$232 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Southeast Europe

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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Southeast Europe

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Athens
Athens1 stop$474
Tirana
Tirana2 stops$579
Belgrade
Belgrade1 stop$605
Zagreb
Zagreb1 stop$597
Split
Split2 stops$438
Sofia
Sofia2 stops$295
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik1 stop$614
Thera
Thera1 stop$613
Sarajevo
Sarajevo1 stop$568
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki2 stops$598
Heraklion
Heraklion1 stop$568
Skopje
Skopje1 stop$624
Ljubljana
Ljubljana1 stop$663
Mykonos
Mykonos1 stop$570
Pristina
Pristina1 stop$628
Podgorica
Podgorica1 stop$769
Cluj Napoca
Cluj Napoca1 stop$628
Chania
Chania1 stop$777
Corfu
Corfu1 stop$570
Athens
Athens1 stop$474
Tirana
Tirana2 stops$579
Belgrade
Belgrade1 stop$605
Zagreb
Zagreb1 stop$597
Split
Split2 stops$438
Sofia
Sofia2 stops$295
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik1 stop$614
Thera
Thera1 stop$613
Sarajevo
Sarajevo1 stop$568
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki2 stops$598
Heraklion
Heraklion1 stop$568
Skopje
Skopje1 stop$624
Ljubljana
Ljubljana1 stop$663
Mykonos
Mykonos1 stop$570
Pristina
Pristina1 stop$628
Podgorica
Podgorica1 stop$769
Cluj Napoca
Cluj Napoca1 stop$628
Chania
Chania1 stop$777
Corfu
Corfu1 stop$570

Book Cheap San Francisco to Southeast Europe 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 Southeast Europe 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 Southeast Europe

Sat, Jan 31 - Sat, Feb 14
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8:25 am - 11:50 amSFO-SOF
17h 25m2 stops
Austrian Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 9:34 pmSOF-SFO
23h 39m2 stops
$295Austrian Airlines
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Fri, Oct 10 - Sat, Oct 18
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:40 pm - 10:00 amSFO-SPU
29h 20m2 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
9:00 pm - 4:30 pmSPU-SFO
28h 30m1 stop
$438Scandinavian Airlines
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Wed, Aug 20 - Wed, Sep 10
ITA Airways Logo
3:15 pm - 6:35 pmSFO-ATH
17h 20m1 stop
ITA Airways Logo
6:05 am - 1:25 pmATH-SFO
17h 20m1 stop
$531ITA Airways
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Sun, Oct 5 - Wed, Oct 15
ITA Airways Logo
3:15 pm - 12:45 amSFO-ATH
23h 30m1 stop
ITA Airways Logo
6:05 am - 1:25 pmATH-SFO
17h 20m1 stop
$532ITA Airways
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Mon, Oct 6 - Thu, Oct 16
United Airlines Logo
11:45 pm - 10:05 amSFO-ATH
24h 20m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:50 am - 12:40 pmATH-SFO
15h 50m1 stop
$543United Airlines
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Wed, Sep 24 - Wed, Oct 8
Turkish Airlines Logo
12:40 pm - 2:45 pmSFO-SOF
16h 05m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
9:25 am - 4:40 pmSOF-SFO
17h 15m1 stop
$577Turkish Airlines
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Mon, Nov 3 - Mon, Nov 17
Lufthansa Logo
9:40 pm - 10:45 pmSFO-SOF
15h 05m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
6:15 am - 12:40 pmSOF-SFO
16h 25m1 stop
$584Lufthansa
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Tue, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 9
Turkish Airlines Logo
6:45 pm - 8:35 amSFO-SOF
27h 50m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
3:35 pm - 10:35 amSOF-SFO
29h 00m1 stop
$587Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Nov 5 - Wed, Nov 19
Lufthansa Logo
9:40 pm - 10:45 pmSFO-SOF
15h 05m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
6:15 am - 12:40 pmSOF-SFO
16h 25m1 stop
$593Lufthansa
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Tue, Dec 2 - Tue, Dec 16
United Airlines Logo
12:50 pm - 6:20 pmSFO-SOF
19h 30m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:22 pmSOF-SFO
25h 22m2 stops
$602United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Southeast Europe flights

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

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Francisco to Southeast Europe?

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 $1,693, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Southeast Europe?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Southeast Europe, 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 Southeast Europe is February, when tickets cost $677 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,426 and $1,231 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to Southeast Europe?

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

For San Francisco to Southeast Europe, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Thursday is the most expensive. Flying from Southeast Europe back to San Francisco, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Monday being the most expensive.

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

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 Southeast Europe, 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 Southeast Europe, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$232
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 13% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 46% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking Southeast Europe flights

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

    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 Southeast Europe.

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

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

    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 Southeast Europe 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 Southeast Europe?

    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 Southeast Europe 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 Southeast Europe?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Southeast Europe is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $932 on average. Morning departures are around 26% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Southeast Europe is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,221.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to Southeast Europe

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Southeast Europe. 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.
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7.5
SWISSOverall score based on 1687 reviews
6.8Entertainment
7.4Comfort
7.7Boarding
7.1Food
8.2Crew
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I can’t even the whole trip was a catastrophe

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jul 2025BOS - DBV
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I can’t even the whole trip was a catastrophe

Poor. Seats uncomfortable. No leg room. Hot and humid the whole trip. Food and staffs were ok.

The seats were so close together, when the man in front of me put his seat back, the screen in front of me was 9 inches from my face. There is no way to lean forward if I needed to pick something up. It was pretty uncomfortable for a ten hour flight. I was very surprised.

The food was good. Most the staff was pleasant. The flight would be drastically improved with WiFi on a long international flight.

When I needed to get my bag off of the plane so that I could take a train because the connection was 4 hours later, they took 2 hours to take my bag off making me take the train and miss my flight simultaneously. The seat size on the plane is too small for an average aged woman let alone a middle-aged man. It's unacceptable and I will not fly Boeing again.

They didn't give us Nothing to eat, come on..... 1 package of chips and a glass of soda won't do anything to the company

The cushion of the seats are old and very thin. The food can be more tasty or come with salt packages

The biggest let down was with booking experience through Kayak. I booked a flight with checked bags on Kayak. Right away I got a message from travel agency that the flight is not confirmed and to call them. I called them and they said the flight I have booked is no longer available with the price I have booked it for and I can book it with about $100 more. I already had other options I could book with cheaper price so I asked them to cancel my booking. Then they said I can have the ticket with the same price but a date change which was not working for me as I had to be there for a seminar. So again I said no then they said they will cover the charges and confirm my flight. When comes time for check-in I see I have no checked bag option which means the travel agency deceived me saying I can have my booking as I had booked it. And at that point I ended up paying $155 for my checked bag going back and forth. I am extremely angry and unhappy with this experience

PLEASE DONT TAKE FORCEFULLY(SIZE APPROPRIATE) CARRY ONS FROM PASSENGERS WHO FOR SOME REASON NEED TO KEEP IT

It was great. My seat was comfortable. The bathrooms were clean . The service was superb . I travel a lot and I have been in 64 counties. I wish I could fly first class, even though I could , but I prefer to budget my yearly travelling expense on actual visiting , not on flight. Anyway, my point is that your economy was far much better than other airlines as good as Air France. The flight attendants and all crew were polite and very helpful and respectful. Thank you for making my long trip tolerable.

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.

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.

Bough tickets with luggage, but made me pay at Airport as well

The economy seat was so uncomfortable, had not enough leg room for 13 hours flight, front seat basket was broken and couldn’t hold anything, food quality was horrible( we got food poisoned ) we charged for logged which used to be free. We paid too much for this flight and very disappointed. Turkish air line better to make satisfy and respect people instead of find different way to scam people.

This is really the rating of two flights. JFK to IST then IST to NQZ. New York to Istanbul was good. Good crew and all positives. The flight to Astana was so bad that brought it all down. Crew was nonexistent above the minimum, seats were cramped, and it was hot on the plane. Turkish Airlines seems to be slipping down to US based carriers level.

The 2 agents on the check in counter were super nice , helpful and very polite. Boarding was like a 1 2 3, I would recommend Turkish airlines for your next trip.

Everything was very good, except that the plane was an hour and a half late

flight with heavy turbulence old boeing 777 rest wasnt clean dashboard doesn’t work

Light and recline did not work on my seat. Very uncomfortable and could not read in the dark

Bad experience; they are not good anymore. They charge too much for luggage seat are so uncomfortable, Flight delays which may miss your next flight, they don’t care if you miss the flight or not. Zero customer services for front desk representatives Istanbul's airport I’m not using this airline any more.

I’ve been traveling for 20 years. I tried Turkish airline for the first time horrible horrible service and it would be my last time even if I get offer for a free ticket, I will not accept it. They have races and the worst Flight attendant

It wasn't good. I didn’t understand. They changed 320 dollars for 2 luggage. My ticket was regular and I paid almost 1200.00 dollars. Why they did charge? I want my money back.. thanks Yılmaz polat

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.

Flight bumpy and aircraft old with tape over seats , it seems there is a lack of maintenance, air pipe blow off in the middle of the flight, flight attendant seemed not to be worried about it. Food got very bad over time , not only for the quality but for the quantity . Seats are very uncomfortable , entertainment not working properly.

The crew were great and constantly cleaning bathrooms and taking care of passengers. Flight was on time and arrived on time. Boarding was easy and hassle free. Food could have been better but decent selection. Overall recommend and will fly again.

Everything was good except the bathrooms were usually dirty and the trash bins in the bathrooms were full.

Two of my four flights had issues with toilets either NOT fully operational or completely out of order. Boarding was a joke because they have NOT established who is running the show. In the end, she did a terrible job. The seats 💺 were loose goose and the drinks and snacks were limiting in choices. Also, following Alitalia as an inspiration was strange since they went out of business.

We had a 3 hour delay and then a long taxi to take off. It would have been helpful for the pilot to have communicated more about what was going on. There was no A/C during the wait, and the cabin must have been more than 85 to 90 degrees. The crew gave water to the people in the front but by the time they go to the back of the plane they stopped giving out water. Eventually I went back and asked for some in the rear of the plane (for a second time). The food was close to inedible. I thought on an Italian flight that the pasta would be better than the chick, but honestly, a Swanson's TV dinner would have been better. I had a bite or two to keep my blood sugar up, but basically I couldn't eat it.

Boarding was chaotic. Service was poor. Attendant was slow and rude. In business class, I was not offered a drink until 1.5 hrs,after takeoff. Food was inedible.

Terrible. They canceled 2 flights and then sent everyone by BUS from Rome. They should make amends by offering some sort of compensation.

Paid for a seat I didn’t get. Flight attendant said they would “report “ the problem. Food terrible. No service unless requested. Plane filthy. Seats falling apart. Broken footrest. Bathroom toilet held in place with tape. No gate announcements though delayed 2 hours. Is that enough?

We ordered a gluten free meal and never got it!

The company tries shamelessly to squeeze every dollar)Euro out of its passengers. During the check-in the force you to go through the seat selection, you can skip it. They will assign you the worst seat available, then show you the other available seats on the map, for a fee. But they won't show you the fee until you click on it. And once you do click, there's no way to unselect it!! You will get stuck and forced to pay for that seat. Cheaters!!

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