Cheap flights from San Francisco to Atlanta from $171

The month of September is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Atlanta from San Francisco, with most prices found around $326. If you aren’t able to travel to Atlanta during the month of September, then flying in January is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $357.

Our data shows that Thursday is the least expensive day to fly to Atlanta. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $441. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Sunday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Atlanta on Sunday is $564.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Atlanta is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as $378. Flights to Atlanta are more costly at noon, with an average ticket price of $655. Departure times at noon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from San Francisco to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson for the best San Francisco - Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Atlanta from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Atlanta for around $402 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Atlanta from San Francisco for as low as $333 on momondo.

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

You could potentially save up to 30% on your flight if you consider stops on a San Francisco to Atlanta flight.

As of June 2026, prices for San Francisco to Atlanta flights are approximately 5% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Southwest is the most popular carrier operating from San Francisco to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Delta, Frontier and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Atlanta from San Francisco according to our data. Delta is the first choice among our users, with 35% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Atlanta. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Atlanta on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between San Francisco and Atlanta have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 163 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. Friday 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 10% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

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

Flights via Dallas (DFW) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $423.

Flights connecting via Dallas (DFW) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 23m.

Dallas (DFW) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 23m.

As of June 2026, there are 25 flights per day flying from San Francisco to Atlanta. The most common time of day flights depart is 7:00AM, with 59% of flights taking off at noon.

180 flights are operational weekly from San Francisco to Atlanta as of June 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Tue, with 20% of flights per week taking off on this day.