Cheap flights from Minneapolis to San Francisco from $117

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of September, then flying in August is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $259.

The cheapest day to depart from Minneapolis to San Francisco is on a Friday when prices can be found for as low as $318. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Monday, with ticket prices averaging around $411.

Our data shows that the cheapest Minneapolis to San Francisco flights are usually those with departure times at noon. Our users have found flights to San Francisco at noon for as low as $298. Flights in the afternoon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $368.

Fly from Minneapolis St Paul to San Francisco for the best Minneapolis St Paul - San Francisco flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from Minneapolis when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $313 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from Minneapolis for as low as $237 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 16% on your flight if you consider stops on a Minneapolis to San Francisco flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Minneapolis to San Francisco flights are approximately 29% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Sun Country Air and Southwest are the most popular carriers operating from Minneapolis St Paul to San Francisco

Sun Country Air, Delta and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from Minneapolis according to our data. Sun Country Air is the first choice among our users, with 43% 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 16% of flights between Minneapolis and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 146 minutes.

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

Tuesday 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 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Denver (DEN) was the most common stop: 83% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Dallas (DFW) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $185.

Flights connecting via Dallas (DFW) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 8h 07m.

Denver (DEN) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 16m.

As of May 2026, 11 flights take off from Minneapolis and land in San Francisco each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 5:00PM, with 40% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

83 flights are operational weekly from Minneapolis to San Francisco as of May 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 19% of flights per week taking off on this day.