$72 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Carson City

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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Carson City (SFO-RNO)

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

Mon, Sep 8 - Thu, Sep 11
Frontier Logo
5:45 am - 6:31 pmSFO-RNO
12h 46m1 stop
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7:18 pm - 8:36 amRNO-SFO
13h 18m1 stop
$144Frontier
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Thu, Sep 18 - Sun, Sep 21
Frontier Logo
5:45 am - 6:31 pmSFO-RNO
12h 46m1 stop
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7:18 pm - 9:21 pmRNO-SFO
26h 03m1 stop
$145Frontier
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Wed, Sep 24 - Wed, Oct 1
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8:00 am - 11:44 pmSFO-RNO
15h 44m1 stop
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6:30 am - 9:21 pmRNO-SFO
14h 51m1 stop
Tue, Sep 9 - Fri, Sep 12
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8:00 am - 11:44 pmSFO-RNO
15h 44m1 stop
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6:30 am - 5:30 pmRNO-SFO
11h 00m1 stop
Wed, Nov 12 - Sat, Nov 15
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 10:57 pmSFO-RNO
15h 57m1 stop
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11:47 am - 9:55 pmRNO-SFO
10h 08m1 stop
$163Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Sep 26 - Sun, Sep 28
United Airlines Logo
10:47 pm - 11:55 pmSFO-RNO
1h 08mnonstop
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6:00 am - 7:16 amRNO-SFO
1h 16mnonstop
$179United Airlines
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Wed, Nov 12 - Sat, Nov 15
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:26 pm - 11:07 amSFO-RNO
20h 41m2 stops
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11:47 am - 9:55 pmRNO-SFO
10h 08m1 stop
$188Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Sep 12 - Sun, Sep 14
United Airlines Logo
2:07 pm - 3:08 pmSFO-RNO
1h 01mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
4:10 pm - 5:25 pmRNO-SFO
1h 15mnonstop
$189United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 23 - Tue, Sep 30
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
5:50 am - 11:37 amSFO-RNO
5h 47m1 stop
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7:40 pm - 11:59 pmRNO-SFO
4h 19m1 stop
$198Hawaiian Airlines
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Tue, Feb 3 - Sun, Feb 15
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 12:29 pmSFO-RNO
6h 29m1 stop
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7:00 am - 1:59 pmRNO-SFO
6h 59m1 stop
$226Hawaiian Airlines
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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$72
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 9% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 9% lower on average.
Flight from San Francisco to Reno

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FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Carson City

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Francisco to Carson City?

    When flying out of San Francisco you’ll be using San Francisco. Carson City does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Reno airport, which is 23.6 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from San Francisco to Carson City take?

    Direct flights cover the 192 miles separating San Francisco and Carson City in about 1h 01m.

  • How many flights are there between San Francisco and Carson City?

    20 direct flights run between San Francisco and Carson City on a daily basis. On average, there are about 140 departures each week.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between San Francisco and Carson City?

    Consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Thursdays 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 Thursdays.

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

    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 Carson City.

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

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

    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 Carson City with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline.

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

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

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Francisco to Carson City?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket between San Francisco and Carson City found on KAYAK was with Frontier for $72. Frontier offered a round-trip connection from $144 and Alaska Airlines from $163.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from San Francisco to Carson City

  • There is no airport in Carson City. Instead, you’ll be flying into Reno Airport when flying between San Francisco and Carson City.
  • The cheapest flight from San Francisco to Carson City was found 71 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 2 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be July, August and September. The cheapest month to fly is May.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving San Francisco to Carson City

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to Carson 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.
8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
7.1Food
7.0Entertainment
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Great flight - efficient and cheerful team on board, at SFO gate. Also, PAE (Paine Field, Everett, WA) is a great little airport to fly out or in to!

10.0 ExcellentPaul, Aug 2025SFO - PAE
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Great flight - efficient and cheerful team on board, at SFO gate. Also, PAE (Paine Field, Everett, WA) is a great little airport to fly out or in to!

I was sitting towards back of plane and the flight attendants I thought spoke unusually loud for an evening flight. They chatted and chatted all night long and it seemed odd to me that they didn’t try to lower their voices. It is annoying as a passenger to hear all their conversations.

Had to pay $8 for internet wasnt cool, no tv’s, had to use phone to watch movies, no food choices seemed available unless u ordered in advance maybe I'm wrong about that but seemed that way, no snacks were served. Seemed a very bare bones flight. But it was on time and safe so that was good

We were singled out, greeted and helped with check-in at the busy airport. They offered to take our bags there and gave no fuss when we said they were carry-on. With United just last week I had to put up a fight just to get onto the flight with my one authorized carry-on.

boarding was late worst was going back LAX to SFO delayed not once ? but TWICE😡I was at the airport practically almost 5 hours of previous time , very inconvenient! i would have spend longer time with family , I was wanting to avoid TSA line? but it just got me to spend unwanted time @ d airport

Plane boarded and left on time or very close to the stated departure. Arrived on time. Staff was subdued. Could not hear the flight attendant too well. No announcement from the pilot which is always nice. Biggest complaint absolutely no little snacks! But the important thing is we left and arrived on time and we survived.

Crew was not happy to be there and neither was I 😭 well at least the lady that helped me.. I was stuck in the middle seat between two men. Totally my fault since I didn’t pay a fee to select my seat though. I recommend paying the fee even if you’re in a budget. It’s better than being placed aaaaallllllll the way in the back next to the smelly bathrooms. The seats didn’t recline either!! It was a red eye flight so I got no sleep whatsoever. Ordered a coffee and it tasted like…. Let’s just say it was horrible. I had to to return it to the same crew lady and she looked at me like this girl…. Sorry but I was not going to drink that- please take it back!! Oh and lastly, my luggage was completely broken and damaged. All wheels were missing by the time my luggage came around in the luggage cart. Lmao. Overall poor experience to say the least. Tickets were cheap though😂😂😂

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.

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.

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 in Orlando was not good. Giant mob at the gate, should have been lines.

The ticketing agents were rude but then we had a great gate agent very nice we had to ride a buss out to where the plane was parked but it was in some back corner of the airport when we got to the plane the captain who was great btw was cleaning the plane because the same rude ticketing agent told them they we not contracted to vacuum the plane. The ride to las Vegas was fine We had a connecting flight to Dallas. The flight was fine but when we arrived in Dallas everyone who flew on any frontier airlines the picked up bags from baggage claim D15 had to wait over a hour for their bags to start we arrived at 11:30pm ish to the gate we didn't leave the baggage clamed till 12:50 am very not happy and i used to fly frontier 4 times a week for work in Denver i will not be using them again

I missed a flight because of a delay. I had to buy a new ticket through Southwest.

My flight was delayed by two hours which made it so that I would miss my layover flight. I stood in line for customer service for over an hour and when I reached the agent she told me to scan a QR code and it'll give me options. I wasn't offered any help, guidance or compensation, only told that I have options but that I had to figure it all out myself. I was refunded part of the trip and had to buy an expensive same day ticket from another airline in order to get home. I will never fly Frontier again.

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

Although an hour and a half early was told by staff at check in they had overbooked and could not check us in for the flight.

The reps working at the airport counter were dumber than a second coat of paint.

My costume jewelry was stolen out of my bag. Got to airport and my bag weighed 45 pounds- 5 pounds over cost me $100 Long lines in tier one. No entertainment No WiFi no free drinks or snacks

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

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