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$119 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Ottawa

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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Ottawa (SFO-YOW)

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

Wed, Jul 16 - Sat, Aug 16
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6:05 pm - 6:45 amSFO-YOW
9h 40m1 stop
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6:00 am - 11:56 amYOW-SFO
8h 56m1 stop
$268WestJet
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Tue, Aug 19 - Fri, Aug 22
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10:15 am - 12:48 amSFO-YOW
11h 33m1 stop
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6:00 am - 11:56 amYOW-SFO
8h 56m1 stop
Thu, Sep 11 - Mon, Sep 15
WestJet Logo
12:50 pm - 5:23 amSFO-YOW
13h 33m2 stops
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12:20 pm - 9:24 pmYOW-SFO
12h 04m2 stops
$283WestJet
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Thu, Sep 18 - Mon, Sep 22
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12:50 pm - 5:23 amSFO-YOW
13h 33m2 stops
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3:35 pm - 9:24 pmYOW-SFO
8h 49m1 stop
$284WestJet
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Tue, Aug 19 - Fri, Aug 22
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11:00 am - 12:48 amSFO-YOW
34h 48m2 stops
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6:00 am - 11:56 amYOW-SFO
8h 56m1 stop
Wed, Jul 16 - Sat, Aug 16
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10:15 am - 8:05 amSFO-YOW
18h 50m2 stops
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6:00 am - 11:56 amYOW-SFO
8h 56m1 stop
Wed, Sep 24 - Sat, Sep 27
Air Canada Logo
8:30 am - 8:14 pmSFO-YOW
8h 44m1 stop
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6:00 am - 11:11 amYOW-SFO
8h 11m1 stop
$310Air Canada
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Wed, Sep 24 - Sat, Sep 27
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12:50 pm - 12:40 amSFO-YOW
8h 50m1 stop
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6:00 am - 11:54 amYOW-SFO
8h 54m1 stop
$439Delta
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Sat, Jul 12 - Sat, Jul 19
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1:25 pm - 12:21 amSFO-YOW
7h 56m1 stop
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7:00 am - 12:23 pmYOW-SFO
8h 23m1 stop
$534Porter Airlines
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Wed, Aug 13 - Sat, Aug 16
Delta Logo
7:29 am - 12:22 amSFO-YOW
13h 53m2 stops
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5:55 am - 5:32 pmYOW-SFO
14h 37m2 stops
$545Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Ottawa flights

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from San Francisco to Ottawa, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Ottawa, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Ottawa, 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 Ottawa is February, where tickets cost $337 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $570 and $567 respectively.

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

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 Ottawa, 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 Ottawa, you should book around 7 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
High seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$119
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 15% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 24% increase in price.
Flight from San Francisco to Ottawa

When to book flights from San Francisco to Ottawa

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Ottawa was $119 for a one-way ticket and $268 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in San Francisco and on arrival in Ottawa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Toronto is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from San Francisco to Ottawa.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Ottawa are Porter Airlines and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $414 and an overall rating of 8.0, Porter Airlines is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $591 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Ottawa.

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

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

    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 Ottawa with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and YOW 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 Ottawa?

    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 Ottawa 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 4 airlines serving from San Francisco to Ottawa

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Ottawa. 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 Ottawa? 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
Porter AirlinesOverall score based on 289 reviews
7.0Entertainment
8.1Comfort
7.6Food
8.2Boarding
8.7Crew
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Great! Personable crew. I love that they pour complimentary beer and wine.

10.0 ExcellentSteve, Jun 2025LAS - YOW
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Great! Personable crew. I love that they pour complimentary beer and wine.

I love the 2 seats per row. More room. The crew were excellent.

It was amazing although they did bump us up to the front which gave us more leg room and a meal. The service was great! The staff were friendly. :)

Overall very good... staff were friendly and helpful. boarding was good for the most part, but a little hard to get our carry-on bags on there.... I think people should be directed to keep their coats and small bags with them until all the carry-ons are loaded, and then, if there is space, they can put their small bags and coats up top.. makes it much easier to put baggage up. i loved the internet feature, but the entertainment was not there unless you have your own Netflix or similar platform. My chair did not recline, which was very annoying, and the arms won't go up near the isle, which makes it tough to get in and out of the seat.

Staff were excellant. Only snacks served. Some turbulence so we were offered Free beer or wine.

The staff is always great. Just the fact that our flight was the only one delayed from Halifax when all other carries were still flying. It happen a year ago out of Toronto as well. All others were flying but our flight got cancelled 1 hr before the time of departure.

The only issue had when i mentioned about comfort was the man beside me was on the larger side and took about 1/3 of my seat where i was pressed against the wall/window of the plane for the trip.

The check-in staff, boarding staff, and flight crew were all very friendly. Really miss the Porter lounge in Ottawa.

Thanks for giving a beer to everyone in the seat infront of me and then telling me that I can’t have one because they are going to land. I guess I need to pay for a seat and then pick one in the very front of the plane

The flight was delayed by more than one hour. The terminal was consequently overcrowded and hot. We lost our car reservation and hit rush hour traffic in Boston, which added two hours stuck in traffic to our trip.

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.

Breakfast was not loaded at SFO due to catering company change. Seems like a major airline at a major hub would have thought of something else or warned passengers to pick up food before boarding a 3 hour flight.

Boarding seemed to be organized bedlam. For what ever reason, preboarding took longer than 20 minutes. Made the plane 20 minutes late taking off. Luckily we arrived on time. Flight crew seemed very friendly. Only slight turbulence.

They hired a new catering company the same day of my flight. They botched the job by not delivering the right carts and after THREE HOURS waiting, the flight crew timed out (flight was 19 hours long and FAA rules state crew can’t work more than 14 hours long). So they CANCELED OUR FLIGHT!! Worst experience ever. Avoid UAL at all costs.

The personnel were professional and friendly. The Boeing 737 Max 9 is too claustrophobic and was very warm at both airport gates, and still warm in the air.

While the staff was pleasant and helpful, the following observations are for your awareness. There was some delay on the tarmac on take off and landing. The paid lunch/food offerings were limited. Entertainment was only available on WiFi at a cost.

get E+, a must for 5 hours flight if you are tall

Liked fold flat bed. Didn’t like having no window. Didn’t like poor choice of food and being served dinner very late, hours after take off of a 7:40pm flight. Servers not friendly. Food horrible in business class.

Everything is good except the dinner and breakfast. The sandwich is very delicious. Toilet is clean, I only use one of them. Flight attendants are very nice. 👍👍

West Jet flight was cancelled and I was not notified. I found out when I tried to check in on-line. Spent 4 hours on the phone with West Jet and Just Fly trying to figure what happened.

The flight was ahead of schedule. A half glass of juice and a cookie is pathetic! No entertainment possibilities. Not even a plug-in for phone or IPad if you wanted to watch a downloaded movie. Back to flying Air Canada!

The flight was ahead of schedule. A half glass of juice and a cookie is pathetic!

It was good, flight was on time, boarding was smooth and done in zones, food was good too but there was no form of entertainment. Luggage’s were intact. So an overall good flight

Plane changed to one with no entertainment system or ability to serve hot meals

Flight was delayed 3 times. Then cancelled due to pilot being timed out. They refused hotel vouchers. Gate attendants were very rude and could not help you at all.

No access to any entertainment No food other than a cookie or pretzels even tho flight was over the supper hour Seats very close together and very little leg room Staff was very good

Horrible. I checked out myself that it seems that I can have a free carry-on. But they ask me to pay $75 when we are nearly boarding. It was tricky during check out that make you mistake that you can have a carry-on beside your personal item. Also they ask $75 in the airport instead of $35 during checkout. So the whole process is designed to make you this mistake

Plane should have entertainment, instead of people paying to use wifi

The cancelation of my flight from Toronto to Edmonton without any solution given to me for my next flight. Very poor connection from Toronto to Edmonton

the seats aren't the most comfy -- too little padding and I could feel whatever the passenger behind me was doing. Otherwise, it's all good.

This flight didn't happen for me because of overbooking.

Poor air traffic controller staffing led to a 50%reduction on flights so we got to wait 4 hrs for our flight! Very disorganized at the gate Poor communication with customers

Everything was simple and easy. The lady at the gate was super friendly, I wish I had her name to share. She's a little older, dark-haired. You can tell she likes her job and would be a great influence on any young people training with her.

During the pre-departure safety briefing, the flight attendants rushed through the mandatory safety announcements in both official languages, making it difficult for passengers to clearly understand the instructions. Given the importance of these messages for passenger safety, this lack of clarity was concerning. Perhaps use a recoded message to alleviate this concern. Additionally, the flight attendants appeared to lack the professional attentiveness typically expected during a flight. Rather than focusing on timely and courteous service, they seemed more engaged in personal conversations than in addressing the needs of passengers. I hope this feedback is taken constructively and helps in maintaining the high standards of professionalism and care that travelers expect from a national carrier: AC.

Service is pretty good. Sandwiches have to be purchased but I’ve bought my own food. Seat was comfortable and various movies to chose from.

They are a great airline, and i enjoying flying with them. However my experience with booking through Kayak was a horrible experience. With all the restrictions and glitches of website. My entire bookings by kayak was wrong. And there was no possible way of fixing anything with them, because they hand over responsibility to the airline after purchase is made. Will not be booking through Kayak again and will inform my family and friends not to as well.

Excellent crew, great food despite catering issues. We need more people like this.

One leg of the flight arrived late which necessitated a rebooking on the next leg. Although there were no major weather events in play, best choice offered was a 7 hour wait in the Vancouver airport for a 4 hour totally packed red eye flight to Ottawa. No opportunities to return earlier via other major hubs like Toronto or Montreal. Felt very much like national routes were no longer well supported. Adding insult to injury, entertainment system for my seat was out of order. Thought I might use wi-fi, but discovered it would cost $10 per hour! Paid a lot for the flight as it was over the holiday period. Probably won't be doing that again.

1. The PA system was painfully loud. 2. Overhead bin #33 was missing—I find this troubling.

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