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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

Tue, Oct 14 - Tue, Oct 21
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
4:20 pm - 2:30 amSFO-LYS
25h 10m1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
6:15 pm - 2:35 pmLYS-SFO
29h 20m1 stop
$476TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Fri, Nov 7 - Thu, Nov 20
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
7:10 pm - 11:15 amSFO-LYS
31h 05m1 stop
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6:20 pm - 4:05 pmLYS-SFO
30h 45m1 stop
$482TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Fri, Nov 7 - Thu, Nov 20
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
7:10 pm - 11:55 pmSFO-LYS
19h 45m1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
6:20 pm - 4:05 pmLYS-SFO
30h 45m1 stop
$485TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Sat, Feb 14 - Thu, Feb 19
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
4:40 pm - 10:05 amSFO-LYS
32h 25m1 stop
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8:10 pm - 2:35 pmLYS-SFO
27h 25m1 stop
$537Scandinavian Airlines
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Sun, Oct 5 - Mon, Oct 13
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:40 pmSFO-LYS
28h 40m2 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
8:20 pm - 11:14 pmLYS-SFO
35h 54m2 stops
$570Scandinavian Airlines
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Wed, Nov 19 - Mon, Nov 24
Lufthansa Logo
2:40 pm - 2:10 pmSFO-LYS
14h 30m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
6:50 pm - 12:40 pmLYS-SFO
26h 50m1 stop
$615Lufthansa
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Wed, Nov 19 - Mon, Nov 24
United Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 11:05 amSFO-LYS
17h 40m1 stop
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10:40 am - 9:22 pmLYS-SFO
43h 42m2 stops
$624United Airlines
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Tue, Nov 18 - Mon, Nov 24
United Airlines Logo
12:43 am - 11:05 amSFO-LYS
25h 22m3 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:40 am - 12:40 pmLYS-SFO
35h 00m1 stop
$629United Airlines
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Fri, Feb 13 - Fri, Mar 13
Lufthansa Logo
2:40 pm - 2:15 pmSFO-LYS
14h 35m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
6:25 am - 1:40 pmLYS-SFO
15h 15m1 stop
$668Lufthansa
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Mon, Jan 5 - Sun, Jan 18
British Airways Logo
2:03 pm - 5:30 pmSFO-LYS
18h 27m2 stops
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10:30 am - 10:02 pmLYS-SFO
20h 32m2 stops
$691British Airways
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TAP AIR PORTUGAL
Cheapest • from $476 (round-trip)
Air France
Best reviews • 7.4 score
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When to book
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January
Cheapest • 29% price drop
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Cheapest round-trip
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Overall average: $737
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Tue 10/14Tue 10/21
SFO - LYS • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$204
Typical prices: $495-687
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Mon 10/13
SFO - LYS • 3 stops
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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 January, where tickets cost $696 (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 $1,331 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 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 23% 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 seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$204
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 29% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 17% increase in price.
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Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Lyon 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 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 $204 for a one-way ticket and $476 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, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between San Francisco and Lyon, with Star Alliance 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 $976 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

 
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7.4
Air FranceOverall score based on 1469 reviews
7.4Comfort
7.0Food
8.2Crew
7.4Boarding
7.0Entertainment
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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.

4.0 OkayIgnacio, Aug 2025MAD - CDG
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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.

The only reason the overall rating wasn't "excellent" was due to problems in claiming luggage. The bags are delivered to the main area (Cinta 35) for domestic passengers, but to a DIFFERENT ROOM for international arrivees. After waiting 30 minutes, someone (who didn't appear to be from Air France or the airport) told us to go to another area. There we found our bags, which appeared to have been awaiting us for a while. We had to go through a bag check before leaving the airport. If we had been alerted to this possibility, or better yet, been to go directly to Cinta 34, we could have eliminated quite a bit of waiting.

Much better than the major US Carriers especially in Biz Class.

I wish that the meal included a vegetable or even a salad instead of couscous! Why serve chicken with rice AND couscous? Service was good overall though a bit lacking in friendliness. Usually on air france I've been offered a glass of champagne before dinner, wine with dinner, and a digestif after dinner. We were only offered wine this time!

It was not Air France but Air Europa. But confusion over our checked luggage. Whether it was checked all the way to Tenerife or not. It was not. Had to line up again in Departures. At least our Sky Priority was honoured. Flight was fine.

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.

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

Flight was late as pilot crew had to land at different airport in their previous flight. Passengers boarded and had to wait for pilots inside plane. Series of incomplete and unnecessary announcements by an annoying voice, rather than complete, informative announcements.

Too hot. Asked for an extra glass of water and was ignored. Asked to sit in empty seats that were open because it was so hot and crowded and was denied and the seats were empty the entire flight

Terrible leg room - I’m 5’3” and my knees were touching the seat in front of me. When the person sitting in front of me leaned back, there was about 15 inches of space between my head and the TV screen which made it awkward to view movies. Last year they had decent food, but this year the only tasty item on the trip was dessert.

The flight was delayed leaving Philadelphia due to “catering” and consequently arrived in Dublin some 75 minutes later than scheduled. Consequently this caused me to miss my connecting flight to Glasgow and I had to spend the night in Dublin.

The flight from Cincinnati to Philadelphia was satisfactory and uneventful.

It was truly a horrible flight. We were delayed almost 2 hours. The seats were so tiny, my legs were hurting the entire flight. When i finally made it to Ireland i missed my connecting flight because we left Newark late. I will most likely never fly Aer Lingus again

Terrible. The test of an airline is how they deal with problems. There is very little to differentiate between airlines. Aer Lingus failed absolutely. They lost one of my bags even though we had more than a 2 hour connection in Dublin. Trying to get it back has been awful. In checking on line I can see that the bag is in Edinburgh and it was supposed to be delivered today. It wasn't. The number we have in the UK doesn't answer. I had to pay for an international call to speak to somebody. All the woman at the call centre could say was be patient wait. I can tell you when it will be delivered nor can I tell you who the courier is.

Not JetBlue's fault but Aer Lingus never explained how to transfer to JetBlue.

Overall it was good experience and it was my first trip with Aer Lingus. One thing I was embarrassed was that someone occupied my seat so I was asked to use another seat. Due to this unhappy happening I almost missed the connecting flight because the random seat was far from the flight door. Food was fine, I liked the macaroni and cheese with fresh bread.

I was very disappointed that the online sys allowed me to get the boarding pass for the second leg of the trip, when I clearly request it for both flights!

The space between seats was reduced even further. Could not even open the tray table fully and got compressed the moment the front guy reclined. For a long haul flight it was extremely uncomfortable.

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!!!

helpful and friendly. The Lufthanza people I dealt with before my holiday were so unhelpful by comparison.

The flight was fine but no food available apart from snacks like Pringles and olives which was a problem for me as I hadn’t eaten anything that day. But the worst problem was BA left 24 suitcases in Heathrow as the flight was too full but didn’t tell anyone. So we waited for ages at Toulouse airport with no information and finally found out from the one member of staff in the baggage collection area who explained what had happened and apologised for no announcement being made but said that was their policy. Then BA contacted me today to say they have found my luggage and can deliver it to me on Tuesday - half way through my holiday!!!! So a friend has had to make a four hour round trip in his car to go and collect the luggage from the airport so we can get it today. A TOTAL SHAMBLES AND DISREGARD BY BA FOR THEIR PASSENGERS’ BEST INTERESTS.

Crying baby the ENTIRE flight. Not your fault, but I paid 2700 for a premium economy ticket and it wasn't worth it. should have just stuck with coach. flight attendants very mediocre - minimal effort. Plane didn't seem very clean. Didn't have any cleansing wipes - most airlines give you this when you board. Flat screen scrolling didn't work. Toiletry case a joke - why bother at all?

Enjoyable flight, helpful crew everything was organized to accommodate passengers.

I was transferred to an American Airlines flight. The boarding was late and unorganized. The seating was extremely tight and uncomfortable. Will not use AA again.

The business class seat was an uncomfortable conversion of a main cabin seat well below the quality of even the budget carriers in the US. I would have never paid for business class if would have known I get the same seat as main cabin. BA has gone down hill significantly in this class of service.

The check-in of my luggage was terrible. When purchased my tickets, one luggage and one carry-on was part of the fight. My flight was switched from British to American Airline. During check-in of luggage at the airport, I was denied and had to pay extra $75. How do I get reimbursed for this extra luggage payment?

This was the second time on BA, food terrible, bathrooms gross,( granted, that was mostly due to the disgusting children urinating all over it)boarding was late and disorganized. No gate issued until last minute st Heathrow, bad system, caused undue stress. Seats were painful, that's what you get for traveling like a poor in economy, right BA? Should have been able to afford business or first class if you want to actually be able to walk upright without back pain after a trip.

The delay was not communicated via text and the person who helped with check in also didn’t inform me about the delay. I ended up missing my connection and it was a waste of 5 hours. The crew didn’t mention there would be someone at the gate informing of if I would be rebooked and there was no signage. Overall a very poor experience. The British Airways app was also very buggy, and didn’t work. I will avoid flying with British Airways when possible.

Hand bag was taken to be checked in at boarding gate

Cancelled flight minutes before boarding. Rescheduled flight was two days later

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