busy serving a variety of treats!

Terrible. Flight was 3 hours delayed and I missed my other flight to my final destination

Offered vegetable curry when it was actually tofu which I don’t care for.

The flight was good the crew excellent…but take off delayed three hours!!!

Both mine and my husband's chairs were broken. Also it took 2 hours to get our bags after our flight which was wild.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to San Francisco found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/8mar.
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
29h 30mZRH-SFO
10/22mar.
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
21h 40mSFO-ZRH
$444
6/4mar.
1 stopBritish Airways
34h 20mBSL-SFO
6/23dom.
2 stopsBritish Airways
26h 35mSFO-BSL
$463
6/8sáb.
nonstopSWISS
11h 50mZRH-SFO
6/24lun.
1 stopSWISS
23h 55mSFO-ZRH
$581
10/8mar.
nonstopUnited Airlines
12h 00mZRH-SFO
10/22mar.
1 stopUnited Airlines
14h 00mSFO-ZRH
$582
6/4mar.
1 stopUnited Airlines
20h 02mGVA-SFO
6/23dom.
1 stopUnited Airlines
28h 50mSFO-GVA
$585
6/4mar.
nonstopSWISS
12h 00mZRH-SFO
6/24lun.
nonstopSWISS
11h 00mSFO-ZRH
$594
6/20jue.
1 stopAmerican Airlines
15h 15mGVA-SFO
7/4jue.
1 stopAmerican Airlines
20h 05mSFO-GVA
$597
9/4mié.
1 stopAmerican Airlines
24h 50mGVA-SFO
9/27vie.
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
19h 31mSFO-GVA
$602
5/30jue.
1 stopLufthansa
14h 45mGVA-SFO
6/26mié.
1 stopLufthansa
13h 25mSFO-GVA
$763
6/2dom.
1 stopLufthansa
16h 25mBSL-SFO
6/12mié.
1 stopLufthansa
18h 45mSFO-BSL
$787

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to San Francisco found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/26jue.
1 stopVueling
17h 35mGVA-SFO
$254
9/11mié.
1 stopVueling
33h 05mZRH-SFO
$293
9/11mié.
nonstopSWISS
12h 00mZRH-SFO
$628
6/19mié.
nonstopSWISS
12h 00mZRH-SFO
$644
6/25mar.
2 stopsLufthansa
18h 50mZRH-SFO
$648
10/12sáb.
1 stopAmerican Airlines
15h 40mBSL-SFO
$664
6/2dom.
2 stopsLufthansa
24h 30mZRH-SFO
$672
6/5mié.
1 stopBritish Airways
14h 55mGVA-SFO
$681
7/9mar.
2 stopsBritish Airways
29h 10mZRH-SFO
$723
8/2vie.
1 stopAmerican Airlines
19h 47mZRH-SFO
$872

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Last minute flights to San Francisco

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to San Francisco that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/13lun.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
20h 22mZRH-SFO
5/20lun.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
16h 49mSFO-ZRH
$709
5/13lun.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
20h 22mZRH-SFO
5/20lun.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
24h 44mSFO-ZRH
$710
5/11sáb.
multi-stopDelta
18h 51mZRH-SFO
5/25sáb.
multi-stopDelta
26h 50mSFO-ZRH
$793
5/12dom.
multi-stopDelta
20h 03mZRH-SFO
5/26dom.
multi-stopDelta
20h 00mSFO-ZRH
$795
5/13lun.
nonstopUnited Airlines
11h 55mZRH-SFO
5/20lun.
multi-stopUnited Airlines
30h 50mSFO-ZRH
$828
5/13lun.
nonstopUnited Airlines
11h 55mZRH-SFO
5/20lun.
nonstopUnited Airlines
11h 20mSFO-ZRH
$846
5/11sáb.
multi-stopBritish Airways
26h 06mZRH-SFO
5/25sáb.
multi-stopBritish Airways
21h 08mSFO-ZRH
$917
5/9jue.
multi-stopBritish Airways
19h 48mZRH-SFO
5/19dom.
multi-stopBritish Airways
16h 49mSFO-ZRH
$933
5/9jue.
nonstopSWISS
11h 50mZRH-SFO
5/22mié.
multi-stopSWISS
24h 35mSFO-ZRH
$11,497
5/9jue.
nonstopSWISS
11h 50mZRH-SFO
5/22mié.
nonstopSWISS
11h 10mSFO-ZRH
$14,052

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Flights to San Francisco

Destination:

San Francisco (SFO)United States

Return flight deals:

San Francisco - Switzerland

Cabin classes:

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