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Cheap Flights from Reno to San Francisco Bay Area

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$210
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$165
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$210
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$165

Book Cheap Reno 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 Reno 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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Reno to San Francisco Bay Area

Sat, Aug 8 - Sat, Aug 15
Southwest Logo
5:30 am - 11:55 am
RNO
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SJC
6h 25m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
10:45 am - 5:20 pm
SJC
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RNO
6h 35m
1 stop
$165Southwest
Thu, Aug 6 - Mon, Aug 10
Southwest Logo
6:55 pm - 8:05 pm
RNO
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SJC
1h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
7:30 am - 8:35 am
SJC
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RNO
1h 05mnonstop
$166Southwest
Sat, Aug 8 - Sat, Aug 15
Southwest Logo
5:30 am - 11:55 am
RNO
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SJC
6h 25m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
1:45 pm - 8:10 pm
SJC
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RNO
6h 25m
2 stops
$170Southwest
Thu, Sep 10 - Sat, Sep 19
Southwest Logo
6:55 pm - 8:05 pm
RNO
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SJC
1h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
11:05 am - 6:10 pm
SJC
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RNO
7h 05m
2 stops
$171Southwest
Tue, Sep 1 - Thu, Sep 10
Southwest Logo
3:25 pm - 7:00 pm
RNO
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SJC
3h 35m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
7:30 am - 8:35 am
SJC
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RNO
1h 05mnonstop
$173Southwest
Thu, Aug 6 - Mon, Aug 10
Southwest Logo
6:55 pm - 8:05 pm
RNO
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SJC
1h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
9:45 am - 3:35 pm
SJC
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RNO
5h 50m
1 stop
$176Southwest
Tue, Sep 1 - Thu, Sep 10
Southwest Logo
2:00 pm - 8:05 pm
RNO
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SJC
6h 05m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
7:30 am - 8:35 am
SJC
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RNO
1h 05mnonstop
$178Southwest
Thu, Aug 6 - Mon, Aug 10
Southwest Logo
6:55 pm - 8:05 pm
RNO
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SJC
1h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
9:30 am - 3:20 pm
SJC
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RNO
5h 50m
2 stops
$181Southwest
Tue, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 5
Frontier Logo
1:25 pm - 7:52 pm
RNO
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SFO
6h 27m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
11:20 am - 8:02 pm
SFO
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RNO
8h 42m
1 stop
$210Frontier
Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 29
Frontier Logo
11:51 am - 10:46 am
RNO
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SFO
22h 55m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
11:42 am - 7:52 pm
SFO
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RNO
8h 10m
1 stop
$211Frontier
Booking Insights

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

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

What is the cheapest Reno 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 Reno found in the last 5 days was to San Jose, at $213 round-trip. The most popular route is from Reno (RNO) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $284.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Reno to San Francisco Bay Area depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $610 on average. Morning departures are around 1% 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 $680.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Reno 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 $411, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Reno 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 Reno 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 Reno to San Francisco Bay Area is September, when tickets cost $77 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $179 and $179 respectively.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to San Francisco Bay Area on a Friday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Reno, you should consider flying back on a Saturday, and avoid Tuesdays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Reno 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 Reno 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 Reno to San Francisco Bay Area, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 44% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$83
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 11% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 33% increase in price.
Flight from Reno to San Jose

FAQs - booking San Francisco Bay Area flights

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

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

Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Francisco Bay Area

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Reno to the following destinations at these prices or less: San Francisco $233 one-way - $504 round-trip

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Reno to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Reno 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Reno to San Francisco Bay Area? 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.
7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4246 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

It was just okay, no frills, basic transportation with no luxury. No screens on the seats, no water or drinks on a short flight. Full flight but at least it was on time.

6.0 GoodSteven, Jun 2026
LAS - ONT
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It was just okay, no frills, basic transportation with no luxury. No screens on the seats, no water or drinks on a short flight. Full flight but at least it was on time.

Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

As always, the entire Southwest experience was perfect. Purchasing the tickets on the Southwest web site was effortless, departure and arrival gates were spotless and comfortable, plane was clean and comfortable, crew was excellent and flight was on time. Wheelchair service in Las Vegas at departure was somewhat chaotic and disjointed, but I am not sure if that was Southwest problem, airport problem or combination.

The crew was nice. Boarding sucked. Instead of loading from the back to the front people just sat wherever and you had to wait for them to move to get to a seat. And the flight was 25 minutes delayed.

Flight was on time and the crew was very nice.

Crew was great but because of fog they diverted us to Ontario instead of our Santa Barbara destination. Instead of cancelling the flight as soon as we landed in Ontario, they instead held us in Ontario for almost 4 hours before cancelling the flight. I had to rent a car in Ontario to get back to ventura on time to get an elderly relative his medication and take over his caretaking… otherwise if I had taken the buses you offered from Ontario I wouldn’t have even arrived to Santa Barbara till at least midnight (according to southwest airlines employees at Ontario), and then would have had to drive back down to ventura. At least renting the car I could get up to ventura by 10 pm to take care of my loved one.

Everything was great except for the in-flight wifi that wasn't working.

Everything went well, but the flight was delayed multiple times. The delays were only minutes, but it was without information on why it was delayed.

Delayed a hour and a bit because of some tape on the tail. They were good about letting us know but should have been done before we were scheduled to depart.

This was an overnight flight, and in the morning they did know coffee service. How you can throw passengers in a San Francisco airport at 5:40 a.m. in the morning and not giving them Coffee is a crime.

Our flight was delayed several Times due to mechanical issues. Although I understand this may happen at times, it was very inconvenient and we had to book a hotel for an overnight stay. We were traveling with my 3-yo grandson and waiting at the airport from noon until 6:30pm with no reassurance that our next rescheduled flight would depart, we had to decide what’s best for him. A day later, I found out that I may be able to demand compensation if my flight is delayed more than 4 hours. I will hav to read the fine print next time.

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

Checking in united could not figure out my star alliance gold. Baggage did not get marked priority and didn't receive boarding passes. When got to SFO lounge personal fixed everything Immediately

We had to wait almost an hour for the wheelchair porter to be ready to pick up my mother. And when she arrived in Newark airport the porter was not there and she started walking with her cane and her poor mobility. When the Newark porter found her they didn't want to transfer her bags to the wheelchair for her.

I contacted both carriers months beforehand to change the cabin (booked in April) but to no avail (united asked to contact Swiss since it was their equipment, Swiss told me to reach out to united). So yeah… My seat was pretty worn down, legroom on 27K was more than enough, but still economy seating so, getting to know your neighbours was easy. According to ground staff, the flight was massively overbooked- and this showed. I ordered a gluten free meal beforehand (which was honoured) but for breakfast got a bread roll and croissant 🤷🏼‍♂️ The connection itself is great. Leaving SFO late PM to arrive at ZRH in the afternoon makes it easier to get re adjusted again. However, and since I’ve flown this connection a couple of times in the past, I will rather deal with one carrier only and include a layover on the east coast.

Overall good experience. The positive: nice courteous crew. A modern aircraft, with extra space for carry on luggage. The okeish: Unfortunately, no entertainment screens, you have to you use your phone with the United App. The bad: in seat power was not working in our row, even it was promised as an onboard service. We were looking to charge our almost depleted phone batteries during g the flight This no power also happened in the flight to las Vegas. We paid extra to be in seats closer to the entrance. It was not advised that the seats we selected couldn't recline as behind us was was the emergency exit.

Food on this flight was horrendous, and I've had a lot of plane food, I know it's not fine dining but everything tasted terrible. The staff were friendly and helpful, boarding was OK and flight was on time.

Convenience is what I liked… Very little needs to be improved as it’s a domestic flight that connects to an international long haul.

The boarding process was pretty messy both at the gate and on the plane with staff who were not particularly friendly or helpful. I also think in comparison to their competitors the allocated space is less

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