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Find cheap flights from El Paso to San Francisco from $50

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from El Paso to San Francisco departing on 5/18. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from El Paso to San Francisco, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from El Paso to San Francisco (ELP-SFO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from El Paso 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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7:53 pm - 7:43 amELP-SFO
12h 50m1 stop
12:58 am - 7:03 pmSFO-ELP
17h 05m1 stop
$103Frontier
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Tue, May 7 - Mon, May 13
8:06 pm - 9:44 amELP-SFO
14h 38m1 stop
9:20 pm - 7:03 pmSFO-ELP
20h 43m1 stop
$104Frontier
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Fri, May 10 - Mon, May 13
12:20 pm - 3:55 pmELP-SFO
4h 35m1 stop
5:40 am - 11:11 amSFO-ELP
4h 31m1 stop
$316American Airlines
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Fri, Aug 9 - Sun, Aug 11
2:29 pm - 7:20 pmELP-SFO
5h 51m1 stop
5:07 am - 1:27 pmSFO-ELP
7h 20m1 stop
$396United Airlines
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Tue, Apr 30 - Sat, May 4
6:00 am - 6:06 pmELP-SFO
13h 06m2 stops
10:07 am - 7:19 pmSFO-ELP
8h 12m1 stop
Wed, May 15 - Wed, May 22
6:30 pm - 9:15 amELP-SFO
15h 45m2 stops
12:24 pm - 7:15 pmSFO-ELP
5h 51m1 stop
Fri, Aug 16 - Wed, Aug 21
6:45 am - 11:24 amELP-SFO
5h 39m1 stop
3:55 pm - 10:31 pmSFO-ELP
5h 36m1 stop
$475United Airlines
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Tue, Apr 30 - Sat, May 4
3:20 pm - 7:01 pmELP-SFO
4h 41m1 stop
6:45 pm - 12:03 amSFO-ELP
4h 18m1 stop
$490American Airlines
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Thu, Oct 10 - Sun, Oct 13
6:50 pm - 8:10 amELP-SFO
14h 20m1 stop
2:10 pm - 6:17 pmSFO-ELP
27h 07m2 stops
$567Alaska Airlines
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Thu, May 9 - Thu, May 16
8:00 am - 4:13 pmELP-SFO
9h 13m2 stops
3:05 pm - 9:53 pmSFO-ELP
5h 48m1 stop
$618Alaska Airlines
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Tue, May 7 - Tue, May 14

Flights from El Paso to San Francisco - Travel Insights & Trends

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

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

The average price of all flights from El Paso to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from El Paso to San Francisco, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San Francisco, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from El Paso to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from El Paso 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 El Paso to San Francisco is February, where tickets cost $316 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of tickets is $437 and $414 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from El Paso 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 on the flight from El Paso to San Francisco, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 80 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from El Paso to San Francisco?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting El Paso to San Francisco were found on Frontier ($103) and American Airlines ($316). Frontier proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $50.

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

October

Cheapest flight

$50
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 16% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
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When to book flights from El Paso to San Francisco

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from El Paso 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 El Paso to San Francisco

  • What is the cheapest flight from El Paso to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from El Paso to San Francisco was $50 for a one-way ticket and $103 for a round-trip.

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

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from El Paso to San Francisco. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from El Paso to San Francisco?

    On your way to San Francisco, you’ll fly out from El Paso. You’ll be landing at San Francisco.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from El Paso to San Francisco?

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to San Francisco from El Paso?

    Phoenix is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from El Paso to San Francisco.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from El Paso to San Francisco, United Airlines or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from El Paso to San Francisco are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $508 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $400 and an overall rating of 7.3.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco from El Paso 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 El Paso 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 El Paso with another airline. Booking your flights between El Paso 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 El Paso 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 El Paso up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 3 airlines serving from El Paso to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from El Paso 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 El Paso 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 11346 reviews
7.2comfort
8.1crew
7.1entertainment
6.7food
7.7boarding
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This was a Lufthansa flight. Disappointing main meal. Very rough over Canada and arrival at FRA. IFE was almost unusable.

6.0 GoodRon, Apr 2024PDX - SFO
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This was a Lufthansa flight. Disappointing main meal. Very rough over Canada and arrival at FRA. IFE was almost unusable.

I was not able to buy food in the flight. They refer to include your Credit card in the APP, and if you are not from USA (i have a credit card form Canada) it is not possible

United airline kept delaying our flight back to Phoenix for 8 hours before they cancelled it! If they know that we are not flying out for whatever the reason is, why did they keep lying to us for hours. We could find another flight earlier or even find a hotel with a shuttle. But cancellation at about midnight was not fun. We stayed in the airport all night till the following morning when we bought an Alaska tickets to go back to Phoenix. Total of 14 hours in the airport.

Poor seating comfort, seat cushion too thin, very uncomfortable. My luggage didi not make the flight due to equipment change. At least. United had it delivered the next day. I was without my toilet items for one day.

My experience is based on one crew member. I had found my seat and sat down but there was a gentleman to claimed to the flight attendant I was in his seat. She then came to me and curtly said, "I need your ticket!" No hi, no excuse me may I see your boarding pass? NOTHING! I was taken aback by her attitude and she repeated herself, "your ticket?!?!" I calmly responded with ok, here you go. Only to discover the gentleman was looking at the wrong boarding pass. She gave me back my ticket with no apology. She then was curt with another man who was putting his coat in the overhead bin, already helped by another flight attendant who said it was fine. She realizes it's ok and then asks him if he drinks. The look on the man's face was priceless. She said she was going to comp him drinks. He gets offered a comp drink for a coat as well as an apology, and I got no apology.

Flight cancelled because of the grounded 737s. United was good about it and got us onto a later Alaska Airlines flight to Oakland (not San Francisco as originally intended). Had to go through security again and my wife dropped her MacBook Pro, which broke, a $2,500 whoopsie. But we made it home.

Delays, excuses, delays, and more delays. This company is BROKEN.

Horrible. Delayed on both planes several times. No attempt to fix it

I contacted both carriers months beforehand to change the cabin (booked in April) but to no avail (united asked to contact Swiss since it was their equipment, Swiss told me to reach out to united). So yeah… My seat was pretty worn down, legroom on 27K was more than enough, but still economy seating so, getting to know your neighbours was easy. According to ground staff, the flight was massively overbooked- and this showed. I ordered a gluten free meal beforehand (which was honoured) but for breakfast got a bread roll and croissant 🤷🏼‍♂️ The connection itself is great. Leaving SFO late PM to arrive at ZRH in the afternoon makes it easier to get re adjusted again. However, and since I’ve flown this connection a couple of times in the past, I will rather deal with one carrier only and include a layover on the east coast.

United requires seat selection in order for those booking together to stay together.

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

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.

Plane felt so crowded and tightly packed. The chair itself was not comfortable.

This time my flight was smooth and uneventful. They started boarding even earlier than it was scheduled. I was pleasantly surprised. Thank you!

If they could pack the seats closer together they would...

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

Gate changes 30 minutes before boarding was a real inconvenience. Especially since it was from Terminal A to C. This is the second time this has happened on our trips within a month of each other

On our return trip we were able to get on an earlier flight. American airlines made it so easy to do & at no cost!

We were an hour delayed. When we arrived at LAX we La fed I. The international terminal which was about a twenty minute walk to the baggage claim. I was walking with a few passengers and we couldn’t believe what we had to go through to retrieve our bags. With the delay and the long walk to baggage claim I ended up being late for work.

I paid for extra leg room. The flimsy plastic seat underneath the floatation seat did not line up with the arm rests. It seemed as if the plastic part was zip tied on but immovable. This caused severe uncomfortable for the duration of the flight.

The boarding time. I was in Section 1 the lady in charge just let people in section 3 without see us. Make a line , I have to step out and ask her. We were in the line and she just take my ticket and that’s it, so if I don’t ask her she could leave us at the end! We paid more for that privilege and. She doesn’t care….

See my previous comment which is mostly about our flight from Phoenix to SFO

Plane was clean but they do not allow bag drop until 1 hour before flight. Just encouraging late fees and other issues. The worst I have experienced. Total hostage situation, pay or you miss your flight.

Everything was good, and most importantly on time. They have been extremely tardy in some of my flights

The check in at the airport was awful. Told I need to pay for a bag. The item was taken at screening. I went back to get my $ back and they gave me a coupon with a QR code that doesn’t work. Worst costumer service ever!!!!!

4 hour delay because they used our aircraft to fly a different segment (per the captain)

Lost baggage on my connecting flight. 24 hours later, still no update on my bags.

I had to cancel within 1hour of the reservation an they put you through hell to . no live customer service desk. I'm handy caped and they make it almost impossible to cancel. They are steeling my money. You should not have that airline on your site. Contact me and I will give you all info. Of what the are doing to me just notable treatment they are set up like that to take people

Horrible flight, rude crew, someone had so mu h perfume on breathing was difficult.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from El Paso to San Francisco found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/18Sat
1 stopFrontier
6h 48mELP-SFO
$50
5/20Mon
1 stopFrontier
23h 11mELP-SFO
$59
5/26Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 50mELP-SFO
$131
5/17Fri
3 stops
19h 13mELP-SFO
$164
5/18Sat
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
18h 44mELP-SFO
$318
5/18Sat
2 stopsUnited Airlines
16h 31mELP-SFO
$334
5/17Fri
2 stopsUnited Airlines
17h 11mELP-SFO
$380
6/2Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
5h 50mELP-SFO
$416
5/26Sun
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
16h 44mELP-SFO
$422
5/26Sun
3 stops
30h 37mELP-SFO
$497

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Last minute flights from El Paso 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 from El Paso to San Francisco that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/20Sat
multi-stopFrontier
6h 00mELP-SFO
4/20Sat
multi-stopFrontier
17h 08mSFO-ELP
$357
4/20Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
20h 13mELP-SFO
4/21Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 31mSFO-ELP
$746
4/20Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
20h 13mELP-SFO
4/21Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 56mSFO-ELP
$755

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El Paso - San Francisco Flights

Departure:

El Paso (ELP)United States

Destination:

San Francisco (SFO)United States

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San Francisco - El Paso

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