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$519 Find Cheap Flights from Amsterdam to San Francisco

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Amsterdam to San Francisco departing on 9/23. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest round-trip
$686
Typical prices: $831-$690
Scandinavian Airlines
Mon 4/20Sat 5/2
AMS - SFO • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$791
Typical prices: $895-$714
Lufthansa
Thu 4/30Wed 5/13
AMS - SFO • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Amsterdam to San Francisco (AMS-SFO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam to San Francisco

Mon, Apr 20 - Sat, May 2
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8:30 pm - 2:40 pm
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27h 10m
1 stop
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4:45 pm - 4:55 pm
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AMS
15h 10m
1 stop
$686Scandinavian Airlines
Thu, Apr 23 - Sat, May 2
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5:40 pm - 2:40 pm
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SFO
30h 00m
1 stop
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4:45 pm - 4:55 pm
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AMS
15h 10m
1 stop
$688Scandinavian Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Sun, May 3
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8:30 pm - 2:40 pm
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27h 10m
1 stop
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4:45 pm - 4:55 pm
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15h 10m
1 stop
$690Scandinavian Airlines
Tue, May 5 - Tue, May 12
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9:35 am - 3:55 pm
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15h 20m
1 stop
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5:40 pm - 9:00 pm
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18h 20m
1 stop
$697Aer Lingus
Sun, May 3 - Tue, May 12
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9:35 am - 3:55 pm
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15h 20m
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$698Aer Lingus
Tue, May 5 - Tue, May 12
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$700Aer Lingus
Mon, Apr 20 - Sat, May 2
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7:00 am - 2:40 pm
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16h 40m
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4:45 pm - 4:55 pm
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$705Scandinavian Airlines
Mon, Apr 20 - Sat, May 2
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27h 10m
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4:45 pm - 4:55 pm
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$706Scandinavian Airlines
Mon, Apr 20 - Sat, May 2
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7:00 am - 2:40 pm
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16h 40m
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4:45 pm - 4:55 pm
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$707Scandinavian Airlines
Thu, Jun 11 - Mon, Jun 15
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15h 15m
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Amsterdam to San Francisco flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam to San Francisco departing in April.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Amsterdam to San Francisco?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Amsterdam to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to San Francisco on a Friday and more expensive on a Monday. On your return trip to Amsterdam, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Fridays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam to San Francisco is February, where tickets cost $713 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $974 and $961 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Amsterdam to San Francisco?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $979 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam to San Francisco, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 24% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$519
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 13% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 19% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Amsterdam to San Francisco

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FAQs for booking flights from Amsterdam to San Francisco

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Amsterdam to San Francisco was $519 for a one-way ticket and $686 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is required to fly from Amsterdam to San Francisco.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Amsterdam to San Francisco?

    KLM, United Airlines, and Lufthansa offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Amsterdam to San Francisco flight route.

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

    The Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Amsterdam to San Francisco flight route.

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

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from Amsterdam to San Francisco?

    There are nonstop flights from Amsterdam to San Francisco on a daily basis.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Amsterdam to San Francisco are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $913 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,000 and an overall rating of 7.8.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco from Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam with another airline. Booking your flights between Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam to San Francisco

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $842 or less one-way and $785 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Amsterdam to San Francisco?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Amsterdam Schiphol to San Francisco.
Find which airlines fly direct from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to San Francisco Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Amsterdam Schiphol to San Francisco

Monday

KLM,United Airlines

KLM,United Airlines

Tuesday

KLM,United Airlines

KLM,United Airlines

Wednesday

KLM,United Airlines

KLM,United Airlines

Thursday

KLM,United Airlines

KLM,United Airlines

Friday

KLM,United Airlines

KLM,United Airlines

Saturday

KLM,United Airlines

KLM,United Airlines

Sunday

KLM,United Airlines

KLM,United Airlines

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Direct returns

San Francisco to Amsterdam Schiphol

Monday

KLM,United Airlines

KLM,United Airlines

Tuesday

KLM,United Airlines

KLM,United Airlines

Wednesday

KLM,United Airlines

KLM,United Airlines

Thursday

KLM,United Airlines

KLM,United Airlines

Friday

KLM,United Airlines

KLM,United Airlines

Saturday

KLM,United Airlines

KLM,United Airlines

Sunday

KLM,United Airlines

KLM,United Airlines

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

 
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7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8366 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.2Food
8.5Crew
7.8Entertainment
7.9Comfort
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Staff at the check-in counter were friendly, happy and helpful. They tagged our bags and sent us to “bag drop off” but were not very clear about where that was. The airport was busy we headed off in what we thought was the right direction until a gentleman waved us down and actually came after us. He was the baggage handler for Delta and recognized our “deer in the headlights “ look-he brought us to the right area (which was marked as the Southwest Airlines Drop Off) and sent us on our way. Wonderful guy, low key and working with a big smile on his face. Loved it. Loved him.

10.0 ExcellentLorna, Mar 2026
LIH - LAX
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Staff at the check-in counter were friendly, happy and helpful. They tagged our bags and sent us to “bag drop off” but were not very clear about where that was. The airport was busy we headed off in what we thought was the right direction until a gentleman waved us down and actually came after us. He was the baggage handler for Delta and recognized our “deer in the headlights “ look-he brought us to the right area (which was marked as the Southwest Airlines Drop Off) and sent us on our way. Wonderful guy, low key and working with a big smile on his face. Loved it. Loved him.

Arlene was a great flight attendant. I also liked how one of the other flight attendants gave us a heads up about snacks and asked everyone to remove their headphones when it was their turn to order. Good idea.

I haven’t flown economy in over 20 years but it was not bad. Room by my feet for my bag and seat was roomy enough. Surprised in a good way.

The cabin temperature was nice and cool. The wifi was not working.

As previously noted, this flight was great: departure was timely, the crew was friendly and attentive, and wifi connectivity was seamless. In particular, I appreciated that the flight attendant just told me to stow the laptop right before takeoff/landing, and trusted me to do so (which I did!).

Left a few minutes early. Got in 15 minutes early. Very attentive service on board. Very organized boarding.

There’s not much to say about a one hour flight. This is a connection from LA to RNO that I missed the previous night due to a mechanical check delay on my originating flight from JFK to LAX. The short flight itself was fine. Instructions from the pilot and crew were per usual. The coffee was barely lukewarm, which possibly was purposeful so we would down it quickly. Bags were already on carousel upon reaching baggage claim, which was excellent.

Boarding was efficient and smooth. Departure time was on time. Arrival to Detroit was early. Average food . Average crew service Very average cabin comfort. Nothing spectacular one way ir another, except for the excellent on time performance.

Delta continues to set the benchmark for traveler-friendly service with minimal disruption and clear communication within the mainland US (coast to coast). I am consistently pleased to be a Delta customer, and this experience once again met my expectations. There was a brief delay departing from MIA due to a technical issue that required the aircraft to return to the gate. However, the situation was handled professionally and transparently. Fortunately, my planned layover allowed ample buffer time, so the adjustment caused no stress. Overall, another smooth and reassuring experience.

Awful - both legs. The check in was awful, getting on the plane required walking down a spiral staircase (dangerous), then taking a bus about 5 miles out from the terminal. The seat was broken (I was in business), there was no internet during the flight (both legs). The aircraft was very old. I saw rust in some place, tape holding things up in the bathroom. This was an unacceptable experience for such a long haul flight.

The flight was delayed. The aircraft was unclean. Promised seat was not given due to change in Aircraft. Not one crew on ground was in a position to give any response. Amsterdam Airport is AVIODABLE Over crowded. Over Expensive. Poor Services.

The crew were unprofessional with a racist element. I was physically abused as well from one of the crew members

Crew is not the cheerful type. very slow meal service (this is their style as have flown this many times)

Empty seats next to me - wish it had been for a longer flight!!

Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

Delay on my previous leg, had to run to catch my flight. But that happens. Overall ok.

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

Wonderful in-seat entertainment with seatback screens and huge selection of quality movies. The ability to bluetooth connect headphones was amazing.

we did a return flight from Paris CDG to SFO. This trip was much better than the departing flight SFO to CDG. The food was better quality, the crew was nicer, and the interior of the plane seemed cleaner.

Horrible service no Wi-Fi connection on both leg of the flight and they are refusing to fix bad service

We got to get extended leg room in Econ plus that was great. It was nice having our own dietary needs met with our meals, and the connecting flights had it as well. Only negative were the seats my bottom was/is really sore after a ten plus hour flight. Those seats are horrible, understandable for as many people use them. So we are going to purchase a gel seat pad.

Flight to Japan was was better across the board than the return to USA. Entertainment: Movie selection was old and not to my liking. Way too many woke choices. Not enough selections for sports or drama. Service: some of the crew were great. Not all. I paid for business class. a premium. Some of the crew thought they 'had' t do there job instead of wanting to serve and be polite. Food: Way to Japan was good. Way back to USA bad. Boarding: Wat out did not offer Business only; had to go thru general. If you pay for business, you should get business perks. Suggest you look for other than United for travel to Asia

I will never fly ANA again. They lost one of my large pieces of checked luggage, the heaviest one with the most valuable items in it, and they said they will not send me an email unless they can't find it, even though the paper they gave me to track the status of my lost luggage requires a code from an email they are supposed to send me so I can do baggage tracing. They claim to be an international airline, but they also insist on calling a Japanese telephone number to confirm where to send the lost baggage if they find it. It is impossible to find an actual contact email address for customer support on their website, and their AI chatbot is unhelpful, directing you to a webpage that says it is for contact information but does not have any actual email addresses or phone numbers listed on it. My seat in economy did not recline at all, even though I was not sitting in an exit row nor the very back row. I had to sit in the fully upright position for over ten hours of international travel. Awful experience overall.

The head flight attendant made the trip excellent. He was very accommodating.

The economy seats on the 777 was not as cramped as I had feared, but the food was terrible.

Terrible experience! delay 2 time and say i dont have ticket

Flight attendants were friendly & good service, food sucks, seats uncomfortable, not many Asian movies or shows flying from Hong Kong

No complimentary drinks or snacks offered on a 2 hour flight was disappointing but everything else went well

There was a 6h delay with limited updates . When we got to Manchester the bus took ages to get to arrivals and we missed our train, dinner reservation. Basically lost a whole day due to arrivals Lingus!!

All aspects were excellent - it helped that the flight was only 2/3 full and I had no one sitting in my row. The Pre-check (US Passport Control and Customs) in Dublin made everything so easy when we arrived in Chicago.

I love the direct flights. It saves a lot of hassle and allows immigration and customs in Ireland, making arrival much easier.

One of the best flight experiences I've have had in along time. Would fly with them again.

So, the trip from Dublin to LA did not really happen because the flight took off before we could finish the transfer.

Very nice experience. Flight had good entertainment system and good food options. Customer service was very friendly and nice as well.

Like - the crew were nice Dislike - sitting on the tarmac for long periods after boarding and landing.

I was not admitted to the flight!!! i need a refund for this.

One of the best flights I've been on in a while. Very genuinely friendly staff. Courteous, kind, respectful. On a past flight (not Aer Lingus) I remember being woken up rudely to put my seat forward. Like a child being berated for something. Oddly jarring experience when someone could just tap you gently on the shoulder and gesture kindly. But I noticed the Aer Lingus staff were incredibly patient with everyone on the plane. It's the holiday season and I noticed a lot more elderly customers on the plane than I typically see flying, and the staff went above and beyond with helping accommodate people. Service throughout the flight was flawless. They came through offering water, and picking up garbage at perfect intervals. Seemed like this flight, everyone was on point. And the flight landed early on top of that

Generally good. Not their fault but the design of the Boeing 747 had seating supports directly in line with my legs. So my legs always had to straddle this support which caused body misallignment. Such poor design from Boeing. There was no USB port for me to charge my phone. The screen touch control was very poor.

I like crew. They are friendly. The flight was delayed to take off for 1hr and that caused panic at Houston Airport to catch connecting flight due to security check delay. If it has reached on time I would have sufficient time in collecting bags and security check

How about changing the personal out to more friendly human beings? This team was pretty arrogant. No fun!!

Everything could have been better. What needed to be wrong with United went wrong

Excellent service. The crew goes above their way to make the customer comfortable.

It was good. The seats in economy weren’t bad

I hated the FRA Airport. Confusing signage, including the path to Immigration and Security It seems that the airport grew haphazardly over the years. I have been through multiple WW Hubs with much better experiences.

Excellent service; they helped me reschedule so I can fly in an earlier flight

Wonderful staff. The boarding process can be improved a little better by adequate prior communication but all in all they did fine. However the boarding gate was quite unfreindly to elderly and who needs help with sevral stairs.

Flight map did not work. Crew was great, food was good, plane took off on time and landed early. That's all I can ask.

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