Flight Time from New York to San Francisco

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from New York to San Francisco with the following airlines, including: Alaska Airlines Delta Air Lines Jetblue Airways Hawaiian Airlines American Airlines Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on Trip.com within the last 90 days.

It takes about 6 hours 52 minutes to fly from New York to San Francisco.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from New York to San Francisco is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on Trip.com data in the past 4 weeks, there is 123 flight per week flying from New York to San Francisco. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: American Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- AA076 (07:29)

The cheapest months to fly from New York to San Francisco is November, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our December flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from New York to San Francisco on December 17, 2025 with Frontier Airlines, with prices starting at MYR 703.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in San Francisco, with John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport (JFK-SFO) is by far the most common option on this route: San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

The time difference between San Francisco and New York is 3h.

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