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Cheapest round-trip
$507
Typical prices: $741-$941
Lufthansa
Thu 2/12Sun 2/22
SFO - BIO • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$304
Typical prices: $404-$425
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Tue 12/2
SFO - BIO • 2 stops
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Lufthansa
Cheapest • from $507 (round-trip)
Delta
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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When to book
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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Bilbao (SFO-BIO)

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

Thu, Feb 12 - Sun, Feb 22
Lufthansa Logo
8:45 pm - 9:55 pmSFO-BIO
16h 10m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
6:45 am - 12:40 pmBIO-SFO
14h 55m1 stop
$507Lufthansa
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Mon, Dec 1 - Sun, Dec 7
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4:35 pm - 5:55 pmSFO-BIO
16h 20m1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
6:40 pm - 2:35 pmBIO-SFO
28h 55m1 stop
$519TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Thu, Feb 12 - Sun, Feb 22
Delta Logo
1:00 pm - 5:20 pmSFO-BIO
19h 20m2 stops
Delta Logo
6:50 am - 11:50 amBIO-SFO
14h 00m1 stop
$524Delta
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Wed, Nov 19 - Wed, Nov 26
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 4:10 pmSFO-BIO
25h 10m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:25 am - 7:35 pmBIO-SFO
21h 10m1 stop
$532United Airlines
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Thu, Feb 12 - Sun, Feb 22
United Airlines Logo
9:25 am - 6:05 pmSFO-BIO
23h 40m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 11:11 pmBIO-SFO
25h 26m2 stops
$534United Airlines
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Wed, Apr 15 - Wed, Apr 22
Air Canada Logo
8:50 am - 5:50 pmSFO-BIO
24h 00m2 stops
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6:45 am - 9:26 pmBIO-SFO
23h 41m2 stops
$616Air Canada
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Wed, Nov 12 - Sun, Nov 16
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 11:30 amSFO-BIO
19h 30m2 stops
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7:25 am - 5:38 pmBIO-SFO
19h 13m2 stops
$643Delta
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Mon, Nov 10 - Tue, Nov 25
Air Canada Logo
11:28 pm - 4:40 pmSFO-BIO
32h 12m2 stops
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6:45 am - 9:35 amBIO-SFO
35h 50m2 stops
$658Air Canada
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Wed, Feb 11 - Sun, Feb 22
Iberia Logo
12:50 am - 8:30 amSFO-BIO
22h 40m2 stops
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9:35 pm - 10:25 pmBIO-SFO
33h 50m2 stops
$815Iberia
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Wed, Dec 24 - Tue, Jan 13
Iberia Logo
11:15 am - 4:55 pmSFO-BIO
20h 40m2 stops
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6:45 am - 8:48 pmBIO-SFO
23h 03m2 stops
$867Iberia
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Bilbao flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Francisco to Bilbao 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 Bilbao?

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 Bilbao departing in February.

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

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

When flying from San Francisco to Bilbao, you should consider leaving on a Sunday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San Francisco, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Bilbao, 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 Bilbao is October, where tickets cost $572 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,082 and $1,053 respectively.

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

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 Bilbao, 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 Bilbao, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 23% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$304
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Bilbao

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Bilbao was $304 for a one-way ticket and $507 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Bilbao from San Francisco.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Bilbao are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $895 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 $698 and an overall rating of 7.7.

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

    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 Bilbao.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Bilbao 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 Bilbao?

    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 Bilbao with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and BIO 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 Bilbao?

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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Bilbao. 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 Bilbao? 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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DeltaOverall score based on 7998 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
7.9Entertainment
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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.

8.0 ExcellentJulie, Oct 2025LAX - SFO
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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 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.

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.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

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.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Same as last comment. Food sucks. Quality. Not surprising most people have no clue about nourishment Clearly

We were in business class. the angled seats in that class do not have a real window view & the placement of the controls are bad. But we knew that. But the food options were mediocre. The taste was fine, but the size was for a child. It’s just really feels like United is skimping on everything. Even when we were in the Polaris lounge they did not have diet sodas. They said they were out no Coke zero no Diet Coke, etc. I do not think the portion of nuts they serve on the plane could get any smaller. Really a minimal service and offer for what you’re paying for in business.

We had to deboard 2 times due to maintenance issues. They changed the plane, and then we got deviated to LAX due to maibtenance issues on the other plane, had to sleep at LAX and los a full day.

From the first moment you interact with United Airlines, you can expect nothing less but extreme frustration. The baggage handler at the bag drop seems completely unbothered by the presence of customers waiting in line. No help was extended to load the baggage whatsoever. And if any of your bags is overweight by 0.01 pound they will make you re-distribute everything in your suitcase just to play power trip. When it was time to board no help was extended to customers to locate their seats. Moreover. It was a chaotic mess at the gate when it was unclear who should board first and everyone just bunched up, trying to get on the plane. I am sure the crew was doing their best to perform their jobs while being paid their wages however it shouldn’t be that hard to smile once or twice when you’re in the business if serving customers. It is a shame for the United States of America to have a flagship carrier of such low caliber. Our flight was also delayed by about an hour and a half due to further delays prior to our inbound flight. Being someone who has travelled for both business and leisure in Asia, Europe, and South America I have never experienced such poor quality of service.

The pilots were late and it made us 1 hour late. The meat was tough and bok choy was also tough.

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.

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.

It was a good flight overall. Nothing to add. Keep it up!

Excellent. Thanks to United Star Alliance, since economy was overbooked, I’m grateful to have been upgraded to Business Class.

Good plane, excellent food, crew and entertainment. Seats in business could use an upgrade

Delayed. Mismanagement of gate lines. Passengers arguing with eachother as a result of lack of organization by airline. Avoid this airline.

Disaster. Downgraded. Zero apology. No effort or coordination between gate and crew. Awful seat blocked by door emergency slide box. Iberia is a mess. App never works. Avoid this airline.

We departed late but made up most of the time in flight. Our ticket was pure economy, so it wasn’t anything fancy; however, I heard that we arrived in Madrid at the exact same time that First Class passengers arrived! Overall, our experience was similar to what we had on other American Airlines transatlantic flights - good value at a reasonable price. We were even able to get our carry-on baggage onto the plane without needing to gate check it.

Flight was OK. Waiting for luggage in Madrid for 55 minutes, unacceptable

Transportation from gate to airplane was poor we stayed in hot bus for 20 minute no vantilation

Because the plane was delayed from Madrid to LAX, we missed our connecting flight to Malaga. Iberia offered to book us a hotel room but I needed to be in Malaga that evening. I ended up buying train tickets to Malaga from Madrid. I also feel Iberia should compensate me for the cost of the train tickets because they didn't meet their travel obligation.

The crew were friendly and helpful. Iberia lost our luggage on arrival, Friday and we didn't get it until Sunday at 10:00 p.m. local Malaga time. I also paid $382.80 for seat assignments but two out out of the four were not together. Iberia mentioned that it was because the plane was delayed in Madrid before our flight began in LAX. They should compensate us half of my payment.

Lufthansa still has a good level of quality compared to US airlines, especially with respect to (1) food quality - actually tasty, (2) good French red wine - free, (3) good movie selection. Also my ticket price includes 1 free check-in luggage, while some other budget airlines sneak in an extra $150 for a checkin.

The food could be better, more snacks. And have some plugs to chargue the phone.

Everything was really great just The aircraft was too old and sounded it will break during takeoff

Extremely pleased with the crew. Best flight attendants ever! Very friendly, genuinely caring and attentive.

Best flight attendants ever! Very customer and service oriented, courteous, professional and helpful.

Cheapest airlines I have ever been on. I got downgraded and never got on united. I got rerouted through Vancouver onto jetwesf

It was good although we could not land in Munich due to weather and we had to go to Stuttgart. Missed our second flight. They did get us on another flight but the seats where not the ones I paid for in the flight that we missed.

Very small and uncomfortable seats, Hard to hear entertainment system sound. Horrible food. Staff doesn't care much about the passengers. 2nd time they didn't give me my vegetarian meal. They asked me regular food with meat. The airline and staff was from United airlines.

Checkin took along timen only.few angents available at.checkin desk. Customer support over phone no existence

At baggage claim, I was given the wrong printed ticket. The ticket belonged to another passenger for a different flight — to Zurich instead of Frankfurt (layover). I was even allowed to pass security, and when I asked the Lufthansa employee if I was on the correct flight, and why it was changed. The employee said everything was correct and I should board. When I got on the plane, there was someone in my seat, and the crew on the plane finally realized that I was on the wrong plane. When I got off the plane, nobody was willing to help, and the security refused to provide my original printed ticket. That was until I showed them that I took a photo of the ticket; once they realized I had photographic evidence, they were suddenly ready to help me. The Lufthansa employee began communicating with other airlines and found a flight that would take me to my destination via Polish Airlines. I was required to once again go through security, re-check my bag, and once again pay for my checked bag and weight overage fees. This experience was incredibly stressful and very frustrating, as you can imagine. A Lufthansa employee told me I would be eligible for a refund. Please tell me what steps I need to take in order to make that happen. Thank you!

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