Cheap flights from Germany to San Francisco from $470

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of November, then flying in September is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $665.

The cheapest day to depart from Germany to San Francisco is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $790. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Sunday, with ticket prices averaging around $964.

Our data shows that the cheapest Germany 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 $846. Flights in the afternoon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $881.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from Germany when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $792 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from Germany for as low as $728 on momondo.

American Airlines, British Airways, and Finnair are the most popular carriers operating from Germany to San Francisco

Lufthansa, United Airlines and Condor are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from Germany according to our data. Lufthansa is the first choice among our users, with 44% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 8 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 17% of flights between Germany and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 127 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 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, there are 23 flights per day flying from Germany to San Francisco. The most common time of day flights depart is 4:00PM, with 58% of flights taking off in the afternoon.

As of May 2026, 162 flights take off from Germany and land in San Francisco each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 15% of weekly flights taking off on this day.