$169 Find Cheap Flights from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area departing on 2/20. 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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Cheap Flights from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$169
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$852
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$169
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$852

Book Cheap Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area Plane Tickets

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

Fri, Feb 20 - Mon, Feb 23
United Airlines Logo
2:05 pm - 3:35 pm
BFL
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SFO
1h 30mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:27 am - 10:44 am
SFO
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BFL
1h 17mnonstop
$169United Airlines
Thu, Mar 5 - Sun, Mar 8
United Airlines Logo
2:05 pm - 3:35 pm
BFL
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SFO
1h 30mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:45 am - 12:07 pm
SFO
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BFL
1h 22mnonstop
$181United Airlines
Fri, Feb 13 - Mon, Feb 16
United Airlines Logo
2:05 pm - 3:35 pm
BFL
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SFO
1h 30mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:27 am - 10:44 am
SFO
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BFL
1h 17mnonstop
$199United Airlines
Thu, Feb 26 - Thu, Mar 5
United Airlines Logo
2:05 pm - 3:35 pm
BFL
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SFO
1h 30mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:45 am - 12:06 pm
SFO
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BFL
1h 21mnonstop
$229United Airlines
Fri, Feb 13 - Tue, Feb 17
United Airlines Logo
2:05 pm - 3:35 pm
BFL
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SFO
1h 30mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:52 am - 12:14 pm
SFO
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BFL
1h 22mnonstop
$259United Airlines
Fri, Mar 27 - Sun, Mar 29
United Airlines Logo
2:05 pm - 3:35 pm
BFL
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SFO
1h 30mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:45 am - 12:12 pm
SFO
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BFL
1h 27mnonstop
$273United Airlines
Sat, Feb 21 - Mon, Feb 23
United Airlines Logo
2:05 pm - 3:35 pm
BFL
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SFO
1h 30mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:27 am - 10:44 am
SFO
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BFL
1h 17mnonstop
$319United Airlines
Thu, Feb 19 - Mon, Mar 16
United Airlines Logo
2:05 pm - 3:35 pm
BFL
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SFO
1h 30mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:45 am - 12:07 pm
SFO
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BFL
1h 22mnonstop
$334United Airlines
Sat, Feb 14 - Wed, Feb 18
American Airlines Logo
9:58 am - 6:45 pm
BFL
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SJC
8h 47m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 6:21 pm
SJC
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BFL
12h 21m
1 stop
$854American Airlines
Tue, Apr 14 - Fri, Apr 17
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 12:26 pm
BFL
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STS
6h 26m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:56 pm - 9:14 am
STS
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BFL
20h 18m
1 stop
$1,200American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area flights

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

What is the cheapest Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to San Francisco Bay Area from Bakersfield found in the last 72 hours was to San Francisco, at $189 round-trip. The most popular route is from Bakersfield (BFL) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $189.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area?

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $377, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area, 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 Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area is January, when tickets cost $216 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and October, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $279 and $259 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area, look for departures on Saturdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San Francisco Bay Area, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$169
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking San Francisco Bay Area flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area 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 Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area 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 from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $386 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $467.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Francisco Bay Area

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Bakersfield to the following destinations at these prices or less: San Francisco $299 one-way - $318 round-trip

Reviews of the top airline flying from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area. 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 Bakersfield to San Francisco Bay Area? 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9219 reviews
6.6Food
8.1Crew
7.3Comfort
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
Airline reviews

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Jan 2026
SLC - SFO
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First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

Flight was late - I was downgraded from first class to coach

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

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