$149 Find Cheap Flights from New York State to San Francisco Bay Area - Compare and Save

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 State to San Francisco Bay Area.

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from New York State to San Francisco Bay Area is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

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 New York State to San Francisco Bay Area with an airline and back with another airline.

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

New York State and San Francisco Bay Area are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Virgin Australia (125 flights per week), Air New Zealand (123 flights per week), and United Airlines (116 flights per week).

There are 2 airports in San Francisco Bay Area. The busiest airport is San Francisco Airport (SFO), with 91% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in San Francisco Bay Area is San Francisco Airport (SFO), with an average flight price of $397.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $426. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $588 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $418 on average. Morning departures are around 6% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $509.

The cheapest ticket to San Francisco Bay Area from New York State found in the last 5 days was to San Francisco, at $311 round-trip. The most popular route is Buffalo (BUF) to San Francisco (SFO) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $311.

The cheapest month for flights from New York State to San Francisco Bay Area is September, when tickets cost $242 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $331 and $307 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from New York State to San Francisco Bay Area, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 41% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

From New York State, there are direct flights to San Francisco Bay Area from 1 city. This city is New York and there are 1,239 direct flights each week.

There are around 177 direct flights from within New York State to San Francisco Bay Area every day. Most flights (48%) depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 1,239 direct flights from within New York State to San Francisco Bay Area. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from New York State to San Francisco Bay Area takes 11h 22m, covering a distance of 2483 miles. The shortest route is Newark Airport (EWR) to San Francisco (SFO) with an average flight time of 5h 59m.

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to San Francisco Bay Area. Instead, there are 1,239 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from New York.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is San Francisco (92% of total searches to San Francisco Bay Area). The next most popular destinations are Oakland (6%) and San Jose (2%). Searches for flights to Santa Rosa (0%) are also popular.