$100 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to New York State

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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to New York

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New York
New Yorknonstop$219
Buffalo
Buffalo1 stop$210
Syracuse
Syracuse1 stop$257
Albany
Albany1 stop$257
Rochester
Rochester1 stop$254
Ithaca
Ithaca1 stop$329
Elmira
Elmira1 stop$362
Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh2 stops$1,105
Watertown
Watertown2 stops$701
Binghamton
Binghamton2 stops$450
Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake1 stop$731
Massena
Massena2 stops$696
Islip
Islip1 stop$310
New York
New Yorknonstop$219
Buffalo
Buffalo1 stop$210
Syracuse
Syracuse1 stop$257
Albany
Albany1 stop$257
Rochester
Rochester1 stop$254
Ithaca
Ithaca1 stop$329
Elmira
Elmira1 stop$362
Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh2 stops$1,105
Watertown
Watertown2 stops$701
Binghamton
Binghamton2 stops$450
Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake1 stop$731
Massena
Massena2 stops$696
Islip
Islip1 stop$310

Book Cheap San Francisco to New York Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to New York 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from San Francisco to New York

Mon, Apr 20 - Tue, Apr 28
Southwest Logo
9:15 pm - 7:50 am
SFO
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BUF
7h 35m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:55 pm - 11:35 pm
BUF
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SFO
7h 40m
1 stop
$210Southwest
Mon, Apr 20 - Tue, Apr 28
Southwest Logo
9:15 pm - 7:50 am
SFO
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BUF
7h 35m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
1:10 pm - 7:55 pm
BUF
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SFO
9h 45m
2 stops
$215Southwest
Sat, Apr 25 - Thu, Apr 30
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:40 am - 3:24 pm
SFO
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JFK
5h 44mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:11 pm - 11:54 pm
JFK
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SFO
6h 43mnonstop
$219Alaska Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Tue, Apr 21
American Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 4:30 pm
SFO
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EWR
8h 00m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:36 am - 12:22 pm
EWR
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SFO
8h 46m
1 stop
$222American Airlines
Tue, May 5 - Tue, May 12
American Airlines Logo
3:17 pm - 11:59 pm
SFO
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JFK
5h 42mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
8:44 pm - 12:29 am
JFK
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SFO
6h 45mnonstop
$224American Airlines
Sat, Apr 18 - Sat, Apr 25
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:05 pm - 7:50 am
SFO
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EWR
5h 45mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:59 am - 11:25 am
EWR
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SFO
6h 26mnonstop
$226Alaska Airlines
Thu, Apr 23 - Sat, May 2
United Airlines Logo
10:38 pm - 9:51 am
SFO
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ROC
8h 13m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:46 am - 5:21 pm
ROC
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SFO
9h 35m
1 stop
$254United Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Sat, Apr 25
United Airlines Logo
10:50 pm - 9:40 am
SFO
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SYR
7h 50m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 12:30 pm
SYR
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SFO
9h 30m
1 stop
$257United Airlines
Fri, May 1 - Sun, May 3
Delta Logo
10:35 pm - 11:53 am
SFO
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ROC
10h 18m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:13 pm - 11:55 pm
ROC
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SFO
8h 42m
1 stop
$261Delta
Wed, Mar 18 - Tue, Mar 24
Delta Logo
5:50 am - 3:49 pm
SFO
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HPN
6h 59m
1 stop
Delta Logo
3:13 pm - 8:59 pm
HPN
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SFO
8h 46m
1 stop
$297Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to New York flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from San Francisco to State of New York?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from San Francisco to State of New York departing in April.

What is the cheapest San Francisco to New York State flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to New York State from San Francisco found in the last 72 hours was to New York, at $218 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Francisco (SFO) to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport (JFK), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $219.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Francisco to New York State?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $356, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to New York State?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to New York State, 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 New York State is January, when tickets cost $307 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $477 and $437 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to New York State?

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

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

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to New York State?

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 New York State, 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 New York State, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 41% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$100
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 15% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 18% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking New York State flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to New York State?

    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 New York State.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San Francisco to New York State 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 New York State?

    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 from San Francisco to New York State with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Francisco to New York State?

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New York State?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to New York State is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $385 on average. Morning departures are around 26% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New York State is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $486.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to New York State

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from San Francisco to the following destinations at these prices or less: Newark $161 one-way - $290 round-trip; New York $181 one-way - $302 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to New York

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to New York State. 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 New York? 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.
8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11967 reviews
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.0Entertainment
7.1Food
Airline reviews

Nice crew, healthy snacks and drinks available. Flight to Seattle was short and comfortable.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2026
SFO - SEA
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Nice crew, healthy snacks and drinks available. Flight to Seattle was short and comfortable.

had to be rerouted due to a medical emergency onboard. Alaska crew treated the patient with utmost respect and continued to keep the passengers updated the entire way through, which I appreciate. But it took 4 hours from landing until we were able to be airborne again, causing us to not get into SFO until ~2 am. I understand it was a tough situation for everyone, but that was an indecent wait.

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!

Delay for switching planes. Then delay after delay (mechanical) after boarding so that we were almost 3 hrs late, getting in at 230am. Crew was good.

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.

The staff was fine. The plane was extremely tight, and I paid for the wifi and it did not work at all. I was actually going to ask for a refund.

Terrible. Four hour delay because Delta could not find crew to man the aircraft. Terrible communication. Terrible insight into the delays. One of the worst flight experiences I’ve had.

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

Good experience and the flight landed early. There was no food I had or entertainment.

bulkhead seat had very little legroom - even in bsiness class.

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

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

This was one of the worst flights I’ve been on in years. I upgraded to comfort and had such an uncomfortable experience. The person next to me was oversized - which I understand - however, they took up their space and mine. I could only use about 50% of my seat space to not be physically touching this person the entire flight and there was no spatial awareness. I also could not use the seat outlet because their body was obstructing it. It was very inconvenient. Their body kept touching me repeatedly during the flight and I felt very uncomfortable. To pay more for an upgraded space and then not even being able to use it was highly disappointing.

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

Delta’s staff is unmatched. From the gate agents, to the pilots, to the flight attendants… all top of the industry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There was free WiFi (definitely a plus), but the flight was delayed 45 minutes waiting on a catering truck that never arrived. The pilot said there would be food vouchers given out at the end of the gangway to make up for the inconvenience, but there was no one offering those. Delay made me late for work!

Overall it was a good flight. Because we traveled on a Saturday we were upgraded to FC since my wife and I are both Executive Platinum. The only areas for improvement we noted are better snack assortment and perhaps a little nicer plane as American is flying some older planes now. Everything else on this flight was excellent, which is frankly not the norm for American since we have had multiple issues on prior AA flights.

The smell from the bathroom kept wafting through the cabin. It made people sick.

The seats are too uncomfortable for anyone over 5ft 8in. I'm 5'10" with a back and hip issue and I was in pai for the full duration of the flight.

We flew in first class. The crew did not offer drinks before the flight took off, but they treated us well during the flight. The food was excellent. There was actually too much food served, but it was nice to have all the options.

Delayed an hour due to operational issues. Minimal apologies or care for the significant inconvenience caused. Landed at nearly 1am and they still couldn’t find ground staff to get us off the plane promptly.

Long delays, lack of information about the status of the flight. The flight was delayed 4 times.

It was good. But the gate team made me check my carry on when there was plenty of space for my luggage on the plane. Otherwise our trip was fine.

Bags took over and hour to come out. Delays due to wind caused rebooking.

Gate was overcrowded. Gate agents performed very well. Flight crew was top notch! Efficient & professional & courteous. Both meals not thermalized well. Dinner main dish was actually cold in the center. Almost inedible. Breakfast sandwich was lukewarm.

Very smooth flight, good legroom with the "even more room" seats. Entertainment choice was excellent, wifi on board, plane was modern. Pilot got a round of applause for a smooth landing in very blustery conditions. Love flying with them. Check in was OK too. We were too early so we had to wait until groundstaff showed up 3hrs before the flight.

Rude crew member. She seemed annoyed at me without me saying a single word. Also loudly admonished me for having my bag next to my seat instead of tucked away before landing. Just telling me to put it away and guiding me without giving me a lecture would have been enough.

No included food for a 5 hour flight and the entertainment was only accessible if you had wired headphones (not provided). Otherwise though, great and smooth flying and customer service.

Friendly crew, efficient boarding and flight arrived early. Couldn’t ask for a better experience

Horribly rude check in at airport, worst in 25 years of flying. All over a simple issue they could have googled to resolve.

1) No pilot available for 1 hour 2) no room for most passengers careyon in overhead—-> stowed below 3) when we landed we had to wait 45 min. Before docking at gate as gate was not ready

The ride share experience in JFK is terrible. After traveling on a flight, then you need to take a subway to the last stop to get an uber or lyft. Unacceptable. Bad job JetBlue for permitting JFK and Port Authority to do this to your passengers.

Four plus hour flight delay in New York caused us to take off after 11:30pm. We didn’t arrive at our hotel until five hours after check in. Started the trip off feeling exhausted.

I don’t usually fly budget airlines or airlines in the United States. It was as good as any other airline. The seats are comfortable and the airline attendants are not rude & surly. Very nice flight (s).

They have the most inexperienced / rude flight staff I’ve encountered

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