Cheap flights from St. Louis to San Francisco from $179

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of November, then flying in January is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $437.

The cheapest day to depart from St. Louis to San Francisco is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $557. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Saturday, with ticket prices averaging around $894.

Our data shows that the cheapest St. Louis to San Francisco flights are usually those with departure times in the morning. Our users have found flights to San Francisco in the morning for as low as $577. Flights in the evening are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $1,040.

Fly from Lambert-St Louis to San Francisco for the best Lambert-St Louis - San Francisco flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from St. Louis when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $478 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from St. Louis for as low as $434 on momondo.

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

You could potentially save up to 29% on your flight if you consider stops on a St. Louis to San Francisco flight.

As of September 2026, prices for St. Louis to San Francisco flights are approximately 22% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Frontier and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from Lambert-St Louis to San Francisco

Southwest, United Airlines and Frontier are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from St. Louis according to our data. Southwest is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to San Francisco on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Denver (DEN) was the most common stop: 78% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Denver (DEN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $250.

Flights connecting via Salt Lake City (SLC) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 6h 07m.

Minneapolis (MSP) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 37m.

As of September 2026, 2 flights take off from St. Louis and land in San Francisco each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 8:00AM, with 93% of daily flights taking off at noon.

The number of flights available between St. Louis and San Francisco is 14 per week as of September 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 36% of weekly flights leaving on this day.