Cheap flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco from $552

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of October, then flying in November is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $691.

The cheapest day to depart from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco is on a Monday when prices can be found for as low as $786. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Sunday, with ticket prices averaging around $959.

Our data shows that the cheapest Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco flights are usually those with departure times in the morning. Our users have found flights to San Francisco in the morning for as low as $823. Flights in the afternoon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $879.

Fly from Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco for the best Frankfurt am Main - San Francisco flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from Frankfurt am Main Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $786 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from Frankfurt am Main Airport for as low as $726 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 1% on your flight if you consider stops on a Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco flight.

As of April 2026, prices for Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco flights are approximately 8% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

American Airlines, LOT, and Finnair are the most popular carriers operating from Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco

Lufthansa, United Airlines and Condor are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from Frankfurt am Main Airport according to our data. Lufthansa is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 4 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 19% of flights between Frankfurt am Main and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 119 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Condor have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 15% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

London (LHR) was the most common stop: 57% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via London (LHR) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $720.

Flights connecting via London (LHR) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 15h 19m.

London (LHR) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 58m.

As of April 2026, 13 flights take off from Frankfurt am Main Airport and land in San Francisco each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 10:00AM, with 61% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

As of April 2026, there are 91 flights per week flying from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San Francisco. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 14% of flights taking off on this day.