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$126 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco Bay Area to Albany

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Cheapest round-trip
$251
Overall average: $375
United Airlines
Tue 2/24Tue 3/3
SFO - ALB • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$126
Typical prices: $170-$238
United Airlines
Tue 3/3
SFO - ALB • 1 stop
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Cheap Flights from San Francisco Bay Area to Albany

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco Bay Area to Albany 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 San Francisco Bay Area to Albany

Tue, Feb 24 - Tue, Mar 3
United Airlines Logo
9:20 pm - 10:01 am
SFO
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ALB
9h 41m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:30 pm - 1:28 am
ALB
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SFO
8h 58m
1 stop
$251United Airlines
Tue, Feb 24 - Tue, Mar 3
American Airlines Logo
11:30 pm - 1:02 pm
SFO
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ALB
10h 32m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:20 pm - 10:20 pm
ALB
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SFO
11h 00m
1 stop
$256American Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
American Airlines Logo
11:30 pm - 1:02 pm
SFO
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ALB
10h 32m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 4:54 pm
ALB
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SFO
11h 54m
2 stops
$271American Airlines
Wed, Mar 18 - Wed, Apr 8
United Airlines Logo
10:45 pm - 10:10 am
SFO
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ALB
8h 25m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
4:38 pm - 12:19 am
ALB
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SFO
10h 41m
1 stop
$305United Airlines
Wed, Mar 4 - Tue, Mar 10
Southwest Logo
7:25 pm - 7:55 am
OAK
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ALB
9h 30m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
7:55 am - 12:45 pm
ALB
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OAK
7h 50m
1 stop
$333Southwest
Wed, Feb 25 - Thu, Feb 26
Southwest Logo
7:25 pm - 8:00 am
OAK
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ALB
9h 35m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
3:50 pm - 12:10 am
ALB
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OAK
11h 20m
1 stop
$337Southwest
Fri, Mar 13 - Thu, Mar 19
Delta Logo
6:25 pm - 11:41 am
SJC
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ALB
14h 16m
2 stops
Delta Logo
1:12 pm - 9:33 pm
ALB
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SJC
11h 21m
1 stop
$472Delta
Fri, Mar 13 - Thu, Mar 19
Delta Logo
10:50 pm - 12:07 pm
SJC
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ALB
10h 17m
1 stop
Delta Logo
1:12 pm - 9:33 pm
ALB
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SJC
11h 21m
1 stop
$497Delta
Wed, Mar 18 - Wed, Apr 8
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:53 pm - 11:07 am
STS
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ALB
13h 14m
2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:56 am - 11:13 pm
ALB
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STS
14h 17m
2 stops
$620Alaska Airlines
Thu, May 28 - Mon, Jun 1
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:20 am - 11:43 pm
STS
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ALB
12h 23m
2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:06 pm - 11:30 pm
ALB
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STS
11h 24m
2 stops
$793Alaska Airlines
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Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$126
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 2% increase in price.
Flight from San Francisco to Albany

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from San Francisco Bay Area to Albany

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco Bay Area to Albany? 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4268 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
Airline reviews

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

10.0 ExcellentPieter, Jan 2026
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Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

We got exit row seats both flights. Everything was running on time

Pretty seamless, just a tad bit late in taking off and landing.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

Crew could have been friendlier, maybe I'm spoiled by SW crews. In flight wifi was good. Would be nice to have more food offerings on a 4 plus hour flight

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Sacrament staff are always polite and helpful. Airport is easy to maneuver and boarding is straightforward.

Air travel sucks. It continues to be awful for all airlines. No shame on delta alone.

Delta canceled our flight and we had to scramble to find another airline to get home. Phoenix is not a delta hub so they didn’t have another plane. It would have been a red eye though Salt Lake City. Getting in at 5am. No bueno.

Flight delays both to Detroits and return flight . The flight to Detroit was associated with mechanical difficulty

The food is terrible. The staff is wonderful. Comfort is good.

I fly Delta all the time, have Platinum Medallion status. But this route seems to have major problems with delays and seems to never leave on time! Have only taken it twice in the last two weeks, and each time it had delays of more than 1 hour... very disappointed!!!!

Staff was exceptional! Everyone was kind, professional and friendly making the trip very pleasant. Thank you!

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Delta made it easy, comfortable and timely. The crew was fantastic.

On this flight I felt the food offering was not as complete as on previous flights. The tomato salad was a bit off and there was nothing additional such a bread or butter. The breakfast was only one option, so you either ate what they had or ate nothing. The crew was efficient, but most seemed frustrated throughout the flight. The flight arrived early and was obstacle-free, so I’m overall quite happy, but the shine in the rest of the experience just wasn’t there.

Great flight with Delta! Boarding was quick and easy, the amenities were solid, and the plane was in great shape. The flight attendants had a fun, lively energy while staying professional. All in all, a smooth trip — even managed to catch up on some rest. Thanks, Delta!

It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

The flight crew where really good. Better then the crew from BNE to SFO

left on time, reasonable boarding process arrived early luggage came out quickly

I’m so sorry, I can’t remember her name, I believe it was Dimpti. She was stellar, also a mature Asian flight attendant, lots of flowers in her hair, just as amazing! But literally the crew was AWESOME . Only downside is there weren’t any charging outlets. Maybe I needed to ask a flight attendant , but it would’ve been nice to have one easily accessible.

I boarded flight UA#1318 at Sacramento International Airport going back to Houston TX. The flight was scheduled at 5:10am. I was able to check in virtually using the United Airlines app. When I entered the airport, there was no one outside assisting with checked bags as it was for Delta Airlines. Immediately upon entering, there was a LONG, EXTREMELY LONG line to the kiosks to get boarding passes. I stand in line to get boarding passes then had to move to ANOTHER EXTREMELY LONG line to get my bags checked in. While standing in this line, we noticed an agent taking customers to 3 at a time to her station to check their bags in. Lucky for me, she called me back, checked my bags for me and I was on my way. I then encountered another long line at the TSA check and to avoid I ending up having to sign up for CLEAR to bypass it. So glad, I did.,...Both of my flights were great with no issues, butthe check in progress at Bush Airport was so much smoother. Check-in at SMF airport needs to be anaylzed and corrected. Do better United, I know you can....thanks

Pushed back only to get deplaned due to a tire damaged by ground crew. They did at least go pretty fast. The bathrooms should be banned under the Geneva convention. No room to even sit straight on the toilet. The under-seat entertainment units block what little leg room there is.

United airlines has the best customer experience from booking to arrival. I always fly United airlines. The mileage program is excellent

Older aircraft, no meal, only food was for purchase. Not impressed United.

Not pleasant trip cross country when the entertainment and WiFi system not working. No entertainment for entirety of route. Staff was rather nonchalant in that they dismissed the problem due to age of plane. It would have been nice to know this up front so I could have come prepared to read or download movies before boarding Coincidentally or not, there was a similar issue with the entertainment system on my previous flight I took on my fist leg of the trip. There are no seat TVs, so you must rely on the app when it works. United can do better. Also, what use it it to pay for boarding group 2 when half of the passengers are in the same line as you?

Premium Plus is a really good idea for longer flights

Long delays, lack of information about the status of the flight. The flight was delayed 4 times.

It was good. But the gate team made me check my carry on when there was plenty of space for my luggage on the plane. Otherwise our trip was fine.

Bags took over and hour to come out. Delays due to wind caused rebooking.

Gate was overcrowded. Gate agents performed very well. Flight crew was top notch! Efficient & professional & courteous. Both meals not thermalized well. Dinner main dish was actually cold in the center. Almost inedible. Breakfast sandwich was lukewarm.

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.

Flight was cancelled 3 hrs AFTER etd. Thetefore Missed connection from JFK to New Zealand . No accommodation provided… This cost ne aporox 1000 USD in extra expenses and turned whst should have been a 24 hr trip ftom Boston - New Zealand into a VERY expensive , late 70+ hr nightmare … Complete nonsense!!!

Overall fine, but the delay was annoying and the reasons for the delay were not communicated. The crew on board were phenomenal!

Whenever a passenger purchase a ticket his advantage number should automatically to his information. It's not everyone remember the number. You request for your number and American airline agent say they will email it....and they never email anything and you loose your mileage just because you don't remember your number. It should automatically go your information and associate with your email account at all times

Boarding took forever, the plane was cramped and cold, and the seatbelt song came on constantly throughout the red eye flight with a loud pre-recorded message playing each time

Cabin felt crammed Snacks are lame But crew was super efficient getting us out on time despite delay

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