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$348 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Lyon

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Cheapest round-trip
$497
Overall average: $717
Scandinavian Airlines
Thu 1/29Sun 2/8
SFO - LYS • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$348
Typical prices: $495-$667
Multiple Airlines
Mon 1/26
SFO - LYS • 3 stops
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Scandinavian Airlines
Cheapest • from $497 (round-trip)
Air France
Best reviews • 7.4 score
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When to book
4 weeks
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 4 weeks in advance save around 32% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheapest • 34% price drop
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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Lyon (SFO-LYS)

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

Thu, Jan 29 - Sun, Feb 8
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 7:25 pmSFO-LYS
27h 15m2 stops
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8:10 pm - 2:35 pmLYS-SFO
27h 25m1 stop
$497Scandinavian Airlines
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Fri, Nov 28 - Thu, Dec 11
Air Canada Logo
8:25 am - 11:05 amSFO-LYS
17h 40m1 stop
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1:55 pm - 9:22 pmLYS-SFO
16h 27m1 stop
$547Air Canada
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Fri, Nov 28 - Thu, Dec 11
Air Canada Logo
7:30 am - 11:05 amSFO-LYS
18h 35m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
1:55 pm - 9:22 pmLYS-SFO
16h 27m1 stop
$548Air Canada
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Fri, Feb 13 - Sun, Feb 22
United Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 11:05 amSFO-LYS
17h 40m1 stop
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1:55 pm - 9:19 pmLYS-SFO
40h 24m2 stops
$563United Airlines
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Fri, Feb 13 - Sun, Feb 22
United Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 11:05 amSFO-LYS
17h 40m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
1:55 pm - 9:19 pmLYS-SFO
40h 24m2 stops
$567United Airlines
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Thu, Feb 12 - Fri, Feb 20
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:50 pm - 11:05 amSFO-LYS
27h 15m2 stops
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6:25 am - 12:40 pmLYS-SFO
15h 15m1 stop
$583Multiple Airlines
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Thu, Feb 12 - Fri, Feb 20
Lufthansa Logo
2:40 pm - 2:10 pmSFO-LYS
14h 30m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
6:25 am - 12:40 pmLYS-SFO
15h 15m1 stop
$591Lufthansa
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Tue, Nov 25 - Tue, Dec 2
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 11:10 amSFO-LYS
17h 45m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:50 pm - 12:40 pmLYS-SFO
26h 50m1 stop
$623Multiple Airlines
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Tue, Nov 25 - Tue, Dec 2
Lufthansa Logo
1:30 pm - 12:25 pmSFO-LYS
13h 55m1 stop
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6:25 pm - 7:35 pmLYS-SFO
34h 10m1 stop
$633Lufthansa
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Mon, Jan 5 - Sat, Jan 17
British Airways Logo
5:30 pm - 5:30 pmSFO-LYS
15h 00m1 stop
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9:45 pm - 3:00 pmLYS-SFO
26h 15m1 stop
$704British Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Lyon flights

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Lyon on a Sunday and more expensive on a Thursday. On your return trip to San Francisco, you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Lyon, 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 Lyon is November, where tickets cost $636 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,533 and $1,363 respectively.

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

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 Lyon, 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 Lyon, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 32% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$348
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 21% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 18% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Lyon

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Lyon was $348 for a one-way ticket and $497 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

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

    San Francisco and Lyon are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave San Francisco from San Francisco and will be arriving at Lyon-Saint Exupéry.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Lyon are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $992 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,062 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Lyon.

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

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

    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 Lyon with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and LYS 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 Lyon?

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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Lyon. 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.
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7.4
Air FranceOverall score based on 1482 reviews
7.3Comfort
7.0Entertainment
8.2Crew
7.4Boarding
7.0Food
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I don’t like that an equipment change caused my seat to change from 23A to 44A. The boarding was also delayed. The crew were excellent, however and very attentive. The food was not bad.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2025CDG - YVR
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I don’t like that an equipment change caused my seat to change from 23A to 44A. The boarding was also delayed. The crew were excellent, however and very attentive. The food was not bad.

Worst airlines either. First leg was delayed because of crew not available. My connection was missed so they booked me automatically the next day! But, impossible to get anyone on site, web site does not let me access my reservation anymore, confirmed by useless agents over the phone. My 2-leg trip with part in business class arriving at 4:10pm ends up in an awful 3-leg arriving at 9pm the next day with no way to even choose the seats and of course at the very end of the plane. I can understand problems arrive but the way Air France handle it is just unacceptable. You are on your own. Apparently getting you to your destination is the only thing they consider their duty. The customer experience and fatigue is none of their concern. And I have a status with them. I will reconsider my priorities when flying with Air France and encourage everyone to do the same.

Excellent, Lima to Paris. But Paris to Amsterdam, delayed, missed my flight and KLM treated its missed flights passengers very badly, terribly bad. No hotel accommodation given. Passengers were told to find their own hotel accommodation and claim at reasonable rate and left the booth and literally with armed Police Officers listening to passengers complains. For three hours, after moving by Uber from hotel to hotel and calling and booking online, no hotel was available. I had to return to the airport and seat/sleep on the benches, suffering the cold, and rats running around until my new allocated flight the next day. It was the most terrible KLM treatment even seen and being a Business Class passenger. Still mentally suffering to date as a result.

3 hour delay but out of their control. App said I get vouchers but when I applied for them, they were nowhere to be found in my account

I don't understand the concept of paying to get your personal luggage onboard and then asked to check it in.... either sell the space or don't, its a hassle to carry those all through the airport just to make a check in at the last minute.

It was a great experience. The only thing I would have changed was that the bathrooms were never cleaned and they got very dirty.

Old airplanes small seats expensive tickets, not as expected overall and not comfortable according to the price

It was an OK flight with below mediocre service by their flight attendants

Wasted a lot of time trying to find the CDG lounge - it was not next to the connecting flight gate like the Air France staff said.

My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

No vegetarian option was provided for the regular meal or the pre-landing snack.

The Scandinavian flight was excellent, however the second flight was partnered with TAP Portugal which was not so good. crowded gate area with no chairs, delayed flight, bad boarding process, no entertainment system onboard, and the baggage didn’t get to the carousel until well over an hour which caused our taxi that was waiting to leave. Love SAS, hate TAP.

Great logistics and timeliness as we arrived quite early. Flight smooth and fast. Excellent entertainment. Plane itself was a bit tired and the crew mostly indifferent. Baggage took forever but that’s on CPH. Would use SAS again for sure.

Will not recommend SAS for business travel. Food was so-so. Service was very good. First leg was very good. Second leg from Copenhagen to Barcelona was terrible. We paid a LOT for business class and to have seats worse than most coach seats with no entertainment and no charging available for 1/3rd of the whole trip was not acceptable. Very disappointing. I thought they were coming back in the U.S. with style, NOT YET.

I do not have a problem with the airline but both my two suitcases that were supposed to go from Hawaii to Copenhagen didn’t get on the plane in Seattle. I arrive on Monday the 21st at 10:30 in the morning. I did not get my two suitcases before Friday late afternoon that is unacceptable.

No choice of food. Needed to pay more even for a can of coke!!!

The seats were really close together and hard to get comfortable. The food was okay. The cheese was amazing! I loved the cold towels they gave us.

When my flight was changed from delays they were quick to rebook me.

I really enjoyed how clean and big the aircraft was, as well as how friendly the crew was.

Airline left me stranded in the U.S. gave me an unrequested refund of 40% of booking and canceled my trip back! When I asked why, the said “we don’t have to tell you why”. “But you can rebook”. Never again! Paid 2x and rebooked on Austrian. What a joke!

Same as last comment. Food sucks. Quality. Not surprising most people have no clue about nourishment Clearly

We were in business class. the angled seats in that class do not have a real window view & the placement of the controls are bad. But we knew that. But the food options were mediocre. The taste was fine, but the size was for a child. It’s just really feels like United is skimping on everything. Even when we were in the Polaris lounge they did not have diet sodas. They said they were out no Coke zero no Diet Coke, etc. I do not think the portion of nuts they serve on the plane could get any smaller. Really a minimal service and offer for what you’re paying for in business.

We had to deboard 2 times due to maintenance issues. They changed the plane, and then we got deviated to LAX due to maibtenance issues on the other plane, had to sleep at LAX and los a full day.

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.

I think the extra charges for seating with no added advantage and the added charges for baggage are excessive compared to other airlines.

Food was just okay. Was surprised initially when was charged for a cup of tea when they first came through cabin for beverages. I’ve had far better long distance flights ( take some tips from Swiss airlines)

Experience was great overall. However, the connection time between my flights (1hr 15 mins) was too short. We had to get through security check and US immigration in that time, and I made it to the gate just as they were announcing it was about to close. Flights with such a short connection time should maybe not be offered for purchase, or an advance alert would be helpful. Other than that the in-flight experience was excellent, especially the food. Many thanks!

The boarding process was not good. From check-in, there was only one desk for check-in, which made for a very long line. I asked to print out my boarding pass for the next leg of my trip, also via Aer Lingus, and they said they couldn't. I was unable to do this on the app or online, either. Many fellow passengers I spoke to had the same issue. Because the plane was delayed taking off by 90 minutes, everyone had to quickly go to a desk for their next boarding pass which was chaos. Overall it wasn't a smooth or happy experience.

Aer Lingus unfortunately seems more like a budget airline than a national carrier. The plane was fine. The crew seemed a bit hurried and without that Irish charm (which may be an inappropriate stereotype and maybe not to be expected on a long international flight but other carriers seem to pull it off). My biggest complaint was that my gold status on Alaska Airlines--which gets me into lounges with BA and other partner airlines--was not accepted at lounges in Rome or Dublin, despite Aer Lingus on paper anyway partnering with Alaska. But the flight itself through Kayak was several hundred dollars cheaper than others, so overall, the right decision. Also, be aware that US customs on flights from Dublin occurs in Dublin (like Canadian airports) so if you have a connection or are just departing from Ireland, give yourself enough time (up to 30 minutes) to negotiate all of the lines. Still better than going through customs in the US after a 10 hour flight.

Fast and sensible boarding was absolutely amazing. But extortionate wifi and seats that barely moved, making me unable to sleep, didn't do a lot of favors.

Late. Taking off, landing, deplaning. Missed our connection on AerLingus to NYC. Computers down from cyber attack. Put us up for the night. Lost our luggage. Everyone was nice. But it was an awful day.

I liked the front row seats. A lot of leg room. The check-in window needs to be longer

Conveyer belt at the check in area stopped working and check in process was significantly slowed down.

I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the services of the airline since flying is not my favorite thing. My goal was to be with my brother's family in Manchester after his death. All staff was helpful, the food appreciated since I selected an overnight flight. Every aspect of the experience was comforting. I plan to return to Manchester in order to attend my brother's funeral in October and hope that I am able to find a reasonable priced flight. Thank you

Lufthansa still has a good level of quality compared to US airlines, especially with respect to (1) food quality - actually tasty, (2) good French red wine - free, (3) good movie selection. Also my ticket price includes 1 free check-in luggage, while some other budget airlines sneak in an extra $150 for a checkin.

The food could be better, more snacks. And have some plugs to chargue the phone.

Everything was really great just The aircraft was too old and sounded it will break during takeoff

Extremely pleased with the crew. Best flight attendants ever! Very friendly, genuinely caring and attentive.

Best flight attendants ever! Very customer and service oriented, courteous, professional and helpful.

Cheapest airlines I have ever been on. I got downgraded and never got on united. I got rerouted through Vancouver onto jetwesf

Very small and uncomfortable seats, Hard to hear entertainment system sound. Horrible food. Staff doesn't care much about the passengers. 2nd time they didn't give me my vegetarian meal. They asked me regular food with meat. The airline and staff was from United airlines.

Checkin took along timen only.few angents available at.checkin desk. Customer support over phone no existence

At baggage claim, I was given the wrong printed ticket. The ticket belonged to another passenger for a different flight — to Zurich instead of Frankfurt (layover). I was even allowed to pass security, and when I asked the Lufthansa employee if I was on the correct flight, and why it was changed. The employee said everything was correct and I should board. When I got on the plane, there was someone in my seat, and the crew on the plane finally realized that I was on the wrong plane. When I got off the plane, nobody was willing to help, and the security refused to provide my original printed ticket. That was until I showed them that I took a photo of the ticket; once they realized I had photographic evidence, they were suddenly ready to help me. The Lufthansa employee began communicating with other airlines and found a flight that would take me to my destination via Polish Airlines. I was required to once again go through security, re-check my bag, and once again pay for my checked bag and weight overage fees. This experience was incredibly stressful and very frustrating, as you can imagine. A Lufthansa employee told me I would be eligible for a refund. Please tell me what steps I need to take in order to make that happen. Thank you!

Good service … bus transfer upon arrival from plane to terminal: atrocious!!!

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