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$289 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco Bay Area to Traverse City

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Cheapest round-trip
$289
Overall average: $373
Delta
Wed 1/7Sat 1/10
SFO - TVC • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$145
Typical prices: $428-$599
United Airlines
Thu 12/25
SFO - TVC • 1 stop
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Cheap Flights from San Francisco Bay Area to Traverse City

 
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 Traverse City 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 Traverse City

Wed, Jan 7 - Sat, Jan 10
Delta Logo
10:54 pm - 11:24 am
SFO
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TVC
9h 30m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:50 pm - 11:25 pm
TVC
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SFO
8h 35m1 stop
$289Delta
Wed, Jan 7 - Sat, Jan 10
American Airlines Logo
9:10 am - 11:12 pm
SFO
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TVC
11h 02m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
5:49 pm - 10:34 pm
TVC
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SFO
7h 45m1 stop
$294American Airlines
Sat, Jan 10 - Sat, Jan 24
American Airlines Logo
12:17 am - 1:53 pm
SFO
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TVC
10h 36m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 5:24 pm
TVC
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SFO
14h 09m2 stops
$299American Airlines
Wed, Jan 14 - Wed, Jan 21
Delta Logo
12:10 pm - 10:53 pm
SFO
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TVC
7h 43m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:00 am
TVC
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SFO
8h 00m1 stop
$324Delta
Fri, Feb 13 - Mon, Feb 16
American Airlines Logo
8:57 am - 11:57 pm
SFO
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TVC
12h 00m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
5:33 pm - 10:24 pm
TVC
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SFO
7h 51m1 stop
$329American Airlines
Thu, Feb 12 - Mon, Feb 16
American Airlines Logo
8:57 am - 11:57 pm
SFO
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TVC
12h 00m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
5:33 pm - 10:24 pm
TVC
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SFO
7h 51m1 stop
$339American Airlines
Wed, Jan 28 - Sat, Jan 31
United Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 5:45 pm
SFO
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TVC
8h 00m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
4:07 pm - 11:00 pm
TVC
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SFO
9h 53m1 stop
$379United Airlines
Wed, Jan 21 - Sat, Jan 24
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 11:12 pm
SJC
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TVC
13h 57m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 2:42 pm
TVC
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SJC
11h 27m2 stops
$450Alaska Airlines
Wed, Jan 21 - Sat, Jan 24
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 11:12 pm
SJC
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TVC
13h 57m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 2:42 pm
TVC
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SJC
11h 27m2 stops
$549Alaska Airlines
Wed, Jan 7 - Sat, Jan 10
United Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 3:30 pm
SJC
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TVC
20h 30m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 8:56 pm
TVC
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SJC
14h 56m2 stops
$712United Airlines
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Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$145
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 7% increase in price.
Flight from San Francisco to Traverse City

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

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco Bay Area to Traverse City? 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
DeltaOverall score based on 8008 reviews
8.5Crew
7.3Food
7.9Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
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No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

8.0 ExcellentDeborah, Nov 2025
LAX - RDU
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No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

Our flight from SFO to MSP was right on time on 11/15/2025. No delays. As we approached MSP at about 8 pm, we circled in the air until 8:40 pm so I don't call that efficient for MSP. I think the captain should announce the delay and why. (as if we all don't know that we are just circling around the area, slowing down, speeding up, slowing down.) Thank you. Marilyn Fischer

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

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.

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

My experience on any Delta flight is always overshadowed by the time Delta removed me from a flight for no apparent reason.

There was no problems, just a little uncomfortable with seats that do not lay back a little

My husband upgraded our seats and I don't know if it was due to the type of planet was or if they didn't upgrade our seats. We were supposed to be in I believe comfort seats and they were just as tight as any other seat- no leg room and we are very tall people but at least it wasn't extremely cold. My husband did put in a complaint about our seating because he paid extra and if we would have known that the space and the tightness would have been the same, we just would have gotten the emergency row emergency row seats that we normally get. We love Delta but both our flights coming home we're not good. Oh I forgot to mention that on our flight to Hawaii our luggage wheels got broke and we had to purse new luggage on vacation then we never had this problem so we didn't know protocol and reported it after we got home only for them to tell is we only had 24hrs to report the damage. Not sure what was going on with Delta this vacation trip.

Crew was excellent. Comfort seats not as nice as other kinds of planes.

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

The flight attendants were great, I joked with one I can’t remember her name, a blond, really sweet. I thought it was run well very professional. This was great i survived Spirit, I know for which I speak.

I was in first class. The outlets at my seat did not work. The plane was shabby and run down. I had prepurchsed a day subscription for internet that was not redeemable. I had to repurchase the internet for my flight and then it didn’t work anyway. Quite disappointed in what was supposed to be the launch of a great vacation.

I understand stuff happens, but plane failures are likely due to lack of maintenance. Additionally, air conditioning wasn't working, no snack/drink service, no WiFi. Fortunately, the crew was communicative and light-hearted. United grabbed another plane and we were able to get to our destination.

Stuck on tarmac for two hours plus a 5.5 hour flight. Rude flight attendant. And no meals, not even for purchase!

I learned that seating towards the end of plane that a line forms for the restroom and people use your chair as a hand railing, bumping your seat consistently. I was seated in the aisle. I think that next time if I am towards the back row I would want to sit in the middle or window seat.

United sent me a mileage plus number last year but that number is invalid so I can’t use it to check into flights or collect mileage. There is human to speak about the problem, only computers who keep asking me if I am using the correct email. It’s so frustrating and I cannot resolve it.

Not a great experience. We paid for the upgrade for premium economy seats and seated ourselves in very comfortable seats. Someone came along with the same seat on their boarding pass. The aircraft had been changed and as a result we were booted out and sent further back to small uncomfortable seats. After complaining we were moved to emergency row seats, which gave us more leg room but the seats don’t recline. For people in our 70’s we found having to sit upright from California to NJ very uncomfortable. Not sure why they chose to move senior citizens instead of the two people that were allowed to take the more comfortable seats. Not happy.

Horrible. Both legs of my flight were delayed more than 6 hours. No compensation, no screens on the plane, and the plane was not clean.

The flight was smooth, the pilot kept us informed about delays and we arrived more of less on time

The flight was flawless and we even arrived between 20 and 25 minutes early!

Always seated jammed in rear of aircraft Admirals Club food at DFW terminal D was absolute worst food experience and I pay $600/year to eat this dried out junk

Mostly good. Flight was crowded but Airline personnel were very friendly & accommodating. It would be good to have savory snacks rather than just sweet Biscoff cookies.

It was a red eye flight, so no meals were provided, but it was fine with snacks. The seats felt cramped and almost too narrow.

Very crowded flight but what can you expect these days?? Crew was accommodating.

The seats in economy were appeared to be quite thin and lack sufficient cushioning to be comfortable. Perhaps it was my seating position but the plane seemed notably load.

It took way too long to diagnose and solve the problem of a broken crew member cabin seat. Though compensation for the volunteer who left the flight was very kind.

The entertainment package was vast and the selections were very current. Keep updating it was great.

It was a good experience. I do wish the seats were roomier. Also, I did not like being charged for my carry on bag

Exceptional take off and landing in snow and wind…thank you to the well skilled pilots!

I liked entertainment system being downloaded on my iPad. The selections were limited but I appreciated being able to use my own screen. The flight was just fine. My only issue was both terminals being far from the main airport. Especially stoning at LAX near midnight and having to wait for a bus to take us to baggage pickup. Very inconvenient.

Just fine but comfort is always an issue since the seats are so close

The Flight was fine, the staff treated me well, the flight got delayed over 5 1/2 hours for maintenance issues....but it worked out OK,, they were very apologetic about it, and it is better to not fly if there is any issue than endanger peoples lives, so in reality that was a good thing, It did cost me extra for parking because I went beyond the time I had purchased for parking at MSP. But all in all, Good flight

I did not take this flight because the reservation made by Kayak was wrong! Kayak owes me a trip from Minneapolis to Duluth.

When I got to the airport in Seattle, they told me the flight "did not exist". Kayak reserved me a seat on a flight that did not exist. This is inexcusable. I was able to change my reservation to a flight that actually did exist, but the flight was later and then I didn't make it in time for the next leg of my trip from Minneapolis to Duluth. Kayak owes me a trip from Minneapolis to Duluth, and a big apology for messing up my reservation.

The plane was freezing cold. Asked for a blanket and there were none. Was told twice that the pilots would warm the plane and it never happened Worst experience flying ever

Multiple delays because they screwed up on the crew schedule and had to wait for over an hour for more people to come.

It was good. Basic flight. Drinks only. Pay budget. Get budget and I’m good with that. I want to get where I need to go. Not hard to please. Female First Officer is an absolute bonus for me!

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