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Cheapest round-trip
$355
Typical prices: $343-$503
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ALB - SFO • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$167
Typical prices: $148-$339
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Mon 9/21
ALB - SFO • 3 stops
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Cheapest • Avg $443 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 7h 55m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Albany to San Francisco (ALB-SFO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Albany to San Francisco that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Albany to San Francisco

Sat, Sep 12 - Mon, Sep 21
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11:57 am - 6:09 pm
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9h 12m
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9:29 pm - 10:23 am
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9h 54m
1 stop
$355American Airlines
Wed, Oct 7 - Sat, Oct 10
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2:47 pm - 8:46 pm
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SFO
8h 59m
1 stop
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6:00 am - 4:56 pm
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ALB
7h 56m
1 stop
$355American Airlines
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
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1:07 pm - 7:22 pm
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SFO
9h 15m
1 stop
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10:35 pm - 10:24 am
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ALB
8h 49m
1 stop
$355United Airlines
Thu, Sep 17 - Wed, Sep 23
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7:35 pm - 12:59 am
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SFO
8h 24m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:30 pm - 10:54 am
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ALB
8h 24m
1 stop
$355United Airlines
Wed, Sep 16 - Wed, Sep 23
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6:23 pm - 11:57 pm
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SFO
8h 34m
1 stop
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6:00 am - 5:28 pm
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ALB
8h 28m
1 stop
$355Delta
Wed, Sep 2 - Sat, Sep 12
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6:00 am - 10:25 am
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SFO
7h 25m
1 stop
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10:00 pm - 11:14 am
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ALB
10h 14m
1 stop
$355Delta
Thu, Oct 15 - Wed, Oct 21
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7:15 pm - 12:05 am
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SFO
7h 50m
1 stop
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9:35 pm - 8:15 am
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7h 40m
1 stop
$355Southwest
Wed, Sep 30 - Wed, Oct 7
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3:05 pm - 11:20 pm
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SFO
11h 15m
2 stops
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9:35 pm - 8:15 am
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7h 40m
1 stop
$360Southwest
Fri, Sep 4 - Fri, Sep 11
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:57 am - 11:37 am
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28h 40m
2 stops
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10:24 am - 10:59 pm
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ALB
9h 35m
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$577Multiple Airlines
Fri, Sep 4 - Sun, Sep 13
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10:58 am - 11:51 pm
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15h 53m
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12:46 pm - 7:38 pm
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27h 52m
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$734Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Albany to San Francisco flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Albany, New York to San Francisco?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Albany, New York to San Francisco departing in September.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to San Francisco from Albany, New York usually cost between $384 and $550 in September.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $355 on Delta (Sep 16-Sep 23).

What is the cheapest month to fly from Albany to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Albany 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 from Albany to San Francisco is February, where tickets cost $347 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $651 and $566 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Albany to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Albany to San Francisco, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 51% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Low season

May

Cheapest flight

$167
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Albany to San Francisco

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Albany to San Francisco based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Albany to San Francisco

  • What is the most preferred means of transport to the city center from the San Francisco airport?

    The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system is highly recommended as the best method to go from the airport to San Francisco. You can reach the city's central business district in around 20 to 30 minutes.

  • Are there rental car services at the San Francisco Airport?

    There are different rental companies at SFO. They include Hertz, Alamo, Avis, and Budget. They are located on the other side of the airport from the parking garage.

  • How early should I get to Albany International Airport?

    Customers departing from Albany International Airport should be at the airport terminal 2 hours prior to their flight's departure time to check in. The Transportation and Security Administration has made this suggestion (TSA). The passenger screening procedure shall go as smoothly as is humanly possible, giving travelers the best possible experience.

  • Are there parking lots at Albany International Airport?

    Parking at Albany International Airport may be found in a wide variety of convenient and affordable locations for drivers to choose from. Credit cards may be used to pay for parking anywhere, and EZ-Pass Plus is accepted at most airport parking garages. If you go to the page labeled "Parking Rates," you may get an overview of the costs that apply to each individual parking lot.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Albany to San Francisco?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Albany to San Francisco was $167 for a one-way ticket and $355 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Albany and San Francisco?

    No

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Albany to San Francisco?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Albany to San Francisco?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Albany and San Francisco, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Albany to San Francisco, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Albany to San Francisco are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $481 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $460 and an overall rating of 7.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Albany 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 from Albany to San Francisco.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Albany 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 to Albany with another airline. Booking your flights between Albany and SFO can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Albany 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 from Albany up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Albany to San Francisco

  • Albany International Airport (ALB) has a multi-level terminal with three connected concourses (A, B, and C). There a range of eateries and shops spread out among the three concourses, but the options on the ground are considerably more limited. After stores and eateries close during the evening, your only option is to use vending machines.
  • Women who want to breastfeed their infants before embarking on their flights are welcome to use any of the airport's accessible rooms before boarding their flights. A Mother's Room may be found at the Albany International Airport's Business Center/Community Room, which can be found just across from Gate C1.
  • At Albany International Airport, dogs have access to both indoor and outdoor relief areas. Behind security checkpoints in Concourse B, where Delta and American Airlines gates are located, there is a pet comfort room and an animal relief area. The enclosure is around 10 by 12 feet, has a door, and is furnished with artificial grass set atop a drainage system, a stump that acts as a fire hydrant, plastic bags, and a hose for washing the animal.
  • The four terminals of San Francisco Airport (SFO) are Terminals 1, 2, 3, and the International Terminal. The terminals are linked by walkways and an Air Train on the landside. There are restaurants and showers at the International Terminal of the airport.
  • In terms of client satisfaction, both SFO and ALB are top-notch. Passengers accessing these hubs have a better overall experience when they access a broad range of services and amenities. When you specifically ask for it, as when you need to rent a wheelchair or get a guide of the airport, you get any assistance. Anyone working at the airport can help you with any aspect of your trip, from check-in to baggage claim.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Albany to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Albany to San Francisco. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Albany to San Francisco? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4229 reviews
8.6Crew
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
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No wifi, seems to be very common with Southwest currently. Everything else was normal.

8.0 ExcellentSean, Jul 2026
HOU - LGB
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No wifi, seems to be very common with Southwest currently. Everything else was normal.

The flight was late. The crew was rude. There was no food. Cramped and uncomfortable. Nothing about this flight was good.

Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

We had a 5 hour delay on the tarmac in Baltimore

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

Can not wait for seating change to reduce the amount of pre boards - it’s disheartening the abuse. And then then deplaning

Flight was delayed more than 2 hour do the scheduling issues and then some confusing weight and balance matters, followed by a miscommunication with the tower on which runway was going to be used based on the airplane weight. All these things should have been figured out in advance. Instead of arriving at 12:30 a.m. we arrived at 2:30 a.m. very difficult to find a taxi or other transport at SFO. Luggage was delayed. An extension of an unpleasant flight day

The crew was fabulous, outstanding, friendly, attentive and just great, really made my flight one of the best I've ever had, thank you southwest crew flight #474, from Los Angeles to San Francisco on April 2,2024

My seat bottom felt like the pad was missing and there was a hard lump. The crew were all amazing. Funny, responsive, respectful. The captain and first officer shared comments were understandable. My son was delighted by the addition of brownie brittle with the normal Southwest snack mix.

The flight was done by SkyWest only WIFI no entertainment center are available on the CRJ

Delta is always late. Ruined our first day of a short vacation. Timing is important. We pay to stay on an itinerary

We sat on the runway for over an hour before departure. That was unwelcome.

Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

One of the flight attendants was a little cranky. I appreciated the free wifi and plug to charge my laptop

WiFi didn’t work most of the time. The usb chargers would work only occasionally for 5 mins and wouldn’t charge after that. Had to keep trying repeatedly at each of the seats in the row.

my mom urmila patel needed a wheelchair which was not available on the curbside. she needed to walk almost 50 meters inside (at the risk of falling) and then had to wait in line to get a wheelchair (this is not ok). Once obtained she had to seat in it for 30-45 minutes for someone to take her in thru the checkin process (which was fairly smooth and easy). the lady who helped her with her checkin process was very courteous and helpful

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

Really impressive staff at airport and on plane, especially given how busy it was

The SFO lounge closes at 12 midnight. My flight took off at 2AM

Flight be on time would be a good start. Then train your flight attendants to be attentive and friendly. This time they completely forgot my row for the measly snack! United, do better!

There was a piece of plastic baked into my buttermilk biscuit! I have a pictures. The flight attendants in first class were really apologetic, and tried to rectify the situation. I I am very appreciative that they were able to give me some packets of pretzels and gummy bears. I understand they don't personally handle the food until warming it up so I know it wasn't their fault. I don't know whether it was a newer aircraft, or different food packaging, but I was happy that when the food was being warmed up - it didn't smell like plastic. Jokes on me with finding plastic in my food.

Excellent flight. On time. Great staff. Clean and crisp cabin.

This was an overnight flight, and in the morning they did know coffee service. How you can throw passengers in a San Francisco airport at 5:40 a.m. in the morning and not giving them Coffee is a crime.

Our flight was delayed several Times due to mechanical issues. Although I understand this may happen at times, it was very inconvenient and we had to book a hotel for an overnight stay. We were traveling with my 3-yo grandson and waiting at the airport from noon until 6:30pm with no reassurance that our next rescheduled flight would depart, we had to decide what’s best for him. A day later, I found out that I may be able to demand compensation if my flight is delayed more than 4 hours. I will hav to read the fine print next time.

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

6 1/2 hours from Tampa to SFO on a Boeing 737. Cramped. No Service. No real food. One pass for coffee at the beginning and a second pass THREE hours later. And check-in in Tampa was nasty even by United standards. And I am at almost TWO million miles on United. It's a non-stop. But terrible service.

First class ticket gets you no seat back entertainment? I have to bring my own laptop to see a movie? And most of their movies have ADS? No thank you. Worse: Tiny snacks only on a 2 hr flight?

Horrible. No AC. No Air inside the plane. We had to deplane twice! It is late almost 5 hrs in total. I almost passed out and about to call 911. I asked the crew to be honest and open the door. The lady next to me was lay down in the floor due to heat and no air inside the plane. I got headaches, can’t wait the replacement flight about midnight Dallas time. I end it up rebook for next day flight and stay overnight using my own pocket in a hotel nearby due to headaches and can’t breath. I still have a headache this morning. Still not decided yes how to file this issue to AA and/or FAA.

Initial flight had an engine overheat - returned to DFW. Had another plane ready, but crew timed out. Had to wait 5h for boarding. Fully boarded and pilot says plane is not flight worthy. Deplane and go to the other end of the terminal. Wait an hour to board third plane because the crew couldn’t leave the second plane because no wheelchairs were brought to remove passengers. Finally take off and there is no catering (in flight service) even in first class. Very much an AA failure.

The flight attendant was very polite and attentive. The food was good.

Was put into a seat right behind the toilet that had no entertainment possible but did have plenty of leg room over noisy part of plane.

Flight: Started on time. Comfortable flight. Arrived on time. Crew: Very cordial and helpful. Drinks and snack was served with a smile. Overall enjoyed the trip. Regards, Hari Doss Chanchala Doss

A first class seat should fit a fat person, and this doesn't. The trays in the armrest are less functional than an ordinary tray in the back of the seat.

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

Nothing really nondescript, the flight attendants were friendly and helpful.

Everything was good except checking bags . I had paid for two bags but it didn’t show so we had to do it again while people waited and we were struggling to get to our flight

Flight delayed 4 times on a non-stop from BOS to SFO. Then when landed in SFO had to wait for 30 mins for a gate AT 3:30AM.

The security line at JFK was one of the longest I’ve ever experienced - probably 45 minutes. I don’t know if JetBlue has control over it, but it detracted from the overall experience. Entertainment had good options, but the volume control was a bit small to tap on and the screen had a fair amount of interference blips. Clearer picture would have been better.

Whole experience was poor. Delayed 2 hours. Lied about the delays. Was all jet blues fault and tried to blame on air traffic control. Sent out other let trips and wouldn't allow people to switch aircraft.

Kayak sucked. You gave me a confirmation number that was not useable by the jet blue system. Nor did you send any check in emails. I’ll not be using your site again. Nice work.

Flight emergency landed in Chicago due to “Odor” in back of plane . Had to buy ANOTHER TICKET to get to Boston cash out of my own pocket . Then they would notchange my return flight time without a 400. Charge!!!! Insulting.

we were an hour delayed after boarding and given no reason. Headsets cost money. Also there were openrows with no one setting in them but we were told we were not allowed to swtich.

Very pleasant flight attendants. Gate crew rather loud chatting with each other.

Communication with the customer and stay is important. Staff off with a minor inconvenience but it worked out of course. Also this was a very old Mint Class plane. They snuck this one in on us. The updated aircraft are much better.

Service for food to our seat was a bit slow. Snack choices were just pretzels or baked chips. My seat cushion was not attached. Other than Barbie, video choice were not very good or current.

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