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Cheapest round-trip
$187
Typical prices: $145-$350
United Airlines
Sat 10/17Mon 10/19
SFO - PSP • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$66
Typical prices: $104-$264
Alaska Airlines
Tue 9/29
SFO - PSP • Non-stop
Arrival airport
You can't fly directly to Joshua Tree. It is served by Palm Springs (PSP), located 23.9 miles from Joshua Tree.
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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Joshua Tree (SFO-PSP)

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

Sat, Oct 17 - Mon, Oct 19
United Airlines Logo
12:40 pm - 2:19 pm
SFO
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PSP
1h 39mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:30 am - 10:20 am
PSP
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SFO
1h 50mnonstop
$187United Airlines
Mon, Nov 23 - Thu, Nov 26
United Airlines Logo
8:27 am - 10:09 am
SFO
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PSP
1h 42mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 9:27 am
PSP
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SFO
1h 57mnonstop
$191United Airlines
Mon, Aug 31 - Sat, Sep 5
United Airlines Logo
8:38 am - 10:24 am
SFO
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PSP
1h 46mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
11:05 am - 12:53 pm
PSP
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SFO
1h 48mnonstop
$191United Airlines
Sun, Sep 27 - Mon, Sep 28
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:12 pm - 8:53 pm
SFO
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PSP
1h 41mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:15 am - 9:52 am
PSP
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SFO
1h 37mnonstop
$192Alaska Airlines
Fri, Aug 28 - Sat, Aug 29
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:12 pm - 8:53 pm
SFO
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PSP
1h 41mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:15 am - 9:52 am
PSP
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SFO
1h 37mnonstop
$192Alaska Airlines
Wed, Nov 18 - Sun, Nov 22
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:10 pm - 5:49 pm
SFO
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PSP
1h 39mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 8:41 am
PSP
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SFO
1h 41mnonstop
$192Alaska Airlines
Sat, Sep 5 - Sun, Sep 6
American Airlines Logo
8:08 am - 2:55 pm
SFO
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PSP
6h 47m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:53 pm - 10:30 pm
PSP
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SFO
5h 37m
1 stop
$198American Airlines
Sat, Sep 5 - Sun, Sep 6
American Airlines Logo
8:08 am - 12:24 pm
SFO
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PSP
4h 16m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
1:09 pm - 7:05 pm
PSP
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SFO
5h 56m
1 stop
$198American Airlines
Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 18
Delta Logo
5:50 am - 11:48 am
SFO
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PSP
5h 58m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:12 pm - 9:59 pm
PSP
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SFO
4h 47m
1 stop
$206Delta
Tue, Aug 18 - Wed, Aug 19
Delta Logo
5:08 pm - 9:30 pm
SFO
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PSP
4h 22m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:12 pm - 11:57 pm
PSP
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SFO
6h 45m
1 stop
$206Delta
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Low season

July

Cheapest flight

$66
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
Flight from San Francisco to Palm Springs

When to book flights from San Francisco to Joshua Tree

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Flights from San Francisco to Joshua Tree: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from San Francisco to Joshua Tree 
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines
SFO
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PSP
Jun 2024
SFO ~ most convenient People should prepare themselves for cold temperature inside the cabin, bring coat/jacket and food in case flight is delayed.
KateFlew with Alaska Airlines
SFO
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PSP
Apr 2024
Fly in the morning when it’s not windy.

FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Joshua Tree

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

    When flying out of San Francisco you’ll be using San Francisco. Joshua Tree does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Palm Springs airport, which is 23.9 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from San Francisco to Joshua Tree take?

    Direct flights cover the 420 miles separating San Francisco and Joshua Tree in about 1h 34m.

  • How many flights are there between San Francisco and Joshua Tree?

    27 direct flights run between San Francisco and Joshua Tree on a daily basis. On average, there are about 191 departures each week.

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

    Consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Thursdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San Francisco, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

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

    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 Joshua Tree.

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

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

    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 Joshua Tree 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 Joshua Tree?

    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 Joshua Tree 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 Joshua Tree?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest one-way ticket between San Francisco and Joshua Tree found on KAYAK was with Frontier for $29. Frontier offered a round-trip connection from $52 and Hawaiian Airlines from $97.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from San Francisco to Joshua Tree

  • There is no airport in Joshua Tree. Instead, you’ll be flying into Palm Springs Airport when flying between San Francisco and Joshua Tree.
  • The cheapest flight from San Francisco to Joshua Tree was found 80 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 March, April and May. The cheapest month to fly is September.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving San Francisco to Joshua Tree

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to Joshua Tree? 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.
7.9
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12749 reviews
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.0Entertainment
7.0Food
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The plane was freezing. A few other customers mentioned how they can’t get their temperature right on their flights lately.

6.0 GoodKatherine, Jul 2026
SFO - SNA
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The plane was freezing. A few other customers mentioned how they can’t get their temperature right on their flights lately.

The app booked me on a flight for July 1st as opposed to August 1st like it was supposed to be. No problem with Alaska Airlines, except they took a while to refund my money. But it was as taken instantly. So, yeah.

Not able to get boarding pass for domestic connection flight when check in at international airport. I was told I need to get connection flight boarding pass after I entered US. It us very inconvenient.

Four hour delay. Missed our event. And they offered me $75. Absolutely shameful.

I have been flying commercial for decades. I was in one of the ladder boarding groups, had my bag tagged because they thought there was not going to be enough space for it in the overhead bins. I politely asked one of the attendance if I could try to find a space- she said I could and I did. I then took the bag tag off and gave it to one of the other attendants as I was told to do by the first one. He, in a curt, anal, and disrespectful manner, told me that I needed to take my bag down from the overhead bin and check it. This was a situation I’ve never encountered before. The attendant’s attitude was confrontational and belittling in front of other onlooking passengers as if daring me to challenge him. I am a physician who takes care of patients day in and day out. Not wanting to make a scene, I calmly told him, “do what you need to do.” he took my bag down from the overhead bin, put the back tag back on it, and checked it only to make room for another bag that was also supposed to be technically checked by a following passenger. The same male attendant later came up to me and said “you shouldn’t have showed me the bag tag,” as if conveying that he was just following protocol was a justification for treating me like a kid out of line. I cared about this because it took 15 minutes from my life to then retrieve the bag at baggage claim and it also felt like really poor customer service. I understand the need for protocols. This is also a service industry, and we the passengers are the clients. We should be made to feel welcome and respected and our life in transit made as easy as it can be within reason. This attendant clearly needs to be reminded of that. Of note, an older female fellow passenger sitting next to me agreed with this assessment.

I love Alaska! We arrived on the later side without seat assignments only to find the had oversold the flight by 1. The attendants worked extra hard to find a way for our party of 7 to stay together and we made it on the flight! Loved the free WiFi also!

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 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.

No charging outlets worked. Other than collecting trash attendants didn’t come around. No one could hear flight attendants announcements during the flight. Seat pads were horrible. Sitting on a board for 5 hours. What happened to Hawaiian airlines comfort, hospitality, and extras? Our pilots did an excellent job trying to minimize turbulence and incredible job in landing in windy conditions.

I received several emails about my 3:10 flight. When I showed up to the airport at 12:30 to check my bags I was told the flight was actually at 1 pm. They grudgingly rebooked me for a flight at 5:22 to Vegas to get a connecting to LAX. I did find the gate for my original 3:10 flight but they were booked. I proceeded to receive status updates and gate change information for the 3:10 flight, even though I was apparently never supposed to be on that flight

The food options were limited and very specific. Some type of entertainment option for a 4.5 hour flight would have been nice.

Kayak sold me a ticket after check in time. Could not check in. Could not get on flight.

I could not believe that on a 5 hour plus flight we were not given a complimentary meal . That should be illegal. Or it would be nice to be informed beforehand that a complimentary meal would not be provided. The wording in the email I got about pre ordering food was phrased in a way that made the food seem like it would be free. Very misleading! Also during boarding we were informed there would be empty seats we could move to if we wanted, all we had to do was wait for an announcement, however an announcement was never made. Then when we tried to change seats ourselves we were singled out over the loud speaker and told we could not move without asking. Then the flight was about to take off , so we didn’t have time to ask . Then we were told we could not move to the exit row because you had to pay for those seats, but we were not told where we could move. Also no one was in the exit rows so , if something happened no one would be there to assist the passengers. Also people should be allowed to move there if the airline wasn’t able to sell them. One passenger asked if he could pay for the upgrade and the flight attendant said she did not have the capability to charge for the seat on her mobile device, so the airline ended up losing possible income anyways . So why not let people move there during flight if you have no way to charge them? Then the landing was bumpy and awful and many passengers complained out loud when we landed .

The flight was supposed to leave at 7:30pm, but departed 10:50pm. They kept moving departure time out every half hour. It was a 45 minute flight from n Sunday night with great weather.

Thanks to the supervisor Jose my pregnant wife and our family will not miss a very important ultrasound tomorrow. What he did was simply heroic. He needs to be promoted and praised. Please tell him our family appreciates him so so much!

Flight was canceled with no voucher of any kind and next available flight was two days later.

When I was not allowed by Alaska airlines to board due to time and difficulty pre-check the night before and kiosk did not work when I arrived at the airport and then finally told Alaska airlines is where I had to go. Not Hawaiian airlines that they had moved. That's when I was treated with the utmost disrespect by Alaska airlines agent that I was not allowed to board. And that might ticket to return was canceled and I hadn't even left yet when they gave me the option for the next flight to raise my flight price to $300 one way. I bought a $96 round trip ticket and they're trying to gouge me for $600 in addition and canceling my return flight.

Every customer service agent we came in contact with was rude, tired, overworked and indifferent

It was a short, comfortable flight. It did leave an hour late due to the pilot having to be replaced (family emergency) but that didn’t inconvenience myself & my friend. The situation was explained, eventually.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

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.

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.

Flight was delayed due to the late arrival of the catering truck, which is quite unacceptable. There was a beverage service, but no pretzel, or cookie, or nuts were served in coach.

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.

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😊

How they treated my luggage was horrible. And foods are not edible… Flight attendants were not listening my request. Etc

Flight attendant made the flight very enjoyable. He was courteous and gave great care to the passengers

Not good. Flight crew, was not friendly and just shoved stuff at us. Not the way I like to travel.

Aside from the little delay, overall was flight good. Made it safely. Thanks!

Over the course of 7 months of travel, I can count on my hand the number of times the flight has departed on time. Majority of the instances have been related to non-weather reasons. Would not recommend flying this Airline

The plane was spartan, the seats not that comfortable. It was like flying a super low budget airline. They charged for coffee!!! I have never, ever experienced that before.

I had no problems but the changing of planes that I was supposed to be on was confusing. Maybe it would be helpful to let people know your flight changed. Not everyone understands airports or how flying works.

Flight was delayed multiple times without giving any particular reason and the only thing that was communicated was that 'Aircraft is getting ready'. I was stuck at SFO airport for 15 hours and finally took Southwest Airlines flight back home to Dallas.

I was not clear if food was offered or not.

Agency very bad had to cancelled my booking too many changes in the flight changed my flight to 1 week

The flight landed at LAX we were then bussed to collect our bags. That process took nearly as long as the flight. Luckily we weren't in a hurry!

I really didn't like anything. Paid for my checked luggage online ($79) and then was told that I would have to paid another $79 for my carry on. Was not allowed to enter the terminal until 3 hours before my flight and when I finally was allowed to check my bag and enter, my flight was delayed 3 times. When I finally landed, we were all instructed to "run off the plane" as they had to do a quick turn around to Las Vegas. Me and several of my flying companions will never fly Frontier again.

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

No frills for sure. No gate announcements about flight delay, not even water to drink on the flight.

Stop changing gates at sfo. When you are elderly going back for it’s not fun.

After 5 hours of delay, they cancelled the flight. Very disappointed

My flight to LA was cancelled. I waited at the airport for 3 hrs saying it was delayed and then all of a sudden it was cancelled. Frontier only gave me a voucher and refund but could not rebook me. Flights on other airlines were too expensive last minute. I had to drive down to LA and didn’t even take my return flight home since I had to drive. One of the worst airline experiences in my life. It’s crazy how airlines can just upend people’s plans just like that.

They wouldn’t let us on the flight even tho we were an hour early. No refund not even our bags that were prepaid

8 hr delay. had to buy another ticket with another airline

They cancelled the flight then did nothing to help us rebook. It was awful - I won’t fly with them again

The truck that was refueling the plane drove away with the hose still connected to the plane and ripped part of the plane off with it

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