Cheap flights from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco from $468

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of December, then flying in May is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $781.

The cheapest day to depart from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $1,011. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Wednesday, with ticket prices averaging around $1,420.

Fly from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco for the best Ho Chi Minh City - San Francisco flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from Ho Chi Minh City when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $872 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from Ho Chi Minh City for as low as $744 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

As of October 2026, prices for Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco flights are approximately 19% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Korean Air and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco

China Airlines, Vietnam Airlines and EVA Air are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from Ho Chi Minh City according to our data. China Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 30% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 9 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 28% of flights between Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 83 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the early afternoon 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. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Vietnam Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 28% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Taipei City (TPE) was the most common stop: 85% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Manila (MNL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $839.

Flights connecting via Taipei City (TPE) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 17h 14m.

Incheon (ICN) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 00m.