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Find cheap flights from Germany to San Francisco from $282

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Flights to San Francisco - Travel Insights & Trends

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?

These are the best prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight to San Francisco was $282 for a one-way ticket from Munich and $460 for a round-trip. The most popular route searched for by our users was for flights from Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco and the best round-trip deal found in the last 3 days was $460.

How much is a flight to San Francisco?

The average and cheapest price for all flights to San Francisco from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.
On average, a flight to San Francisco costs $840. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $472 and departed from Frankfurt am Main Airport. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco which costs $730 on average, and Munich to San Francisco, which costs $800 on average.
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What is the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco?

The average price of all flights to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco is Thursday where tickets can be as cheap as $661. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are $728 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights 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 to San Francisco is January, where tickets cost $529 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets from Germany is $1,021 and $923 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of $543.

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

The average price for all flights to San Francisco depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco is generally at night, when flights cost $552 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $734.

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 Frankfurt am Main Airport $550 one-way - $600 round-trip, from Munich $844 one-way - $595 round-trip.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights 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, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 days before departure.

Which airlines fly to San Francisco?

If you’re traveling from Germany, you might fly to San Francisco with United Airlines, Lufthansa, or Condor as they are the most frequent flyers. See the amount of flights per week for popular airlines flying to San Francisco.

Which airline offers the most flights to San Francisco?

Of the 10 airlines that fly to San Francisco, United Airlines offers the most flights, with around 2,019 per week, followed by Alaska Airlines with 720 flights per week.

How long is the flight to San Francisco?

The duration of your flight to San Francisco depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to San Francisco on KAYAK are from Frankfurt am Main, which takes 11h 15m, Munich, which takes 11h 30m, Düsseldorf, which takes 14h 15m, and Hamburg, which takes 14h 20m.

How many direct flights to San Francisco are there each day?

There are around 549 direct flights from within Germany to San Francisco every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 6:00 am the most common departure time and 46% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to San Francisco are there each week?

Each week there are around 3,840 direct flights from within Germany to San Francisco. The most common day for departures is Thursday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

How many long-haul flights are there to San Francisco each week?

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to San Francisco. Instead, there are 49 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Frankfurt am Main Airport.

How many cities have direct flights to San Francisco?

From Germany, there are direct flights to San Francisco from 2 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Frankfurt am Main Airport, with 35 direct flights each week.

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Low season

January

High season

September

Cheapest flight

$282
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking San Francisco flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight to San Francisco was $282 for a one-way ticket from Munich and $460 for a round-trip. The most popular route searched for by our users was for flights from Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco and the best round-trip deal found in the last 3 days was $460.

  • How far is San Francisco from central San Francisco?

    The city center of San Francisco is 12 miles from San Francisco.

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

    All flights to San Francisco land at San Francisco. 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 $840. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $472 and departed from Frankfurt am Main 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.

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Prefer to fly non-stop to San Francisco?

Find which airlines fly direct to San Francisco, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Germany to San Francisco

Monday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Wednesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +81 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Friday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +81 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +82 more

Sunday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +82 more

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Nonstop returns

San Francisco to Germany

Monday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Wednesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +81 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +80 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

Friday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +81 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +82 more

Sunday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +81 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +82 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from Germany to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to San Francisco. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Germany to San Francisco. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10913 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.4Food
8.0Entertainment
8.6Crew
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

6.0 GoodEliza, Apr 2024SAN - LAX
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

Had a broken tray in business class. Crew just shrugged it off.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Great experience overall. Check in at Austin was congested as they only have about 6 check in kiosks, one was broken, and there was a lot of Spring Break travelers.

I was sitting at comfort +. One of the Asian male crew was so loud when he delivered service. When he asked questions or what food you need, he was shouting. He must be a prison guard before going Delta.

Bag drop off was slow and annoying. Only 2 agents at the entire delta desk, and no one directing traffic for what line to be in, many confused people slowed down the process. Boarding was fine. Seats in Delta comfort plus were fine. Snacks were great! Definitely a bonus. The entertainment system was awful — old, slow, not responsive, and completely unable to play games due to some kind of error. But on the other hand, thank you to Delta for the free WiFi. That made it better.

Everything was very good other than I had selected a specific seat when I booked the flight and they changed it once I checked-in the day before my flight. I was still in first class but lost my aisle seat for a window seat. Being tall, the aisle offers more comfort so I always select an aisle seat.

Flight diverted in SD. Later take off in Seattle by 1.3hrs

Space and comfort was good. Staff could have been more helpful and friendly.

Crew was not friendly when I went to request a seat change.

So so. Terrible aircraft choice for that leg of the flight.

Our seat tv didn’t work All the rest was perfect

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

Meals were adequate but could be better. Lots of movies, podcasts, tv shows. We really enjoyed using our personal headsets highly recommended. 15 hrs flight great to travel at night.

This was a Lufthansa flight. Disappointing main meal. Very rough over Canada and arrival at FRA. IFE was almost unusable.

the plane was old. the wifi didn’t work. the entertainment was boring and dated. the charging ports were impossible to find. i was mostly ignored by flight attendants that had no problem speaking to the man beside me. i got two drinks the entire time i was on the plane.

Quit making seats narrower and narrower. The guy beside me spilled over in to my seat.

The service was non existent . Crew did very little didn’t even answer call button . Premium economy in this long haul was the worst I have ever experienced . Never again flying with them .

The crews are great.. Easy boarding. Inflight entertainment ok. Food is a disappointment.

The real big issue with this flight was that it was 3 hours delayed. Other than that, no big praises or complaints.

Somehow I got “offloaded” even though I had my boarding pass and was in transit Food is horrible Staff were nice and cheerful No headphones were provided on 11 hours flight

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

Our flight was great we left Kona earlier and got into LAX almost an 1hour earlier as well. LAX AA is in repair so to get out and found our bus to get pick up was a bit confusing.

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.

amazing! they were so kind and allowed us to sit on empty seats so we could stretch our legs and sleep good. Food is amazing as well plus dessert in the middle of the flight!

5 hour flight - full flight - not enough room to use my computer - slightly delayed - Admirals club was excellent quality food, drink made up for flight seating. No food offerred on flight, you ahd to prebook.

We experience delays on departure and connecting flights resulting in 14 hour to our next departure. We were accommodated with a night's stay but was only provided a 12 dollar meals accommodation. The airlines rules state.at least 50 dollars. In any case, it can not make up for the whole day missed on our vacation in Sydney Australia.

I can say I will not be taking this airline again any time soon. Seat were uncomfortable and too tight. Lack of chair screen and little overhead space.

American Airlines canceled the flight twice and was unable to facilitate a change of city for us after our travel plans became affected. We lost alot of money due to this and it seems like the airline was trying their best not to facilitate this. Mind you, I am a very loyal member.

The crew member put her luggage and boxes behind my seat so I was able to recline while the passenger in front of me did for 8 hours. My knees were forced against the seat for hours :(. Dude sitting next to me hasn't showered in weeks so I almost threw up.

Sorry my last review for prg to fra was for this flight. My prg to fra flight was fine but my second flight back to Washington DC was with a slow awful crew who wouldn’t come in a timely manner to take trash and take trash before serving coffee tea and was shoving other people’s bottles of water on me when we were not traveling together

Lufthansa was amazing. Definitely upgrade your seat if you can swing it - they take very good care of their passengers. Customs in DC is nothing short of a nightmare though. Stood in line waiting to go back through security for 30 minutes, had to RUN through and across two terminals to make my connection and only had 5 minutes to spare. Terrible. Very very poor coordination by the airport staff and CBP.

I was ver pleased with the service all the way through

During the flight there was a medical emergency. We were diverted. Of course I'm thankful they cared for the health of that passenger, but they did a poor job of communicating with the rest of us passengers. In the end we arrived at our destination several hours late, with no direction of how to rebook missed connecting flights. It all worked out in the end. Those of us that needed accommodations were put up in a hotel by Lufthansa until we could make it to our final destination. But it was United Airlines Personnel who really helped us navigate the process.

Our flight to Chicago O'Hare was delayed an hour, causing us to miss our connection to MSP and spend an extra 3 hours at O'Hare so we could board a plane with a damaged door and wait another 45 minutes or so. The crew was great, the food decent, The drinks were great: 2 glasses of a nice South African Shiraz, an ice cold can of Beck's Beer, and Dewar's White Label on the rocks.

A350 has great entertainment. Make sure to watch the plane's external tail and nose camera's on landing and take off. Seats were a little hard for a 10 hour flight. I am gluten intolerant, they had good alternative meals for me on the flight.

I wrote about this leg of my itinerary in a previous part of this review

Need more time for connecting flights in Munich Food seems worse now on Lufthansa Very uncomfortable seats

Good with last minute upgrade Clt to Munich comfortable. Wish same offer had been there Mumbai to Munich

Spending 10 hours on a flight with no video or wifi access due to issues per stewardess was not enjoyable nor acceptable. Will follow up directly with the airline as well

I really did not like being ordered to pull my shade down by the attendants. One of them was very rude to me about it, standing there until I closed it like I was a child brusquely reaching across me to close an adjoining one. They claim it was so people who wanted to could sleep. It’s a 10:30am flight not a red eye. Closing your shade or leaving it up for natural light should be a choice. Ruined my flight!

My baggage did not arrived with me. Took 3 days to get it after so may calls and follow up

The crew was very attentive and kept busy serving a variety of treats!

Terrible. Flight was 3 hours delayed and I missed my other flight to my final destination

Offered vegetable curry when it was actually tofu which I don’t care for.

The flight was good the crew excellent…but take off delayed three hours!!!

Both mine and my husband's chairs were broken. Also it took 2 hours to get our bags after our flight which was wild.

perhaps eye contact with the cabin crew, instead of abruptness and an impatience to serve.

Not enough trash pickups throughout the flight. Everything else was great.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to San Francisco found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/9Wed
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
17h 30mFRA-SFO
10/23Wed
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
21h 00mSFO-FRA
$460
9/25Wed
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
27h 35mMUC-SFO
10/9Wed
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
22h 10mSFO-MUC
$462
9/10Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
20h 41mHAM-SFO
10/1Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
18h 25mSFO-HAM
$482
9/10Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
29h 15mBER-SFO
10/1Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
19h 00mSFO-BER
$482
10/16Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
22h 38mMUC-SFO
10/20Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
19h 45mSFO-MUC
$518
5/10Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
18h 08mMUC-SFO
7/5Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
22h 39mSFO-MUC
$529
5/12Sun
nonstopLufthansa
11h 30mMUC-SFO
5/26Sun
nonstopLufthansa
11h 00mSFO-MUC
$562
5/10Fri
2 stopsUnited Airlines
20h 08mBER-SFO
5/26Sun
2 stopsUnited Airlines
25h 57mSFO-BER
$567
10/17Thu
nonstopLufthansa
11h 45mMUC-SFO
11/3Sun
1 stopLufthansa
13h 35mSFO-MUC
$574
5/9Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
11h 45mMUC-SFO
5/23Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
11h 00mSFO-MUC
$578

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to San Francisco found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/11Wed
1 stopVueling
30h 00mMUC-SFO
$282
9/7Sat
1 stopVueling
29h 55mMUC-SFO
$298
5/23Thu
1 stopLufthansa
16h 10mBER-SFO
$467
5/24Fri
2 stopsLufthansa
20h 03mBER-SFO
$526
8/18Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
15h 00mHAM-SFO
$631
5/7Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
20h 26mFRA-SFO
$676
6/9Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
21h 08mMUC-SFO
$1,486
7/20Sat
3 stopsAmerican Airlines
40h 01mBER-SFO
$1,725
8/10Sat
3 stopsUnited Airlines
21h 10mBER-SFO
$1,765
9/30Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
11h 35mMUC-SFO
$2,624

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Last minute flights 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 to San Francisco that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/4Sat
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
18h 20mHAM-SFO
5/19Sun
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
19h 15mSFO-HAM
$543
5/2Thu
multi-stopITA Airways
27h 15mMUC-SFO
5/16Thu
multi-stopITA Airways
33h 45mSFO-MUC
$549
5/4Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
20h 56mFRA-SFO
5/11Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
24h 29mSFO-FRA
$650
5/4Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
22h 16mFRA-SFO
5/11Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
22h 21mSFO-FRA
$654
5/4Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
16h 54mFRA-SFO
5/20Mon
multi-stopBritish Airways
15h 14mSFO-FRA
$668
5/4Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
19h 13mFRA-SFO
5/20Mon
multi-stopBritish Airways
15h 14mSFO-FRA
$679
5/4Sat
nonstopLufthansa
11h 35mMUC-SFO
5/10Fri
multi-stopLufthansa
14h 30mSFO-MUC
$781
5/3Fri
nonstopUnited Airlines
11h 45mMUC-SFO
5/20Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
31h 05mSFO-MUC
$788
5/3Fri
nonstopUnited Airlines
11h 45mMUC-SFO
5/19Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
24h 31mSFO-MUC
$792
5/4Sat
nonstopLufthansa
11h 45mMUC-SFO
5/10Fri
nonstopLufthansa
11h 15mSFO-MUC
$821

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