Cheap flights from New York to San Francisco from C$ 149

The cheapest month to fly to San Francisco from New York is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around C$ 439, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of September is another great option to travel to San Francisco, with average flight prices from New York averaging around C$ 485.

The cheapest day to depart from New York to San Francisco is on a Friday. Travellers who choose to depart for San Francisco on a Friday will often find tickets for as low as C$ 437. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to depart from New York because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travellers. As a result, prices tend to be around C$ 1,002.

Flying to San Francisco from New York at noon is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as C$ 471 when looking at flights departing at noon. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to San Francisco is in the afternoon when prices are around C$ 1,333.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to San Francisco for the best New York - San Francisco flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around C$ 522 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from New York for as low as C$ 464 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on New York to San Francisco flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 61% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to San Francisco flight.

As of March 2026, prices for New York to San Francisco flights are approximately 5% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 18% of flights between New York and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 184 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, American Airlines has had the least delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 16% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between New York and San Francisco is 106 per day as of March 2026. The most frequent departure time is 3:00p.m., with 39% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

As of March 2026, 748 flights take off from New York and land in San Francisco each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Thu, with 18% of weekly flights taking off on this day.