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$860 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Arusha

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Cheapest round-trip
$1,141
Typical prices: $1,734-$1,161
Qatar Airways
Thu 9/24Mon 10/5
SFO - JRO • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$860
Typical prices: $1,077-$1,324
Turkish Airlines
Wed 8/19
SFO - JRO • 1 stop
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Best reviews • 7.9 score
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Cheapest • Avg $3,022 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 20h 15m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Arusha (SFO-JRO)

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

Thu, Sep 24 - Mon, Oct 5
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3:55 pm - 4:25 pm
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JRO
38h 30m
2 stops
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9:10 am - 1:35 pm
JRO
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SFO
38h 25m
2 stops
$1,141Qatar Airways
Thu, Sep 24 - Mon, Oct 5
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3:55 pm - 4:25 pm
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JRO
38h 30m
2 stops
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9:10 am - 2:59 pm
JRO
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SFO
39h 49m
3 stops
$1,165Qatar Airways
Thu, Sep 24 - Mon, Oct 5
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3:55 pm - 4:25 pm
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JRO
38h 30m
2 stops
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9:10 am - 7:16 pm
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SFO
44h 06m
3 stops
$1,170Qatar Airways
Fri, Sep 25 - Fri, Oct 16
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3:30 pm - 4:25 pm
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JRO
38h 55m
3 stops
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9:10 am - 5:53 pm
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SFO
42h 43m
3 stops
$1,196Qatar Airways
Mon, Sep 28 - Mon, Oct 26
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3:55 pm - 7:35 am
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JRO
29h 40m
1 stop
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9:05 am - 1:40 pm
JRO
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SFO
38h 35m
2 stops
$1,263Qatar Airways
Thu, Sep 24 - Mon, Oct 5
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8:54 pm - 4:25 pm
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JRO
57h 31m
3 stops
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9:10 am - 6:43 pm
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SFO
43h 33m
3 stops
$1,275Qatar Airways
Mon, Oct 5 - Mon, Nov 2
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3:55 pm - 7:35 am
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JRO
29h 40m
1 stop
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9:05 am - 12:40 pm
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SFO
38h 35m
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$1,278Qatar Airways
Tue, Sep 29 - Tue, Oct 27
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3:55 pm - 7:35 am
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29h 40m
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2:45 pm - 1:40 pm
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56h 55m
2 stops
$1,283Multiple Airlines
Tue, Sep 29 - Tue, Oct 27
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3:55 pm - 4:25 pm
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JRO
38h 30m
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10:15 am - 1:40 pm
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SFO
61h 25m
3 stops
$1,285Multiple Airlines
Mon, Oct 5 - Tue, Nov 3
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3:55 pm - 7:35 am
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29h 40m
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Booking Insights

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

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

How much is a round-trip flight from San Francisco to Arusha?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from San Francisco to Arusha departing in September.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Arusha, 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 Arusha is March, where tickets cost $1,066 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,226 and $2,047 respectively.

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

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 Arusha, 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 Arusha, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$860
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 36% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Arusha

  • Is SFO a pet friendly airport?

    SFO is a pet-friendly airport, with indoor and outdoor pet relief areas. Outdoor pet relief areas are located in Terminal 1 near Courtyard 2 and Terminal 4 opposite arrivals/baggage claim. Indoor pet relief areas are located on the airside of International Terminal A, Terminal 1 next to Gate B6, Terminal 1 adjacent to Gate C5, Terminal 2 near Gate D, and Terminal 3 opposite Gate F11.

  • How can I get from JRO to Arusha?

    As soon as you step outside the arrival doors of JRO, you will be greeted by friendly and eager taxi drivers. Shuttles from the airport to the city are also available, though they are always slow. If you need to get to Arusha quickly, an unbranded taxi at the airport is your best bet.

  • Does SFO have a relaxation spa?

    If you want to enjoy relaxing spa services before leaving SFO, you're in luck because the has airport XpresSpa which has several locations within the airport. These spas can be found in Terminal 2 near boarding area D, Terminal 3 near Gate E4, Terminal 3 opposite Gate F11, and International Terminal near Gate G9. You'll get quality service at either of these locations because they all have experienced professionals.

  • Where can I exchange my currency at JRO?

    You can exchange your currency at the Travelex currency exchange offices in the arrivals hall upon landing at JRO. To ensure a smooth visit, it is best to exchange your currency for Tanzanian shillings before leaving the airport.

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Francisco to Arusha?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Arusha was $860 for a one-way ticket and $1,141 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Francisco and Arusha?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in San Francisco and on arrival in Arusha.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Francisco to Arusha?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Francisco to Arusha?

    oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between San Francisco and Arusha, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Francisco to Arusha, Delta or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Arusha are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $1,494 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,599 and an overall rating of 7.8.

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

    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 Arusha.

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

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

    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 to Arusha with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and JRO can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Francisco to Arusha?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from San Francisco to Arusha

  • To board your flight to Arusha from San Francisco, go to San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The airport is located in San Mateo County, just a few miles from downtown San Francisco, and serves as a hub for Alaska Airlines and United Airlines. Your flight will arrive in Arusha at the Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). JRO is the primary airport serving the cities of Arusha and Moshi, located southwest of Mount Kilimanjaro National Park and a few miles from Moshi town. It currently serves as a Precision air hub.
  • Mothers traveling with children and wishing to breastfeed while at SFO should use one of the airport's three nursing rooms. The nursing rooms, situated in Terminal 1, airside, Terminal 2, landside, and Terminal 3 airside, provide nursing mothers with much-needed privacy while breastfeeding.
  • If you are an active member of the US military, you and your family are entitled to free access to the USO lounge at SFO. The lounge, located on Terminal 1's Mezzanine level, provides comfortable seating, high-speed Wi-Fi, clean restrooms, free snacks, and reading materials. You can access the lounge through the elevators located behind Delta Airlines ticket counter.
  • If you have a lot of luggage and need help carrying it when you arrive at JRO, take advantage of the airport porters. The porters will assist you in carrying all of your luggage throughout the airport to your waiting mode of transportation for a small tip. Inquire about porter services at the information desk and you will be directed.
  • Gain access to the JRO's highly rated Tanzanite Lounge if you require a quiet, relaxing environment upon arrival in Arusha. The lounge, located on the main terminal, just after passport control, airside, is only accessible by purchasing a lounge membership pass. Snacks, Wi-Fi, Flight Monitor, magazines, and liquor are among the top complimentary amenities in the lounge.

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Arusha. 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 Arusha? 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 8466 reviews
8.5Crew
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.2Food
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While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

10.0 ExcellentTeresa, Apr 2026
SMF - LAX
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While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

N Everything was perfect from boarding to assistance to baggage in Tampa

Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

Fast, lovely scenery, great info on the Delta flight screen about landmarks we were flying over. Great landing!

Long flight but comfortable and not freezing as I have experienced on Hawaiian flights to the islands. They gave us blankets just in case. Nice touch.

I took seat 15A in anticipation of window seat, there is no window.

Flight late, the waited for a long time for “personal” to arrive at gate to dock the plane in Rochester. So annoying. This flight was expected, why aren’t personel available for the jet bridge?

My recent experience was excellent on Delta! I flew with Delta Comfort and I was really comfortable in my seat. I enjoyed the in-flight service. The flight attendants were so friendly and hospitable. I love the snack on the flight as well. This was my first time flying on Delta and I will definitely consider flying with them again.

My flight was canceled on Sunday. Rebooking took three hours. Had to pay for accommodations another night. New flight was delayed for 5 hours, all that was sent was a 12 dollar food voucher, which doesn’t tell you how to use it. Then when we landed we had to sit on the plane for an hour before we could get off.

The crew were unprofessional with a racist element. I was physically abused as well from one of the crew members

I’m grateful for the KLM Air France shuttle bus service to Ottawa. However due to construction and other issues related to the chaotic Uber pickup system at YUL, it’s a challenge to find the Kelios bus service to Ottawa. The signs are not clear or even available. No staff to guide passengers. It’s a stressful experience.

Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

Delay and had to run between flight to get my connection due to this delay but besides that the overall experience was ok. I arrived with just an hour of delay.

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

Extremely uncomfortable seats with very little cushioning, unable to recline enough to sleep comfortably on this 13 hour overnight flight. My body was in pain by the end.

When we checked in at the Siem Reap Airport in Cambodia, we were only given three boarding passes and told that we would have to check in with American when we arrived in Boston. This was a source of stress for us. After we landed in Boston, we had a long passage from Terminal E to Terminal B (American Airline ticketing counter). Because the electronic ticketing kiosks for check-in would not recognize our Confirmation Code, we had to wait for an hour in a long line where only two AA reps were taking care of Special Services passengers. In many years of both business and recreational travel, I have never had this experience. I would expect more from AA being in partnership with other airlines to do a better job with this.

Our experience on the Doha to Hyderabad segment was extremely stressful due to prolonged delays and a lack of clear communication from the airline. We were traveling as a family, including children, and the uncertainty around timing and next steps caused significant distress. There was very little proactive information provided during the delay, and we were not given clear written explanations about what was happening or how long it might take. This made it difficult to manage the situation, especially while caring for children in a transit environment. In addition, one member of our party was ultimately unable to continue travel, which added to the emotional strain and disruption of the trip. Overall, the experience highlighted gaps in communication, customer care, and handling of unexpected situations. We are sharing this feedback so that future passengers, especially families, are supported with clearer communication and better assistance during irregular operations.

The seat cushions are absolutely lacking, not sure if they know the passengers are traveling for 14 hours straight, but the padding made our back and butt ache like crazy. The entertainment console had its own problems, either the headphone jack wasn't working or the power outlet via usb or ac outlet was not working. Not to mention the seat handles were not adjustable in some planes in the middle or on the aisle. Qatar/Indigo may be operating a very old fleet of planes to make as much profit as possible, but passengers may not be following them for long, should this treatment of its customers continue. Qatar/Indigo, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

It would help id flight crew were not rude and showed some courtesy. They were shouting at passengers and yelling instructions as if we were school children at lunch cafeteria!!

All good. Over four hours flight if provided snacks like Qatar Airways would be better

Lobster starter in business class was not good, tough, served cold, and without butter. Movie selection was missing latest releases, did not offer older classic, high quality movies

Food was absolutely pathetic. I wasted so much food which I thought was inedible. I also loathe the inflight entertainment system which has very little content

My entire row did not have power for the full duration of a 14.5 hour flight. Could not charge any devices such as laptop or phones for the entirety of the long flight. The flight attendants tried to remedy the issue by resetting the power, but were not successful. The only other solution provided was to move me to another seat on the plane which was in the middle row. I had paid for a “preferred” seat that was a window seat. This was a downgrade being offered due to the power issue.

Nothing to complain. The staff and flight was good especially the seats which was better compared than the cloth ones on Qatar airways

Very comfortable in business class. Excellent service. Good food. Smooth trip.

The seats seems abit small and the reclining is too much, the seat in front of me came back too much and made it uncomfortable for me.

As a first time flyer with Turkish Airlines. My experience was very good due to the factor that there were to many passengers on the my first flight compared to my connecting flight. However, I know that nothing is perfect and all companies are trying to accommodate their passengers to the best way possible. I will always say, a FEW INCHES will go LONG WAY. That's something all airliners should consider, and not only the money aspect!!! A long time commitment is better than one time service! Thank you

Flight was delayed. While standing at the gate, a note appeared on the sign saying the gate had changed to a gate far away. No member of the Turkish airlines team got on the microphone to instruct passengers to go to the other gate, to ignore the chiron, etc. Finally, the message disappeared. Eventually, the flight began to board. Very slowly. More slowly than I experience with other airlines. Though Istanbul may just be slow . . . In all other ways, great flight, great entertainment (top notch movies), great service, excellent food, comfortable lie-flat seat, dimmed lights, etc.

Staff at the airport wasn't helpful or friendly. Probably the worst airport experience I have ever had, going and coming. The staff on the plane was better. Still not super friendly or personable. However, they were not rude like airport staff. They ran out of certain menu items. Maybe could have been prepared better? Overall just ok.

It was a pleasant experience. In flight entertainment could have been better

The desk crew at the LAX crew could do better. A girl named Mahesi was very abrasive and unfriendly. She needs a better customer service uproar.

It was peaceful excited We enjoyed it always Turkish peaceful excited

Istanbul to Lahore flight was less than standard for international business class cabins. Seat did not were not flat and it did not operate easily. I had to push buttons hard repeatedly to operate the seat. I was in 5A seat

IAH to Istanbul was outstanding across the board. The flight from Istanbul to Male was good, not great.

Very terrible airline. The flights were delayed for long hours and the customer service is terrible. Never flying with Kenya Airways again.

Overall good experience but for long distances there really needs to be more room.

there really needs to be more room with each seat for such a long flight.

They boarded backwards so our zone meant nothing!!! My TV was broken, the remote was broke, the head set jack was broke! So i was stuck for 15 hours with no form of entertainment!!! The service was ok but they didn't check on us or serve many snacks. They acted like you were a burden when you hit the call button.

The plane was delayed almost three hours because boarding was unorganized then we were delayed even longer because the plane had an issue. The plane didn't look well maintained, there was also alot of tape on the exterior. I won't fly kenya air ways again after this trip.

Sadly, flights were delayed both ways with no reasons given other than " operational".

The crew was good but the entertainment was poor . All old movies and TV shows and very few of them. Needs current entertainment. Seats too firm. Food just ok. Nice though to have option with upgrade of no one sitting in middle seat

I purchased the upgrade to have 3 seats open, so I was able to sleep 9 hours. Without that I would have been miserable

Our luggage was supposed to be checked through from Arusha to Cape Town. We didn't know that it was a self transfer in Johannisburg. Kayak should not have sold this flight combination with out a self transfer alert.

There was chaos checking because of a canceled flight the day prior. Also, we had an issue with tickets. The KQ agent went above a d beyond to help us get on board the flight Overall the 13+ hour flight is uncomfortable in coach. I may try to upgrade on return

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