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$110 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Tucson

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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Tucson (SFO-TUS)

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

Thu, Jul 10 - Thu, Jul 17
Frontier Logo
5:45 am - 11:50 amSFO-TUS
6h 05m1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:45 pm - 7:41 amTUS-SFO
18h 56m1 stop
$187Frontier
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Thu, Jul 3 - Mon, Jul 7
United Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 10:40 amSFO-TUS
2h 15mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:30 pm - 9:47 pmTUS-SFO
2h 17mnonstop
$209United Airlines
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Sun, Jul 6 - Fri, Jul 18
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:10 amSFO-TUS
5h 10m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:00 pm - 12:03 amTUS-SFO
7h 03m1 stop
$229Delta
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Thu, Aug 21 - Tue, Aug 26
Southwest Logo
3:50 pm - 10:30 pmSFO-TUS
6h 40m1 stop
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1:00 pm - 9:40 pmTUS-SFO
8h 40m2 stops
$234Southwest
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Thu, Aug 21 - Tue, Aug 26
Southwest Logo
5:15 am - 1:25 pmSFO-TUS
8h 10m2 stops
Southwest Logo
1:00 pm - 9:40 pmTUS-SFO
8h 40m2 stops
$239Southwest
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Wed, Oct 1 - Sun, Oct 5
American Airlines Logo
11:32 am - 4:47 pmSFO-TUS
5h 15m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:19 pm - 10:24 pmTUS-SFO
4h 05m1 stop
$249American Airlines
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Sun, Jun 22 - Tue, Jun 24
American Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 10:03 amSFO-TUS
3h 48m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:03 pm - 11:52 pmTUS-SFO
6h 49m1 stop
$259American Airlines
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Sun, Jul 13 - Sun, Jul 20
Delta Logo
5:55 am - 11:10 amSFO-TUS
5h 15m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:00 pm - 12:03 amTUS-SFO
7h 03m1 stop
$274Delta
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Mon, Nov 10 - Thu, Nov 13
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:59 pm - 10:00 pmSFO-TUS
26h 01m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:42 pmTUS-SFO
14h 42m2 stops
$320Alaska Airlines
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Mon, Nov 10 - Thu, Nov 13
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:29 am - 11:59 pmSFO-TUS
11h 30m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:42 pmTUS-SFO
14h 42m2 stops
$337Alaska Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Tucson flights

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

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Tucson, 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 Tucson is September, where tickets cost $337 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $457 and $451 respectively.

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

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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $321 on average.

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

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 Tucson, 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 Tucson, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
High seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$110
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 14% increase in price.
Flight from San Francisco to Tucson

When to book flights from San Francisco to Tucson

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

  • Which cities are served by Tucson International Airport?

    TUS serves several nearby cities, including Green Valley, Drexel Heights, Flowing Wells, Sierra Vista, Casa Adobes, Oro Valley, Marana, Catalina Foothills, Nogales, and Casa Grande.

  • Are there attractions at San Francisco International Airport?

    Yes, SFO airport has an Aquarium near Terminal 1. It displays features from The Tropics, including coral reefs and animals of the rainforest. However, this attraction is a self-guided tour, and you should expect to go through the checkpoint before viewing the aquarium.

  • How do I get from downtown San Francisco to SFO airport?

    If you need public transport, you can take a Caltrain which takes 1h 22min or a Line 22 bus which takes 3h 15min to get to the airport. Alternatively, you can take a taxi or a Towncar if you need a faster journey and get to the airport within 39 minutes.

  • Which airline offers sustainable travel from San Francisco to Tucson?

    Several flights from San Francisco to Tucson offer sustainability. You can choose Alaska Airlines, that have been fuel-efficient for seven years to reduce the impact of carbon on the environment. Some flights have split winglets to lower fuel usage when flying. Again, it cuts carbon emissions by giving passengers boxed water instead of plastic-bottled water to enable recycling. This helps to reduce plastic waste by almost two million pounds.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Tucson was $110 for a one-way ticket and $187 for a round-trip.

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

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from San Francisco to Tucson. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

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

    San Francisco airport is called San Francisco and the only airport in Tucson is Tucson.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from San Francisco to Tucson?

    American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the San Francisco to Tucson flight route.

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

    The Embraer 175 (Enhanced Winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San Francisco to Tucson flight route.

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

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between San Francisco and Tucson.

  • On which days can I fly direct from San Francisco to Tucson?

    There are nonstop flights from San Francisco to Tucson on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Francisco to Tucson, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Tucson are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $385 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $289 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

    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 Tucson.

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

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

    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 Tucson with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and TUS 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 Tucson?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from San Francisco to Tucson

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $258 or less one-way and $279 or less round-trip.
  • San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has several lounges where you can relax before catching your flight. Centurion Lounge is near Gate 74 at Terminal 3. It has several facilities, including showers, food, and wine tasting. Air France – KLM is near Terminal 1 at Concourse A and has several amenities such as beverages and newspapers. Other lounges include American Airlines Admirals Club and Delta Sky Club.
  • SFO airport has several areas where your kids can have fun before boarding your flight. Terminal 2 between Gates 54A and 58B has butterflies, a Bird Encounter space, and twirling seats. In addition, it has play stations near the Bay Area. Turpen Aviation Museum is near International Terminal. It displays old airplanes, a passenger lobby dating back to 1930, and a library with aviation information.
  • Passengers with limited mobility should request assistance from their airlines at San Francisco International Airport. After arriving at the airport, you'll get help from an airline representative and staff. If you pass through Domestic Terminals 1, 2, or 3, you'll find staff in check-in areas or near the curbside to help you till you board your flight.
  • If you need to rent a car after arriving at Tucson International Airport (TUS), you’ll find several car rentals near the Eastern Exit at the Main Terminal. Thrifty, Mini, Hertz, Budget, Enterprise, and Alamo are some car rentals available. However, ensure you’re over 21 years old and have a valid driving license if you need a rental car.
  • There are several parking options at SFO airport, including ParkFast, International Garage G, Domestic Garage, International Garage G, and Long Term Garage. All you need to do is book a slot before traveling.

Prefer to fly direct from San Francisco to Tucson?

Find which airlines fly direct from San Francisco Airport to Tucson Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

San Francisco to Tucson

Monday

ANA, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +3 more

ANA, Air Canada, +4 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +3 more

ANA, Air Canada, +4 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +3 more

ANA, Air Canada, +4 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +3 more

ANA, Air Canada, +4 more

Friday

ANA, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +3 more

ANA, Air Canada, +4 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +3 more

ANA, Air Canada, +4 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +3 more

ANA, Air Canada, +4 more

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Direct returns

Tucson to San Francisco

Monday

ANA, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +3 more

ANA, Air Canada, +4 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +3 more

ANA, Air Canada, +4 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +3 more

ANA, Air Canada, +4 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +3 more

ANA, Air Canada, +4 more

Friday

ANA, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +3 more

ANA, Air Canada, +4 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +3 more

ANA, Air Canada, +4 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, +3 more

ANA, Air Canada, +4 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to Tucson

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Tucson. 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 Tucson? 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
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
7.1Entertainment
7.1Food
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

Good, but I had 3 hour layover after getting to phx from Everett. Can’t American have an earlier flight?

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.

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

It would be nice if was given wires ear buds. Overall was a good experience was able to sleep on the plane

737-800 in first class was pretty dumpy. Seat had an uncomfortable angle, storage under the seat was blocked so even my very modest backpack didn't fit, power outlet was flaky. Weird tiny seat pockets that couldn't hold a gallon ziploc bag, emesis bag missing, etc. etc. No in-flight service due to turbulence. Crew was excellent, boarding was smooth despite a full flight.

Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

Thank you for not flipping the plane on the run way. You guys get a 5 star rating for the flight!!!

Boarding is, as it always is… horrible. Gate lice. Slow moving zones. Too many people with carry ons

It was terrible, if they ran flights on time it would make a big difference.

Delta seems to be improving in many areas, except they are super bad with the food available. Bring back normal food service on long flights.

I actually received a notification from kayak on email but not one by text from Delta when my departure gait changed and I almost missed my flight

New boarding doesn't make sense. Filling front first is slow.

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.

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