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$119 Find Cheap Flights from Norfolk to San Francisco

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Cheap Flights from Norfolk to San Francisco (ORF-SFO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Norfolk 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Norfolk to San Francisco

Fri, Nov 7 - Sun, Nov 9
Frontier Logo
11:42 am - 9:11 pmORF-SFO
12h 29m1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:23 pm - 10:47 amSFO-ORF
9h 24m1 stop
$215Frontier
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Sat, Oct 25 - Fri, Oct 31
American Airlines Logo
12:35 pm - 7:09 pmORF-SFO
9h 34m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 10:41 pmSFO-ORF
7h 26m1 stop
$254American Airlines
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Wed, Oct 22 - Wed, Oct 29
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:20 amORF-SFO
8h 20m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:45 pm - 9:46 amSFO-ORF
8h 01m1 stop
$266United Airlines
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Thu, Oct 23 - Tue, Oct 28
United Airlines Logo
7:59 pm - 12:55 amORF-SFO
7h 56m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:45 pm - 10:49 amSFO-ORF
9h 04m1 stop
$284United Airlines
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Thu, Sep 25 - Mon, Sep 29
Delta Logo
3:36 pm - 8:28 pmORF-SFO
7h 52m1 stop
Delta Logo
11:57 pm - 11:24 amSFO-ORF
8h 27m1 stop
$297Delta
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Wed, Nov 5 - Sun, Nov 9
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8:01 am - 3:11 pmORF-SFO
34h 10m2 stops
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10:23 pm - 10:47 amSFO-ORF
9h 24m1 stop
Fri, Nov 7 - Mon, Nov 10
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11:42 am - 9:11 pmORF-SFO
12h 29m1 stop
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10:23 pm - 12:07 amSFO-ORF
22h 44m2 stops
Tue, Sep 30 - Thu, Oct 23
Delta Logo
8:06 am - 2:26 pmORF-SFO
9h 20m1 stop
Delta Logo
11:25 am - 11:18 pmSFO-ORF
8h 53m1 stop
$308Delta
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Thu, Oct 23 - Tue, Oct 28
Southwest Logo
3:55 pm - 10:05 pmORF-SFO
9h 10m1 stop
Southwest Logo
8:30 am - 9:50 pmSFO-ORF
10h 20m2 stops
$310Southwest
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Wed, Oct 22 - Wed, Oct 29
Southwest Logo
11:40 am - 7:50 pmORF-SFO
11h 10m2 stops
Southwest Logo
8:30 am - 9:50 pmSFO-ORF
10h 20m2 stops
$323Southwest
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Cheapest • from $215 (round-trip)
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Cheapest round-trip
$215
Overall average: $484
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Fri 11/7Sun 11/9
ORF - SFO • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$119
Typical prices: $313-505
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Wed 12/24
ORF - SFO • 1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Norfolk to San Francisco flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Norfolk 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 Norfolk to San Francisco?

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

For Norfolk to San Francisco, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from San Francisco back to Norfolk, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Friday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Norfolk to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Norfolk 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 Norfolk to San Francisco is September, where tickets cost $381 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $599 and $597 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Norfolk to San Francisco, 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 Norfolk to San Francisco, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 33% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$119
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
Flight from Norfolk to San Francisco

When to book flights from Norfolk to San Francisco

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Norfolk 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 Norfolk to San Francisco

  • What is the cheapest flight from Norfolk to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Norfolk to San Francisco was $119 for a one-way ticket and $215 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Norfolk and San Francisco?

    A passport is not required to fly from Norfolk to San Francisco.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Norfolk to San Francisco?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Norfolk to San Francisco?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Norfolk to San Francisco are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $448 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $428 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Norfolk 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 Norfolk to San Francisco.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco from Norfolk 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk with another airline. Booking your flights between Norfolk 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Norfolk to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Norfolk 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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8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4242 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

10.0 ExcellentGordon, Jul 2025GEG - OAK
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

I will be flying again Southwest Airlines. Friendly crew, comfortable and affordable.

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.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

1. when we went to check in, our 2 first class seats had been CANCELED and the flight was sold out. This was done without our prior knowledge. It was all we could do to restore one first class seat for my wife and I flew economy. 2, Our flight home was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. Due to tsunami warnings, the roads were closed and our flight status was uncertain as to whether it would leave as scheduled. It was announced that it would now leave at 11:20 pm and the roads were now open since the tsunami had come and gone. We made a mad dash to the airport and checked in. Delays were announced at 12:30 pm, 1:30 am, 2:30 am and at 3:30 am it was canceled. Since this was a flight due to natural (tsunami) causes, there was no compensation. We were told to return at 1:00 pm the next day and our baggage would be kept on the plane since the same plane was going to leave at 1:00 pm. We had to return to our hotel for the rest of the night. The same plane did not leave at 1:00 pm and our baggage was gone! All in all, it was a miserable performance by UA. Information was hard to obtain and no one knew what was going on and what was going to happen. Hundreds of passengers slept on the floor, chairs, etc. No food and no water was made available to the passengers. It was a situation where UA could care less what was going on. As a one million mile flyer, I had not experienced anything like this before and it was hugely disappointing!

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

Did not get the seat I selected and paid for.

My flight was delayed for several hours. Sitting at gate 16 for several hours, I got a text from Kayak the gate changed to 9 before it was announced. Very bad communication at each gate from American Airlines employees. I received 10 notifications of delay from Kayak. My vacation started off horrible! I will write to American Airlines corporate office also.

Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

There is no room, no gluten free options, or any free internet/entertainment. You have to bring your own tablet or smartphone because there are no screens.

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

I flew Business Class. Rory, one of the Cabin stewards, was attentive, explained the menu, provided appropriate drinks. was

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Pretty bad gate mgmt upon arrival. No open gates and we had to wait at midnight. Shouldn’t be a surprise that an aircraft is coming in.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Seats were new and comfortable. Staff was fine. Missed my connection due to weather -which wasn’t their fault- but got no help at all. Gate staff sent me to customer service, which was and stayed unstaffed. Sign with QR code directed me to call or chat. Chat was useless. Call was returned after an hour. No itinerary offered by Frontier could get me home in less than 30 hours. Rebooked with another airline and got a partial refund that came to about 10 percent of what I paid to get home.

Finally a Frontier on time and efficient. I've had problems before with your airline, but this time everything went fine.

The experience was good. No frills but I got there safe and sound and on time.

Great for the price. No wifi or entertainment, but gate agents and crew were fantastic and we boarded quickly and left on time.

sluggish boarding and arrival procedures, fake nice flight attendants, and lots of delays.

Disaster. They lied every step of the way. We ended up being delayed due to crew and then allegedly abandoned the flight because of a curfew at LGA. No rebooking to LGA at any reasonable time. No hotel. No meal vouchers. Had to sleep in the airport and fly to Newark instead. Will never fly Frontier again.

What I expected, nickeled and dined and a frontier flight attendant loudly complained about her job and lack of communication as she headed to the gate on her cell phone. Not professional.

As every law enforcement agency I could imagine surrounded the plane and we didn’t disembark for 2 hours and then had to stick around for another hour to go get our personal belongings after leaving them behind and being bused away from the plane, it was scary and inconvenient. We were given no information as to why this was happening. Lack of communication with passengers was disappointing.

After boarding and un-boarding twice over 6+hours, the flight was canceled.

Severe turbulence. Captain never came on to reassure passengers after things settled down.

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