Cheap flights from San Francisco to Paris from $371

The month of September is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Paris from San Francisco, with most prices found around $729. If you are unable to visit Paris during the month of September, then departing from San Francisco during the month April is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $735.

The cheapest day to depart from San Francisco to Paris is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $978. 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 Paris on Friday is $1,125.

According to our data, the cheapest time of day to fly to Paris is in the morning. momondo users have found flights departing from San Francisco to Paris in the morning for as low as $619. Keep in mind that these prices may fluctuate based on what airline you choose and the time of year you plan to travel. Flights to Paris are more costly at noon, with an average ticket price of $1,093. Departure times at noon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Paris from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Paris for around $987 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Paris from San Francisco for as low as $940 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 22% on your flight if you consider stops on a San Francisco to Paris flight.

As of May 2026, prices for San Francisco to Paris flights are approximately 6% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

TAP AIR PORTUGAL, Delta, and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from San Francisco to Paris

Air France, United Airlines and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Paris from San Francisco according to our data. Air France is the first choice among our users, with 39% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Paris. Keep in mind that there are 18 different airlines that fly to Paris 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 Paris have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 149 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Friday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Air France 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.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) was the most common stop: 40% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Lisbon (LIS) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $493.

Flights connecting via Montreal (YUL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 13h 20m.

Montreal (YUL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 03m.

9 flights are operational daily from San Francisco to Paris as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 2:00PM, with 75% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

65 flights are operational weekly from San Francisco to Paris as of May 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 17% of flights per week taking off on this day.