$48 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Alberta

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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Alberta

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Calgary
Calgarynonstop$161
Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie1 stop$352
Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray2 stops$378
Calgary
Calgarynonstop$161
Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie1 stop$352
Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray2 stops$378

Book Cheap San Francisco to Alberta Plane Tickets

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

Thu, Nov 20 - Tue, Dec 2
WestJet Logo
1:00 pm - 4:48 pmSFO-YYC
2h 48mnonstop
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10:05 am - 12:12 pmYYC-SFO
3h 07mnonstop
$161WestJet
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Tue, Nov 25 - Tue, Dec 2
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1:00 pm - 4:48 pmSFO-YYC
2h 48mnonstop
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10:05 am - 12:12 pmYYC-SFO
3h 07mnonstop
$167WestJet
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Tue, Nov 25 - Thu, Nov 27
WestJet Logo
1:00 pm - 4:48 pmSFO-YYC
2h 48mnonstop
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10:05 am - 12:12 pmYYC-SFO
3h 07mnonstop
$168WestJet
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Tue, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 16
WestJet Logo
12:50 pm - 4:34 pmSFO-YYC
2h 44mnonstop
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9:55 am - 11:54 amYYC-SFO
2h 59mnonstop
$172WestJet
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Wed, Sep 10 - Fri, Sep 12
Flair Airlines Logo
10:15 am - 8:15 pmSFO-YEG
9h 00m1 stop
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9:00 pm - 9:30 amYEG-SFO
13h 30m1 stop
$179Flair Airlines
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Thu, Sep 18 - Sun, Sep 21
Flair Airlines Logo
10:15 am - 8:30 pmSFO-YYC
9h 15m1 stop
Flair Airlines Logo
9:15 pm - 9:30 amYYC-SFO
13h 15m1 stop
$186Flair Airlines
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Mon, Sep 15 - Mon, Sep 22
Air Canada Logo
4:35 pm - 11:35 pmSFO-YEG
6h 00m1 stop
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10:55 am - 3:28 pmYEG-SFO
5h 33m1 stop
$208Air Canada
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Fri, Sep 26 - Mon, Sep 29
Air Canada Logo
4:35 pm - 11:35 pmSFO-YEG
6h 00m1 stop
Air Canada Logo
10:15 am - 12:23 pmYEG-SFO
3h 08mnonstop
$215Air Canada
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Thu, Aug 28 - Wed, Sep 10
Delta Logo
7:30 am - 5:20 pmSFO-YMM
8h 50m1 stop
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1:55 pm - 9:24 pmYMM-SFO
8h 29m1 stop
$1,072Delta
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Sun, Sep 28 - Sat, Oct 4
United Airlines Logo
12:43 am - 3:47 pmSFO-YMM
14h 04m2 stops
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11:50 am - 5:41 pmYMM-SFO
6h 51m1 stop
$1,204United Airlines
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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Alberta flights

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

What is the cheapest San Francisco to Alberta flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Alberta.

The cheapest ticket to Alberta from San Francisco found in the last 72 hours was to Calgary, at $165 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Francisco (SFO) to Calgary (YYC), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $165.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Francisco to Alberta?

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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $359 on average.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Alberta, 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 San Francisco to Alberta is May, when tickets cost $212 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $405 and $337 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to Alberta?

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

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

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Alberta, 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 San Francisco to Alberta, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 41% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.


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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$48
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 22% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 0% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking Alberta flights

  • Do I need a passport to fly from San Francisco to Alberta?

    Since you will be leaving the U.S. when you fly from San Francisco to Alberta, you will need to bring your passport along with you when you depart for San Francisco International Airport or one of the other airports in the area. You will not, however, need to worry about obtaining a visa to travel from the U.S. to Canada in most cases.

  • Will I need to go through customs when I arrive in Alberta?

    When you arrive in Alberta from San Francisco, you will need to go through customs. All those who travel from the U.S. to Canada will need to make their way through customs before leaving the airport.

  • Are flights from San Francisco to Alberta with layovers available?

    Flying from San Francisco to Alberta direct will take approximately three hours depending on which Canadian airport you choose as your arrival point. But there are some flights from San Francisco to Alberta that include layovers in cities like Medicine Hat and Grande Prairie that will extend your travel time to nine hours or more. It’s best to search for direct flights that will help you avoid these long layovers.

  • Which Alberta airport is my best option when flying from San Francisco?

    Alberta is more than 660,447 km² in size, which makes it right around the same size as Texas. For this reason, you should always choose the Alberta airport that will put you as close as possible to your final destination. Calgary International Airport and Edmonton International Airport are usually the most convenient options, but you should also consider other international airports throughout Alberta.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Alberta?

    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 San Francisco to Alberta.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San Francisco to Alberta 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 San Francisco to Alberta?

    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 San Francisco to Alberta 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 San Francisco to Alberta?

    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 San Francisco to Alberta up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Alberta?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Alberta is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $286 on average. Morning departures are around 12% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Alberta is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $349.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Alberta

  • When you’re flying from San Francisco to Alberta, you have three different airports in the San Francisco area to choose from for your departure. These are San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in San Jose, and Oakland International Airport (OAK) in Oakland. SFO offers the most options for direct flights to Canada.
  • Alberta is home to a handful of international airports, but the best options for those looking to fly direct to Alberta typically are Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Edmonton International Airport (YEG). They’re two of the largest airports in Alberta—and Canada as a whole—so you will be able to find the most direct flights to them from the San Francisco area.
  • Several airlines specialize in providing direct flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport and Edmonton International Airport. Air Canada, WestJet, and United Airlines will all be able to get you to Alberta without requiring you to catch connecting flights.
  • Since flying from San Francisco to Alberta will technically be an international flight, you should plan to arrive at San Francisco International Airport at least three hours before your scheduled takeoff. You’re welcome to relax in one of the airport's many lounges while you wait, such as the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge, which is available to all those who choose to fly from San Francisco to Alberta on Air Canada flights.
  • Most of the airlines that will be able to take you from San Francisco to Alberta will allow you to bring a carry-on bag on your flight without subjecting you to any fees. But you will be required to pay extra to check a bag on Air Canada, WestJet, and United Airlines, so make sure to account for this when creating your travel budget.

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Alberta. 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 San Francisco to Alberta? 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.
8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.1Entertainment
7.1Food
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Delayed flight both ways. Then, on the return flight, we were stuck on the tarmac for at least 30+ minutes. Idk what happened, but this was a bad experience.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jul 2025SFO - BUR
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Delayed flight both ways. Then, on the return flight, we were stuck on the tarmac for at least 30+ minutes. Idk what happened, but this was a bad experience.

Great flight, no bumps to speak of, pleasant crew, good inflight entertainment choices

Coffee or tea service would be nice for an evening flight, water or juice not good enough.

this flight had a 7 hour delay due to weather in NYC. It diverted to Pittsburgh for 2 hours then proceeded to NYC. Through it all the crew and flight attendants were terrific. They gave timely information, showed empathy , and were very professional.

Paying for first class and then they want $8:00 for wifi.

fine. only problem,,,, for some,,,,was that many people started trying to exit from the back of the plane,, . lots of irate people. there should be a flight attendant mid plane..to be sure that doesn't happen. The crew up front had no idea what was happening. One big guy started it..then a bunch of others followed his lead. could have gotten ugly... One man stepped in and questioned those rule breakers.. nothing bad happened,,,but......

Big delay of over 7 hours on next leg of trip with Alaska. Would have been nice to have food or something

We were late so that was what was worst part

Flying on Hawaiian Airlines was good. But, getting a boarding pass was a hassle. I booked what I thought was an Alaska Airlines flight that was actually a Hawaiian Airlines flight. I couldn't check in online. I had to wait for the Hawaiian Airlines counter to open so I could get my boarding pass which was a requirement for me to get in The Club or the Centurion Lounge. (I had no check in luggage so I didn't expect to have to physically check in.) The Alaska Airlines staff blamed the FAA for the problem.

Great, overall. Thicker seat cushion would be nice. My butt hurt the whole flight.

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.

It was a great flight and the stewards and stewardess were all kind and accommodating!! The seats were comfortable and entertainment screen excellent!

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

There was a security issue at the airport and we were unable to land. We circled endlessly and then landed at another airfield for fuel. We then circled the airport again, almost landed but didn’t fully touch down before circling again. I am thankful to the crew for keeping us safe- the issue was the airline and staff at the airport getting us seats on our connecting flights. That part was hours of searching for someone and getting in double my steps.

Most aspects were good however if they assign boarding zones they ought to enforce them or why bother? My luggage from SAN-JFK-MAD was lost in NY so I without my main bag for two days upon arrival in Spain. They were helpful in tracking it and eventually delivered it to my hotel. The flub was because of a delay upon arrival in NYC. I had booked 2 1/2 hours between flights but we had to hold on the taxiway for an hour after landing while waiting for a clear gate which likely caused the baggage error.

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

It would be nice if was given wires ear buds. Overall was a good experience was able to sleep on the plane

737-800 in first class was pretty dumpy. Seat had an uncomfortable angle, storage under the seat was blocked so even my very modest backpack didn't fit, power outlet was flaky. Weird tiny seat pockets that couldn't hold a gallon ziploc bag, emesis bag missing, etc. etc. No in-flight service due to turbulence. Crew was excellent, boarding was smooth despite a full flight.

Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

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.

The best airline I have ever travel , really good customer service, attention and service !!

Everything was great. Only thing that could’ve made it better was buy on board options for hot food, but the snacks were decent. The flight attendants were great. I had no complaints. I was able to make it to my destination safely

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

Flight was late as pilot crew had to land at different airport in their previous flight. Passengers boarded and had to wait for pilots inside plane. Series of incomplete and unnecessary announcements by an annoying voice, rather than complete, informative announcements.

Breakfast was not loaded at SFO due to catering company change. Seems like a major airline at a major hub would have thought of something else or warned passengers to pick up food before boarding a 3 hour flight.

Boarding seemed to be organized bedlam. For what ever reason, preboarding took longer than 20 minutes. Made the plane 20 minutes late taking off. Luckily we arrived on time. Flight crew seemed very friendly. Only slight turbulence.

They hired a new catering company the same day of my flight. They botched the job by not delivering the right carts and after THREE HOURS waiting, the flight crew timed out (flight was 19 hours long and FAA rules state crew can’t work more than 14 hours long). So they CANCELED OUR FLIGHT!! Worst experience ever. Avoid UAL at all costs.

The personnel were professional and friendly. The Boeing 737 Max 9 is too claustrophobic and was very warm at both airport gates, and still warm in the air.

They cancelled and moved my flight with no email or text or any other notice. I discovered this only when I attempted to check in for my flight. Actual flying experience was above average.

They were on time and everything went as expected. The only thing that could be better was they didn't wait for us to get through customs to pick up our luggage off the carousel. An employee picked it up and was shoving it together with others onto a cart. Later we found one of our luggage was slightly bent.

Delayed boarding. Delayed taking off. Delayed landing. Missed our connecting flight. Our seats on this plane were not assigned until last minute, splitting up our family with kids. I sat in the last row next to the bathroom with so many people rubbing up against me to get to the bathroom the entire flight.

Another delayed flight. Then got bumped to a later connecting flight, over two hours later! Plane was hot and uncomfortable.

Not only was the flight delayed more than 3 hours but also there was no internet or movies on the flight. It was Flair/Spirit quality of experience at Westjet prices

West Jet flight was cancelled and I was not notified. I found out when I tried to check in on-line. Spent 4 hours on the phone with West Jet and Just Fly trying to figure what happened.

Only issue was checking in took over an hour and was very stressful. It all worked out, but we weren't sure for a while.

The flight was ahead of schedule. A half glass of juice and a cookie is pathetic! No entertainment possibilities. Not even a plug-in for phone or IPad if you wanted to watch a downloaded movie. Back to flying Air Canada!

The staff were the friendliest I have encountered in years. Absolutely great!

Plane changed to one with no entertainment system or ability to serve hot meals

Both flights are delayed so I rate the whole experience as mediocre.

Bad experience boarding and flight got delayed didn’t make it to my next flight

The food on the trip Toronto to Athens could be better: the chicken didn’t taste good.

Before final boarding, my husband and I — both seniors — were told that we could not bring our carry-on bags with us due to being in Zone 6. The staff took our bags with little explanation, stating it was policy. While we understand boarding procedures may vary by zone, the way we were spoken to was unnecessarily rude and dismissive. We felt disrespected and singled out, and the interaction left us deeply uncomfortable. As seniors, we expect to be treated with courtesy and dignity, especially during travel when accommodations and communication matter most. We hope you will look into this matter and ensure better training for staff in handling such situations with more empathy and professionalism.

Easy boarding and comfortable seating were plusses. Enjoyed the experience and good service from the captain and crew. Many thanks...!

Somehow, my booking was under my preferred name instead of my legal name so they almost didn’t let me board the plane at LAX. This problem should have been notified to me when I was still in Toronto.

Poor air traffic controller staffing led to a 50%reduction on flights so we got to wait 4 hrs for our flight! Very disorganized at the gate Poor communication with customers

They are a great airline, and i enjoying flying with them. However my experience with booking through Kayak was a horrible experience. With all the restrictions and glitches of website. My entire bookings by kayak was wrong. And there was no possible way of fixing anything with them, because they hand over responsibility to the airline after purchase is made. Will not be booking through Kayak again and will inform my family and friends not to as well.

Excellent crew, great food despite catering issues. We need more people like this.

1. The PA system was painfully loud. 2. Overhead bin #33 was missing—I find this troubling.

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