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San Josenonstop$37

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FAQs - booking San Francisco Bay Area flights

  • How long is the flight to San Francisco Bay Area?

    An average nonstop flight from the United States to San Francisco Bay Area takes 4h 00m, covering a distance of 1461 miles. The most popular route is New York - San Francisco with an average flight time of 6h 24m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to San Francisco Bay Area?

    The cheapest ticket to San Francisco Bay Area from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $36. The most popular route is New York John F Kennedy Intl to San Francisco and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $189.

  • Which airlines fly to San Francisco Bay Area?

    United Airlines, Virgin Australia & Air New Zealand fly the most frequently from the United States to San Francisco Bay Area.

  • What are the most popular destinations in San Francisco Bay Area?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is San Francisco (64% of total searches to San Francisco Bay Area). The next most popular destinations are Oakland (18%) and San Jose (17%).Searches for flights to Santa Rosa (0.8%) and to Concord (0.0%) are also popular.

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Flights to San Francisco Bay Area: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew to San Francisco Bay Area 
Verified travelerFlew with Spirit AirlinesLAS-OAKSep 2024
Make sure you know the baggage rules, don’t bring more than you need, and if you get a rental car, know that people target them for break-ins. Never leave anything in your car. Going in for a snack? Take your bags. Basically, drive to your hotel, take the bags out immediately and put them in your room, and try to leave nothing in the car ever. It’s not always this bad, but they spot rentals from a mile away. Be smart, be safe.
MichaelFlew with SouthwestLAS-SJCSep 2024
I alway check luggage on Southwest. That way I don’t have to worry about dragging it through the airport. In and off the plane and just bring my personal item on board. It is going to be interesting how Southwest institutes assigned seating.
DavianFlew with SouthwestLAX-OAKSep 2024
Don't rent a car or Uber. Add Clipper Card to your digital phone wallet and use it to take the Bart! It was super easy and very clean with spectacular views along the way
BryanFlew with SouthwestLGB-SJCOct 2024
Because it's a smaller airport, you can arrive at the airport a lot sooner if you're not checking a bag.
MichaelFlew with SouthwestLAS-SJCSep 2024
Flew Southwest was able to check my bag for free. The ticket was pricey but worth it.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesPDX-SJCOct 2024
Take care of any work ahead of time and bring a book to read
Verified travelerFlew with Royal JordanianJFK-SFOSep 2024
AA have the best boarding and fast service. Leaving and landing in time. 😀
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesJFK-SFOJun 2024
SFO is one of the most convenient and pleasant airports. When flying Alaska Air make sure to bring your food and a larger water bottle that usual (you get only two drink services (one small cup each) for a 6 hour flight.
AndrewFlew with Alaska AirlinesHNL-SFOJun 2024
Fly Hawaiian Airlines instead to/from Hawaii if you can. (Cross fingers that Hawaiian Airlines does not end up merging with Alaska Airlines as has been announced.)
PaulaFlew with Alaska AirlinesBOS-SFOJul 2024
Get your boarding pass online and save it to your wallet App on the iPhone. Makes it so easy
NoamFlew with Alaska AirlinesIAD-SFOAug 2024
Flying to the Ronald Reagan airport is closer and faster to D.C. than the Dulles airport.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesSEA-SJCAug 2024
Unfortunately Southwest seems to be the best with no charges for the bags..atleast in 2024
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesJFK-SFOJul 2024
provide crew with more training on how to offer help to passengers
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesIAD-SFOJul 2024
I would recommend Alaska Airlines. The amenities and comfort was great.
SoniaFlew with American AirlinesDFW-SFOAug 2024
Leave at least 1.5 hours between flights as Dallas is HUGE!
MichaelFlew with American AirlinesPHX-SFOJun 2024
Upgraded - so everything went smooth, comfortable seats, nice attention from staff
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesPAE-SFOAug 2024
Everett is a lovely airport to travel from
JulieFlew with Alaska AirlinesSEA-SFOAug 2024
Please make sure you at least change your clothes if you are flying right after a sporting event where you participated. Don’t be stinky.
VyomaFlew with Alaska AirlinesSAN-SFOJun 2024
Be sure to read the signs, i have heard it's confusing for connecting flights if you don't follow the directions.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesLAX-SFOJul 2024
Bring a sweater, just incase other people's ac makes you cool.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesPDX-SJCJun 2024
Check whether you're flying at a busy time a day.
CherrylynFlew with Alaska AirlinesMCO-SFOAug 2024
Be on time and check the parking space
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesSEA-SJCAug 2024
The airport is busy and a mess with construction. There is a train to take so account for extra time.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesSEA-OAKJun 2024
Watch your flight status very closely, they can change last minute. The airline took no responsibility.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesPDX-SFOJun 2024
Don’t fly Frontier. They refuse customer assistance and scam people on checking bags.
Verified travelerFlew with SouthwestSLC-OAKMay 2024
Rental car counters close by 1030 (Hertz) and 111PM (Avis/Fox). If you arrive at Dollar/Thrifty/Hertz after 1030 you WILL NOT have a car! We were able to rent for a day with Avis but beware - it’s a firm closing time.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesLAX-SJCMar 2024
I was going to Carmel and came back through the Monterey airport which was a great experience. No line, quaint and efficient.
ThuFlew with SouthwestHOU-OAKMar 2024
At HOU airport, gates 1-4 are to the right of security which is separate from the rest of the gates.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesSAN-SFOApr 2024
Be careful, when you book your flights to choose the right airline.
FainaFlew with Alaska AirlinesJFK-SFOMar 2024
It would be nice to have TV with long flight
Verified travelerFlew with Hawaiian AirlinesLIH-OAKMay 2024
Bring some food and be prepared for seat changes.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesBOS-SFOMar 2024
Long flight duration. Because of weather it took 8 hrs to get there . On my way back it was smooth and short
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesJFK-SFOMay 2024
The airport food was limited and expensive. Best to bring a sandwich from outside…
ShengFlew with United AirlinesFLL-SFOMay 2024
Arrive early for morning flight. Airport had really long lines!
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesPDX-SJCDec 2023
The people who find your lost bags will call you, so always label your bags! They also have separate offices. Their service is great too. Just make sure to set up transportation from San Jose when landing if you have somewhere to be. The Uber drivers and Lyft drivers are extremely bad at speaking English, and will often not even take customers who try to engage them, even if you schedule or give them cash. There are shuttles for around the Bay Area, but they can be a pain if you do not have 25$ in cash. I was a little late to San Jose. Alaska lost a free checked bag. I left it on the plane, and then I managed to leave it at the airport after barely catching a shuttle. Well, I caught a ride with two people and a Uber driver. I was going to split fares, right? Well, the Uber driver and I had so much in common and she felt so sorry for me, because I did NOT make it to SFO in time....that she offered to have me stay with her husband and her. I did not want to invade her space at all, so I had her drop me off at SFO. She didn't charge me! Nicest woman I ever met. I ended up staying overnight like she warned in SFO, because the airport doesn't have restaurants or anything that stay open overnight. I was hungry and planning to get something. I didn't get a chance to, because another airline, United, isn't as organized and doesn't care as much. They just told me I missed a flight and the next one I'd have to see if I get onto unless I bought a standby ticket. Which I did. And they told me the Gate changed 4 different times, and made me stay in line for no reason. I just sat in one place for a few hours. One good thing about San Jose is that they do have restaurants, places to sit adjacent to the restaurants, and the different gates, in a very clear layout. There are also clearly posted hours. PDX is very fancy but not very clearly marked in some ways. SFO is an open layout and the gates are clear but there are also points you can't get past. In PDX, you can also rent a car. Both places have large complexes for cars.
MatthewFlew with SouthwestSAN-OAKJan 2024
If you’re flying through SAN Terminal 1, have a good mantra or word of affirmation you can repeat to yourself after going through security and before you board your flight. “This will pass”, “I’ll be home soon”, and “life won’t be like this forever” are all good ones
AnnetteFlew with United AirlinesPHX-SFOJan 2024
United has the options for business folks needing earlier flights. Alaska has better flight attendants.
Verified travelerFlew with Hawaiian AirlinesLIH-OAKJan 2024
Appreciated that Hawaiian airlines offered a non stop flight and the times were convenient.
SheenaFlew with SouthwestRNO-OAKFeb 2024
Super quick flight. Not a lot of time in the air.
LarryFlew with DeltaATL-SFODec 2023
Get there early. The TSA security line is very long.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesSNA-SFOFeb 2024
Long Beach and SNA are convenient airports for flying out of Orange County. I wish I knew about the size of the plane which caused a fee for checking one small bag that normally was a carry on for other airlines such as SouthWest.
SridharFlew with Spirit AirlinesEWR-OAKDec 2023
Fly light. Get seats in front. Make sure you get here before 10 - rental car place closes prior.
HannahFlew with Alaska AirlinesHNL-SJCFeb 2024
Either go extremely tired or have a plan to keep yourself busy
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesLAX-STSDec 2023
only travel during daylight hours. can't land in fog
sFlew with Spirit AirlinesLAS-OAKFeb 2024
There will be additional charges :- select seats, checkin or carry on luggages, food or drinks. Not suitable for big size passengers unless you pay extra to sit on the front two rows
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesPDX-SFOJan 2024
Go first class or choose another airline. At least I will.
UzomaFlew with SouthwestMCI-OAKJan 2024
Baggage claim at Oakland always takes a while

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The agent was able to get me to LA when i need it. However i need to ask why she charge me 25000 miles for one way to LA. I think she made a mistake. Spirit Airlines only you need 2500miles.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2024PDX - LAX
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The agent was able to get me to LA when i need it. However i need to ask why she charge me 25000 miles for one way to LA. I think she made a mistake. Spirit Airlines only you need 2500miles.

It was a good flight, crew members were friendly. The flight was smooth and overall a great experience.

The flight was amazingly smooth from take off to landing. The flight attendants at boarding were amazing. The flight attendants on the flight were amazing. This was my first time flying on Alaska Airlines and I am impressed!

I can't say yet as I'm still waiting for my luggage. I thought I had given my TSA # before my first flight but it wasn't on my boarding pass so my initial flying to my destination I wasn't able to utilize the device. I called Alaska Airlines and had it added to my profile. It still wasn't on my boarding pass so I had to go to an agent and have it added which took extra time as there was a line of people waiting to be helped.

The flight left over 3 hours late. A member of the team informed me of a new plane coming in so I had all of the info. That was good. Most disturbing was the flight attendant who was loudly “training” a new flight attendant rather negatively. She also announced to the plane that there was a new flight attendant and to be patient with her. I Felt really uncomfortable and felt badly for the new flight attendant. It didn’t seem appropriate to have this loud training going on in front of the passengers.

The flight itself was great. Just the last leg was delayed almost 2 hours between take off, sitting on the runway, etc. Otherwise completely fine, no complaints.

Wifi in particular was terrible. I paid to use and could never connect. Unacceptable and put a drain on my plans.

It would have been perfect if it had not been the fact that departure was delayed.

What was the reason for the flight delay? The plane was there in plenty of time!

Airplane had a caution light turn on so we sat 2hrs on the runway waiting to get it checked out.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

AC barely worked on a 50 minute flight. It was very warm the whole flight. Flight was very bumpy and hard landing.

Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?

The flight was canceled two hours before departure, it took over five hours to rebook us on another flight.

Rough day of travel all the way around. Wrong info given to us multiple times and mistakes in their booking making our trip 10 hours longer than planned. I’m bummed because I fly Delta all the time and love them. Mistakes happen. Just bummed that this was a rare trip our whole family was traveling together.

Meh. A late flight meant I missed my connections, and a 2pm LAX arrival turned into gettin in after midnight.

It was good until there was a 3 hour delay because there was not any pilots to fly the plane.

Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

Your crew could maybe answer the call bell at least one of the times I pressed it. I pressed it first time with 2.5 hours left in our flight bc my partner was hungry and wanted a sandwich. We finally got the sandwich with 40 mins left in the flight.

Good plane, crew, and flight. Boarding was a bit chaotic. Bathrooms were unacceptable. United DESPERATELY needs a new terminal at IAD.

Haven’t used United in a while. Was surprised with the free blanket and earphones. Service was great. Huge plane. 9/.row.

Delayed by 2.5hrs any longer and they would’ve had to honour their own policy for breaking their own rules and regs. Not cool, especially when I have an infant child that needs to stay on a routine and they get schedules.

To san Francisco it was ok. From sf to Manila it was horrible

Awful, rude staff. Their abrasive comments are unnecessary. Most seek a frictionless experience and will cooperate if you ask. Additional childish bullying of customers is not acceptable or tolerated. We had the same problem with our departure flight. We will never fly United again.

Very poor the plane itself was really old, slight smell that couldn’t be named. I didn’t even get a boarding pass UNTIL AFTER clearing security! Even then, they said when I get to my connected flight I’ll get my 2nd boarding pass there! A bit ridiculous!

No cooked food. Crew was not friendly and not that helpful

See my previous comments. I was probably booked in business but was moved to economy

Boarding was efficient. Crew was not pleasant and skipped me during a round of beverage service. Older plane with no seat back screens and I couldn’t connect to wifi or their entertainment offerings.

My flight was delayed for a whole day, so I lost a day of my vacation.

Baby cried a lot. Nothing anyone could do about it. Just part of flying.

For coast to coast travel the A321 and even the NEO, even in first class will never be excellent. That would take a B787 or 777 to accomplish.

The flight crew was fantastic! Which the seats had a small TV.

The foot ottoman cushion was missing on my business class seat.. the hydraulics is on its last leg & seat cushions do not have support or paddling. Heavily dented by butts

also wi-fi never worked attendant said satellite coverage is spotty over water ..... but we were over land!

I was unhappy with having the seat I chose changed at the last minute. I was moved to an aisle seat which did not recline and was next to the bathroom. The bathroom odors made the flight entirely unpleasant. Having carefully chosen my seat months before I was not pleased with my AA experience. In addition, they ran out of tea during flight service, really?

Dallas Hub. American taking ownership for their screwups instead of blaming their contractors and customers, trading their people, their call in service, reservation agents and their ticketing process. Make sure wheelchairs are available especially when the request is in their record.

The aircraft was on-time and plane and lavatory was clean.

My husband and I pre-ordered our food, but they did not have my husband’s order, and my cheese plate was very average. I asked for a blanket and was told they don’t carry blankets on domestic routs. The flight was on time and smooth!

There were delays on both ends. It made it less than excellent. This plane was great though

Every day about it was very different all the boarding pass where all wrong l miss flight no refund all crazy

Airline changed the gate from Terminal A to Terminal D which is quite far and only sent a text message few minutes before boarding. Around 50 people missed their flight and as plane didn’t wait for them.

Flight got delayed for 3.5 hours, and for the first hour after the departure time there was no update from the gate folks...

The personal at boarding are rude and try to steel people with their rule of personal item , really bad experience for us

Both flights were delayed. The sizing of bags is crazy. I know it is advertised as a no frills cheaper option but it does feel like you are being extorted for money the whole way-- $20 dollars to talk to a gate agent? Charging for soda a pretzels? I don't think I will be flying Frontier again if I can help it. That said, all the staff were wonderful.

Staff members pretty horrible when boarding. No care for customers

The trip was good but the last minute changes I didn’t like because I had already talked to the attendee and they didn’t help me with my ticket I was having trouble checking in and when the time was up they help me but charge me for that and last minute luggage it was a small bag. After I was in the airplane I realized you were charging because the flight was almost empty and you have to get the money some how. Thanks for everything.

I was shocked that there is no Wi-Fi, my flight was changed and delayed multiple times. In fact, I’m still not home…

I did not like that people are purposely split ip who book at the same time because we didn’t buy seats. No other airline does that.

Frontier is definitely a good option for people traveling light or on a budget - just remember to bring your own entertainment and your own headphones if you need them.

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These are the cheapest round-trip flights to San Francisco Bay Area found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/29Tue
nonstopFrontier
1h 16mLAX-SJC
10/30Wed
nonstopFrontier
1h 18mSJC-LAX
$37
10/30Wed
nonstopSpirit Airlines
1h 18mLAX-SJC
10/30Wed
nonstopSpirit Airlines
1h 24mSJC-LAX
$39
12/25Wed
nonstopDelta
1h 24mLAX-SFO
1/7Tue
nonstopDelta
1h 32mSFO-LAX
$97
11/6Wed
nonstopDelta
1h 17mLAX-SJC
11/9Sat
nonstopDelta
1h 25mSJC-LAX
$97
10/29Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 30mSNA-SFO
10/29Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 33mSFO-SNA
$111
11/5Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 30mSNA-SFO
11/9Sat
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 31mSFO-SNA
$117
11/27Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 30mLAX-SFO
11/30Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 31mSFO-LAX
$151
11/25Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 31mSNA-SFO
11/25Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 35mSFO-SNA
$170
1/15Wed
nonstopAmerican Airlines
3h 56mDFW-SFO
1/18Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
3h 29mSFO-DFW
$173
11/9Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
3h 58mDFW-SFO
11/12Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
3h 31mSFO-DFW
$179

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Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to San Francisco Bay Area found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/19Sat
nonstopSpirit Airlines
1h 13mLAX-SJC
$27
10/30Wed
nonstopSpirit Airlines
1h 22mLAX-OAK
$28
12/25Wed
nonstopDelta
1h 27mLAX-SFO
$49
11/9Sat
nonstopDelta
1h 23mLAX-SFO
$50
10/29Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 31mSNA-SFO
$59
12/23Mon
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 34mLAX-SFO
$67
11/8Fri
nonstopAlaska Airlines
2h 12mSEA-SFO
$78
12/7Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 26mONT-SFO
$79
11/2Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
3h 55mDFW-SFO
$95
11/12Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
3h 58mDFW-SFO
$97

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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to San Francisco Bay Area that are departing in the next 10 days.
10/10Thu
nonstopFrontier
1h 26mLAX-SFO
10/19Sat
nonstopFrontier
1h 28mSFO-LAX
$69
10/14Mon
nonstopSpirit Airlines
1h 15mLAX-SJC
10/15Tue
nonstopSpirit Airlines
1h 24mSJC-LAX
$70
10/14Mon
nonstopDelta
1h 23mLAX-SFO
10/17Thu
nonstopDelta
1h 31mSFO-LAX
$183
10/14Mon
nonstopDelta
1h 31mLAX-SFO
4/18Fri
nonstopDelta
1h 29mSFO-LAX
$184
10/10Thu
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 27mLAX-SFO
10/14Mon
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 31mSFO-LAX
$194
10/10Thu
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 27mLAX-SFO
10/10Thu
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 31mSFO-LAX
$221
10/11Fri
nonstopAmerican Airlines
1h 24mLAX-SFO
10/13Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 49mSFO-LAX
$241
10/11Fri
nonstopAmerican Airlines
1h 22mLAX-SFO
10/13Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 38mSFO-LAX
$242
10/14Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
2h 14mSEA-SFO
11/16Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
2h 15mSFO-SEA
$361
10/14Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
2h 14mSEA-SFO
11/22Fri
nonstopUnited Airlines
2h 21mSFO-SEA
$387

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