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Tue, Mar 2 - Wed, Mar 10
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
12:30 pm - 2:50 pmDUB  Dublin-SFO San Francisco
34h 20m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen
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4:45 pm - 11:45 amSFO  San Francisco-DUB Dublin
35h 00m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen
$364Scandinavian Airlines
Thu, Jan 14 - Wed, Jan 20
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12:30 pm - 2:50 pmDUB  Dublin-SFO San Francisco
34h 20m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen
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4:45 pm - 6:20 pmSFO  San Francisco-DUB Dublin
17h 35m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen
$374Scandinavian Airlines
Wed, Oct 7 - Mon, Oct 12
Lufthansa Logo
8:40 am - 4:15 pmLHR  London Heathrow-SFO San Francisco
15h 35m1 stop Zurich
Lufthansa Logo
6:55 pm - 8:40 pmSFO  San Francisco-LHR London Heathrow
17h 45m2 stops Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl Newark
$521Lufthansa
Fri, Feb 26 - Wed, Mar 3
Air Canada Logo
6:50 am - 9:33 pmLHR  London Heathrow-SFO San Francisco
22h 43m2 stops Brussels Bruxelles-National Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl
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2:45 pm - 11:50 amSFO  San Francisco-LHR London Heathrow
13h 05m1 stop Vancouver Intl
$522Air Canada
Thu, Nov 12 - Thu, Nov 26
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:30 am - 9:30 pmLHR  London Heathrow-SFO San Francisco
20h 00m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Toronto Pearson Intl
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 8:30 amSFO  San Francisco-LHR London Heathrow
18h 00m2 stops Vancouver Intl Toronto Pearson Intl
$522Multiple Airlines
Thu, Oct 15 - Fri, Nov 6
Lufthansa Logo
1:00 pm - 4:00 pmLHR  London Heathrow-SFO San Francisco
11h 00mnonstop
Lufthansa Logo
12:50 pm - 7:25 amSFO  San Francisco-LHR London Heathrow
10h 35mnonstop
$523Lufthansa
Thu, Nov 19 - Mon, Nov 30
British Airways Logo
11:55 am - 6:22 pmLHR  London Heathrow-SFO San Francisco
14h 27m1 stop Los Angeles
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5:25 pm - 11:50 amSFO  San Francisco-LHR London Heathrow
10h 25mnonstop
$523British Airways
Fri, Mar 12 - Sat, Mar 20
British Airways Logo
3:20 pm - 6:45 pmLHR  London Heathrow-SFO San Francisco
11h 25mnonstop
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6:25 pm - 11:50 amSFO  San Francisco-LHR London Heathrow
10h 25mnonstop
$523British Airways
Mon, Oct 5 - Sat, Oct 17
Austrian Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 3:55 pmLHR  London Heathrow-SFO San Francisco
10h 55mnonstop
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12:55 pm - 7:25 amSFO  San Francisco-LHR London Heathrow
10h 30mnonstop
$524Austrian Airlines
Wed, Oct 7 - Tue, Oct 13
Austrian Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 4:00 pmLHR  London Heathrow-SFO San Francisco
11h 00mnonstop
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12:55 pm - 7:25 amSFO  San Francisco-LHR London Heathrow
10h 30mnonstop
$525Austrian Airlines
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Flight from Dublin to San Francisco

Flights from Europe to San Francisco: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Europe to San Francisco 
Verified travelerFlew with Condor-Sep 2026
If you exit Schengen from Frankfurt, budget at least 3 hours to shuttle from/to planes, passport control, and long walk between gates.
Verified travelerFlew with United Airlines-Sep 2026
Arrive at airport early, because Rome airport is massive and may need to walk far to your gate.
ManyiFlew with British Airways-Jun 2026
London airport is huge - it took be an hour to transfer from one gate to another gate in the same terminal. Plan accordingly.
DeannaFlew with TAP AIR PORTUGAL-Jun 2026
Arrive 3 hrs before flight time to allow for new check in process. Facial recognition is now being used.
Verified travelerFlew with Aer Lingus-Aug 2026
Get to Dublin airprort early due to extra inspection and security clearance for US bound flights
ChristianFlew with Scandinavian Airlines-Aug 2026
immigration in copenhagen can take a while. it is a new location
RobertFlew with French Bee-Jun 2026
Extra time for the airport, have your devices fully charged.
GabrielaFlew with Scandinavian Airlines-Jun 2026
Go very early to go through customs. very stressful otherwise. Next time i will give myself 3-4 hours as lines were ridiculously long at Copenhagen airport
Verified travelerFlew with Condor-Jul 2026
Make sure you have over 2 and a half hours layover or you WILL Not make it through customs in time. Do Not fly on Condor.
RobertaFlew with United Airlines-Mar 2026
If flying from Paris to SFO, I would recommend if you are not familiar with either terminal to do some research: CDG is very well organized for signage and helpful general customer service. SFO is not as well organized for signs, and the people who work there (at least upon the returning/customs area) don't seem as cheerful. The TSA agents at SFO were super nice to us when we departed! Their French counterparts are not as pleasant - they are really pushing hard to get you through security. So, again, familiarize yourself as much as possible with the different systems to herd you through to your plane and getting in and out of the terminals, and you will probably have a better experience. I recommend looking at online videos and terminal maps, along with transportation options.
Verified travelerFlew with Lufthansa-May 2026
I didn’t receive email with the reminder to check in 24 hours before the flight. It would be helpful to get reminders to check in and emails with info/updates with the gate number. I do appreciate emails confirming that the luggage was dropped off. It’s disappointing that it’s impossible to choose a seat without having to pay a free. The check on luggage free is quite high too. It’s Unfortunate airlines charge to check in a luggage.
JanieFlew with SWISS-Jan 2026
If you need to do an overnight layover, Grand Hyatt at SFO is perfect and has a 24 hour cafe!
AntonFlew with United Airlines-Feb 2026
United has a cool arrival lounge in london but it is a bit hard to find, after customs look left
ZeynepFlew with Scandinavian Airlines-Dec 2025
The lines are long. Make sure to get there at the recommended time
PeteFlew with ITA Airways-Nov 2025
“Comfort economy” is worth it. Noise cancelling headphones/earbuds are important, along with an eye mask.
MichelleFlew with Aer Lingus-May 2025
Make sure you arrive well ahead of the flight. We were lucky that security lines were pretty short but they could be very long and you do US customs and security in Dublin.
AlastairFlew with British Airways-Feb 2025
Make sure your free checked luggage is for outward and return flights.
NinaFlew with Aer Lingus-Nov 2024
Make sure you include extra time to pass through US Border Control if you’re flying to the US! Also Aer Lingus bag drop closes 75 mins before flight departure for long haul so bear that in mind!
Verified travelerFlew with United Airlines-Sep 2024
Download all your music. Add shows and movies to your queue. Bring short so you can relax. Bring long charger cords.
SunnyFlew with Turkish Airlines-Nov 2024
Turkish lounge is so good, however receptionists are anything but receptive: they were inattentive and rude x 4 Airport is very large for a tight international transfer if inbound flight is 30 min late
Verified travelerFlew with United Airlines-Jul 2024
Fly either Business class or Premium Plus. Realize Business is unaffordable for most but Premium Plus is worth the extra fee.
AmirFlew with TAP AIR PORTUGAL-Jul 2024
For any flight that's part of a Multi-City flight plan, don't miss it. Otherwise, all your remaining flights on that plan will be terminated.
Verified travelerFlew with American Airlines-Mar 2024
Heathrow is vast, allow plenty of time to drop bags and go through security. At San Francisco the immigration takes a bit of time and we had to wait around 1.5hrs, bare this in mind when booking car rental. The is a shuttle train from the airport to the car rental area which is very slick and efficient.
HenryFlew with United Airlines-Apr 2024
connection took much longer than I expected; need 20 minutes between taking a shuttle bus and pass through custom before you get on your flight
Ana-MariaFlew with Iberia-Mar 2024
In London triple check your flight they have multiple leaving for the same destination once - it is easy to get them confused
Verified travelerFlew with British Airways-May 2024
Terminal 4 in Madrid is not well signed to tell where passengers need to go after each step. Planes are far from the Terminal. Baggage check in is slow.

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

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Europe 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
Turkish AirlinesOverall score based on 4462 reviews
7.5Entertainment
7.3Boarding
7.3Comfort
7.5Food
7.8Crew
Airline reviews

Nice, it was nice to have a free night's stay because our layover was over 18 hours.

8.0 ExcellentBetty, Jun 2026
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Nice, it was nice to have a free night's stay because our layover was over 18 hours.

The staff at the boarding or the rudest uninformative and no English whatsoever they’re very rude as if they are envious of you travelling I don’t understand how could someone would be this rude and this out of touch and cold

In this long haul flight, flight attendants never stopped moving and giving excellent service. Very impressive. Very comfortable seats and excellent food

Service and food were decent, seats are a bit too narrow. Leg room is normal. Bathroom should be cleaned more frequently. WiFi is cumbersome and should be simplified.

they have cancell the flight with no reasons, My parents were in the cold weather in the airport for 24 hours they did not give any hotel and food. I hate Turkish Airline, this is our last time that we ha ve chosen Turkish Airline.

Good service, the airline also provided a traveling kit bag (tooth brush, socks, slippers, visor for sleeping).

Food excellent Bathrooms improve cleanliness needed Staff fairly well attentive Entertainment fair Seats lie flat worked well

Connection was a headache due to a delay on arrival flight

Paying for reserved seats and never received the seats I paid for !! Just fake and a surprise out of their " box "

I had connection flight. I barely made it to the next flight. I had to run to get to the next flight which was far away from where my first flight was landed . On top of that they search my stuff before boarding that added to the time. Food was ok but they forgot to serve our row with drink and also when it was our turn, they ran out of second option for food and we didn’t have any options for food.

Payed $140 xtra for seat arrangement Did not get the preselected seats neiter outbound nor inbound. Absolutely not worth the xtra money

not good missed my connection SAS did not leave me anywhere near enough time to make my connection. Ended up adding about 10 hours to my travel day

Overall a great experience. I didn’t like that they didn’t assign seats until we arrived at airport. All the employees we interacted with at the airport and on the flight were kind and helpful.

Since our earlier flight was delayed, we missed this flight and were rerouted on Lufthansa 2 days later.

Scandinavian Airlines is terrible. Flight was late. Lost luggage. Rude flight attendants. Terrible experience.

Ancient aircraft (busted armrests, poor cabin temperature with no option for passenger control). Garbage everywhere. Risible checking of safely conditions on landing. Also, late.

Cut out the nickel and dime pricing for "seat selection" and baggage, To do this on an international flight is just mind boggling. Seriously, why treat customers this way??? Nobody wants these hidden extra fees and everybody hates them. Also plane was too warm and no air vent, and water dripped from the ceiling at one point,

Maybe more diverse entertainment. Although the inflight cameras were amazing 10/10

I upgraded to economy plus and it’s so worth the price. The crew is exceptional and the food is pretty decent. I would definitely fly with them again.

I paid for wifi and it worked about a total of 5 min. Feel ripped off

Delayed too much. 1.5 hrs in the airport and another 1 hr in the runway. Got too late in the night. There was no proper food available.

For the Singapore to CA flight, nearly 16 hours long was miserable. We sat on the tarmac for one hour to burn fuel. The flight attendant girls were mean. They would yell at people who stood up to try to stretch their legs. One time the drinks came thru and the lady judged us and made a comment about how much sugar was in apple juice when we ordered it once. She was rude and inappropriate. The entire flight was frustrating. You'd think a long haul like that the airline would try to make you comfortable. I just don't understand why the ladies were so snappy. I have never experienced rude flight attendants like that. It was the longest flight I've had to sit on before. We were not impressed. Raymond on the other hand was amazing! By far the best person working that flight!

premium economy is expensive but worth it for the comfort and food on a long flight

Even though the incoming flight was delayed by 20 minutes they managed to get us to SFO 15 minutes early.

Boarding, time to take off, in flight offerings, and staff were all great. I recommend using UA for this short flight.

Good experience. Staff was friendly and helpful. Flight was slightly delayed due to airport construction, but they still arrived on time.

This is the worst airline I’ve ever been on in my life and I’ve been probably on 75% of them. I said 15 years ago I would never go on United again. I was an idiot. I booked a flight with them from Las Vegas to San Francisco and of course they screwed that up and cost me a day flying all over the world trying to get to Thailand. My luggage was gone for 35 hours all because they couldn’t make their route on time

The flight out of Fresno boarded 1.5 hour past scheduled and made me miss my connecting flight from SFO to SEA.

Airplane is not very clean, food quality and taste was not good. Lufthansa used to be good but nowadays went down. Overall experience is just okay, wouldn't fly again, prefer Turkish airlines.

I did bought anything… I don’t understand how this book appears to me . Ridiculous

The seats on Lufthansa’s international business class on the A350-900 is the worst product in the market. Our chief purser was AMAZING though. She is the best FA I have had in many years.

I have very bad experience with United because Vince two weeks that I did not receive my luggage yet

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.

Best flight attendants ever! Very customer and service oriented, courteous, professional and helpful.

Never happened. Flight was delayed. Had to be re rojyed

The plane was very clean. The bathroom was clean as well. The land crew were very polite and informative and helpful. They informed me that there is a long way and challenging to go from international terminal to national terminal and in addition to getting my suitcases and going through customs and dropping them again for my second leg of trip which was San Francisco to Los Angeles . I have left knee issue and had a recent fall with aching muscles all over, the land crew suggested wheelchair help for me, God bless her. If I did not have help, I could not make it to my last terminal. Thank you UNITED AIRLINE!

I was very happy with everything, thank you for the smooth flight ✈️

helpful and friendly. The Lufthanza people I dealt with before my holiday were so unhelpful by comparison.

Entertainment system is old. Food can be tastier Need to provide toothbrush and toothpaste at least when asked.

This was the best carrier, comfort, service, good food, on time experience on a long haul flight. New, clean, quiet, smooth aircraft!!!

Generally very good. I think their service is better than some other big names I used to travel with. Their food variety is second to none - and you can place order beforehand. Their seating design is a bit awkward for service, I'd say. Flight attendants must be tall enough - long legs and arms - to reach the window seat passenger while crossing over the isle passenger. Also appreciated the variety on entertainment.

Lovely big plane. Excellent take off and landing. Cabin crew were so nice. Flight in time no delays

The crew has always been great on BA. They are very friendly and accommodating. I like that they have vegetarian options already in the menu. And the free wine is a nice perk.) I noticed (both directions of my trip) minor upgrades/ replacements needed on the plane itself (touch screen didn't work with touch; bathroom light didn't go on). However, this is one of my favorite airlines.

There was a delay for the San Francisco-London flight, but we were all informed via text and email. The staff was very friendly and nice and the food was good. I do recommend that the airline offer something without eggs or something vegan for the vegetarian meal option. A lot of Indians are lacto-vegetarian, while some could be allergic to eggs/dairy.

Audi visual not working for a whole group of seats in first class. How does a plane leave the main hub in such poor condition? How much that we can’t see so immediately is also compromised?

main meals are horrible but then you dont fly for the food

Great flight. One unique individual assisting in business class who should have not been there. Need more generic meals, not British centric.

It was good although our flight to the UK was cancelled and rescheduled for two days later. This was after we were already seated on the plane. We missed the first leg of our trip. BA did put us up at a hotel and paid for our meals but we lost our hotel costs in Glasgow.

I am a 25+ years American Airlines member. British Airways is simply above and beyond in every customer satisfaction category.

The crew were good. The flight was on time. The entertainment choice was ok. But the food was bad, tasted and texture were awful.

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