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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Tempe (SFO-PHX)

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

Thu, Aug 7 - Sun, Aug 10
Frontier Logo
8:36 pm - 10:40 pmSFO-PHX
2h 04mnonstop
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7:30 am - 9:35 amPHX-SFO
2h 05mnonstop
$106Frontier
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Sat, Jul 26 - Sat, Aug 2
Frontier Logo
8:36 pm - 10:40 pmSFO-PHX
2h 04mnonstop
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7:30 am - 9:35 amPHX-SFO
2h 05mnonstop
$107Frontier
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Tue, Jul 15 - Sat, Jul 19
American Airlines Logo
3:11 pm - 5:13 pmSFO-PHX
2h 02mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
1:56 pm - 3:56 pmPHX-SFO
2h 00mnonstop
$137American Airlines
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Tue, Jul 15 - Tue, Jul 15
Southwest Logo
5:25 am - 11:20 amSFO-PHX
5h 55m1 stop
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9:30 pm - 11:25 pmPHX-SFO
1h 55mnonstop
$147Southwest
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Tue, Jul 8 - Tue, Jul 15
United Airlines Logo
8:55 am - 10:48 amSFO-PHX
1h 53mnonstop
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7:37 pm - 9:39 pmPHX-SFO
2h 02mnonstop
$153United Airlines
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Thu, Nov 6 - Mon, Nov 10
Southwest Logo
3:55 pm - 11:35 pmSFO-PHX
6h 40m1 stop
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5:35 pm - 10:10 pmPHX-SFO
5h 35m1 stop
$156Southwest
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Sat, Aug 2 - Tue, Aug 5
American Airlines Logo
6:45 pm - 8:47 pmSFO-PHX
2h 02mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
1:59 pm - 10:37 pmPHX-SFO
8h 38m1 stop
$165American Airlines
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Wed, Jul 2 - Tue, Jul 8
United Airlines Logo
7:10 pm - 9:15 pmSFO-PHX
2h 05mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:41 amPHX-SFO
3h 41m1 stop
$179United Airlines
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Wed, Aug 20 - Sat, Aug 23
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 3:18 pmSFO-PHX
8h 08m1 stop
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11:28 am - 9:32 pmPHX-SFO
10h 04m2 stops
$206Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Oct 17 - Sun, Oct 19
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:17 pm - 9:44 amSFO-PHX
12h 27m1 stop
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6:00 am - 2:01 pmPHX-SFO
8h 01m1 stop
$275Alaska Airlines
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Low seasonAugust
High seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$59
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 26% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
Flight from San Francisco to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport

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FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Tempe

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

    When flying out of San Francisco you’ll be using San Francisco. Tempe does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl airport, which is 3.5 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from San Francisco to Tempe take?

    Direct flights cover the 650 miles separating San Francisco and Tempe in about 1h 53m.

  • How many flights are there between San Francisco and Tempe?

    35 direct flights run between San Francisco and Tempe on a daily basis. On average, there are about 246 departures each week.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between San Francisco and Tempe?

    Consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San Francisco, you’ll find the best rates on Saturdays and the most expensive ones on Wednesdays.

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

    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 Tempe.

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

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

    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 Tempe with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Francisco to Tempe?

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

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Francisco to Tempe?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket between San Francisco and Tempe found on KAYAK was with Frontier for $59. Frontier offered a round-trip connection from $106 and American Airlines from $137.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from San Francisco to Tempe

  • There is no airport in Tempe. Instead, you’ll be flying into Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport when flying between San Francisco and Tempe.
  • The cheapest flight from San Francisco to Tempe was found 30 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be October, November and December. The cheapest month to fly is August.

Top 5 airlines serving San Francisco to Tempe

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to Tempe? 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.1Food
8.1Boarding
7.1Entertainment
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
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Great, overall. Thicker seat cushion would be nice. My butt hurt the whole flight.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2025SFO - JFK
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Great, overall. Thicker seat cushion would be nice. My butt hurt the whole flight.

Thicker seat cushion would be nice. My butt hurt the whole flight.

All good! No entertainment on this new plane yet but ok for this short flight. Great on time flight! Thanks

No non-alcoholic drinks available except water and small apple juice cans.

The flight was delayed over two and a half hours thus causing me to miss my best friend’s funeral. All because the flight crew had to get more rest. That was the reason stated. I understand however very unfortunate. Glad everyone is well rested and resting in peace.

All good except both the outbound and return flights were delayed about 1 1/2 hrs.

Not great. My flight was canceled due to a mechanical problem and I could not get rebooked for the same day. I needed to get to my destination yesterday, not today. I was able to book with another airline but it was a layover and ultimately a 1 hour flight took me 12 hours. Normally I like Alaska much more than Southwest, but Southwest came through with a not terrible price for same day.

The plane was late arriving. The Alaska people did a great job of turning it around quickly and getting us off. We took off about 35 minutes after it reached the gate.

I liked the flight attendant named Tyler. He was charismatic and genuine. I like the pilot in my second flight, he was considerate to everyone’s feelings. I liked the people I sat beside. I like the plane size. I like Alaska airlines

Flight delay was inconvenient and exhausting getting in at 1 am. However the crew and lounge was very comfortable.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Only one drink pass through the cabin for a 4 hour flight. Quite rough and bumpy landing.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

I liked the crew member who gave flight instructions on "in case of a problem:. The seats are so small that only a young teenager could sit in middle seat.

Great flight staff. Ease of boarding. Overall, very uneventful and easy trip.

Employees were kind and funny, as always! Flight was late but no announcements were made for people with tight connections to help them transition quickly. No service due to turbulence.

I recently flew Southwest from San Jose to Honolulu. I was very impressed with the flight crew, especially the flight attendant in charge of the front of the plane. She came through the aisle at least five times for drinks and water, and two times for snacks. I have not seen such service since I flew first class. Also, for the first time, they gave us the correct baggage claim number, and the luggage came out quickly. I can't wait for Southwest to have assigned seating! I absolutely hate the Cattle Call boarding procedure and the mad dash to get seats and overhead bins. However, the boarding was efficient.

We had a nice flight. Boarding was easy, our seats were comfortable and the on board service was pleasant.

Service was great, boarding and exiting went smoothly, and the flight was very pleasant.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

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. 👍👍

I miss the screens they used to have for the long flights. I use a Kendal and it doesn’t work well with there WiFi. I tried my cell and the wifi was not good for it either this is the free wifi.

Update departure times in a more timely manner. We are not boarding on time if the plane isn’t arriving until after our scheduled departure time.

Took off on time and successfully avoided weather that looked to be a problem along the way

British Airways staff are very polite and willing to help.

Very friendly and efficient and smooth boarding. We were even way early arriving at my destination. Thank you.

The trip was very smooth and they provided great customer service

We kept being told that the flight was full and that all overhead compartments were full and therefore had to check in our hand luggage. We were some of the last people to board and noticed that there was still sufficient space in the overhead compartments. We were obliged to check in hand luggage when there was space and so had to wait at luggage retrieval which took a while to then noticed damage to our luggage - not a great experience!

The flight was quick and to the point. The crew just did their job w/o excessive talking and everything was just perfect.

The seats were crammed and the guy in front of me wouldn't stop reclining. If AA is cramming extra rows in, they need to take away the reclining in coach. My knees were smashed for 4 1/2 hours and I was very close to confronting the passenger in front of me.

Amazingly comfy flight - I had upgraded for a reasonable price and it was worth it. The food also was good.

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

It was a short flight so no food or entertainment….

i was denied boarding, even though i had an assigned seat, checked in on line and was at airport early. Then they refused to fully refund the the fair and replacement fair because they claimed it was "no show/denied boarding". I will never fly this airline again

Frontier had yet another flight cancellation. Have never made a complete round trip with this airline without at least one leg getting cancelled. Miserable flights - dirty, uncomfortable planes that apparently always have issues since I've had multiple delays and cancellations with them.

Flight was delayed 3 times, would have been nice to have received text message instead of email notifications. Frontier app wasn’t even updated accordingly, no gate number disclosed. No agent at front desk of gate to inform of delay. Very confused and left if the dark

They changed the timing , first delayed by 4 hours then went back to 40 mins late, we had to run back to airport to not miss our flight. This is ridiculous

No frills for sure. No gate announcements about flight delay, not even water to drink on the flight.

I loked walking out on the tarmac to board and no first class. I didn't like that they have no snacks or onboard wifi to bide your time.

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