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The cheapest return flight from San Francisco to Phoenix costs $145 on the route between San Francisco (SFO) and Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport (PHX). It is also the most popular route.

When flying from San Francisco to Phoenix, you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San Francisco, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

The cheapest month for flights from San Francisco to Phoenix is January, where tickets cost $201 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $298 and $296 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from San Francisco to Phoenix, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 32% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from San Francisco to Phoenix were found on Frontier ($153) and American Airlines ($184).

San Francisco and Phoenix are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are American Airlines (31 flights per week), United Airlines (30 flights per week), and Southwest (20 flights per week).

Weekly flights between San Francisco and Phoenix historically see delays in approximately 19% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 129 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the early afternoon have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Saturday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Sunday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, United Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 13% of their flights encountering any delays.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 11 and 14 nonstop flights that take off from San Francisco and land in Phoenix, with an average flight time of 2h 08m. The most common departure time is 7:00 pm and most flights take off in the morning, while the most flights land at Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport. Each week, there are 88 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 16% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.