$319 Find Cheap Flights from Gainesville to San Francisco Bay Area

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Cheap Flights from Gainesville to San Francisco Bay Area

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$389
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$475
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$389
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$475

Book Cheap Gainesville 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 Gainesville 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 Gainesville to San Francisco Bay Area

Wed, May 13 - Sat, May 23
Delta Logo
4:59 pm - 10:49 pm
GNV
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SFO
8h 50m
1 stop
Delta Logo
10:30 pm - 9:23 am
SFO
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GNV
7h 53m
1 stop
$389Delta
Tue, Mar 24 - Sat, Apr 18
American Airlines Logo
4:15 pm - 10:01 pm
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SFO
8h 46m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 10:49 pm
SFO
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GNV
10h 49m
2 stops
$394American Airlines
Tue, Mar 24 - Sat, Apr 18
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 3:45 pm
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SFO
12h 45m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 10:49 pm
SFO
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GNV
10h 49m
2 stops
$400American Airlines
Tue, May 19 - Sat, May 23
Delta Logo
1:10 pm - 11:12 pm
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SFO
13h 02m
2 stops
Delta Logo
10:30 pm - 9:23 am
SFO
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GNV
7h 53m
1 stop
$429Delta
Wed, May 13 - Mon, May 25
Delta Logo
4:59 pm - 9:35 pm
GNV
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SFO
7h 36m
1 stop
Delta Logo
10:30 pm - 9:23 am
SFO
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GNV
7h 53m
1 stop
$432Delta
Wed, May 13 - Tue, May 26
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 5:26 pm
GNV
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SFO
14h 26m
2 stops
Delta Logo
11:45 pm - 12:23 pm
SFO
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GNV
9h 38m
1 stop
$435Delta
Thu, Feb 26 - Sat, Feb 28
American Airlines Logo
11:24 am - 5:48 pm
GNV
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SFO
9h 24m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:20 pm
SFO
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GNV
10h 20m
2 stops
$437American Airlines
Wed, Mar 11 - Tue, Mar 17
Delta Logo
10:12 am - 5:36 pm
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SFO
10h 24m
1 stop
Delta Logo
11:35 pm - 9:29 am
SFO
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GNV
6h 54m
1 stop
$438Delta
Sat, May 16 - Tue, May 26
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 5:26 pm
GNV
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SFO
14h 26m
2 stops
Delta Logo
10:30 pm - 9:23 am
SFO
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GNV
7h 53m
1 stop
$441Delta
Thu, Feb 26 - Sat, Feb 28
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 3:00 pm
GNV
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SFO
12h 00m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:03 am - 11:59 pm
SFO
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GNV
10h 56m
2 stops
$443American Airlines
Booking Insights

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

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

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Gainesville 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 $407, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Gainesville 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 Gainesville 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 Gainesville to San Francisco Bay Area is February, when tickets cost $318 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $720 and $628 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$319
Most popular time to fly with an average 20% increase in price.
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Reviews of the top airlines flying from Gainesville to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Gainesville 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 Gainesville 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8095 reviews
7.8Entertainment
7.2Food
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
Airline reviews

No WiFi. Comfort plus should have alcohol provided, crew only offered water or tea. Who the heck wants tea?

2.0 MediocreKyle, Jan 2026
GNV - ATL
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No WiFi. Comfort plus should have alcohol provided, crew only offered water or tea. Who the heck wants tea?

I usually get upgraded so my experience is usually amazing. I did not get upgraded this time - which was fine - but the wifi had issues, the monitors were going in & out, & (though not Delta's fault) one of the gentlemen next to me desperately needed a shower.

I really liked the legroom. I am 6’4”.a at For some reason our seats were not together and using the app to fix it didn’t work. Passengers were nice enough to move for us but you should absolutely ensure a parent sits with their child.

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

The crew took good care of us. The flight from ATL to SFO is a longer one, and there were multiple beverage offerings. I like the 757's that Delta uses. Good airplane that is comfortable. I do wish Delta would separate Priority boarding from the better seats. I would gladly take a smaller seat in an open row than be jammed into Comfort just to get priority boarding, just to make sure I don't have to check a bag.

Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

Amazing I love American. I’ll never fly anyone else if I can help it.

Everything about the flight was lovely. My only suggestion would be to offer a few more options of tv series from Apple TV or HBO.

After the door had been closed, the cockpit makes an announcement that catering is running late and it is not the airline's fault. It is their fault in the sense that we had to sit for 2 hours or more when we could have stayed in the terminal. Poor communications between catering and airline. This caused a young man to lose his temper and he went storming out hitting objects. He had complained to the gate agent that he had already waited at the gate 7 hours and when can the airplane leave? Airilnes do a poor job of explaining delays, maintenance issues, etc. whereas being truthful may gain more sympathy or understanding.

I appreciated that it was on time, safe and professional. I didn’t like that I wasn’t in a place where I had a window at my window seat. It would have been nice to know that in advance. If it was mentioned in the ticketing, I didn’t notice it.

We were told the flight was delayed 5 times, then it was moved to the next day.

The experience with American Airlines was good, although the Philippines Airlines flight was much better (better seats, better food, better entertainment options, overall better). Again, the MIA to LAX flight was fine, but nothing in comparison to the comfort and accommodations of the Philippines Airlines flight from LAX to MNL.

Loved the crew . Absolutely no complaints. Except for luggage lost

Wish some foods provided rather than just biscuit/cookie for flight more than 2 hours

We are too tired and frustrated to comment politely at this point

The flight crew was rude. We were in first class and no one even offered water until an hour after we were in the air. Horrible experience

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