Cheap flights from San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh City from $463

In general, October is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh City. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $748. If you’re not able to fly to Ho Chi Minh City in October, then March is your next best option. Flight prices from San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh City during March average around $755.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Ho Chi Minh City is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $946. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Ho Chi Minh City on Friday is $1,270.

Fly from San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh City for the best San Francisco - Ho Chi Minh City flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Ho Chi Minh City from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Ho Chi Minh City for around $903 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Ho Chi Minh City from San Francisco for as low as $791 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh City 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 26% on your flight if you consider stops on a San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh City flight.

China Eastern and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh City

China Airlines, EVA Air and STARLUX Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Ho Chi Minh City from San Francisco according to our data. China Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 33% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Ho Chi Minh City. Keep in mind that there are 16 different airlines that fly to Ho Chi Minh City on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 17% of flights between San Francisco and Ho Chi Minh City have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 128 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights at night 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. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Vietnam Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 17% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Taipei City (TPE) was the most common stop: 61% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Shanghai (PVG) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $726.

Flights connecting via Manila (MNL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 18h 23m.

Incheon (ICN) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 13m.