Cheap flights from San Francisco to New York from $185

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from San Francisco, with most prices found around $329. If you don’t want to visit New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport in February, then you should wait until January to fly from San Francisco, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $337.

Our data shows that Friday is the least expensive day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $477. The most expensive day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is Sunday, with ticket prices averaging around $570.

According to our data, the cheapest time of day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is in the afternoon. momondo users have found flights departing from San Francisco to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport in the afternoon for as low as $427. Keep in mind that these prices may fluctuate based on what airline you choose and the time of year you plan to travel. Flights in the morning are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $518.

Fly from San Francisco to New York John F Kennedy Intl for the best San Francisco - New York John F Kennedy Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport for around $424 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from San Francisco for as low as $338 on momondo.

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

Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from San Francisco to New York John F Kennedy Intl

JetBlue, Alaska Airlines and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from San Francisco according to our data. JetBlue is the first choice among our users, with 44% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport 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 New York have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 180 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the early afternoon 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, Alaska Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 12% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Las Vegas (LAS) was the most common stop: 60% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Las Vegas (LAS) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $250.

Flights connecting via Atlanta (ATL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 8h 37m.

Atlanta (ATL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 41m.

91 flights are operational daily from San Francisco to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport as of August 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 6:00AM, with 54% of flights per day taking off at noon.

The number of flights available between San Francisco and New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is 641 per week as of August 2026. The most frequent departure day is Sun, with 17% of weekly flights leaving on this day.