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Cheap Flights from Italy to San Francisco

 
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Italy to San Francisco

Mon, Oct 19 - Thu, Oct 29
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6:30 am - 1:15 pmBLQ  Bologna Guglielmo Marconi-SFO San Francisco
15h 45m1 stop Rome Fiumicino
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4:05 pm - 2:45 pmSFO  San Francisco-BLQ Bologna Guglielmo Marconi
14h 40m1 stop Rome Fiumicino
$469ITA Airways
Mon, Oct 19 - Tue, Oct 27
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6:30 am - 1:15 pmBLQ  Bologna Guglielmo Marconi-SFO San Francisco
15h 45m1 stop Rome Fiumicino
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4:05 pm - 2:45 pmSFO  San Francisco-BLQ Bologna Guglielmo Marconi
14h 40m1 stop Rome Fiumicino
$470ITA Airways
Mon, Feb 1 - Mon, Feb 8
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8:15 pm - 2:55 pmBLQ  Bologna Guglielmo Marconi-SFO San Francisco
27h 40m1 stop London Heathrow
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8:55 am - 5:20 pmSFO  San Francisco-BLQ Bologna Guglielmo Marconi
23h 25m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth London Heathrow
$513Multiple Airlines
Mon, Feb 1 - Mon, Feb 8
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8:15 pm - 2:55 pmBLQ  Bologna Guglielmo Marconi-SFO San Francisco
27h 40m1 stop London Heathrow
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5:25 pm - 5:20 pmSFO  San Francisco-BLQ Bologna Guglielmo Marconi
14h 55m1 stop London Heathrow
$514Multiple Airlines
Thu, Oct 8 - Sun, Dec 6
SWISS Logo
10:20 am - 4:15 pmVCE  Venice Marco Polo-SFO San Francisco
14h 55m1 stop Zurich
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7:25 pm - 2:00 pmSFO  San Francisco-VCE Venice Marco Polo
33h 35m1 stop Zurich
$538SWISS
Mon, Feb 1 - Mon, Feb 8
British Airways Logo
11:45 am - 6:45 pmFLR  Florence Peretola-SFO San Francisco
16h 00m1 stop London Heathrow
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7:02 am - 11:30 amSFO  San Francisco-FLR Florence Peretola
19h 28m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl London Heathrow
$539British Airways
Mon, Feb 1 - Mon, Feb 8
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11:45 am - 11:10 pmFLR  Florence Peretola-SFO San Francisco
20h 25m2 stops London Heathrow Los Angeles
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7:02 am - 11:30 amSFO  San Francisco-FLR Florence Peretola
19h 28m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl London Heathrow
$541British Airways
Thu, Oct 8 - Mon, Dec 7
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6:40 am - 12:40 pmVCE  Venice Marco Polo-SFO San Francisco
15h 00m1 stop Frankfurt am Main
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2:45 pm - 1:35 pmSFO  San Francisco-VCE Venice Marco Polo
13h 50m1 stop Frankfurt am Main
$557Lufthansa
Thu, Oct 8 - Sun, Dec 6
SWISS Logo
6:50 am - 4:15 pmVCE  Venice Marco Polo-SFO San Francisco
18h 25m1 stop Zurich
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7:25 pm - 6:30 pmSFO  San Francisco-VCE Venice Marco Polo
14h 05m1 stop Zurich
$566SWISS
Sat, Oct 24 - Sat, Nov 14
Lufthansa Logo
3:00 pm - 7:50 pmMXP  Milan Malpensa-SFO San Francisco
13h 50m1 stop Frankfurt am Main
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7:00 am - 7:30 amSFO  San Francisco-MXP Milan Malpensa
15h 30m1 stop Newark
$587Lufthansa
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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 Venice, at $469 return. The most popular connection is from Rome to San Francisco and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $628 in the last 5 days.

What is the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco?

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco is Friday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $661. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $861 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to San Francisco?

The cheapest month for flights to San Francisco is September, where tickets cost $642 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, where the average cost of tickets from Italy is $879 and $801 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is May with an average price of $652.

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 morning, when round-trip flights cost $731 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 $825.

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 Rome Fiumicino Airport $662 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 11% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

$411
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
Flight from Venice Marco Polo Airport 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 Venice, at $469 return. The most popular connection is from Rome to San Francisco and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $628 in the last 5 days.

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

    The distance between San Francisco Airport and downtown San Francisco is 11 miles.

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

    There is only 1 airport in San Francisco, called San Francisco Airport (SFO). 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 $732. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $630 and departed from Rome Fiumicino 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.

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  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to San Francisco?

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Francisco

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $725 or less one-way and $662 or less round-trip.
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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Italy 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 2066 reviews
7.7Boarding
7.1Food
7.4Comfort
6.8Entertainment
8.2Crew
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The transfer was awful, everyone was running to catch the flight, there was no information on the process. We git to the gate and the boarding was late and had to stay in different lines but there was no guidance. The flight was late and uncomfortable, probably one of the worst flights I have been on. The luggage was sent to a different terminal and still did not make back to us.

2.0 MediocreFlorina, Sep 2026
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The transfer was awful, everyone was running to catch the flight, there was no information on the process. We git to the gate and the boarding was late and had to stay in different lines but there was no guidance. The flight was late and uncomfortable, probably one of the worst flights I have been on. The luggage was sent to a different terminal and still did not make back to us.

The awful part was the customs delays at ZRH. The good part is the flight was delayed long enough to accommodate. The flight itself was fairly comfortable.

It was on time and we arrived safely—that's a good thing. Other than that, my son's seatback storage pocket was ripped and couldn't hold anything, and his footrest was stuck so he couldn't use it. You pay extra money for allegedly more comfort, but the plane was old and the seats were broken. No drinks were offered in the beginning like in other premium economy settings, no hot towels. It was really basic and nothing more than economy other than three times the price. Very disapointed. My food tray was VERY dirty—I couldn't even eat anything after seeing that. I will try to avoid SWISS in my future travels

Slow boarding, late departure and arrival. Very good crew and free messaging over WiFi but outdated electronics and seats

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

Boarding, time to take off, in flight offerings, and staff were all great. I recommend using UA for this short flight.

Good experience. Staff was friendly and helpful. Flight was slightly delayed due to airport construction, but they still arrived on time.

This is the worst airline I’ve ever been on in my life and I’ve been probably on 75% of them. I said 15 years ago I would never go on United again. I was an idiot. I booked a flight with them from Las Vegas to San Francisco and of course they screwed that up and cost me a day flying all over the world trying to get to Thailand. My luggage was gone for 35 hours all because they couldn’t make their route on time

The flight out of Fresno boarded 1.5 hour past scheduled and made me miss my connecting flight from SFO to SEA.

Airplane is not very clean, food quality and taste was not good. Lufthansa used to be good but nowadays went down. Overall experience is just okay, wouldn't fly again, prefer Turkish airlines.

How can you rate a flight when it is canceled after you leave the gate & 3 hours into sitting there or in remote area of airport after mechanical problems

Flight from Rome to SFO was excellent compared To our flight to Europe from SFO. The food was much tastier. You can see how UNITED is skimping, though. Instead of getting something mid flight you had to ask for it. It was not automatically served. There was a cookie at the end of the arrival meal, for example that tasted like it just came out of a box. They used to serve a little container of nuts, now … a tiny container of nuts, mixed with pretzels. This was business class that you really have to pay for! But this is minor complaints compared to the overall. My major complaint is the position of the even numbered seats by the windows. You have to turn around to see your window & the positioning as some other controls are harder to get at. This is compared to the odd number seat that are perfectly aligned.

Everything was great except for one thing. I was sitting in seat 1L with plenty of windows. Because we couldn’t sit next to each other, my husband was in 2L with only one window that he had to almost turnhis neck around to look out. Therefore, the window position with 1/2 of the “window” seats in business class is not optimal

Outstanding in all respects. Early boarding left early arrived early. We were in business class, so was perfectly fine.

My bag was lost with my medicine and I am very inconvenienced. I don’t know what happened, however I want you to do a better job on getting people’s bag back

The seats on Lufthansa’s international business class on the A350-900 is the worst product in the market. Our chief purser was AMAZING though. She is the best FA I have had in many years.

I have very bad experience with United because Vince two weeks that I did not receive my luggage yet

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.

Best flight attendants ever! Very customer and service oriented, courteous, professional and helpful.

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

The plane was very clean. The bathroom was clean as well. The land crew were very polite and informative and helpful. They informed me that there is a long way and challenging to go from international terminal to national terminal and in addition to getting my suitcases and going through customs and dropping them again for my second leg of trip which was San Francisco to Los Angeles . I have left knee issue and had a recent fall with aching muscles all over, the land crew suggested wheelchair help for me, God bless her. If I did not have help, I could not make it to my last terminal. Thank you UNITED AIRLINE!

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

helpful and friendly. The Lufthanza people I dealt with before my holiday were so unhelpful by comparison.

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!!!

Worst airline. Nine hours late. Checkin agent was not helpful at all.

Crazy and confusing check in process for connecting international flights. Extremely uncomfortable seats in economy, bad in flight service with useless attendants, 10 year old movie selection, inedible food + only 1 full meal for 12+ hours long flight - 2nd snack was a cold bun with 1 slice of tomato and 1 slice of cucumber; 3rd was 2 breads - 1 hot and 1 cold. Finally absolute bad information on arrival time - in flight suggested we will reach at 12 AM until last minute, when we landed it was 1:15 PM

The price for Premium Economy seats very competitive and ITA beat the big guys in terms of fair. However, seat comfort was below expectations. Movie selection was poor. Food - absolutely horrible!! I felt like a prisoner for 13 hours being fed cold damp rolls and room temp water. NOT what I expected for Premium Economy!!

Most importantly, got us there and back safely and on time. Seats in Prem Econ spacious enough and comfortable. But pulldown footrest on both flights inadequate/broken. Crew...mixed: a few were quite pleasant, others seemed disinterested. Food was underwhelming. Yes, I know it's just "airplane food", so dont expect much... but even United is doing better now, and BA more so. Would I fly ITA again...perhaps. Price diff was main selector this time, almost 1K LESS/person than UA. I'm naturally frugal -- For 2K I'll put up with some small inconveniences.

Flight attendant really had bad behavior.. yelled at people when she is trying to defend, to have favor w her people..!

Appreciated being met with a glass of sparkling wine - also the warm cleansing towel offered before the meal. The food was tasty!

Overbooked. They left a lot of passengers on the ground

Flight was on time, there were no issues. It was also direct to SFO. For an international flight, I call that a win.

It was Ok for Business class considering we paid almost $10K for two seats. Disappointing part was the $640 (RT) to reserve the seats prior to departure unlike other airlines that is complementary when buying business class seats. Would I use ITA to go to Europe on my next trip -NO.

The crew were great and constantly cleaning bathrooms and taking care of passengers. Flight was on time and arrived on time. Boarding was easy and hassle free. Food could have been better but decent selection. Overall recommend and will fly again.

Generally very good. I think their service is better than some other big names I used to travel with. Their food variety is second to none - and you can place order beforehand. Their seating design is a bit awkward for service, I'd say. Flight attendants must be tall enough - long legs and arms - to reach the window seat passenger while crossing over the isle passenger. Also appreciated the variety on entertainment.

Lovely big plane. Excellent take off and landing. Cabin crew were so nice. Flight in time no delays

The crew has always been great on BA. They are very friendly and accommodating. I like that they have vegetarian options already in the menu. And the free wine is a nice perk.) I noticed (both directions of my trip) minor upgrades/ replacements needed on the plane itself (touch screen didn't work with touch; bathroom light didn't go on). However, this is one of my favorite airlines.

There was a delay for the San Francisco-London flight, but we were all informed via text and email. The staff was very friendly and nice and the food was good. I do recommend that the airline offer something without eggs or something vegan for the vegetarian meal option. A lot of Indians are lacto-vegetarian, while some could be allergic to eggs/dairy.

Audi visual not working for a whole group of seats in first class. How does a plane leave the main hub in such poor condition? How much that we can’t see so immediately is also compromised?

main meals are horrible but then you dont fly for the food

Great flight. One unique individual assisting in business class who should have not been there. Need more generic meals, not British centric.

It was good although our flight to the UK was cancelled and rescheduled for two days later. This was after we were already seated on the plane. We missed the first leg of our trip. BA did put us up at a hotel and paid for our meals but we lost our hotel costs in Glasgow.

I am a 25+ years American Airlines member. British Airways is simply above and beyond in every customer satisfaction category.

The crew were good. The flight was on time. The entertainment choice was ok. But the food was bad, tasted and texture were awful.

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