HEL - SFO

$462 Find Cheap Flights from Helsinki to San Francisco

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Helsinki to San Francisco departing on 2/13. 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 Helsinki to San Francisco, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Helsinki to San Francisco, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$678
Overall average: $931
Multiple Airlines
Thu 12/11Fri 12/26
HEL - SFO • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$462
Typical prices: $659-$767
Multiple Airlines
Fri 2/13
HEL - SFO • 3 stops
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Scandinavian Airlines
Cheapest • from $753 (round-trip)
Scandinavian Airlines
Best reviews • 7.4 score
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When to book
6 weeks
in advance
Our data shows that travelers who book at least 6 weeks in advance save around 20% compared to booking last minute.
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When to travel
February
Cheapest • 13% price drop
December
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Cheap Flights from Helsinki to San Francisco (HEL-SFO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Helsinki 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Helsinki to San Francisco

Thu, Dec 11 - Fri, Dec 26
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7:40 am - 2:35 pmHEL-SFO
16h 55m2 stops
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4:40 pm - 9:25 amSFO-HEL
30h 45m2 stops
$678Multiple Airlines
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Thu, Dec 11 - Fri, Dec 26
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4:10 pm - 2:35 pmHEL-SFO
32h 25m2 stops
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4:40 pm - 10:40 amSFO-HEL
32h 00m1 stop
$753Scandinavian Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Wed, Dec 3
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12:30 pm - 4:45 pmHEL-SFO
38h 15m1 stop
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6:50 pm - 6:05 pmSFO-HEL
37h 15m1 stop
$756Turkish Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Wed, Nov 26
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6:55 am - 12:40 pmHEL-SFO
15h 45m1 stop
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1:30 pm - 6:50 pmSFO-HEL
19h 20m1 stop
$785Lufthansa
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Thu, Dec 25 - Wed, Dec 31
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12:45 pm - 7:35 pmHEL-SFO
16h 50m1 stop
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2:40 pm - 1:20 amSFO-HEL
24h 40m1 stop
$801Lufthansa
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Thu, Nov 20 - Wed, Dec 3
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7:00 am - 11:50 amHEL-SFO
14h 50m1 stop
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7:00 am - 4:25 pmSFO-HEL
23h 25m2 stops
$815Delta
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Thu, Dec 4 - Thu, Dec 11
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7:00 am - 11:50 amHEL-SFO
14h 50m1 stop
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7:15 am - 5:25 pmSFO-HEL
24h 10m2 stops
$820Delta
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Thu, Dec 4 - Thu, Dec 11
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12:30 pm - 12:34 amHEL-SFO
22h 04m1 stop
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6:00 am - 10:45 amSFO-HEL
18h 45m1 stop
$855American Airlines
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Thu, Dec 4 - Thu, Dec 11
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12:30 pm - 9:30 pmHEL-SFO
19h 00m2 stops
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10:16 am - 10:45 amSFO-HEL
14h 29m1 stop
$860American Airlines
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Tue, Dec 2 - Fri, Jan 2
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7:00 pm - 4:45 pmHEL-SFO
31h 45m1 stop
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6:50 pm - 11:35 amSFO-HEL
30h 45m1 stop
$3,388Turkish Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Helsinki to San Francisco flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Helsinki 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 Helsinki to San Francisco?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Helsinki to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to San Francisco on a Wednesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Helsinki to San Francisco. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Sunday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Helsinki to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Helsinki 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 Helsinki to San Francisco is February, where tickets cost $759 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,046 and $949 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Helsinki to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Helsinki to San Francisco, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 20% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$462
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 9% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 7% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Helsinki to San Francisco

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Helsinki to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Helsinki to San Francisco was $462 for a one-way ticket and $678 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Helsinki and on arrival in San Francisco.

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

    On your way to San Francisco, you’ll fly out from Helsinki-Vantaa. You’ll be landing at San Francisco.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Helsinki to San Francisco?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Helsinki to San Francisco, Scandinavian Airlines or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Helsinki to San Francisco are Scandinavian Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $957 and an overall rating of 7.4, Scandinavian Airlines is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,123 and an overall rating of 7.2.

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

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

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

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Helsinki to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Helsinki 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 Helsinki 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
Scandinavian AirlinesOverall score based on 1564 reviews
7.3Comfort
6.6Entertainment
7.6Boarding
8.0Crew
6.6Food
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I paid for my seat 💺 assignments for all for legs of my trip, SFO thru Copenhagen to Prague and back the same way. It cost 💲216.00 USD for all four seats. Despite this, on my return 2 flights, my prepaid seats were given away. When I spoke with the information services professional, she said she could not help me, nor provide an alternative seat equivalent or better than what I had. When I spoke with another representative, she was very rude, disrespectful, and did not help.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Nov 2025PRG - CPH
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I paid for my seat 💺 assignments for all for legs of my trip, SFO thru Copenhagen to Prague and back the same way. It cost 💲216.00 USD for all four seats. Despite this, on my return 2 flights, my prepaid seats were given away. When I spoke with the information services professional, she said she could not help me, nor provide an alternative seat equivalent or better than what I had. When I spoke with another representative, she was very rude, disrespectful, and did not help.

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

The flight was cancelled without explanation, and the replacement flight was late

The staff were great, the food was good. I just hate being crammed in a tuna can for 10 hours cause I can’t afford a better seat.

Really like this airline. Best food for airlines and comfortable seats and attentive staff. Delay was due to air traffic.

I paid extra for our seats on the way coming back from Stockholm to New York the seats were changed and it was totally waved. This happened to three more passengers.

Will not recommend SAS for business travel. Food was so-so. Service was very good. First leg was very good. Second leg from Copenhagen to Barcelona was terrible. We paid a LOT for business class and to have seats worse than most coach seats with no entertainment and no charging available for 1/3rd of the whole trip was not acceptable. Very disappointing. I thought they were coming back in the U.S. with style, NOT YET.

Online check in of SAS is very poor. Even the kiosks at London had system problems. Either it would print boarding tickets or luggage tags. Many other customers had problems . SAS staff was good and helped.

No choice of food. Needed to pay more even for a can of coke!!!

great crew, professional, funny, and great service. good condition plane too! great experience

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 business class seats are dated and uncomfortable. The space is bare minimum and there is absolutely no privacy. For $4K, this is not what I expect.

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

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

Did not get the seat I selected and paid for.

My flight was delayed for several hours. Sitting at gate 16 for several hours, I got a text from Kayak the gate changed to 9 before it was announced. Very bad communication at each gate from American Airlines employees. I received 10 notifications of delay from Kayak. My vacation started off horrible! I will write to American Airlines corporate office also.

Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

There is no room, no gluten free options, or any free internet/entertainment. You have to bring your own tablet or smartphone because there are no screens.

Smooth flight with enough time for connection. Ran out of meal options. In-flight and gate staff were friendly and helpful. Good service overall.

The seat space seemed small especially when the person ahead reclined but other than that, very good.

Luggage transfer in Chicago was not performed in time. I received my luggage at my destination two days later.

Give yourself over 2+ hours layover because if flight is slighlty delayed and you miss your connection, Lufthansa will do nothing for you

We would have missed our connection from Munich to Boston but we had a van outside the plan that wisked us to our terminal. Much appreciated and we didn’t even realize that Lufthansa had done this until the announcement on disembarkation. Well organized airline! Will definitely fly Lufthansa again!!!

Everything went well. I will fly with Lufthansa again. And use Kayak whenever I book flights

Bought a seat in a flight that got changed out so ended up paying for a seat I would have had if I hadn't paid.

Food was poor quality and the screens for entertainment didn’t work properly

Food was much better than my outbound flight. On-time. Good service. I had a problem with my entertainment screen, but the attendant fixed it promptly.

I think they overbooked Frankfurt to New York and bumped me off. This changed my return travel I arrived home about 4 hours late. Almost 24 total travel time Totally unacceptable Would not travel with United

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