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$353 Find cheap flights from Helsinki to San Francisco

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Cheap flight deals 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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11:15 am - 3:50 pmHEL-SFO
14h 35m1 stop
5:40 pm - 12:20 amSFO-HEL
20h 40m1 stop
$473Scandinavian Airlines
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Sat, Jun 15 - Sat, Jun 22
11:15 am - 3:50 pmHEL-SFO
14h 35m1 stop
5:40 pm - 9:10 pmSFO-HEL
17h 30m2 stops
$480Scandinavian Airlines
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Sat, Jun 15 - Sat, Jun 22
6:05 am - 2:20 pmHEL-SFO
18h 15m1 stop
10:50 pm - 11:50 pmSFO-HEL
15h 00m1 stop
$750Lufthansa
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Thu, Jun 20 - Fri, Jul 5
7:00 am - 11:45 amHEL-SFO
14h 45m1 stop
7:10 am - 4:40 pmSFO-HEL
23h 30m2 stops
$752Delta
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Fri, Aug 30 - Fri, Sep 6
7:00 am - 5:48 pmHEL-SFO
20h 48m2 stops
12:16 pm - 4:40 pmSFO-HEL
18h 24m2 stops
$753Delta
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Fri, Aug 30 - Fri, Sep 6
6:05 am - 7:55 pmHEL-SFO
23h 50m2 stops
10:50 pm - 11:50 pmSFO-HEL
15h 00m1 stop
$773Lufthansa
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Thu, Jun 20 - Fri, Jul 5
5:20 pm - 12:15 amHEL-SFO
16h 55m1 stop
1:02 pm - 2:15 pmSFO-HEL
15h 13m1 stop
$920American Airlines
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Wed, Jul 24 - Tue, Aug 13
5:20 pm - 12:12 amHEL-SFO
16h 52m1 stop
5:49 am - 10:45 amSFO-HEL
18h 56m1 stop
$947American Airlines
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Thu, Jul 25 - Sat, Aug 10
4:00 pm - 10:02 pmHEL-SFO
16h 02m1 stop
10:41 am - 2:00 pmSFO-HEL
17h 19m1 stop
$993Finnair
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Fri, Jul 26 - Mon, Aug 12
4:00 pm - 10:02 pmHEL-SFO
16h 02m1 stop
10:47 am - 2:00 pmSFO-HEL
17h 13m1 stop
$1,143Finnair
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Sun, Jul 28 - Thu, Aug 8

Flights from Helsinki to San Francisco - Travel Insights & Trends

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 flights from Helsinki to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Helsinki to San Francisco, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Wednesday is the most expensive. Flying from San Francisco back to Helsinki, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

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 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 November, where tickets cost $698 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of tickets is $1,097 and $953 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for 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 month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Helsinki to San Francisco, you should book around 4 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Helsinki to San Francisco?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets to San Francisco from Helsinki were found on Icelandair ($632) and Scandinavian Airlines ($642), and the lowest round-trip tickets were found on Scandinavian Airlines ($473) and Lufthansa ($750).

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January

High season

June

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$353
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.
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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 $353 for a one-way ticket and $473 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?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Helsinki to San Francisco, Delta or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Helsinki to San Francisco are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $770 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $747 and an overall rating of 7.8.

  • 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.

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Top 5 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 10402 reviews
7.4Food
8.6Crew
8.0Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
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Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

8.0 ExcellentLiam, May 2024SLC - SJC
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Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

Your crew could maybe answer the call bell at least one of the times I pressed it. I pressed it first time with 2.5 hours left in our flight bc my partner was hungry and wanted a sandwich. We finally got the sandwich with 40 mins left in the flight.

The Flight crew didn’t serve us until about 1.5 hours into the flight because of turbulence but after it ended it was fine to move around. They served us water only and snacks and then NEVER, NOT ONE TIME came through to collect trash until right before landing about 1.5 hours later. There was absolutely no need for that. They crew was just standing around talking and visiting with each other and really never tried to see if we might want something besides water or even try to come pick up trash. This is VERY unusual for a Delta flight but it was not what I would have expected for a 4 hour flight.

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.

The wine was low quality Finnair label stuff in small bottles and only one small bottle each. Embarassinng. A competing airline served me two generous glasses of a nice South African Shiraz from regular wine bottles, a Beck's beer, and a generous Dewar's White Label on the rocks. Cabin service was good and polite, plane interior was beautiful, but cramped.

Great flight- smooth, nice crew, nice clean aircraft, departed a little late but arrived 10 early.

It was listed on my ticket as Finnair but there was no indication that the flight was Finnair. In fact the number was even different. There were no employees there until exactly 2 hours before so we had to wait in line at Iberia and hope

Sorting on line would have been appreciated Onward information on flights missed No ability to get seating arranged before we got to gate Very unfriendly at gate

The flight was Finnair but there was no indications anywhere that the checkin was for Finnair also. There was no one to ask. I think at a minimum they should list the code shares so people don’t stand in the wrong line for an hour.

Flight ok, but me and other two passengers didn’t have connection with the entertainment in our seats. So, no movies, no games, no music… for 9 hours. The crew just told us that there’s nothing they can do but I noticed during the flight that there were empty seats, so they could have offered to us to change seats. Customer service could be better.

Finnair cancelled my flight 12 hours prior to leaving for Helsinki. They stated there were mechanical problems. I had to scurry around to find a new flight that would meet my needs for arrival in Helsinki. Luckily I was able to find alternate transportation through Lufthansa/United.

I’m very disappointed, to fly into an airplane for 10 straight hours, and not having a TV even though when I put the ticket I was told that I will have entertainment for the TV. Very disappointed.

The crew was very good, excellent, they help me with my needs.! Food was not that good.

Everything was quite easy from boarding to landing - the staff was great and service was excellent too!

flight attendant spilled juice on me entertainment was limited i wanted to upgrade but $$$ was exorbitant i purchased $69 seat, only to find out day of flight/purchase never went through & I was "assigned" a terrible seat! ( btw another passenger complained of the same thing happening to her)

Other than a delay that had nothing to do with the staff, it was a very pleasant experience.

3 Flights were late, 1 on time. When you have connections you have to run thru the airport because there is not much time. When asked the flight attendant if they could let us out first because we were 30 minutes late she said it's a small airport, don't worry. That seemed to be the standard line. Other airlines are much more helpful. Our special meals were on our flight going from Boston to Copenhagen, They did not have them for the return even though we had put in for it.

Bathrooms weren’t too clean. Onboard entertainment was light. Other than that everything was great. Food, service, comfort and crew. Although it was hard to understand the crew announcements.

Much better, not their fault but my plane was so delayed causing me to have to take this airline rather than my earlier connecting flight

TERRIBLE! Staff was unfriendly, rude, and demeaning. One flight attendant touched me to grab the complimentary blanket off my neck because I couldn't take it home, while a bunch of other people took theirs home. I have never been so ill treated. I am not happy at all. And flight was delayed, no information until short notice for everything. Lost an entire day at my destination. I expect a full refund for that experience. Never will fly with them EVER again

All was good. I think the back of the plane should be boarded first. It would be faster. Minimal waiting time behind passengers loading their carry on baggage.

My return flight has been changed to JFK from EWR without any notice or reason

This was my first time flying SAS and used them for 4 flights. The crews, flight and communication was outstanding. I flew premium economy and was extremely impressed by their SAS lounges. I will 100% ise SAS again. Everyone was so pleasant!

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.

My husband and I pre-ordered our food, but they did not have my husband’s order, and my cheese plate was very average. I asked for a blanket and was told they don’t carry blankets on domestic routs. The flight was on time and smooth!

There were delays on both ends. It made it less than excellent. This plane was great though

Everything was great except for the wifi was junk. Crew was super friendly and helpful

Attendants were rude. Scowling. Seats were miserable and we paid extra.

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!

The worst experience of my life and I have been flying for 33 years

We were very upset when we checked in for our flight to be charged 208,00 euro for luggage fees when the site clearly states we are authorized one checked bag each and one carry-on. We have never experienced anything like this with Lufthansa and are very disappointed. We should be reimbursed this erroneous charge. I can forward all receipts once I am able to scan the them.

Poor, we had 1 hour to grab our checked luggage, go through customs, recheck bags and run across terminals to make our United flight. Poorly planned connections.

Check in in Albuquerque was awful. The people were great but they were over loaded. The procedures were terrible. We got through fine but it took 90+ minutes.

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

Efficient boarding. Good flight but seats were quite uncomfortable considering we'd already been sitting on two flights, total 13 hours or so. Would have liked to have prices on the menu of amenities on the plane. We could have used more water. Restrooms and nonalcoholic beverages at no extra cost, not much else. I realize these were discount tickets, and the airline has to break even, so I can't say we were expecting amenities to be plentiful. Still, it's nice with long flights to discover a few. Very pleasant crew though.

Will try to not fly with them again. Delays because of weather but got redirected to an airport where I could not make connection.

Staff didn’t care in business class. Closed the door on my mom while she was on the jetbridge and flight attendant told me she would make it from the connecting flight. They lied. My luggage was damaged on arrival. No success in filing damage claim.

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.

The connection at Frankfurt was chaotic and nearly missed the flight to Atlanta. They made was wait for busses to transfer and it took ages

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Helsinki to San Francisco found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/11Wed
2 stops
29h 20mHEL-SFO
$353
6/17Mon
3 stops
42h 20mHEL-SFO
$466
6/17Mon
2 stops
33h 35mHEL-SFO
$497
8/31Sat
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
18h 50mHEL-SFO
$642
9/10Tue
1 stopDelta
14h 45mHEL-SFO
$751
9/7Sat
2 stopsKLM
21h 32mHEL-SFO
$752
9/8Sun
1 stopAir France
14h 45mHEL-SFO
$755
9/9Mon
2 stopsKLM
20h 39mHEL-SFO
$758
9/7Sat
1 stopAir France
16h 05mHEL-SFO
$805
6/16Sun
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
34h 15mHEL-SFO
$954

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Last minute flights from Helsinki 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 from Helsinki to San Francisco that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/7Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
16h 15mHEL-SFO
6/15Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
34h 10mSFO-HEL
$924
6/7Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
35h 10mHEL-SFO
6/15Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
34h 10mSFO-HEL
$938
6/8Sat
multi-stopLufthansa
23h 35mHEL-SFO
6/16Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
32h 13mSFO-HEL
$945
6/8Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
39h 45mHEL-SFO
6/15Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
37h 03mSFO-HEL
$1,007
6/8Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
18h 10mHEL-SFO
6/16Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
37h 29mSFO-HEL
$1,008
6/8Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
20h 59mHEL-SFO
6/15Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
24h 46mSFO-HEL
$1,081
6/7Fri
multi-stopFinnair
16h 55mHEL-SFO
8/29Thu
multi-stopFinnair
17h 13mSFO-HEL
$1,661
6/7Fri
multi-stopFinnair
16h 55mHEL-SFO
8/30Fri
multi-stopFinnair
15h 09mSFO-HEL
$1,684
6/5Wed
multi-stopDelta
14h 45mHEL-SFO
8/24Sat
multi-stopDelta
15h 40mSFO-HEL
$5,008
6/7Fri
multi-stopDelta
14h 45mHEL-SFO
8/26Mon
multi-stopDelta
17h 35mSFO-HEL
$5,013

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