$232 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main

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Cheapest round-trip
$635
Overall average: $1,128
Scandinavian Airlines
Tue 3/10Mon 4/27
SFO - FRA • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$650
Typical prices: $690-$963
Condor
Mon 5/4Mon 5/11
SFO - FRA • Non-stop
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Lufthansa offers 11 special meal choices on flights.
For quick city access, take the S8 or S9 trains from FRA.
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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main (SFO-FRA)

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

Tue, Mar 10 - Mon, Apr 27
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 2:30 pm
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FRA
12h 50m
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3:20 pm - 2:40 pm
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32h 20m
1 stop
$635Scandinavian Airlines
Mon, Mar 2 - Fri, Mar 13
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4:35 pm - 10:40 pm
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21h 05m
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5:45 pm - 3:45 pm
FRA
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30h 00m
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$636TAP AIR PORTUGAL
Mon, Mar 9 - Fri, Mar 13
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5:40 pm - 7:45 pm
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FRA
18h 05m
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3:15 pm - 3:35 pm
FRA
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32h 20m
1 stop
$644Scandinavian Airlines
Sun, May 10 - Fri, May 15
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4:45 pm - 7:45 pm
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FRA
18h 00m
1 stop
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3:20 pm - 2:40 pm
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32h 20m
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$648Scandinavian Airlines
Mon, Apr 20 - Mon, May 11
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11:13 am - 12:45 pm
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16h 32m
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11:40 am - 2:30 pm
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11h 50mnonstop
$650Multiple Airlines
Mon, Feb 16 - Sat, Feb 28
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4:35 pm - 10:40 pm
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FRA
21h 05m
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6:00 am - 2:45 pm
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17h 45m
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$651TAP AIR PORTUGAL
Mon, Mar 2 - Sun, Mar 22
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4:35 pm - 4:55 pm
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15h 20m
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29h 50m
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$652TAP AIR PORTUGAL
Mon, Mar 23 - Sat, Apr 4
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5:40 pm - 2:30 pm
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12h 50m
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3:20 pm - 2:40 pm
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32h 20m
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$653Scandinavian Airlines
Sun, May 3 - Sat, May 9
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4:45 pm - 7:45 pm
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FRA
18h 00m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
3:20 pm - 2:40 pm
FRA
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32h 20m
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$654Scandinavian Airlines
Mon, Mar 23 - Mon, Mar 30
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5:35 pm - 4:55 pm
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15h 20m
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7:40 pm - 2:35 pm
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27h 55m
1 stop
$656TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main flights

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

What is the cheapest San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main costs $526 on the route between San Francisco (SFO) and Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA). It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main?

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

When flying from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San Francisco, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main, 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 Frankfurt am Main is October, where tickets cost $730 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,288 and $1,128 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main?

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 Frankfurt am Main, 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 Frankfurt am Main, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 13% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$232
Flight from San Francisco to Frankfurt Airport

When to book flights from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main 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 Frankfurt am Main

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main was $232 for a one-way ticket and $635 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Francisco and Frankfurt am Main?

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

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main?

    On your way to Frankfurt am Main, you’ll fly out from San Francisco. You’ll be landing in one of Frankfurt am Main’s 2 airports: Frankfurt am Main or Frankfurt-Hahn.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main?

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

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main?

    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 Frankfurt am Main.

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

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

    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 Frankfurt am Main 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 Frankfurt am Main?

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

Prefer to fly direct from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main?

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

Direct departures

San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main

Monday

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Tuesday

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Wednesday

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Thursday

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Friday

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Saturday

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Sunday

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Lufthansa, United Airlines

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Direct returns

Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco

Monday

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Tuesday

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Wednesday

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Thursday

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Friday

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Saturday

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Sunday

Lufthansa, United Airlines

Lufthansa, United Airlines

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Frankfurt am Main. 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 Frankfurt am Main? 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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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11848 reviews
7.0Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
7.1Food
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The he whole flight was very smooth on every aspects.

10.0 ExcellentPhilip, Feb 2026
SFO - SAN
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The he whole flight was very smooth on every aspects.

I paid for wifi and it never worked... it was miserable. I couldn't access my shared files to work on the plane, it didn't work on my phone. I paid for nothing but frustration and continual refreshing, hoping it would work

The stewardess are very nice and pleasant, Someone onboard had a medical attention, and they attended that person non-stop all throughout the flight, and yet, did not forget to serve and help other passengers.

The Alaska Airlines app made it very difficult to find my boarding pass. It was very frustrating to use! The flight itself was flawless.

The flight was excellent and very friendly and helpful staff. Will travel again and recommend to friends. Thank you

Did not have In flight service on my round trip due to turbulence. I did not partake in In flight entertainment. Flight descending into LAX was very turbulent. It would have been nice if the pilot communicated with us during that rough descent into LAX to ease the minds of some of us more nervous flyers.

They canceled my flight with only a couple hours before checking in at the airport and offered no alternatives to get home.

I had entered my TSA pre number when I bought the ticket but TSA pre was not on my boarding pass. I went to find an agent at check in and there was only one agent one duty for first class and a line of people waiting for check in/baggage with no agent manning that area.

Comfort level was below par. Food selection was non-existent. Paying $35 for 1st bag is never appreciated. I will not fly them again. I am actually trying to change my return flight.

The flight attendants were excellent and I was in the back of the plane. Much much better than recent JetBlue experiences on that route and better than Delta on that route.

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

Food should be changed in menu Many muslims travels in this airlime they need to add one Halal meal

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

Some flight attendants were great others were cranky. Seats were very tight and sitting on an aisle was very hard as the carts and people walking constantly bumped shoulder and arm.

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

from SFO-> FRA flight, AVML meal was significantly less compared to regular meal, especially no Desert, no Bread, no sides.

This was an older airplane. The cabin was constantly warm to hot throughout the 10 hour flight and there were no vents to personalize air flow. Also since it was an older plane, the material and comfort of the chairs were very uncomfortable. I left my flight with major soreness on my tailbone.

Older aircraft, no meal, only food was for purchase. Not impressed United.

Not pleasant trip cross country when the entertainment and WiFi system not working. No entertainment for entirety of route. Staff was rather nonchalant in that they dismissed the problem due to age of plane. It would have been nice to know this up front so I could have come prepared to read or download movies before boarding Coincidentally or not, there was a similar issue with the entertainment system on my previous flight I took on my fist leg of the trip. There are no seat TVs, so you must rely on the app when it works. United can do better. Also, what use it it to pay for boarding group 2 when half of the passengers are in the same line as you?

Fantastic. The only thing - out of my six luggage one was lost in Copenhagen, however it was delivered Home 3 Days later so all great..

The crew was friendly, the flight was pleasant. Thank you for your service!

Our trip plan from Kayak stated we were flying SAS. That was not true. The first leg was a Delta flight. We wasted 25 minutes before finding out to check in with the correct airline. Then our SAS flight for the second leg arrived 25 minutes late, and our third leg flight with SAS closed the gate knowing the flight delay was SAS’s fault, and that this flight would only be backed up 5 minutes. The final kicker was that between Delta and SAS, they lost all our checked luggage.

Flight was completely full January 9th? I problem i had the stewardess was bumping into me constantly walking by? very annoying.. on Austrian air I dint have this issue at all...

Amazing! Everyone was so nice and the food was so good!!

Terrible customer service. The flight attendants were rude. We experienced significant turbulence for a large portion of the flight and there was very little check in from the flight deck. The space was extremely limited to the point where it felt like torture. Never again

I was surprised how good an American airline can be - I was really impressed.

Excellent service throughout. Airport process is quick and easy. Very courteous staff. Great service in the plane! Just outstanding punctuality and service overall!!

I have paid for extra legroom on my flight. My seat was broken and did not recline. The crew could not fix it and refused to provide me with another seat

Over all experience was good. However the connection time was too short at CPG. We missed our connecting flight to AMS as the passport control line was too long and by the time we got our passport control done it was too late I wish there were some SAS staff to help us out at the passport control center Though they put us in a KLM flight from CPG to AMS, That flight was also delayed by over two hours

Service and food were excellent. Incredibly friendly and competent staff. Flight was delayed over and hour and I had to run between terminals to get my connecting flight.

Missed it by a couple minutes and couldn’t find an alternative flight so had to spend the night in DC and after much shuffling from 1 airline to another managed to get a United to Frankfurt.

There were only 2 toilets and one of them did not work in business class. We are not allowed to cross classes so had to wait in line to use the toilets!! The entertainment touch display was finicky and did not work all the time.

I tried both on line and by calling the Customer Service line to arrange for a special meal as i have food intolerances. I was under the impression from your service representative that I was successful. I was not. I cannot eat spicy foods and get very ill if i eat bell peppers. I could not eat either menu choice and no special meal was actually ordered. ( your representative tried to order it for a flight that did not have meal service!!! - found this out later). Your wonderful cabin crew managed to put together a fruit, salad, roll and cheese tray for me so I had something to eat. WHY WOULD YOU SERVE SPICY FOOD, WITH NO MILDER OPTION,ON AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT???

Crew was professional and great, flight was clean. However food was pathetic. I ordered a Hindu meal assuming no meat but they served chicken. Need to be very specific- Hindu meal should be categorize as Vegetarian - no meat or egg. Or it should be specific that we are serving meat.

Late flight Delays Poor service Poor staff Worst airline ever

Ground staff and cabin crew were excellent. Flight was perfectly on time. Zero issues.

Even after a delay, getting off the ground, thanks for keeping me safe, the airline made certain that my connecting flight was rebooked to get me to my final destination. It was actually rebooked twice, and my luggage still managed to meet me. The airline gave me a credit for food and beverage to be used at the airport vendors, regretfully, the credit did not transfer to my final boarding pass. Oh, well…

love the crews and my only problem was the delay at Frankfurt was very bad. I have travelled with Lufthansa for over 30 years now and this was cost me some planned business appointment

The flight delay made the connection a bit tight but that's outside the flight crew's control.

The flight was canceled and airlines did nothing to accommodate the passengers. After few hours they booked me randomly on a flight that had long layover and didn’t provide any compensation or effort to help. The crew was rude, no representation on the airport. Everything needs to be on call and agents there had no knowledge or control. For everything, they were like we can’t do it and you need to file a claim later. That was not helpful at all and will not make my travel experience any easier. Very disappointed in their service.

Great plane and flight attendants. The person next to me had a DISGUSTING smelling mouth and breath, so that was nasty to deal with the whole flight. Brush your teeth, people! Condor was amazing, though :-)

It would be nice to have a cleaner facility, it was hard to access it. It was always full of people working in that space. The covers and especially the matt of bad quality and old. Many times reused. I would not use it. Food: the bread rolls were old, and food had strange choices. Chicken was terrible.

There was some nice staff when I entered and left, but the thrre flight attendants who served us were very brusque and rude. I have celiac and when I checked in, I tried to find the option to make sure my meals (stick on a 10+ hour flight after a 3 hour flight and short layover) were gluten free because I didn’t have time to get anything. Couldn’t find the selection for it, and every part of the meal and purchase options were gluten, so I didn’t get to eat. During check in the allergies section should be easy to identify and check so this doesn’t happen. Having more options for gluten free at this time should be easy.

Internet was advertised in-flight but not accessible. The foot rest in premium economy was stuck. For both nobody I asked was able to provide an answer/solution. However, this will not stop me from booking premium economy again, which I upgraded from my initial economy I had booked for my outbound flight YYZ to FRA.

Great flight, nice options for food and beverages. Fairly comfortable seats for a large person

Business class: or fist class: Seating absolutely terrible, same seats as everyone else , no space, we could not fit our knees in. I was sitting sideways since nobody else booked this business class. I wish we would have an option to select a business class for the main journey between USA and Europe, but regular class for the short flights in Europe.

The seating was exactly same as the rest of the plane. We had no space for our knees. In fact it was the tightest spacing of the seats I ever flew with, on a very old plane. (and we flew all over Asia and Europe) The same chairs. We were the only passengers in business or first class. Obviously funny.... The only difference was, we got a sendwich and we were offered a drink. Rest of the plane got a bottle of water.

The crew was great. Good etc was unacceptable for an overseas flight. Wine with a meal should be complimentary. Seat comfort /space horrible and I am 5‘3“ with heels on. Short haul probably ok but not on long haul flights

It was extremely difficult to upgrade my partners flight over the Internet from economy to economy, plus. Then it said clearly the checked luggage can be 32 kg. At the check-in counter in Hamburg, we had to pay 100 Euros ( $122.17) for the only 31kg peace checked luggage. We were told because the change was made less than 24 hours before the flight , the luggage weight would not be upgraded. Then they offered me that for €90 I can upgrade at the counter from economy to economy, plus so we can sit together on the flight from Frankfurt to San Francisco. I happily agreed and was charged. €99.($120.95), which I noticed too late. Especially about the Euro 100 up charge I feel upset and it’s a unfair way of doing business!

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