Cheap flights from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport to San Francisco from $79

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of October, then flying in August is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $165.

The cheapest day to depart from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport to San Francisco is on a Friday when prices can be found for as low as $212. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Wednesday, with ticket prices averaging around $706.

Our data shows that the cheapest Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport 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 $177. Flights in the evening are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $604.

Fly from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl to San Francisco for the best Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl - San Francisco flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $180 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport for as low as $138 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl 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, Delta, and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl to San Francisco

Frontier, American Airlines and Southwest are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport according to our data. Frontier is the first choice among our users, with 31% 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 18% of flights between Phoenix and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 135 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights at night 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.

15 flights are operational daily from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport to San Francisco as of March 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 10:00AM, with 44% of flights per day taking off at noon.

As of March 2026, 106 flights take off from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport and land in San Francisco each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Sat, with 42% of weekly flights taking off on this day.