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Cheap Flights from Richmond 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$274
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$311
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$274
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$311

Book Cheap Richmond 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 Richmond 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Richmond to San Francisco Bay Area

Mon, Aug 24 - Mon, Aug 31
Frontier Logo
5:26 pm - 11:34 am
RIC
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SFO
21h 08m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 4:31 pm
SFO
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RIC
7h 31m
1 stop
$274Frontier
Wed, Oct 21 - Wed, Oct 28
Breeze Airways Logo
8:25 am - 11:51 am
RIC
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SFO
6h 26mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
12:36 pm - 8:46 pm
SFO
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RIC
5h 10mnonstop
$278Breeze Airways
Sat, Sep 26 - Sun, Sep 27
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 11:51 am
RIC
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SFO
6h 26mnonstop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:44 pm - 10:44 am
SFO
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RIC
10h 00m
1 stop
$293Multiple Airlines
Sat, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 24
Breeze Airways Logo
8:25 am - 11:51 am
RIC
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SFO
6h 26mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
12:36 pm - 8:46 pm
SFO
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RIC
5h 10mnonstop
$298Breeze Airways
Mon, Aug 24 - Mon, Aug 31
Southwest Logo
6:00 pm - 12:05 am
RIC
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OAK
9h 05m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
8:30 pm - 9:50 am
OAK
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RIC
10h 20m
2 stops
$306Southwest
Thu, Aug 27 - Mon, Aug 31
Southwest Logo
6:00 pm - 12:05 am
RIC
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OAK
9h 05m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
11:55 pm - 2:50 pm
OAK
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RIC
11h 55m
1 stop
$306Southwest
Wed, Nov 11 - Wed, Nov 18
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 12:02 pm
RIC
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SJC
9h 02m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 5:07 pm
SJC
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RIC
7h 37m
1 stop
$311United Airlines
Wed, Oct 21 - Wed, Oct 28
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 11:51 am
RIC
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SFO
6h 26mnonstop
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:10 pm - 10:55 am
SFO
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RIC
9h 45m
1 stop
$313Multiple Airlines
Wed, Nov 11 - Wed, Nov 18
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 3:08 pm
RIC
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SJC
12h 08m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 5:07 pm
SJC
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RIC
7h 37m
1 stop
$316United Airlines
Fri, Aug 21 - Sun, Aug 23
Frontier Logo
5:26 pm - 12:18 am
RIC
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SFO
9h 52m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:30 pm - 4:31 pm
SFO
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RIC
18h 01m
1 stop
$327Frontier
Booking Insights

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

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

What is the cheapest Richmond 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 Richmond found in the last 5 days was to San Francisco, at $129 round-trip. The most popular route is from Richmond (RIC) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $129.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Richmond 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 in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $382 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $382.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Richmond 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 $389, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond to San Francisco Bay Area is September, when tickets cost $337 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $601 and $546 respectively.

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to San Francisco Bay Area on a Wednesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Richmond to San Francisco Bay Area. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Tuesdays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond to San Francisco Bay Area, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 30% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$156
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 25% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 1% increase in price.
Flight from Richmond to San Jose

FAQs - booking San Francisco Bay Area flights

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

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

  • How many flights are there between Richmond and San Francisco Bay Area per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Richmond and lands in San Francisco Bay Area, with an average flight time of 6h 01m. The most common departure time is 8:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 2 flights.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Richmond to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Richmond 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 Richmond 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.
8.2
Breeze AirwaysOverall score based on 303 reviews
6.7Food
8.3Boarding
8.2Comfort
6.7Entertainment
8.7Crew
Airline reviews

Flying with this airline is a true nightmare. We got delayed than stranded on layovers due to maintenance issues both ways of our flight and there’s no way to communicate with anyone other than AI bots that are absolutely useless. Never again.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jul 2026
HVN - MSY
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Flying with this airline is a true nightmare. We got delayed than stranded on layovers due to maintenance issues both ways of our flight and there’s no way to communicate with anyone other than AI bots that are absolutely useless. Never again.

Flight was great except for lunatic lady and her mother sitting middle/window who went nuts when the woman on the aisle wouldn’t stand up right away to let them out even though the aisle was full. Police had to be called. Some people just shouldn’t be allowed to fly.

Flight attendants were wonderful. Seats were comfortable “Nicest” bundle). No screens or meal, but it is a budget airline.

it is an economy airline so lack of perks expected .. however an efficient board, clean plane, pleasant crew and an early arrival for half the price of full service airline

Very quick and easy process from check in to deboarding and baggage claim. Crew was professional and friendly. Flight was smooth and on time. Very convenient for short flights.

It was easy and very comfortable! The crew was accommodating and cheerful. I enjoyed myself!

I normally have very good experiences with Breeze. The crew is great, pricing is excellent, and the planes are new and usually clean. This time in Huntsville we were delayed, which I understand can happen, however we were moved from one gate to the opposite side of the terminal and then back again... There was a lot of confusion. Also, my seat had a lot of food crumbs still on the floor where I had to stow my bookbag, so that was a bit disappointing. Other than that, all was good. Crew was great as usual!

Our flight was delayed 7 hours. Due to a change in equipment we were downgraded from "Nicest" to "Nicer," even having to pay for a soft drink. Disappointing. To Breeze's credit that issued a $100 flight credit. A refund would have been more appreciated.

I was surprised with Breeze Airlines. It was my first time flying with them, and I was hesitant. It was a great experience. The seats are really comfortable. You have much more space than other airlines, and they are better quality seats. The service was amazing, and we landed almost an hour before schedule. It was an amazing experience; I really recommend Breeze Airlines.

Ticketing agent never said our flight was delayed. It went from a 2 hr to 3 hr delay to just cancelled….why…lack of crew. Breeze doesn’t even have a phone number to call. You have to “text” them or use Facebook messenger to get in touch with someone. If you’re trying to market a new airline, make sure you have crew to fly if you’re going to run flights. The plane was literally at the gate.

No wifi, seems to be very common with Southwest currently. Everything else was normal.

Poor customer service, no accommodation for passengers when the flight was delayed over 5 hours.

The flight was late. The crew was rude. There was no food. Cramped and uncomfortable. Nothing about this flight was good.

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.

The first time I flew in the extra legroom section. It was difficult to notice a difference. I had bad luck with my neighbors. The crew was okay. Southwest has reduced the live TV options.

No gluten free snacks. Seats felt worn or bare bones even though it was a new 737 MAX 8.

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.

Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

The trip was good. Short, uneventful, and can't ask for more than that My one complaint is that I had signed up for wheel chair assist between gates. I fractured my foot/ankle in two places and needed the help. Neither flight did the requested help appear. I ended up walking through both Atlanta and Nashville Airport and was a very unhappy traveler. While I know that it's the airport responsibility for the service, I wish that SW had at least verified that the assistance was there as requested.

I liked that we arrived safely. I did not like how Southwest personnel blamed the boarding delays on wheel chair passengers. If there is a national wheelchair basketball tournament occurring, be ready as a company to respond with appropriate resources to match your cudtomers needs.

Delta is always late. Ruined our first day of a short vacation. Timing is important. We pay to stay on an itinerary

We never made it on this flight because we missed our connection due to o delayed flight from Jackson.

We got stuck on the tarmac taxiing after landing early so we didn’t get off the plane until an hour later than we thought we would

It was okay. We were delayed for weather reasons, but the pilots and the flight control staff figured a way around the storm and were able to get us to Los Angeles safely. Not all the staff members were polite, but the entertainment on the flight was good.

Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.

Flight attendants were great. Cheerful, upbeat and friendly. Jet, in particular, was fantastic.

They made us board and then deboard due to mechanical issue which delayed the departure by almost 2 hours and we barely made our connecting flight. These quality checks should've been done before boarding not after.

My Flight was cancelled and there was no other options available for me to Travel on that date and my options for the next day was all connecting flights that would have me in the airports all day before reaching my destination

I appreciate the crew and their hard work. In Atlanta, the ticket counter had 1 woman to do all the work. She was amazing. People weren’t happy they had to check their carry on roller bags, but she handled them well. She was cordial and worked quickly to get the passengers boarded.

I understand why there was a 40 minute delay, but we should have been offered snacks during that time. We weren’t offered it until later.

The SFO lounge closes at 12 midnight. My flight took off at 2AM

Delayed 2 hours while stuck on the aircraft. If the luggage was properly loaded the first time we probably wouldn’t have been delayed at all

Flight be on time would be a good start. Then train your flight attendants to be attentive and friendly. This time they completely forgot my row for the measly snack! United, do better!

It was a short, comfortable flight. It did leave an hour late due to the pilot having to be replaced (family emergency) but that didn’t inconvenience myself & my friend. The situation was explained, eventually.

There was a piece of plastic baked into my buttermilk biscuit! I have a pictures. The flight attendants in first class were really apologetic, and tried to rectify the situation. I I am very appreciative that they were able to give me some packets of pretzels and gummy bears. I understand they don't personally handle the food until warming it up so I know it wasn't their fault. I don't know whether it was a newer aircraft, or different food packaging, but I was happy that when the food was being warmed up - it didn't smell like plastic. Jokes on me with finding plastic in my food.

The seats were uncomfortable, as if the cushions haven't been switched out in many years. I felt like I was on an old bus. The food was delicious. thank you. Onboard entertainment, very limited. Unless you like violent movies. Why in the world would you have such severely violent movies on a plane? if you don't want to see such things, you don't have a choice. Have you considered that when choosing entertainment? Good god. Why would you have the Godfather? Or black women being brutally beaten with a club? Why in the hell would you put that kind of material on a plane? As for Kayak: Why when I ordered Qantas, was the plane on United?

UA594 was delayed multiple times. I ended up getting picked up so I can make it in time for work 6AM on Monday, 7/6/2026

They did the one thing that really matters - got to Chicago early.

It is a modern tragedy that any airline expects you to travel for 14 hours in such discomfort and that the only way to add comfort is exorbitant prices. I was in pain by the time we landed. Shameful.

Planes were on time, we were offered opportunities to take seats in exit aisles that had better leg room, tasks offs and landings were smooth, we were kept informed of flight status

They did not offer coffee on a 7am flight…awful!!

RIC Staff was not enough. Elderly passengers had to wait 30 minutes to deplane, so we could board and still had to walk as no chairs were provided. And, passenger in front of my seat assignment rammed seat against my legs entire flight time. Was mildly bruised and left thigh still sore.

The flight had a delay that made me being in a real rush to take the second flight. The delay was almost for 2 hours. They moved us from gate to gate in 4 times. Once I arrived to Philadelphia, I got to run thorough all the airport, as the train was already closed by that time. So I got sick with asthma for all the running I had to do. And I was the last one to board, when it was almost closed. So irresponsable with the people

5.5 hour delay with no explanation on why, along with no proactive effort to reaccomodate me.

Flight overall was good. Landing was a little rough, but could be attributed to the rainy weather.

The free internet access did not work, so we had to purchase 2 Internet packages. Flight attendants were not proactive in checking in with first class patrons

Equipment swap led to 2+ hour delay on international flight. And to top it off, boarding took forever.

Wretched scheduling - they got themselves into a critical crew situation and didn’t try to address it until 15 minutes before they had to cancel my flight

Terrible. I hate flying with AA. There is always a high level of stress felt when I fly with them.

Cut off carry ons, had to check, got on and there was plenty of bin space. Disappointing.

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