Cheap flights from San Francisco to Anchorage from $183

If you don’t want to visit Anchorage in October, then you should wait until May to fly from San Francisco, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $367.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Anchorage is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as $533. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. The most expensive day to fly to Anchorage is Friday, with ticket prices averaging around $588.

In the morning is the cheapest time of day to fly from San Francisco to Anchorage when you can find flight prices for as low as $500. Flying to Anchorage in the morning is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights at noon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $677.

Fly from San Francisco to Anchorage for the best San Francisco - Anchorage flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Anchorage from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Anchorage for around $463 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Anchorage from San Francisco for as low as $467 on momondo.

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

Southwest and Alaska Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from San Francisco to Anchorage

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Anchorage from San Francisco according to our data. Alaska Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 72% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Anchorage. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Anchorage on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Seattle (SEA) was the most common stop: 80% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Portland (PDX) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $475.

Flights connecting via Seattle (SEA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 8h 03m.

Seattle (SEA) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 34m.

As of July 2026, there are 4 flights per day flying from San Francisco to Anchorage. The most common time of day flights depart is 7:00PM, with 73% of flights taking off in the evening.

The number of flights available between San Francisco and Anchorage is 33 per week as of July 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 21% of weekly flights leaving on this day.