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$190 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Oaxaca

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Cheapest round-trip
$501
Overall average: $620
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Sat 3/14Sun 3/22
SFO - OAX • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$190
Typical prices: $304-$394
Multiple Airlines
Sun 2/22
SFO - OAX • 3 stops
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Cheapest • from $516 (round-trip)
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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Oaxaca (SFO-OAX)

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

Sat, Mar 14 - Sun, Mar 22
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8:09 pm - 12:20 pm
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OAX
15h 11m
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8:40 am - 7:30 am
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SFO
23h 50m
1 stop
$501Multiple Airlines
Wed, Mar 11 - Mon, Mar 16
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10:20 am - 4:50 pm
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OAX
29h 30m
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8:40 am - 9:38 pm
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SFO
13h 58m
1 stop
$509Multiple Airlines
Sat, Apr 11 - Fri, Apr 17
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8:09 pm - 7:40 pm
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OAX
22h 31m
1 stop
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9:37 am - 9:34 pm
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SFO
12h 57m
1 stop
$516Frontier
Tue, Mar 24 - Wed, Apr 1
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9:04 pm - 4:12 pm
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OAX
18h 08m
2 stops
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9:37 am - 9:08 pm
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SFO
12h 31m
1 stop
$520Frontier
Sat, Apr 11 - Fri, Apr 17
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8:09 pm - 7:40 pm
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OAX
22h 31m
1 stop
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9:37 am - 9:34 pm
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SFO
12h 57m
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$521Frontier
Sat, Mar 28 - Sun, Apr 5
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8:09 pm - 7:40 pm
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OAX
22h 31m
1 stop
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9:37 am - 9:08 pm
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SFO
12h 31m
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$526Frontier
Tue, Mar 31 - Sun, Apr 5
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8:09 pm - 7:40 pm
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OAX
22h 31m
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9:37 am - 9:08 pm
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SFO
12h 31m
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$527Frontier
Thu, Apr 2 - Wed, Apr 8
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8:09 pm - 7:40 pm
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OAX
22h 31m
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9:37 am - 9:08 pm
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SFO
12h 31m
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$528Frontier
Sun, Apr 19 - Wed, Apr 29
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9:33 pm - 7:40 pm
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OAX
21h 07m
2 stops
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9:37 am - 9:34 pm
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SFO
12h 57m
1 stop
$530Frontier
Mon, Mar 16 - Sun, Mar 22
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8:09 pm - 12:20 pm
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OAX
15h 11m
2 stops
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8:40 am - 9:38 pm
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13h 58m
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$531Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Oaxaca flights

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

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Planning a trip from San Francisco to Oaxaca? KAYAK’s data-powered insights will help you find cheap flights. Learn the best time to fly, how early to book your ticket, and other tips to secure great prices.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Oaxaca, 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 Oaxaca is September, where tickets cost $610 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $812 and $719 respectively.

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

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 Oaxaca, 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 Oaxaca, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 11% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$190
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 3% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Francisco to Oaxaca

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Oaxaca 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 Oaxaca

  • Which airlines have a lounge at San Francisco International Airport?

    San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has about nine lounges where travelers can hang out while waiting for their flights. Of the nine, seven are airlines affiliated with United Airlines having as many as three lounges in different locations. The other airlines include Virgin Atlantic, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Air France, and KLM, which have a joint lounge. To access these lounges, you can book a first-class ticket with the respective airline.

  • Will I need an extra ticket when flying with an infant?

    Unless you’re flying with two infants, it will not be necessary to buy an extra ticket since most airlines including American, Delta, and United Airlines allow infants to travel while being held on their parent’s lap. You can still opt to pay for the extra ticket if you don’t want to hold the baby during the entire trip, but you will need to bring a child seat for the infant.

  • Which airlines have the best first-class amenities?

    Out of all the airlines serving this route, United has one of the highest ratings when it comes to first class services. Like most airlines, their seats are more comfortable with a lot more legroom to make the trip slightly easier. They also offer unlimited Wi-Fi that is good enough for web browsing, emails and even streaming your favorite shows. Lastly, you get access to one of the three United Clubs at SFO.

  • Which is the most convenient way to access the city center from Oaxaca International Airport (OAX)?

    There are only two transfer options from Oaxaca International Airport; the bus and taxi service. Taking a taxi is by far the most convenient, especially if you have a lot of luggage. This is because they will pick you up outside the terminal and drop you off at the exact location you want, meaning you won’t have to walk around carrying bags. They are also quicker and take about half the time, although they are almost twice as expensive.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Oaxaca was $190 for a one-way ticket and $501 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

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

    On your way to Oaxaca, you’ll fly out from San Francisco. You’ll be landing at Oaxaca Xoxocotlan.

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

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

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

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Oaxaca from San Francisco?

    Mexico City is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from San Francisco to Oaxaca.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Francisco to Oaxaca, Delta or Aeromexico?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Oaxaca are Delta and Aeromexico. With an average price for the route of $660 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. Aeromexico is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $647 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Oaxaca.

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

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

    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 Oaxaca with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and OAX 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 Oaxaca?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from San Francisco to Oaxaca

  • The Bay Area Rapid Transit offers a great commuter option from Downtown San Francisco to San Francisco International Airport (SFO). It is cheap and just as fast as other available options, especially during rush hours when it can be even faster.
  • When booking with American Airlines, the Main Plus option is a significant step up from Basic Economy as you get extra legroom, have your first checked bag for free, and also have the option to select seats in advance.
  • When looking to have your layovers in a particular city, you will need to book with an airline that has a hub in that particular city, since most airlines prefer to schedule their layovers in one of their hubs. For instance, all flights by Aeroméxico have their layovers scheduled for Mexico City. Similarly, United Airlines has Houston while American Airlines has Dallas.
  • Oakland International Airport (OAK) offers an alternative to SFO as a departure airport. While it offers fewer flight options, it is less busy than SFO, meaning you won't have to deal with long queues and waiting times.
  • American Airlines is the only airline offering Wi-Fi to passengers in the economy class. This makes them a good option for anyone planning to catch up with their favorite movies and shows during the flight, or even get some office work done.

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Oaxaca. 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 Oaxaca? 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
DeltaOverall score based on 8119 reviews
7.2Food
7.8Entertainment
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
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Delta’s staff is unmatched. From the gate agents, to the pilots, to the flight attendants… all top of the industry.

10.0 ExcellentEric, Jan 2026
SFO - ATL
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Delta’s staff is unmatched. From the gate agents, to the pilots, to the flight attendants… all top of the industry.

The flight was delayed for about 2 hrs. Other than it, it was good.

I am extremely disappointed that delta internal pilot manuals now refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “gulf of America”. You can bow down to the Orange turd on your own. I will never fly delta again

No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

Our flight from SFO to MSP was right on time on 11/15/2025. No delays. As we approached MSP at about 8 pm, we circled in the air until 8:40 pm so I don't call that efficient for MSP. I think the captain should announce the delay and why. (as if we all don't know that we are just circling around the area, slowing down, speeding up, slowing down.) Thank you. Marilyn Fischer

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

My husband upgraded our seats and I don't know if it was due to the type of planet was or if they didn't upgrade our seats. We were supposed to be in I believe comfort seats and they were just as tight as any other seat- no leg room and we are very tall people but at least it wasn't extremely cold. My husband did put in a complaint about our seating because he paid extra and if we would have known that the space and the tightness would have been the same, we just would have gotten the emergency row emergency row seats that we normally get. We love Delta but both our flights coming home we're not good. Oh I forgot to mention that on our flight to Hawaii our luggage wheels got broke and we had to purse new luggage on vacation then we never had this problem so we didn't know protocol and reported it after we got home only for them to tell is we only had 24hrs to report the damage. Not sure what was going on with Delta this vacation trip.

Really nice, all good, nice crew and all on time

Unfortunately I had an awful boarding experience. Our first flight with Aeromexico was fine and landed on time however it couldn’t find a gate and we were late which made us lose our connecting flight with Aeromexico. The staff handled it horribly when we explained our situation and would not led us board when we missed the boarding time by a couple minutes. The staff were extremely rude and did not attempt to even help us. Because of this incident, my husband and I missed a full day of work which negatively impacted our salary which we need. Please compensate us for the work that we missed.

It was OK. The flight is pretty long for the airlines to only offer a simple sandwich on business class. The entertainment is similar to that on other Skyteam members. Ultimately the airline lost my bag and didn’t deliver it to me until the next day after a lengthy lost baggage report.

Good, the flight from Miami to Mexico City was better than Mexico City to Miami

Aeroméxico cancelled my ticket without advice AND It make a last minute mess in my intinerary, no solving my situation, bad advice and bad customer service

It was good in general. The Crew during the flight were very nice at all times.

The ground staff were not as friendly and nice to the passengers as the air crew. Flight attendants, cockpit crew were great and very nice to everyone on board.

My flight was delayed, then I got transferred to a new flight that was also delayed- which wasn’t Aeromexico’s fault, it was because of weather conditions. Most of the crew was very nice and patient, except for one or two flight attendants who were rude. The entertainment wasn’t on, so all the screens were off.

My wife's entertainment system did not work. Payed for flight upgrade but did not receive advertised "free WiFi".

Annoying that we had to go to departures and get boarding passes. Should allow us to be booked all the way through, this is the only airline i have this problem with in MEX. Late boarding and take off

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?

The entertainment options were at best, fair. It was exactly the same as my outbound flight. It would have been more entertaining if there were some series from Apple TV, HBO, Showtime or other carriers for me to catch up with.

The flight was on time and arrived early. The crew were friendly and helpful.

While I didn’t watch much tv I would have liked a few more options of TV series from Apple TV or hbo max ..

Overall experience was great. Flights were almost on time in departing and we arrived at our destination as scheduled. No issues with amenities or flight crew. Everything went well as as expected. Will fly again with American Airlines in the future!

The flight was very smooth and the meal in business class was great.

I requested a low sodium meal. Reason being, I take medicine for high blood pressure and I wear compression socks on long flights to help with leg swelling. Having less sodium in meals really helps me feel better on long flights. I received my initial low sodium meal after takeoff. Just before landing, the crew came through with the meal cart and offered me what was being served. I said no thank you and then noticed my low sodium meal in the meal cart, with my name and seat assignment on it. I motioned to the crew member, but he grabbed the meal cart and proceeded to move to the rear of the aircraft. He didn’t see me or other passengers who had attempted to get this attention. He was more concerned about completing meal service since we were due to land in under 45 minutes. I pressed the call light five times from my seat to receive help, but no crew member responded to me. So, I didn’t receive a second meal, one that I requested (the low sodium option). This led me to have a migraine from only eating one meal on an 11-hour flight. This is why I’m not a fan of flying US-based airlines overseas. The crew members continue to show the absolute worst customer service experience. I would not recommend flying American for overseas flights.

Not great. Booked Extra seats and got nothing extra at all. It’s basically a big budget airline.

Horrible. Both legs of my flight were delayed more than 6 hours. No compensation, no screens on the plane, and the plane was not clean.

The flight was smooth, the pilot kept us informed about delays and we arrived more of less on time

The flight was flawless and we even arrived between 20 and 25 minutes early!

Overall a good red eye. Crew chatted very loudly the whole time making it difficult to sleep.

It’s a 2 1/2 hour flight so good and comfort was not my real concern. Safety, easy, fast was what I was looking for. The crews were great, plane was clean, boarding from CBX was fantastic! Definitely traveling this way again.

Is was a good short flight with some turbulence! I would fly Volaris again.

We had boarding passes for the next flight but we could not catch the flight in the small airport just because volaris closed the boarding at the counters an hour before for which we had to sepnd almost 3+ hours to catch next flight. There are hardly anyone who can speak english, but thank God, we have found an young man who could not only speak English but helped us book for the next flight. The air crafts are noisy and scary sometimes to hear that squeeking noises during the take off and during the flight. They do not even offer a cup of coffee for free in flight. The prices are super high and the services are zero. That’s pretty much for this airlines in summary.

Unfortunately it was not a good flight got canceled had to be at the airport all night long to get a different flight to another airport my first flight with Volaris was very bad. Poor services

The boarding , and it would be nice if they would let us know head of time about flight changes

The fly was 2 hours delayed and the plane was old and dirty. A very umcorfotable flight, which I won't recomend to anyone

The flight was delayed by two hours. I had paid for extended leg room. Due to the delay, the plane was different and I didn't end up having extended leg room. I finally was able to reach Volaris on Whats App and they gave me an airline credit. I wanted a refund to the credit card since I hardly ever fly Volaris. Other than that, it was a very comfortable flight.

In Mexico charges too much for my luggage and I ask for help and nothing one lady she just disappeared 😡😡😡😡😡never going to fly there

Confusion over extra fees. Held up on ramp during boarding. Thin seat cushion. Minimal leg room.

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