Cheap flights from Minneapolis to San Francisco from $130

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of September, then flying in December is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $302.

The cheapest day to depart from Minneapolis to San Francisco is on a Friday when prices can be found for as low as $330. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Monday, with ticket prices averaging around $437.

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 $303. Flights in the morning are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $377.

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 $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 Minneapolis for as low as $291 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Minneapolis to San Francisco flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

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

Delta, Sun Country Air and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from Minneapolis according to our data. Delta 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 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 19% 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 142 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.

Saturday 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, Sun Country Air have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 19% 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 July 2026, 15 flights take off from Minneapolis and land in San Francisco each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 7:00AM, with 57% of daily flights taking off at noon.

110 flights are operational weekly from Minneapolis to San Francisco as of July 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Fri, with 18% of flights per week taking off on this day.