$108 Find Cheap Flights from New York to Modesto

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Cheapest round-trip
$217
Typical prices: $277-$475
American Airlines
Tue 3/10Tue 3/17
JFK - SFO • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$108
Typical prices: $104-$345
Frontier
Fri 2/27
JFK - SFO • 1 stop
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Cheap Flights from New York to Modesto (NYC-SFO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from New York to Modesto 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 New York to Modesto

Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 17
American Airlines Logo
8:05 pm - 11:57 pm
JFK
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SFO
6h 52mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
2:00 pm - 10:29 pm
SFO
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JFK
5h 29mnonstop
$217American Airlines
Sat, Mar 7 - Mon, Mar 9
Frontier Logo
6:10 am - 7:20 pm
LGA
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SFO
16h 10m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:38 pm - 4:29 pm
SFO
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LGA
14h 51m
1 stop
$218Frontier
Thu, Mar 5 - Tue, Mar 10
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:30 am - 3:18 pm
JFK
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SFO
6h 48mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:54 pm - 7:30 am
SFO
-
JFK
5h 36mnonstop
$218Alaska Airlines
Thu, Feb 26 - Sat, Feb 28
JetBlue Logo
3:40 pm - 7:34 pm
JFK
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SFO
6h 54mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
8:00 am - 4:26 pm
SFO
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JFK
5h 26mnonstop
$219JetBlue
Fri, Apr 24 - Sat, May 9
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:23 pm - 9:56 pm
EWR
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SFO
6h 33mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:40 am - 4:21 pm
SFO
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EWR
5h 41mnonstop
$219Alaska Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
Frontier Logo
8:44 pm - 9:39 pm
LGA
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SFO
27h 55m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:35 am - 11:06 pm
SFO
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LGA
12h 31m
2 stops
$219Frontier
Thu, Feb 26 - Wed, Mar 4
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 10:49 am
JFK
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SFO
6h 49mnonstop
Delta Logo
2:25 pm - 11:00 pm
SFO
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JFK
5h 35mnonstop
$220Delta
Tue, Feb 10 - Tue, Feb 24
Frontier Logo
6:20 am - 9:39 pm
LGA
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SFO
18h 19m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:58 pm - 3:59 pm
SFO
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LGA
14h 01m
1 stop
$220Frontier
Thu, Mar 5 - Wed, Mar 11
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 10:49 am
JFK
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SFO
6h 49mnonstop
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 3:28 pm
SFO
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JFK
5h 28mnonstop
$221Delta
Thu, Mar 5 - Wed, Mar 11
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
4:45 pm - 8:36 pm
JFK
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SFO
6h 51mnonstop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
11:34 am - 10:59 pm
SFO
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JFK
8h 25m
1 stop
$224Hawaiian Airlines
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Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$108
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 9% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 23% increase in price.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to San Francisco

When to book flights from New York to Modesto

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Flights from New York to Modesto: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from New York to Modesto 
BeverlyFlew with JetBlue
JFK
-
SFO
Dec 2025
Wear support socks which helps when you sit for a long time.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines
EWR
-
SFO
Dec 2025
Bring your own food and in flight activity since they don’t supply any.
LuisFlew with Delta
JFK
-
SFO
Mar 2025
It’s a long flight, come prepared to either watch movies, read or sleep.
JulieFlew with Alaska Airlines
JFK
-
SFO
Oct 2024
Leave early. JFK can be messy. I couldn’t find healthy food choices so eat before you arrive.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines
JFK
-
SFO
Jun 2024
SFO is one of the most convenient and pleasant airports. When flying Alaska Air make sure to bring your food and a larger water bottle that usual (you get only two drink services (one small cup each) for a 6 hour flight.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines
JFK
-
SFO
May 2024
The airport food was limited and expensive. Best to bring a sandwich from outside…

FAQs for booking flights from New York to Modesto

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from New York to Modesto?

    When flying out of New York you’ll be using one of these airports: Newark, New York John F Kennedy Intl or New York LaGuardia. Modesto does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby San Francisco airport, which is 75.5 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from New York to Modesto take?

    Direct flights cover the 2,566 miles separating New York and Modesto in about 6h 13m.

  • How many flights are there between New York and Modesto?

    145 direct flights run between New York and Modesto on a daily basis. On average, there are about 1,017 departures each week.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between New York and Modesto?

    Consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to New York, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York to Modesto?

    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 New York to Modesto.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New York to Modesto?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Modesto from New York 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 New York to Modesto?

    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 Modesto with an airline and back to New York with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from New York to Modesto?

    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 Modesto from New York up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from New York to Modesto?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket between New York and Modesto found on KAYAK was with Frontier for $83. Spirit Airlines offered a round-trip connection from $92 and Frontier from $114.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from New York to Modesto

  • There is no airport in Modesto. Instead, you’ll be flying into San Francisco Airport when flying between New York and Modesto.
  • The cheapest flight from New York to Modesto was found 86 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 2 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be November, December and January. The cheapest month to fly is February.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving New York to Modesto

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New York to Modesto? 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11801 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
7.1Food
8.1Boarding
7.0Entertainment
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I paid $168 each for myself and my daughter for an upgrade and we didn’t get any of the things mentioned by you/ site that comes with an upgrade. It was all just the same. One snack and one beverage. Nothing else. I don’t understand what the upgrade was.

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Jan 2026
JFK - PSP
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I paid $168 each for myself and my daughter for an upgrade and we didn’t get any of the things mentioned by you/ site that comes with an upgrade. It was all just the same. One snack and one beverage. Nothing else. I don’t understand what the upgrade was.

Every thing is on time, boarding, landing nice and smooth. But No tv? No food for 6 hours flight?

I don’t think Alaska coordinates with Kayak. I did not get a “check-in” email inviting me to check in 24 hours in advance. Had to wait 20+ minutes to get a wheel chair.

First Class seats had no more legroom then Premium Economy. There was no working WiFi or entertainment. I would have rather paid $400 more and flown on United for the 6 hours from EWR to SFO.

Overall the flight was on-time and plane ride very comfortable. The free snacks not so good - only a small bag of pretzels and no milk. I wanted milk. There was not entertainment on the plane unless I wanted to download their APP. But I would consider flying with them again and be more prepared on my part with food and entertainment.

This time it is good, no delay and right on time

No food but only snack was provided during the 6-hour flight from EWR to LAX. I was so hungry during the trip.

Miss bigger screens for movies Staff was friendly Seats comfortable Bathroom line long

Seats are so small now that it's very hard even for a medium-sized person to be comfortable!!!

Good experience on flight. But flight was delayed for takeoff by an hour, and Alaska posted the wrong landing time on its website. So the person who was designated to pick me up arrived 1 hour early and sat waiting for a long time at 11pm at night. This could have been avoided with better text and website communication by Alaska/Hawaiin Airlines

It was last minute due to weather - considering - it was amazing! Good smiles, friendly staff and they were making sure we knew what was going on when and where.

The entertainment screens were not working and there was no air condition the entire flight. Very uncomfortable.

It was Delta, but the flight attendants were stressful and disrespectful. I am a diamond member a travel weekly. I have not had a negative thing to share in quite some time. But this was noticeable.

The plant way delayed departing by 3 hours. It was an old airplane with broken seats and armrests. The bathroom made a hollering sound. A really crappy flight experience and travel day all around.

Original flight was cancelled and when i was rebooked by the airline, they couldn't seat me in the same type of seat as I had originally booked (went from window/aisle to middle/middle and one was a bulkhead seat, and other wasn't in the same class)

My flight was cancelled with no explanation after I had already cleared security. I was given 4 options to rebook, only one being non-stop like I had paid for. I grabbed it. It was 4 plus hours later and then took off even later. Biggest complaint is that I booked early and had an aisle seat. They gave me a "window" seat in front of the exit row, so the seat did not decline. I weigh all of 103 #s and it was tight for me! For what I paid, I feel I was kind of ripped off. I think they should have given me the empty comfort seat for the inconvenience. There was no apology nor any explanation as to why the flight was cancelled. My guess is it benefitted Delta in some way.

Very smooth, on-time, and pleasantly uneventful flight. The team at the gate and on board were professional and genuinely courteous. The pilot kept us well updated throughout, and both takeoff and landing were steady and enjoyable without any drama. Just a good, solid flight. Thank you! 💗

I truly love flying with Delta. They have always treated me with the upmost respect

The flight was great. The gate location was way to far away!!!

This route with Delta always has delays or is cancelled. Aircrafts seem smaller and older. I fly Delta quite a bit - haven’t had issues with the international flights. But this route has always been the troublesome one

Perfect flight. Smooth flight. Arrived 20 minutes early at destination. Excellent service.

Flight was delayed 8 times. We were sitting at the airport for 14 hours. We got 2 hours of sleep (if that) on what was not meant to be a red-eye.

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

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.

This flight was perfect. No complaints and only the highest regard for the crew and ground staff and how they executed perfectly. I fly a lot with United and would request predictability and transparency in their operations instead of last minute changes.

Survey sent before we actually left. Delay after delay. Now a crew problem.

I love flying with United. Unfortunately, I flew on an older plane with minimal upgraded technology (no Bluetooth functionality or handy charging ports). Otherwise, the flight was great and even arrived early.

They changed my seats after I checked in and I was stressed from the time I saw that information until just before boarding, when the gate attendant fixed it, but it shouldn't have happened. And if it couldn't be prevented, then the people on the phone I spoke with should have done something to help, which they did not, nor did they offer me compensation, just meaningless apologies.

Smooth flight, especially take off and landing, and great crew on board. Really loved the stroopwaffles!

Deplaning was delayed because of Jetbridge equipment issues in MKE, causing an issue on an otherwise great flight.

I would like the crew to talk LESS over the PA and specifically about credit card offers. I am trying to work, sleep, watch a movie and the PA was booming about a credit card offer. Could we go back to the days when the customer was more important than selling a credit card?

There were no TV screens - even in Business class. 5 delays, and only given $12 meal voucher! Terrible!

My seat tv didn’t work the whole trip. And the seat space is too small despite being seated at the front.

On the plus side, crew was attentive, drinks were cold, and in-flight entertainment selection was better than some other airlines. On the negative aide, Plane was delayed almost an hour, either no announcements from the gate crew. Biscoff cookies are gross, appreciate airlines that give a choice. Also, crew had no personality or enthusiasm at all.

Baggage handling poor. Second time this has happened. My bag went to San Francisco instead of Fiji. No apology. Luckily Nadi airport staff are fantastic. My bag arrived in Fiji the next day.

Disliked having to wait a little longer to disembark from the plan when we landed in London

Food should be better quality. Video screens have poor resolution and the library of movies is poor. The other airlines are much better.

They only offered water for Group 6. Awful announcements from the Crew. Couldn't understand a single word. Barely came by for the trash afterwards. Man, I love water for a premium flight. Wow. Water in a cup.

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

We arrived 4 hours early and still almost missed the flight because they weren’t able to access one of the boarding tickets. They then sent hour bags late and we were all of our without clothing and eventually had to take an expensive cab back and forth to the airport as they wouldn’t deliver the bag which arrived late at night that day and we would have to wait until noon the began day (messing up a second day of plans). Also, all the food has dairy or pork. No vegan or even vegetarian option in the flight—even for purchase.

Terrible. They canceled our early morning flight after midnight on the day of and had no available flights to rebook my family on for the next 72 hours. Yet they still had other flights that were not cancelled from JFK so it couldn’t be based on the weather. It felt like they canceled the flight based on it not being profitable enough for them. I am not interested in traveling with the again. The absolute worse customer service and lack of accountability.

First time flying with JetBlue and never again. I went to the counter to request meet and assist because I'm 74 and my wife is 79. I walk with a cane and my wife is handicapped and has her own wheel chair. I told the agent that my wife and luggage was at the entrance door. The ticketing agent said to me that they don't offer meet and assist. I need to bring them our luggage and then go back and get my wife in order to get my boarding pass. As I went back to get my luggage a Southwest agent along with a TSA agent recognized the situation and came over and took my wife and luggage to the JetBlue ticketing counter alongside the line and told the JetBlue agent to issue to take our luggage as soon as they could.

Flight was fine, price was good but food onboard was abysmal. I was on there for breakfast and lunch and dinner 845am EST to 845pm GMT and all I got was a yoghurt parfait, fruit and a piece of cake. Later snacks included an ice-cream brownie and a pizza twist. I was hungry by the time I landed and the airport amenities were closed. Not happy.

Not a pleasant experience, service was poor. Didn't like it

Everything was great. I liked the text updates so that I never miss a gate change & I have all the latest info.

No internet on a flight over three hours in this age is criminal. Staff inattentive and dismissive

Worst flight experience ever flights canceled. JetBlue told us just did not even bother standing in line to come back in one and a half hours then without any information we had to go pick up all of our luggage and spend over $2000 in accommodation just to get home. JetBlue said that the next flight available for us to get home would be three days later. Absolutely absurd hasn’t offered to give us any compensation do not fly JetBlue horrible company. They said it was based on the weather and the weather is great in all locations that we would’ve been flying to total hoax. I think it’s a conspiracy theory.

flight was delayed for hours with no explanation. The plane was a very old aircraft.

The flight departed more than 1 hour late. Leg room is bigger than most airlines

Excellent. Although they used to greet me as a mosaic member and provide a free drink, early boarding helps me to keep coming back to JetBlue.

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