Cheap flights from San Francisco to Atlanta from $126

The month of September is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Atlanta from San Francisco, with most prices found around $323. If you aren’t able to travel to Atlanta during the month of September, then flying in July is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $339.

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 $426. 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 $542.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Atlanta is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as $353. Flights to Atlanta are more costly at noon, with an average ticket price of $716. 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 $381 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 $290 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 15% on your flight if you consider stops on a San Francisco to Atlanta flight.

As of May 2026, prices for San Francisco to Atlanta flights are approximately 3% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Southwest and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from San Francisco to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Frontier, Delta and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Atlanta from San Francisco according to our data. Frontier is the first choice among our users, with 36% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Atlanta. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Atlanta on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 13% 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 161 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening 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 10% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Denver (DEN) was the most common stop: 67% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Phoenix (PHX) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $237.

Flights connecting via Phoenix (PHX) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 6h 41m.

Phoenix (PHX) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 04m.

As of May 2026, there are 22 flights per day flying from San Francisco to Atlanta. The most common time of day flights depart is 12:00PM, with 45% of flights taking off at noon.

159 flights are operational weekly from San Francisco to Atlanta as of May 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Sun, with 23% of flights per week taking off on this day.