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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Spain

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
Madrid
Madrid1 stop$639
Málaga
Málaga1 stop$626
Valencia
Valencia1 stop$611
Ibiza
Ibiza1 stop$710
Seville
Seville1 stop$609
Bilbao
Bilbao1 stop$599
Alicante
Alicante1 stop$692
San Sebastian
San Sebastian2 stops$875
Mahón
Mahón3 stops$967
Oviedo
Oviedo2 stops$852
A Coruña
A Coruña2 stops$944
Vigo
Vigo2 stops$1,091
Madrid
Madrid1 stop$639
Málaga
Málaga1 stop$626
Valencia
Valencia1 stop$611
Ibiza
Ibiza1 stop$710
Seville
Seville1 stop$609
Bilbao
Bilbao1 stop$599
Alicante
Alicante1 stop$692
San Sebastian
San Sebastian2 stops$875
Mahón
Mahón3 stops$967
Oviedo
Oviedo2 stops$852
A Coruña
A Coruña2 stops$944
Vigo
Vigo2 stops$1,091
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Price, demand and travel trends for San Francisco to Spain flights

Use KAYAK data on prices, travel dates, airlines and seasonal trends to compare options and book flights with more confidence.

Are flights from San Francisco to Spain cheaper or more expensive than last year?

Fares from San Francisco to Spain are running about 5% higher than they were around this time last year, averaging $841 round-trip.

What are the cheapest fares from San Francisco to Spain right now?

Here are the cheapest round-trip fares from San Francisco to Spain on KAYAK in the last week:

• Bilbao (BIO) from $599
• Sevilla (SVQ) from $609
• Valencia (VLC) from $611
• Malaga (AGP) from $626
• Madrid Barajas (MAD) from $639

What’s the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Spain?

February is the cheapest time of year to fly, with average fares of $577. Prices are highest in June, when average flight costs increase to around $1,156.

When is the best time to book flights from San Francisco to Spain?

Book your flights 13 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data collected over the past 12 months shows that booking in this window can save you around 9% compared to booking last-minute (within 2 weeks of departure).

Which airport in Spain is the cheapest to fly to from San Francisco?

Based on KAYAK data from the past 12 months, the cheapest airports to fly into Spain are:

• Vigo (VGO) (avg. price $708)
• Madrid Barajas (MAD) (avg. price $845)
• Barcelona-El Prat (BCN) (avg. price $853)

What’s the cheapest day to fly from San Francisco to Spain?

Tuesday tends to be the cheapest day to fly from San Francisco to Spain, while Thursday is the most expensive. Fares run about 10% higher that day, based on the past 12 months of KAYAK data.

What's the cheapest time of day to fly from San Francisco to Spain?

Data from the past 12 months shows it's cheapest to fly to Spain during the night with average prices of $888. The morning is the most expensive time to fly, with average prices of $948.

Key details for San Francisco to Spain flights

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

$252
Beat the crowds with an average 34% drop in travelers.
The most popular month to fly with an average 32% increase in travelers.
One-way flight from San Francisco to Valencia

Your San Francisco to Spain flight questions, answered

Find helpful answers about this route, including flight times, airports, airlines and booking tips.

  • Is now a good time to book a flight from San Francisco to Spain?

    Yes. Fares from San Francisco to Spain are low right now. As a rule of thumb, a round-trip under $669 (cheaper than most fares this year) is a good deal, so if you spot one at or below that, it's a good time to book.

  • How much should I budget for a flight from San Francisco to Spain?

    Over the past 12 months, round-trip fares from San Francisco to Spain have ranged from $669 to $1,202.

  • What are the main airports serving Spain?

    Spain has 44 airports. The three busiest are Barcelona-El Prat (BCN) (44% of arrivals), Madrid Barajas (MAD) (33%) and Malaga (AGP) (6%).

  • What airlines fly nonstop from San Francisco to Spain?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, no airline regularly operates nonstop flights from San Francisco to Spain. One-stop options include:

    • United Airlines
    • American Airlines
    • British Airways

  • Is it cheaper to fly with a layover from San Francisco to Spain?

    Yes. Nonstop flights from San Francisco to Spain average $954 over the past 12 months, but flights with a layover can cost less. The most affordable connecting airports are:

    • Kastrup Copenhagen (CPH) (avg. price $692)
    • Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) (avg. price $726)
    • Rome Fiumicino (FCO) (avg. price $743)

  • How often are flights from San Francisco to Spain delayed and what's the average delay?

    17% of flights on this route are delayed by at least 15 minutes. The average delay is 2h 41m.

  • Which cabin classes are available on flights from San Francisco to Spain?

    On flights from San Francisco to Spain you can book Economy Class, Premium Economy Class, Business Class or First Class.

  • What are some popular landmarks in Spain?

    KAYAK travelers' favorite landmarks in Spain include:

    • La Rambla
    • Sagrada Familia
    • Placa de Catalunya
    • Camp Nou

  • Are there nonstop flights from San Francisco to Spain?

    There are no airlines that provide nonstop flights from San Francisco to Spain. However, you can find flight options that make one stop before reaching their destination. For instance, the airlines that include flights with one stop before reaching Madrid, Spain, include Aeromexico, Iberia, British Airways, Lufthansa, Finnair, KLM, and American Airlines.

  • Which airline should I fly with for traveling from San Francisco to Granada?

    Iberia is recommended for traveling from San Francisco to Granada International Airport. The airport in Granada is located near the northwest side of the city.

  • Is a tourist visa required for traveling to Spain from the United States?

    Due to the Schengen Agreement, American citizens can visit Spain for 90 days without the requirement of a visa. Only a valid passport along with a return ticket should be carried by all Americans entering Spain.

  • Will I be able to find baby care rooms at Palma de Mallorca Airport after my arrival?

    There are baby care rooms that are available in the Arrivals Hall. You can find them at four locations referred to as modules. On Level 1 of the airport, the baby care rooms are located at Module A, Module C, and Module D. Module B is located on Level O of the airport.

Your guide to booking San Francisco to Spain flights

Get tips on when to book, when to fly and what to know before your trip.
  • If you can plan ahead, the sweet spot for booking your flight is 13 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data shows fares in this window are around 9% lower than last-minute bookings (made within 2 weeks of departure). Not ready to commit? Set a Price Alert and we'll let you know when prices change.
  • If your travel dates are flexible, book your trip for February when flights are typically cheapest and avoid June when prices are at their highest.
  • Flying on Tuesday is usually the cheapest. Flights on Thursday cost about 10% more on average, so being flexible with your travel dates could help you save.
  • If arriving on time matters more than price, consider flying with one of the most punctual airlines on this route: LEVEL, United Airlines and Iberia.
  • If you're looking to save, Vigo (VGO) is the cheapest airport to fly into from San Francisco. If you have onward travel, don't forget to factor in the cost of your journey by train, bus or domestic flight.
  • Start your trip in Barcelona, which is the most popular destination in Spain. From there, it's easy to continue on to other popular destinations such as Madrid, Palma de Mallorca and Seville.
  • If you want the shortest trip, choose the San Francisco to Spain nonstop route. If you'd rather save money, the route via Kastrup Copenhagen (CPH) is usually the cheapest.
  • If you are looking for a place to relax or freshen up after you arrive at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas International Airport (MAD) in Madrid, Spain, there are 21 air rooms available at the airport where you can either stay overnight, use for 6h, or shower on arrival.
  • When first-time travelers arrive at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas International Airport in Madrid, there are a couple of airport transfers that can take them to the city center since the airport is well connected to transport hubs. If you are looking for fast and convenient modes of transportation, your best options are taking the metro or train. You will find the metro station at Terminal 2 and Terminal 4. The train station is located at Terminal 4.
  • Even though there are no direct flights available from San Francisco to Barcelona, there are other popular routes to visit other places in Spain. Consider booking a flight from San Francisco to Reus Airport or San Francisco to Girona Costa Brava Airport. Reus Airport is a good choice for your destination if you’re planning a beach vacation in Salou and Cambrils. Flying to Girona (known as Spain’s most delicious city) is also a good choice if you are in the mood for exploring one of the many historic sites of Spain.
  • If you are in the mood for taking a cruise trip in Spain, consider booking a flight from San Francisco to Palma de Mallorca Airport. The airport provides private transfers to the Pallorma cruise port.
  • Consider booking a flight from San Francisco to Malaga Airport which is nearby one of Spain’s most popular attractions for beach lovers due to the various beautiful beaches by the coast of Andalusia.

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

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to Spain? 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.
7.3
United AirlinesOverall score based on 10451 reviews
7.7Boarding
6.7Food
7.1Entertainment
7.3Comfort
8.1Crew
Airline reviews

New Max 10, first class seats have been shrunk. End of a 20 hour journey, it was United not Lufthansa, just glad to get home

8.0 ExcellentBernard, Oct 2026
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New Max 10, first class seats have been shrunk. End of a 20 hour journey, it was United not Lufthansa, just glad to get home

One of my checked luggage was damaged. Cracked on the top by the handle.

Not so good. Crew was not as attentive as they should have been especially if flying business class. Only offered dinner 2 hours after takeoff. My flight attendant seemed overwhelmed. Pushed my help button but no one came. I explained everything on my previous review.

I have been flying united for a long time but now I’m done

Delayed - leaving, delayed getting to the gate at destination. What should have been a very easy flight and experience was not.

Better management of the boarding process. Is there any way you could forward all the window seats first? That's the Way Reno Air used to do it, and they had the fastest boarding in the industry!

overall a very good travel experience - left on time, arrived early. Mostly a smooth flight. Polaris seats were excellent, very good service and nice food with options.

Flight was over two hours late, but they notified us early in the morning. They ended up changing planes the food on board that was extremely mediocre and we were in premier class.

Food was very bad Crew was not so welcoming. Chairs was so uncomfortable

The best airline I have ever travel , really good customer service, attention and service !!

Boarding was slow and getting off the plane took a long time. The crew did not have enough water for the trip.

Boarding felt a little chaotic as everyone was waiting around the gate. Food was great, service was good.

The chicken was so dry it was impossible to eat. No substitute was offered. The port to charge my phone was broken and all I got was a shrug from the crew. The entertainment system was glitchy and subtitles didn’t load. Crew seemed fully uninterested and unfriendly.

First time flying Business with Tap, I think it was a very good experience. It beats many domestic US carriers, the food options were really great, authentic Portuguese food, wines & deserts. Next time will do the free 24-48 hour stopover in Lisbon or Porto for sure.

Booked business with TAP from LAX to Cabo Verde - overall ok, but just doesn’t feel like business class. More of a budget airline

The business class seats were smaller and closer together than other airlines.

Food was edible, not great, and served by attendants who looked like they really were not happy working the flight. The section I was in was too warm making the 11 hour flight uncomfortable. Other areas on the plane were fine.

We had seats 1 D and 1E which is right to the front as there were no other seats available. It is right up at the galley and toilet. Whole flight was very noisy and busy and we didnt get a good flight or rest the entire flight. Its was a pretty costly Business class fare that felt like Economy class experience.

They took 8 hours and eventually cancelled the flight. Compensation has been very lackluster and communication has been slow and terrible.

Airline attendant never walks along the isle to check if everyone is ok. The food is worst I’ve experienced. Chicken pasta is very salty while the fish is bland and over-cooked. Only two toilets for the entire economy section.

We were bumped out of bulkhead seats we purchased a year ago. We were moved to row 5 and the folks in row 4 fully reclined making it difficult to get out to use the restroom. The seat have too little padding making them uncomfortable 3 hours into the flight. The movies did not offer closed captioning and the earbuds were poor so the entertainment was mostly unusable. The food was just passable. I would not fly Iberia/level again. Iberia also bumped us off our direct return flight so I would say the whole experience with this airline is poor.

Not bad but they lost 2 of my bags when I got to Florence

Couldn’t get boarding passes online, delayed an hour, and smallest amount of space on board I’ve ever encountered for such a long flight.

The crew were friendly and helpful. Iberia lost our luggage on arrival, Friday and we didn't get it until Sunday at 10:00 p.m. local Malaga time. I also paid $382.80 for seat assignments but two out out of the four were not together. Iberia mentioned that it was because the plane was delayed in Madrid before our flight began in LAX. They should compensate us half of my payment.

BEWARE!!! Iberia changes your seats at random. I paid for a window seat and they changed it to one in the middle aisle resting against the bathroom- can’t lean back + hear every flush. This on a 11 hour flight.. There were families that were broken up with separate seats all over the plane. Lots of upset passengers showing their seat confirmation to the besieged and helpless airline steward. Also, the gluten free meal was tasteless.

Flight delayed Service could be better Iberia staff are not really friendly

They cancelled the flight)(they said bad weather but many other flights took off) and made us wait 5 hours in line to figure out what to do. We ended up making a new flight the next day on another airlines...I hope they honor giving us our money back

very good all round. staff, food, entertainment, punctuality all very good

Always an excellent experience. Staff are professional without being overly fussy.

Seats comfortable on economy plus and attendants very helpful. Food was ok. Bathrooms needed servicing.

Our seats were not together - one on upstairs business class, the other nicer downstairs business class. Terrible!! A very nice agent worked hard with other passengers & got us upstairs together. Not ideal experience. Check in agent should have caught that! Asked about upgrade to first class for additional $2500 each. Refused upgrade saying we upgraded once already. We booked on business class to begin with so we’re NOT happy!!

Great. Only issue…the cabin was kept as warm as a sauna.

Lost our luggage, now two days and four $30 each taxi trips to airport and long lines in taxi queue because Lufthansa didn’t get it right, by not recognizing new delays between flights caused byEU new lengthy crossing requirements for non EU travelers, so luggage lost because traditionally methodical and orderly Germans not paying attention.

They set someone on our assigned seats and we ended up finding seats for ourselves to ensure the family sits together.

Flight attendants were fine, seats a bit hard but I use a cushion for extra support. The only issue was it was a bit too cool and I needed to ask for and received and extra blanket. I survived!!!

Food choices limited & not enticing Seats quite uncomfortable & difficult to control

Boarding was disorganized. The door to one to the toilets wouldn’t lock. The plane was shockingly cramped, and clearly used for domestic flights due to the menus for items to sell domestic travelers. United should be ashamed of its small seats, tiny unclean toilets, and money grubbing stance toward services, compared to Lufthansa, Emirates, and most international carriers United is awful.

Service and food were excellent. Incredibly friendly and competent staff. Flight was delayed over and hour and I had to run between terminals to get my connecting flight.

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.

I really enjoyed the flight…and food and the hospitality but didn’t get the food I requested for.

I washed attendant for assistance and she never got back to me. I asked her a second time and she said she would check. She never did. The flight was over an hour late taking off No food service was offered despite over 4 hours on the flight

Boarding from the SFO lounge is a big improvement. Although the first class dining room inside the lounge is becoming very crowded.

Boarding was orderly, pilot and flight attendants were nice, entertainment options were good, and low sodium meals were quite tasty.

Flight delayed, connection was not at gate listed and so missed, staff were rude at Heathrow, phone tree stupid and difficult, took me 21 actual hours to reach my destination. Almost lost my hotel reservation after walking in a strange city alone after midnight because they would not put me up in a hotel at sfo or heathrow. I will never fly BA again and will tell all people and Instagram followers never to fly BA.

Wish the food and overall service was better. They treat Business class passengers same as economy

Loved the boarding option from Business class lounge, experience on flight was excellent, plenty of good food choices

Check in was was and the agent was very friendly and helpful The lounge was nice...boarding was straight from the lounge Everything worked at our seats, and video entertainment was good ..food was mediocre

Airlines have to stop assuming passengers bring entertainment. Provide it like you used to in business class and above!! N

Crying baby the ENTIRE flight. Not your fault, but I paid 2700 for a premium economy ticket and it wasn't worth it. should have just stuck with coach. flight attendants very mediocre - minimal effort. Plane didn't seem very clean. Didn't have any cleansing wipes - most airlines give you this when you board. Flat screen scrolling didn't work. Toiletry case a joke - why bother at all?

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