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Cheap Flights from Germany to San Francisco

 
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Germany to San Francisco

Mon, Jan 18 - Sun, Feb 7
British Airways Logo
7:15 pm - 2:55 pmHAJ  Hannover-SFO San Francisco
28h 40m1 stop London Heathrow
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7:04 am - 10:45 amSFO  San Francisco-HAJ Hannover
18h 41m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl London Heathrow
$527British Airways
Mon, Jan 18 - Sun, Feb 7
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11:35 am - 6:45 pmHAJ  Hannover-SFO San Francisco
16h 10m1 stop London Heathrow
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5:25 pm - 6:20 pmSFO  San Francisco-HAJ Hannover
15h 55m1 stop London Heathrow
$535British Airways
Sat, Sep 5 - Mon, Sep 21
American Airlines Logo
4:25 pm - 9:23 amHAJ  Hannover-SFO San Francisco
25h 58m2 stops London Heathrow New York John F Kennedy Intl
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4:35 pm - 11:00 amSFO  San Francisco-HAJ Hannover
33h 25m1 stop London Heathrow
$547American Airlines
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Oct 13
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10:25 am - 3:55 pmDUS  Duesseldorf Intl-SFO San Francisco
14h 30m1 stop Dublin
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5:40 pm - 8:25 pmSFO  San Francisco-DUS Duesseldorf Intl
17h 45m1 stop Dublin
$584Aer Lingus
Fri, Nov 6 - Mon, Feb 8
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3:35 pm - 2:50 pmBER  Berlin Brandenburg-SFO San Francisco
32h 15m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen
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4:45 pm - 9:25 amSFO  San Francisco-BER Berlin Brandenburg
31h 40m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen
$592Scandinavian Airlines
Sat, Nov 7 - Fri, Dec 11
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6:30 pm - 2:50 pmDUS  Duesseldorf Intl-SFO San Francisco
29h 20m2 stops Oslo Gardermoen Kastrup Copenhagen
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4:45 pm - 6:55 pmSFO  San Francisco-DUS Duesseldorf Intl
17h 10m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen
$593Scandinavian Airlines
Wed, Sep 23 - Tue, Oct 6
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10:45 am - 3:20 pmBER  Berlin Brandenburg-SFO San Francisco
13h 35m1 stop Frankfurt am Main
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7:00 am - 7:15 amSFO  San Francisco-BER Berlin Brandenburg
15h 15m1 stop Newark
$603Lufthansa
Sat, Oct 10 - Sat, Oct 24
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6:45 am - 12:40 pmBER  Berlin Brandenburg-SFO San Francisco
14h 55m1 stop Frankfurt am Main
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2:30 pm - 3:25 pmSFO  San Francisco-BER Berlin Brandenburg
15h 55m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss
$605Lufthansa
Fri, Sep 4 - Thu, Oct 15
KLM Logo
6:00 am - 11:45 amBER  Berlin Brandenburg-SFO San Francisco
14h 45m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
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1:45 pm - 4:40 pmSFO  San Francisco-BER Berlin Brandenburg
17h 55m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
$609KLM
Tue, Sep 22 - Wed, Oct 7
KLM Logo
6:00 am - 11:45 amBER  Berlin Brandenburg-SFO San Francisco
14h 45m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
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7:00 am - 7:55 amSFO  San Francisco-BER Berlin Brandenburg
15h 55m1 stop New York John F Kennedy Intl
$609KLM
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to San Francisco

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

What is the cheapest flight to San Francisco?

In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to San Francisco was found on the route from Cologne, at $527 return. The most popular connection is from Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $640 in the last 5 days.

How much is a flight to San Francisco?

A flight to San Francisco costs $782 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $381 and departed from Munich. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Munich to San Francisco which costs $872 on average, and Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco, which costs $913 on average.

What is the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco?

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $826. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are $982 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to San Francisco?

The cheapest month for flights to San Francisco is February, where tickets cost $706 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of tickets from Germany is $878 and $854 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is May with an average price of $615.

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $858 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $881.

What is a good deal for flights to San Francisco?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to San Francisco, 25% of our users found tickets to San Francisco for the following prices or less: From Munich $791 round-trip, from Frankfurt am Main Airport $821 round-trip.

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

To get a below average price, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$425
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
Flight from Cologne to San Francisco

FAQs - booking San Francisco flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to San Francisco?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to San Francisco was found on the route from Cologne, at $527 return. The most popular connection is from Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $640 in the last 5 days.

  • How far is San Francisco Airport from central San Francisco?

    The city center of San Francisco is 11 miles from San Francisco Airport.

  • What is the name of San Francisco’s airport?

    All flights to San Francisco land at San Francisco Airport. The airport code is SFO,and it can also be referred to as San Francisco or San Francisco Intl.

  • How much is a flight to San Francisco?

    On average, a flight to San Francisco costs $782. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $381 and departed from Munich Franz Josef Strauss Airport.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights 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 with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight 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 up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Francisco

  • Looking for cheap airfare to San Francisco? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to San Francisco for the following prices or less: From Frankfurt am Main $1,477, from Munich $1,603
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest San Francisco flight deals.

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

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with 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.
7.5
SWISSOverall score based on 2041 reviews
8.3Crew
7.1Food
7.7Boarding
6.8Entertainment
7.4Comfort
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The service was impeccable both ways. I’m very happy to have had the opportunity to fly Swiss Air.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Aug 2026
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The service was impeccable both ways. I’m very happy to have had the opportunity to fly Swiss Air.

I have no Comment. Super clean, Fantastic Crew, Food was delicious. Also wanted to add the Zurich Airport. Super nice people everything is in order super clean.

I like it very much it was a good experience with an excellent service

The crew and service was excellent. The food and entertainment were very good but not excellent.

Great flight. I didn't watch the entertainment. I used my iPad the whole flight. But, staff was great, smooth flight, comfortable seat (business seat 7A) and food was really good (I'm a vegetarian).

Even though I paid extra for more room, we were very cramped and the seats were hard. Also, when we checked in they did not post the gate we were to arrive at even though we were half an hour away from boarding. The agent did not know either. Actually, the flight from Porto to Zurich did to have the gate posted, and there were very few agents in the boarding areas who could help us. I would never fly Swiss Air again.

horrible.. they cause such a problem and my daughter 14 years old was stranded in san francisco

All the flight to USA were arranged to E terminal whereas from Dubrovnik arriving on Zurich is on A80, have to walk all the way from A to E, even need transfer bus , for short transfer time like in an hour, we have to work fast, as soon as arrived at E, it is about time to boarding, pretty tight schedule, I hope Zurich airport can make some rearrangement so that transfer people do not have to walk long way. For short transfer time people, such as 50 min, this is even impossible if still like this.

Lots of water brought around by staff which is very important to stay hydrated on a long flight. There provided swiss chocolate icecream! The attention to detail is obvious. They really want to make their passengers entertained and comfortable.

Crew was wonderful, snacks were so good and quite a variety for free, food was mediocre, big selection of movies and they kept lavatories pretty clean throughout the flight

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,

Scandinavian was perfect. Nice A350 with an on time departure and an an experienced crew. What a difference from TAP.

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

The pre-order only approach for fresh food is really challenging

United was excellent. We had very good experience flying the carrier. Certainly. We will opt to fly them for sure. Lufthansa is out.

Crew was great! Good meals. Had room to stretch out

Meals were poor and service rendered on return flight was mediocre as compared to the flight we took to Germany earlier where the attendants were more attentive, energetic, and mindful of passengers' needs. Thumbs up to crew of UA 58. Thumbs down to UA 59..

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.

I would’ve liked to have made that flight so I didn’t have to go to Munich and have a 24 hour travel day

Great service; lots of water offered, frequent trash cleanup; tasty food

The food was bad . I didn’t like it . And also my baggage was lost in my first stop

The plane was diverted to San Jose (original destination was SFO) due to weather conditions and we have been waiting inside the aircraft for 4 hours to get refuelled. Apparently the airport was refusing to refuel us or something like that. We are still inside the aircraft and have been travelling for over 24h. Very bad experience.

I just stated the issue with the seat assignment in the previous post

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.

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

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

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!!!

The plane was clean and the staff courteous and professional. The seat bottom was uncomfortable but only after many hours. It had a pressure point that left me a small bruise on my right leg (very surprising). The pasta was terrible (hard on the edges sticking out and soggy on the bottom edges) but I guess that's how it comes out in a microwave (?). The entertainment was glitching and shutting off every 20 minutes or so but, in the end, we made it home safely with very little turbulence and that's what really matters.

Would never fly lauffthabsa again. Seats were way too crowded together....very uncomfortable le

Poor. Flight was late. We were locked inside the gate area with no way to leave to get some food or a decent meal. No seating. No information from Lufthansa all along. Very bad

Crew was very nice and helpful. It was a good flight experience.

Crew was super rude in business class. Not friendly or helpful. Luggage was damaged and was told to file with United and that was unsuccessful.

Missed this flight. $5000 to rebook next day. Horribly rude staff in Frankfurt. Everyone we encountered was either not helpful or outright mean.

Condor's computers do not work. They do not leave enough time to catch a connecting flight. Condor had to book passengers on a different airline to make their destination. They lost my niece and nephew's luggage. The bathroom had pee all over it before the flight took off.

Premium economy meant only extended legroom and when the passenger in front of me leaned back, I lost the little space I paid for. Food was not great. Movie selection is okay. Feels somewhere between a mainstream and a budget airline.

The jet is quiet but the food is uneatable and the new seats are horrible .One cannot find comfort on them. When do airlines learn that there is a better service for your clients. Go to a flying wing design save fuel offer a human seat where your arm does not interfere with your neighbor . Provide food that tastes good and offer free drinks

One of the female flight attendants had an attitude. The snack toward the end was pretty bad. My husband and I were both sick the next two days.

Crew was very responsive to give soft drinks etc.. At Frankfurt Airport Special Assistance did a great job for us. The seat cushions were simply bad and not up to the mark for Premium Economy which we chose. All the cushions from Business to Economy were poor. Also, any snack besides lunch and breakfast, you have to purchase including chips and chocolate. It is simply cheap. I don't think I will fly Condor anytime soon

It would be nice to have a cleaner facility, it was hard to access it. It was always full of people working in that space. The covers and especially the matt of bad quality and old. Many times reused. I would not use it. Food: the bread rolls were old, and food had strange choices. Chicken was terrible.

One of the stewardess was really rude to a customer right near me. I ordered water and was given sparkling water which kind of surprised me as I've always been given still water but I didn't say anything. The lady after me ordered water as well and when she saw it was sparking water, she stopped the stewardess who then said very curtly "You could have told me sooner." Whoa...that was rude! Later this same customer had some liquid spilled on her as the same stewardess handed a drink to the person sitting next to her. I know it wasn't intentional, but it was rather strange. It was very hard to navigate how to get through the Frankfurt airport to our connecting flight. No one told us you'd have to go through security again so it was rather confusing as we didn't have a boarding pass. Luckily we were able to get necessary papers and get to our flight. Sadly, my luggage did not make it out of Frankfurt though.

The cabin staff was very friendly and attentive. The plane was modern and fairly quiet in flight. The video screens are large and of high quality, and I liked that the documentary movie "Anselm" was available for watching.

Because of luggage I had to upgrade to premium economy , which was worth it!

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