$99 Find Cheap Flights from Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area

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Best San Francisco Bay Area Flight Deals from Tampa

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
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Cheap Flights from Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area

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

Mon, Jun 30 - Fri, Jul 4
Frontier Logo
7:30 am - 1:23 pmTPA-SJC
8h 53m1 stop
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2:18 pm - 7:00 amSJC-TPA
13h 42m1 stop
$200Frontier
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Wed, Jul 9 - Tue, Jul 15
Frontier Logo
7:30 am - 12:15 pmTPA-SFO
7h 45m1 stop
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6:37 am - 7:28 pmSFO-TPA
9h 51m1 stop
$200Frontier
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Wed, Aug 6 - Wed, Aug 13
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 12:02 pmTPA-SJC
8h 02m1 stop
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7:00 am - 9:24 pmSJC-TPA
11h 24m2 stops
$256United Airlines
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Mon, Jun 30 - Sat, Jul 5
Delta Logo
5:46 pm - 10:55 pmTPA-SJC
8h 09m1 stop
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6:35 am - 4:41 pmSJC-TPA
7h 06m1 stop
$257Delta
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Wed, Aug 6 - Wed, Aug 13
American Airlines Logo
11:02 am - 6:27 pmTPA-SJC
10h 25m2 stops
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6:00 am - 5:47 pmSJC-TPA
8h 47m2 stops
$261American Airlines
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Mon, Aug 18 - Sun, Aug 31
American Airlines Logo
5:09 pm - 9:04 pmTPA-SJC
6h 55m1 stop
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1:09 pm - 12:16 amSJC-TPA
8h 07m1 stop
$263American Airlines
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Thu, Jul 10 - Mon, Jul 14
United Airlines Logo
7:14 pm - 9:35 pmTPA-SFO
5h 21mnonstop
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9:30 pm - 5:44 amSFO-TPA
5h 14mnonstop
$289United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 8 - Fri, Aug 15
Southwest Logo
11:15 am - 3:00 pmTPA-SJC
6h 45m1 stop
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7:30 am - 7:10 pmSJC-TPA
8h 40m1 stop
$289Southwest
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Tue, Jul 29 - Tue, Aug 12
Delta Logo
7:50 am - 2:40 pmTPA-SJC
9h 50m2 stops
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10:25 pm - 1:55 pmSJC-TPA
12h 30m2 stops
$291Delta
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Thu, Oct 2 - Wed, Oct 8
Southwest Logo
9:20 am - 3:30 pmTPA-SFO
9h 10m2 stops
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10:25 am - 10:25 pmSFO-TPA
9h 00m2 stops
$319Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area flights

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

What is the cheapest Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area.

The cheapest ticket to San Francisco Bay Area from Tampa found in the last 72 hours was to San Francisco, at $296 round-trip. The most popular route is from Tampa (TPA) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $296.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area?

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 $720, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area, 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 Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area is May, when tickets cost $405 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $473 and $469 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area?

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

For Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from San Francisco Bay Area back to Tampa, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Friday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area, 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 Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.


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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$99
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 8% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking San Francisco Bay Area flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area.

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

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

    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 Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area 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 Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area 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 San Francisco Bay Area?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $388 on average. Morning departures are around 54% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,208.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Tampa to San Francisco Bay Area. 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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SouthwestOverall score based on 4278 reviews
8.6Crew
7.1Food
8.2Boarding
7.6Entertainment
8.0Comfort
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It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2025LGB - SMF
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It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

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

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Flight was awfully bumpy and landing was a bit jolting. I was in the restroom when snacks and drinks were served and was not asked if i wanted any. I had to ask for water finally.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Planes are aged. The wifi is unreliable and on many fights, no-existent. The flight attendants were very good.

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.

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 hell hole of an airport. It is the new LaGuardia. Everything Cobbled together. Security gates closed. Terri directional signage

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Friendly flight attendants, smooth 8-9 hours flight. Economy seats are small and uncomfortable as usual.

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

Flight left early and arrived early. the whole trip was excellent.

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

Food and flight attendents with positive dispositions and friendly behavior, more professional attitudes

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

We paid extra for the seats with extra leg room. But we were not allocated the seats with extra leg room nor refunded the money we paid for the seats.

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

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.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

They canceled flight. Hard to believe there was even a plane incoming for us to get on

Although an hour and a half early was told by staff at check in they had overbooked and could not check us in for the flight.

The crew was delayed because they came on another flight that was delayed due to weather 10pm flight left at 1.30 am The airline made no effort to align alternate crew

Plane was down graded and I lost my uncharged exit row with more leg room. No mention or offer of refund from podium. Flight attendant was nice to explain this happens often and that I could request a refund via online form submission. I did this and have heard nothing back.

Worst airline experience. They were rude and kept changing our seats and/or giving our seats away so our family didn’t get to sit with each other. Almost everyone we dealt with at both airports with this airline was rude. The app kept giving us wrong information making things take longer. Dealing with them before TSA can take close to an hour…longer than I’ve ever had to deal with before. Never using this airline again.

Horrendous. I do not recommend Frontier. The passengers lack manners and decency, and the flight attendants lack professionalism. If I wasn’t in a bind to fly with 48 hours notice for a job interview, I would not have selected a flight with Frontier and I never plan to fly with them in the future.

The seats were hard molded plastic covered in plastic vinyl. And the scam to charge people extra to sit together. Don’t they know we can just ask someone to trade seats. And watching the staff separate young children from parents… super classy. We had to guilt them into offering up our seats. This companies policies suck. Don’t give them your money.

Asked for a seat change to be w my wife at the gate they were great in sorting it out to make it happen

Everything went as planned. Crew was great. Seats were still not that comfortable.

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

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