Cheap flights from San Francisco to Milan from $305

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Milan from San Francisco, with most prices found around $468. The month of February is another great option to travel to Milan, with average flight prices from San Francisco averaging around $517.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Milan from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Milan for around $675 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Milan from San Francisco for as low as $585 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 7% on your flight if you consider stops on a San Francisco to Milan flight.

As of March 2026, prices for San Francisco to Milan flights are approximately 7% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

TAP AIR PORTUGAL, British Airways, and Lufthansa are the most popular carriers operating from San Francisco to Milan

Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Milan from San Francisco according to our data. Lufthansa is the first choice among our users, with 27% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Milan. Keep in mind that there are 13 different airlines that fly to Milan on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 100% of flights between San Francisco and Milan have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 51 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Copenhagen (CPH) was the most common stop: 19% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Lisbon (LIS) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $506.

Flights connecting via Amsterdam (AMS) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 13h 12m.

Amsterdam (AMS) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 17m.