$82 Find Cheap Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area

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Cheap Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$269
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$257
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$269
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$257

Book Cheap Indianapolis 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 Indianapolis 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area

Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:57 pm - 9:22 am
IND
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SJC
16h 25m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:36 pm - 6:56 pm
SJC
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IND
25h 20m
1 stop
$257Alaska Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
American Airlines Logo
5:43 pm - 10:31 pm
IND
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SJC
7h 48m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:15 pm - 9:32 am
SJC
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IND
11h 17m
2 stops
$262American Airlines
Tue, Mar 24 - Tue, Apr 7
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 2:39 pm
IND
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SJC
10h 39m
2 stops
Delta Logo
8:35 pm - 9:49 am
SJC
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IND
10h 14m
2 stops
$268Delta
Thu, Feb 26 - Sat, Mar 7
United Airlines Logo
10:10 am - 12:18 pm
IND
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SFO
5h 08mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
4:18 pm - 11:35 pm
SFO
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IND
4h 17mnonstop
$269United Airlines
Sun, Mar 1 - Tue, Mar 3
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:52 pm - 8:03 am
IND
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SFO
14h 11m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:42 am - 6:56 pm
SFO
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IND
7h 14m
1 stop
$270Multiple Airlines
Fri, Feb 27 - Sun, Mar 1
Frontier Logo
8:32 pm - 8:03 am
IND
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SFO
14h 31m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:15 am - 9:10 am
SFO
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IND
23h 55m
2 stops
$275Frontier
Tue, Apr 7 - Thu, Apr 23
Frontier Logo
8:33 pm - 8:10 pm
IND
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SFO
26h 37m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
2:01 pm - 12:57 pm
SFO
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IND
19h 56m
1 stop
$277Frontier
Wed, Apr 1 - Mon, Apr 6
United Airlines Logo
9:20 am - 11:20 am
IND
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SFO
5h 00mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
12:45 am - 10:46 am
SFO
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IND
7h 01m
1 stop
$279United Airlines
Wed, Mar 18 - Wed, Apr 8
Southwest Logo
5:10 am - 10:30 am
IND
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OAK
8h 20m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
9:25 am - 9:45 pm
OAK
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IND
9h 20m
1 stop
$314Southwest
Wed, Mar 25 - Wed, Apr 8
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 12:52 pm
IND
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SJC
8h 52m
2 stops
Delta Logo
7:15 am - 10:53 pm
SJC
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IND
12h 38m
2 stops
$322Delta
Booking Insights

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

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

What is the cheapest Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to San Francisco Bay Area from Indianapolis found in the last 72 hours was to San Francisco, at $269 round-trip. The most popular route is from Indianapolis (IND) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $269.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Indianapolis 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 $354, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Indianapolis 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 Indianapolis 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 Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area is February, when tickets cost $313 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $428 and $420 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area, look for departures on Fridays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San Francisco Bay Area, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area, 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 Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 27% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$82
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 16% increase in price.
Flight from Indianapolis to San Francisco

FAQs - booking San Francisco Bay Area flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area 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 Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 from Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area 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 from Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 from Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $526 on average. Morning departures are around 11% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,075.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Indianapolis to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Indianapolis 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4267 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
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3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jan 2026
SFO - SAN
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3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Still a fan of open seating. Flight was on schedule and arrived on time. The 737 MAX is very comfortable.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Delays delays delays. Late taking off, late landing, wait for a gate, etc.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

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

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

Flight was late - I was downgraded from first class to coach

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

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.

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

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

Very well recently! Frontier is improving and less harrassing customer on luggages! Positive!

Good for a budget airline! It was easy to get on, staff was really nice. Can’t say anything about the food or entertainment because it wasn’t available, which is fine.

I am writing to express my disappointment with my recent Frontier Airlines flight. I was charged $99 at the gate because my bag was said to be too large, yet once onboard there was no available overhead bin space, and I was required to place the bag under the seat in front of me anyway. This made the charge feel unnecessary and unfair. Additionally, before the flight even took off, I was asked to move from the seat I paid for into a middle seat so another passenger and her cat could have my seat to themselves. I was not offered compensation or an explanation for being moved from a paid seat. Between the unexpected bag fee and being forced to give up my seat, this experience fell well below acceptable customer service standards. I would appreciate a review of this situation and appropriate compensation.

It was costly and difficult to check in. $85 to take a small suitcase with me, carry on or checked and $75 on the return trip, Plus $25 if I didn't check my self in check in $25, because I couldn't do it on the kiosk. Small very uncomfortable seats, waited on the runway for near an hour each way. It was my worst flight to date.

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

It didn’t happen. I booked it and then was told it wasn’t available and then forced to pay far higher prices for a worse option

A 630departure flight Delayed 6hours! They changed my gate, I moved to the new gate. Had our flight on the screen for 12noon departure. I go get above to eat, check screen again and the flight was gone, no notice no announcement, nothing!! They sent my bag on the flight I wasn’t on, got it back to me 3days later. Thank goodness they did refund my money but I will NEVER fly them again.

Due to weather, my flight was delayed, further delayed, then canceled. I eventually got through to a support person who helped me find a different route out of MSP, but to get to DIA, they didn't want to, but eventually did help with the connection ticket purchase. But even this replacement flight was delayed time and time again, and I would have missed my connecting flights and I didn't want to get stuck in a layover city, so after 12 hours at the airport with two young boys who were very tired, we just cancelled our plans and spent the week at home, instead of Nana's.

Plane and crew on board were fine. Everything else was terrible.

The third party booking with cheapflightsfares was awful. Kayak should NOT partner with them. They sold me a bundle including seat selection and carry-on, but did not book the carry-ons with Frontier, so I’m out of pocket for $414 more while I await resolution.

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