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Find cheap flights from San Francisco to Columbia from $218

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San Francisco to Columbia departing on 6/5. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Francisco to Columbia, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from San Francisco to Columbia (SFO-CAE)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Columbia 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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9:45 pm - 10:17 amSFO-CAE
9h 32m1 stop
6:00 am - 10:20 amCAE-SFO
7h 20m1 stop
$343Delta
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Fri, Jun 21 - Fri, Aug 2
9:00 pm - 8:31 amSFO-CAE
8h 31m1 stop
4:28 pm - 10:57 pmCAE-SFO
9h 29m1 stop
$366American Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Tue, Jun 11
5:20 am - 4:51 pmSFO-CAE
8h 31m1 stop
6:30 am - 11:18 amCAE-SFO
7h 48m1 stop
$388United Airlines
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Wed, Jun 5 - Tue, Jun 11
6:00 am - 5:53 pmSFO-CAE
8h 53m1 stop
6:00 am - 10:07 amCAE-SFO
7h 07m1 stop
$393Delta
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Wed, Jun 5 - Tue, Jun 11
10:45 pm - 10:13 amSFO-CAE
8h 28m1 stop
6:43 pm - 12:12 amCAE-SFO
8h 29m1 stop
$418Delta
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Mon, May 20 - Wed, May 29
11:52 pm - 12:22 pmSFO-CAE
9h 30m1 stop
4:23 pm - 10:41 pmCAE-SFO
9h 18m1 stop
$421American Airlines
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Mon, May 20 - Tue, May 21
11:30 pm - 2:05 pmSFO-CAE
11h 35m2 stops
2:50 pm - 12:51 amCAE-SFO
13h 01m2 stops
$423United Airlines
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Tue, May 21 - Wed, May 29
6:00 am - 8:02 pmSFO-CAE
11h 02m1 stop
12:43 pm - 7:36 pmCAE-SFO
9h 53m1 stop
$445American Airlines
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Wed, Jun 5 - Mon, Jun 10
11:40 pm - 10:13 amSFO-CAE
7h 33m1 stop
6:43 pm - 12:12 amCAE-SFO
8h 29m1 stop
$448Delta
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Tue, May 21 - Wed, May 29
5:15 am - 7:29 pmSFO-CAE
11h 14m2 stops
5:32 pm - 12:03 amCAE-SFO
9h 31m1 stop
$463United Airlines
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Sat, May 18 - Wed, May 29

Flights from San Francisco to Columbia - Travel Insights & Trends

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

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

The average price of all flights from San Francisco to Columbia clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Columbia on a Friday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to fly from San Francisco to Columbia. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San Francisco to Columbia, 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 Columbia is February, where tickets cost $367 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and June, where the average cost of tickets is $640 and $604 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San Francisco to Columbia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from San Francisco to Columbia, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 48 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Francisco to Columbia?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets to Columbia from San Francisco were found on United Airlines ($218) and American Airlines ($243), and the lowest round-trip tickets were found on Delta ($343) and American Airlines ($366).

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

July

Cheapest flight

$218
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 9% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
Flight from San Francisco to Columbia

When to book flights from San Francisco to Columbia

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Columbia based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Columbia

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Columbia was $218 for a one-way ticket and $343 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is not required to fly from San Francisco to Columbia.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Francisco to Columbia, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Columbia are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $489 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $537 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Columbia.

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

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

    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 Columbia with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and CAE 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 Columbia?

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

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Top 3 airlines serving from San Francisco to Columbia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Columbia. 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 Columbia? 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
DeltaOverall score based on 10789 reviews
7.4Food
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Entertainment
7.9Comfort
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The pilots were good. Disappointing when planes don't have electrical ports

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Apr 2024ATL - CHS
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The pilots were good. Disappointing when planes don't have electrical ports

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Plane was late because of a mechanical malfunction and the food listed as available was not. Flight attendants seem over worked and under paid. They just done seem happy. And that can be seen in their faces.

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

Great, on time departure, friendly and accommodating crew, great leg room, Smith flight

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

Like most domestic flights in the US, you are basically on your own with this airline when it comes to food, so be sure to purchase meals and drinks ahead of time or expect to arrive starving and dehydrated (like I was).

You need to be a hacker to get the (Free) WiFi

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

Airline did not explain reasons why flight was delayed two hours. Explanations were badly needed and rarely provided. Problem seemed to clearly be the airline’s fault and not the fault of the weather or airport.

Very uncomfortable seats and seat backs, and I am only 5’9”. Delayed due to crew issues, spent a long time with no ventilation. Teeny overhead bins. Wifi worked well. Arrived safely.

I was delighted that we were able to get on the 4:40 pm flight rather than our original booking at 6:55 pm!! Other than that, the flight was comfortable and landed early😊

Our flight was delayed many times throughout the day. The final delay was about 8 hours. I spent time in line to speak to someone at their understaffed desk, and also spent time waiting online and then chatting with a service rep. None of the United employees were any help at all. I desperately wanted to go get rest and possibly re-book my trip but I was denied any compensation or voucher for a hotel. I was repeatedly told it was not United's fault and therefore they had no compensation to offer. Overall, a cold and callous experience.

Paid WiFi was only available for a few minutes. Avoid at all costs.

Everything was great, only problem was that flights were delayed

Horrible - they lied to me about baggage & boarding, even though I specifically spoke to their agents the day before my flight about my issue. When I showed up they did not let me board and stranded me at my airport until I bought a new flight with money I did not have to spend.

The experience was great and much better than the flight going out. of course I was in first class but the service was excellent

Comfort of seats, ease of boarding. Food selection could be better

Food options were limited which is absolutely embarrassing for a Flight of this size The staff did not come around as much and I am not accustomed to such poor service from American Airlines Drinks I believe were limited to soda and water

Crew were attentive and friendly. Flight was smooth and early! I enjoyed the less crowded plane. Thank you!

We are gluten free, there were not any available complimentary gluten free options.

No meal on a cross country flight? SFO-MiA is pretty much the definition of a coast to coast flight. No meal provided. Sky high wi-fi rates too. Stop nickel and diming your customers.

The staff was unprofessional and didn’t communicate very well. The boarding process was very disheveled, potentially due to a power outage the previous day but there was no contingency plan to properly get passengers boarded the following day. Once boarded the aircraft stayed on the tarmac for over 45 minutes due to high winds. The communication was sporadic but an announcement was finally made an additional 30 minutes later that the flight was cancelled but we couldn’t get off the plane. Prior to deplaning one of the gate agents came on the plane and made an announcement for everyone to pickup their checked bags and take a card to rebook a new reservation because they didn’t have adequate staff. Flights were missed, passengers went to different airports and there was little to no assistance from AA.

Apart from the delay due to unforeseen circumstances. The leg from sjc to dfw was fine. It was the leg from dfw to orf that we encountered issues mainly due to the flight attendant crew not being friendly. We had two small children and we needed some assistance to warm up milk so the baby would sleep. The crew just didn’t get it and made things very difficult. One made a remark that the baby’s dirty diaper smell was a “gift” to the plane in a rude way. Normally I’d brush that off as a funny comment if the rest of the trip the attendants were helpful or understanding of the difficulty we faced. But that wasn’t the case. We were met with rudeness on the second leg. Whereas on the first leg the crew were so nice and helpful.

Flight From PHX to CVG was on time, very professional staff

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San Francisco to Columbia found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/5Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
8h 31mSFO-CAE
$218
6/11Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 56mSFO-CAE
$243
6/19Wed
1 stopDelta
8h 22mSFO-CAE
$249
6/20Thu
1 stopDelta
9h 32mSFO-CAE
$274
6/11Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
14h 56mSFO-CAE
$308
5/20Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 51mSFO-CAE
$309
5/21Tue
1 stopDelta
9h 01mSFO-CAE
$310
5/20Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
9h 23mSFO-CAE
$315
6/5Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
10h 31mSFO-CAE
$319
5/21Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
10h 29mSFO-CAE
$365

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Last minute flights from San Francisco to Columbia

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from San Francisco to Columbia that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/11Sat
multi-stopDelta
7h 57mSFO-CAE
5/14Tue
multi-stopDelta
8h 29mCAE-SFO
$508
5/11Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 30mSFO-CAE
5/12Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 43mCAE-SFO
$529
5/12Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 49mSFO-CAE
5/14Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 30mCAE-SFO
$565
5/10Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 56mSFO-CAE
5/14Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 21mCAE-SFO
$603
5/10Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 56mSFO-CAE
5/14Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 23mCAE-SFO
$608
5/12Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 30mSFO-CAE
5/14Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 10mCAE-SFO
$651
5/11Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 56mSFO-CAE
5/14Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
9h 18mCAE-SFO
$673
5/11Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 56mSFO-CAE
5/14Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 01mCAE-SFO
$678
5/10Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 56mSFO-CAE
5/12Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
9h 18mCAE-SFO
$708
5/10Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 56mSFO-CAE
5/12Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
17h 41mCAE-SFO
$727

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San Francisco - Columbia Flights

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Destination:

Columbia (CAE)United States

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