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$110 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Columbus

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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 Columbus, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$309
Overall average: $393
Frontier
Wed 4/8Fri 4/17
SFO - CMH • 2 stops
Cheapest non-stop
$329
Typical prices: $449-$627
United Airlines
Wed 4/1Mon 4/6
SFO - CMH • Non-stop
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Cheapest • from $309 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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Cheapest • Avg $268 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 6h 40m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Columbus (SFO-CMH)

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

Wed, Apr 8 - Fri, Apr 17
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4:06 pm - 7:18 pm
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CMH
24h 12m
2 stops
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6:35 pm - 5:34 pm
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SFO
25h 59m
1 stop
$309Frontier
Wed, Jul 22 - Wed, Jul 29
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6:00 am - 7:12 pm
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CMH
10h 12m
1 stop
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8:07 pm - 12:26 am
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7h 19m
1 stop
$310Frontier
Mon, May 4 - Wed, May 6
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6:00 am - 7:03 pm
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CMH
10h 03m
1 stop
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3:51 pm - 11:01 pm
CMH
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SFO
10h 10m
2 stops
$311Multiple Airlines
Fri, Apr 17 - Fri, Apr 24
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6:00 am - 7:33 pm
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CMH
10h 33m
1 stop
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7:53 pm - 9:39 pm
CMH
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SFO
28h 46m
2 stops
$313Frontier
Wed, Apr 29 - Sat, May 2
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7:00 am - 8:02 pm
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CMH
10h 02m
1 stop
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7:00 am - 12:22 pm
CMH
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SFO
8h 22m
1 stop
$314American Airlines
Thu, Apr 16 - Tue, May 5
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6:00 am - 7:33 pm
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CMH
10h 33m
1 stop
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6:05 pm - 7:34 pm
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SFO
28h 29m
1 stop
$315Frontier
Mon, Apr 13 - Fri, May 1
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6:00 am - 6:19 pm
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9h 19m
1 stop
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8:08 pm - 12:27 am
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SFO
7h 19m
1 stop
$316Frontier
Mon, Apr 13 - Fri, May 1
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3:10 pm - 9:41 am
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CMH
15h 31m
2 stops
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6:35 pm - 5:34 pm
CMH
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SFO
25h 59m
1 stop
$318Multiple Airlines
Mon, Apr 13 - Fri, Apr 17
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3:10 pm - 9:41 am
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CMH
15h 31m
2 stops
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6:35 pm - 5:34 pm
CMH
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SFO
25h 59m
1 stop
$319Multiple Airlines
Sun, Apr 19 - Mon, Apr 27
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10:38 pm - 11:15 am
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CMH
9h 37m
1 stop
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6:44 pm - 9:39 pm
CMH
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SFO
29h 55m
2 stops
$320Frontier
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Columbus flights

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Columbus on a Saturday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from San Francisco to Columbus. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Columbus Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Columbus Airport, 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 Columbus Airport is August, where tickets cost $348 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $515 and $450 respectively.

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

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 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $441 on average.

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

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 Columbus Airport, 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 Columbus Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$110
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 12% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San Francisco to Columbus

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Columbus 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 San Francisco to Columbus flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Francisco to Columbus Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Columbus Airport was $110 for a one-way ticket and $309 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    When flying out of San Francisco you will be using San Francisco. You will be landing at Columbus, also known as Columbus.

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

    The Airbus A319 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San Francisco to Columbus flight route.

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

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from San Francisco to Columbus?

    There are nonstop flights from San Francisco to Columbus on a daily basis.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Columbus are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $405 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $337 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

    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 Columbus.

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

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

    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 Columbus with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and CMH 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 Columbus?

    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 Columbus 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 Columbus Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $251 or less one-way and $369 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from San Francisco to Columbus?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from San Francisco to Columbus.
Find which airlines fly direct from San Francisco Airport to Columbus Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

San Francisco to Columbus

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Columbus to San Francisco

Monday

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Columbus. 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 Columbus? 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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SouthwestOverall score based on 4318 reviews
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8.0Comfort
7.0Food
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
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The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

8.0 ExcellentTobin, Mar 2026
SJC - BUR
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The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

Flight boarded late after announcing on time boarding. Flight arrived only a little late despite late departure. Had trouble connecting to WiFi

The Southwest experience has definitely taken a dive from its early days. You can no longer deferentiate from other airlines. Air travel is too expensive. Southwest is no longer budget friendly. They have lost me as a loyal customer.

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

The seats are now more narrow. I paid for front row the seats in the front are even more narrow than before.

The wifi on the plane is great. The only issue that I have is that I prefer an aisle seat and on my trips this week, I was either in the middle or window. If we can work to secure aisle seating, I will be thrilled. Nice trip.

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

We got exit row seats both flights. Everything was running on time

I was in first class and literally the men behind me were so aggressively loud I moved myself to economy. This has become so common on Delta - people using audio without headphones, and men on 12am / late night flights drinking and yelling to talk to each other which prevents anyone around them from resting. Pretty crazy to have to move from first to economy (poorer service, less comfort...). Wild wild. Looking into other airlines.

Flight was delayed by 3-hours and their fix was… complimentary pretzels.

Boarding and crew were fantastic, but I paid for a window seat with no window. Seat 11D on a CRJ-900 apparently does not have a window. Lesson learned.

The crew, and fellow passengers, were super gracious and kind. There seemed to be plenty of bin space even though the plane was full. It’s nice to get a glass of wine with dinner in Premiere seating, and there was a lot of food.

Everything I mentioned earlier - the airbus was more comfortable indeed and the experience was further enhanced.

The gate agent was most helpful in getting me on to fly standby. I greatly appreciate it.

The plane was an older model, so it wasn’t as comfortable as others. The flight attendants were not helpful during onboarding. It was a full flight so there was chaos finding space for baggage.

Awesome! On time flight, early arrival, and a complimentary upgrade!

Delta One is extraordinary. I fly business when somebody hires me. I just wonder why there is such a chasm between business class and the insanely inhumane and nonsensical coach. The seats are not large enough to fit even my tiny wife. We fly 10% of what we did because we don’t want to pay 5-10 k but for $400 it’s unbearable. It seems like the accountants took over and made stupid decisions. Screw in 20 extra seats and make it so unbearable that people fly 90% less. Just put the damn price up and put some proper chairs in. But business, yay.

Excellent flight and got us around tough weather. Only issue was seat TV did not work and crew tried to reboot.

Seats are uncomfortable. This has been a trend in the industry for decades. Trying to fit more seats on each plane to increase profits at the expense of the passenger.

Staff were good. My seat was in need of repair, but for a short flight was not problematic. Usual basic snack and drink setup that you'll find on any US carrier. Over, a decent, basic flight.

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

it was a very short flight so my expectations were low.

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

Terrible. No customer service, no food, no drinks on a 6 hour premier economy booking.

The flight crew where really good. Better then the crew from BNE to SFO

left on time, reasonable boarding process arrived early luggage came out quickly

Pushed back only to get deplaned due to a tire damaged by ground crew. They did at least go pretty fast. The bathrooms should be banned under the Geneva convention. No room to even sit straight on the toilet. The under-seat entertainment units block what little leg room there is.

United airlines has the best customer experience from booking to arrival. I always fly United airlines. The mileage program is excellent

After changing the departure gate 5 times making us mo e from one side of the airport to the other and then back the flight was delayed nearly 2 hours. The male flight attendant had a bad attitude with the guest being condescending, disrespectful with people who were already on edge.

Dloght delayed by 2.5 hrs . Common theme in my last four american floghts

American continues to decline in their customer service and its beyond disappointing.

They are rarely on time! Very hard to plan your travels when flights or connections keep getting delayed.

My seat was assigned last row behind restrooms No legroom’s I’m very Pettit Still was not comfortable Food choice was excellent

Delayed initially because they couldn’t print the flight details. Poor instruction on delay. When I got on the plane the flight attendant argued with me about whether my carry on would fit (it did, although she didn’t acknowledge that). No greeting (other than arguing with me) getting on or off the plane.

The worst Airline ever. They centered my second flight and leave me in NY. They don’t have any representatives at the airport and they don’t respond to calls. Basically I got stuck. I will never purchase through there again.

The chicken wrap was tiny ($13 for what looked like a 1/3 of a normal wrap?) and disgusting.

Mediocre would be best description. Food bland. Seat biz class uncomfortable to sleep. Crew never dimmed lights completely in an overnight flight to Europe. Would avoid AA if possible.

Small plane, poor meal choices for first class, bad terminal and boarding experience at LAX

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

Flight got delayed for 5 hours no good explanation was offered ;(

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

This airline sucks. They offer low rates then charge you for everything, the app does not work well, the seats are the most uncomfortable. Maintenance issues on the flight, and you still have to sit through their credit card commercials. People are nice enough but does not make up for overall poor experience.

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.

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.

It was a short flight so no food or entertainment….

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