Cheap flights from San Francisco to Zurich from $511

In general, August is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Zurich. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $814. If you don’t want to visit Zurich in August, then you should wait until October to fly from San Francisco, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $818.

According to our data, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly to Zurich from San Francisco. The lowest ticket price found for a Wednesday departure recently was $940. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to depart from San Francisco because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travelers. As a result, prices tend to be around $1,120.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Zurich is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as $981. Flights to Zurich are more costly at noon, with an average ticket price of $1,337. Departure times at noon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Zurich from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Zurich for around $991 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Zurich from San Francisco for as low as $902 on momondo.

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

Condor, SWISS, and Turkish Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from San Francisco to Zurich

SWISS, Condor and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Zurich from San Francisco according to our data. SWISS is the first choice among our users, with 36% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Zurich. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to Zurich on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between San Francisco and Zurich have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 192 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, SWISS have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 5% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) was the most common stop: 64% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Lisbon (LIS) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $552.

Flights connecting via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 31m.

Istanbul (IST) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 59m.

The number of flights available between San Francisco and Zurich is 5 per day as of July 2026. The most frequent departure time is 2:00PM, with 60% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

35 flights are operational weekly from San Francisco to Zurich as of July 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of flights per week taking off on this day.