Cheap flights from San Francisco to New York from $144

The cheapest month to fly to Newark Airport from San Francisco is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around $358, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Newark Airport in January, then you should wait until February to fly from San Francisco, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $377.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Newark Airport is on a Friday when prices can be found for as low as $433. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Monday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from San Francisco to Newark Airport for around $549.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Newark Airport is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as $407. Flights at noon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $536.

Fly from San Francisco to Newark for the best San Francisco - Newark flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Newark Airport from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Newark Airport for around $431 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Newark Airport from San Francisco for as low as $316 on momondo.

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

Delta and Alaska Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from San Francisco to Newark

United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Newark Airport from San Francisco according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 51% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Newark Airport. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Newark Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 20% of flights between San Francisco and Newark have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 217 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night 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. 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 17% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Salt Lake City (SLC) was the most common stop: 38% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Charlotte (CLT) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $256.

Flights connecting via Charlotte (CLT) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 25m.

Charlotte (CLT) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 30m.

49 flights are operational daily from San Francisco to Newark Airport as of April 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 7:00AM, with 55% of flights per day taking off at noon.

As of April 2026, 346 flights take off from San Francisco and land in Newark Airport each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 16% of weekly flights taking off on this day.