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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Virginia

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
Norfolk
Norfolk2 stops$351
Richmond
Richmondnonstop$224
Roanoke
Roanoke1 stop$429
Charlottesville
Charlottesville1 stop$419
Lynchburg
Lynchburg1 stop$419
Newport News
Newport News1 stop$711
Raleigh
Raleigh1 stop$370
Blountville
Blountville1 stop$415
Norfolk
Norfolk2 stops$351
Richmond
Richmondnonstop$224
Roanoke
Roanoke1 stop$429
Charlottesville
Charlottesville1 stop$419
Lynchburg
Lynchburg1 stop$419
Newport News
Newport News1 stop$711
Raleigh
Raleigh1 stop$370
Blountville
Blountville1 stop$415
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Price, demand and travel trends for San Francisco to Virginia flights

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

What are the cheapest fares from San Francisco to Virginia recently?

The cheapest fare from San Francisco to Virginia in the last week was $224 round-trip, to Richmond Byrd Intl (RIC).

How do fares into airports in Virginia compare?

According to KAYAK data from the last 12 months, the cheapest airports to fly into Virginia from San Francisco are:

• Richmond Byrd Intl (RIC) (avg. price $435)
• Norfolk (ORF) (avg. price $481)
• Roanoke (ROA) (avg. price $506)

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

Fares from San Francisco to Virginia are about 10% higher than they were in November last year, averaging $486 round-trip.

What's the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Virginia?

September is typically the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Virginia, with round-trip fares averaging $441. June and November are usually the most expensive, averaging $585 and $584, respectively.

How do fares from San Francisco to Virginia vary by day of the week?

On average, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly from San Francisco to Virginia and Thursday is the most expensive. Looking at the past 12 months of KAYAK data, it's 16% more expensive to fly on a Thursday compared to Tuesday.

What's the best time of day to fly from San Francisco to Virginia?

It's cheapest to fly to Virginia at night with average prices of $515. The evening is the most expensive time to fly, with average prices of $671.

What's the best time to book a flight from San Francisco to Virginia?

Book your flights 6 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data collected over the past 12 months shows that booking in this window can save you around 34% compared to booking at the last minute (within 2 weeks of departure).

Key details for San Francisco to Virginia flights

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

$109
Beat the crowds with an average 30% drop in travelers.
The most popular month to fly with an average 51% increase in travelers.
One-way flight from San Francisco to Richmond

Your San Francisco to Virginia 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 Virginia?

    Yes. Fares from San Francisco to Virginia are low right now. As a rule of thumb, a round-trip under $395 (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 Virginia?

    Over the past 12 months, round-trip fares from San Francisco to Virginia have typically cost between $395 and $665.

  • What are the main airports serving Virginia?

    There are 17 airports in Virginia. 49% of KAYAK users choose Richmond Byrd Intl (RIC) as their arrival airport, while 22% choose Norfolk (ORF).

  • Which airlines fly nonstop from San Francisco to Virginia?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, just one airline regularly flies nonstop from San Francisco to Virginia: Breeze Airways.

  • Which destinations in Virginia can I fly nonstop from San Francisco?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, you can fly nonstop from San Francisco to just one destination in Virginia: Richmond.

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

    Yes, nonstop flights from San Francisco to Virginia average $378 over the past 12 months. Flights with a layover can cost less, cheapest when connecting through Orlando (MCO) (avg. price $290) or Boston Logan Intl (BOS) (avg. price $350).

  • How long is a flight from San Francisco to Virginia?

    Nonstop flights from San Francisco to Virginia take 5h 10m on average. All flights fly into Richmond Byrd Intl (RIC).

  • Which cabin classes are available from San Francisco to Virginia?

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

  • What are some popular landmarks around Virginia?

    Virginia is home to many popular sights. KAYAK travelers' favorites include:

    • Oceanfront
    • Virginia Beach Convention Center
    • Sandbridge Beach
    • Neptune Statue

  • What are the earliest and latest flights from San Francisco to Virginia?

    The earliest nonstop flight from San Francisco to Virginia departs at 12:36 pm and the latest leaves at 12:36 pm. Nonstop flights take about 5h 10m.

Your guide to booking San Francisco to Virginia 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 6 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data shows fares in this window are around 34% 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.
  • Flexible with your dates? Fly in September to save some money. It's typically the cheapest month on this route, while flights in June will cost you the most.
  • Fly out on a Tuesday to get the cheapest fares. Avoid Thursday flights, which are about 16% more expensive.
  • If you're watching your budget, fly into Richmond Byrd Intl (RIC) which has the lowest average airfare in the region. Just remember to budget for any onward travel by bus, car or domestic flight.
  • Start your trip in Virginia Beach, the most popular destination in Virginia. From there, it's easy to continue on to other popular spots such as Richmond, Williamsburg and Arlington.
  • Whether you're trying to save time or money, Richmond Byrd Intl (RIC) is usually your best option from San Francisco.

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

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to Virginia? 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.
8.2
Breeze AirwaysOverall score based on 323 reviews
6.8Entertainment
8.2Comfort
6.7Food
8.4Boarding
8.8Crew
Airline reviews

Flight attendants were wonderful. Seats were comfortable “Nicest” bundle). No screens or meal, but it is a budget airline.

10.0 ExcellentSilvano, May 2026
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Flight attendants were wonderful. Seats were comfortable “Nicest” bundle). No screens or meal, but it is a budget airline.

Overall good. Plenty of legroom and fairly comfortable seats. No issues with capacity and the overhead been even though most people brought several carry-ons on. I don’t think Breeze really enforces the pay for a carry-on rule.

My experience is typically great with Breeze. This trip wasn’t any different.

I would have liked to listen to music and that was not a choice. Would have liked a meal on almost 5 hour flight. 1st class not as nice as others.

Great! Only problem is we can’t use the northbound flight on this route as it arrives much too late and is not non-stop.

This was my first time flying your airline and it was okay. The people were nice but I am not used to all the add ons and no movies or even water. But I knew it was going to be that way. I think I prefer paying for the extras to be more comfortable.

Purposely delayed the flight by 2 hours and 58 minutes so that they would not have to give me the FAA mandated refund for a delay of 3 hours. Offered flight credit instead. All that is offered on board is water and coffee, everything else costs money. They charge you for carry on and checked bags. Would not fly again.

This was the first time that I traveled on Breeze Airways and I was very surprised at how well everything went. The flights attendants were very friendly and always had a smile in their face. I will not hesitate to travel on them again.

Even though the flight was delayed my overall experience was great!

Did not like the fact that I was charged to take on a bag I usually put in the overhead

I used by Skymiles to upgrade to First so that I could comfortably work using my laptop. But WiFi was intermittent and unavailable for long periods. I feel like I wasted 70,000 miles :(

WiFi was a major problem and if it does not work on a 4 hour flight then that lowers the overall experience

The Airline Attendant found us in flight and moved us to seats in the front of economy due to the short time we would have to make our connecting flight. We really appreciated it.

Carmen was an absolute delight on the flight staff! Everyone was lovely and made it a very pleasant flight.

Internet connectivity still seems to be touchy on these flights, making it difficult to rely on it for getting work done.

Crew was absolutely fantastic and we’re so welcoming and friendly ❤️

Flight delayed four separate times. I’m now one hour hours late to landing.

The plane was an older model, so it wasn’t as comfortable as others. The flight attendants were not helpful during onboarding. It was a full flight so there was chaos finding space for baggage.

Awesome! On time flight, early arrival, and a complimentary upgrade!

Delta’s staff is unmatched. From the gate agents, to the pilots, to the flight attendants… all top of the industry.

Check in went smoothly. Flight attendant who was assigned my area barely paid any attention to me! She acted as though she was extremely busy and flustered. Maybe she was new?! I told her to change the language on my screen, she said she’d come back to help me but never did so I was able to solve the problem on my own. She came back and said she’d made adjustments on her end. Highly doubt it because I found the setting to change the language! Also, I noticed everyone was eating before we landed so I pushed my help button and she never came so I got up to find her to ask her if I can have breakfast. She said they are not serving breakfast but I can have a sandwich. Yes, that was her response as I saw everyone eating breakfast!!!

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.

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!

This was an auto-rebook due to being delayed from an earlier UA connecting flight. The boarding was fine, but they sat me in a middle seat when my original booking was a window seat. Overall, the flight was fine as it still got me to my final destination.

Sitting in coach even in the larger leg space is extremely uncomfortable and the staff pay no attention.

It was a short, comfortable flight. It did leave an hour late due to the pilot having to be replaced (family emergency) but that didn’t inconvenience myself & my friend. The situation was explained, eventually.

Lost one piece of luggage even though I checked in 2.5 hours before the flight

No food on 4.5 hour flight, wi-fi did not work. Terrible experience for a long haul flight.

Multiple delays and made us miss the connecting flight and lost our bags

Little communication with passengers after sitting over 1 hour for a maintenance issue Then we had to deplane- no crew communication Poor gate information after deplaned WiFi would not connect AT ALL

Flight attendant made the flight very enjoyable. He was courteous and gave great care to the passengers

Not good. Flight crew, was not friendly and just shoved stuff at us. Not the way I like to travel.

Aside from the little delay, overall was flight good. Made it safely. Thanks!

Over the course of 7 months of travel, I can count on my hand the number of times the flight has departed on time. Majority of the instances have been related to non-weather reasons. Would not recommend flying this Airline

The plane was spartan, the seats not that comfortable. It was like flying a super low budget airline. They charged for coffee!!! I have never, ever experienced that before.

I had no problems but the changing of planes that I was supposed to be on was confusing. Maybe it would be helpful to let people know your flight changed. Not everyone understands airports or how flying works.

Flight was delayed multiple times without giving any particular reason and the only thing that was communicated was that 'Aircraft is getting ready'. I was stuck at SFO airport for 15 hours and finally took Southwest Airlines flight back home to Dallas.

On Frontier's website and on the app it clearly states that "Eligible active-duty U.S. military personnel and their accompanying spouse and children, when the service member is present and traveling on the same itinerary, will receive complimentary baggage benefits after successfully verifying their military status through ID.me" however, when checking in at the counter the attendant at the ticketing counter stated that it was only for the active duty service member, when I showed the attendant what it stated on the Frontier website and app she gave me an attitude but did change it eventually.

I really didn't like anything. Paid for my checked luggage online ($79) and then was told that I would have to paid another $79 for my carry on. Was not allowed to enter the terminal until 3 hours before my flight and when I finally was allowed to check my bag and enter, my flight was delayed 3 times. When I finally landed, we were all instructed to "run off the plane" as they had to do a quick turn around to Las Vegas. Me and several of my flying companions will never fly Frontier again.

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

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.

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.

It was a redeye flight, so every passenger just wanted to sleep, but through the entire flight, the flight crew made announcements over the loudspeaker at maximum volume every few minutes making sleep impossible. For example: it’s 2am, and the crew decides to give an extremely detailed announcement about snacks and beverages for sale. And 3am is the perfect time to wake up everyone with a lengthy announcement about how to get a coffee refill and how to take advantage of new offer from frontier for a credit card.

While booking it was not obvious that I had to pay for carryon. Realized it only during check-in. Overall, meh!

Stop changing gates at sfo. When you are elderly going back for it’s not fun.

After 5 hours of delay, they cancelled the flight. Very disappointed

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