Cheap flights from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco from $136

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of February, then flying in October is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $291.

The cheapest day to depart from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco is on a Friday when prices can be found for as low as $335. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Sunday, with ticket prices averaging around $500.

Our data shows that the cheapest Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco flights are usually those with departure times in the evening. Our users have found flights to San Francisco in the evening for as low as $320. Flights in the afternoon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $999.

Fly from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco for the best Fort Lauderdale - San Francisco flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from Fort Lauderdale when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $331 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from Fort Lauderdale for as low as $276 on momondo.

Southwest, JetBlue, and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco

JetBlue, United Airlines and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from Fort Lauderdale according to our data. JetBlue is the first choice among our users, with 33% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to San Francisco on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between Fort Lauderdale and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 178 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Atlanta (ATL) was the most common stop: 75% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Atlanta (ATL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $234.

Flights connecting via Houston (IAH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 54m.

Houston (IAH) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 37m.

5 flights are operational daily from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco as of April 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 8:00AM, with 51% of flights per day taking off at noon.

As of April 2026, 40 flights take off from Fort Lauderdale and land in San Francisco each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Thu, with 30% of weekly flights taking off on this day.