Cheap flights from Zurich to San Francisco from $523

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of November, then flying in October is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $730.

The cheapest day to depart from Zurich to San Francisco is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as $568. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Friday, with ticket prices averaging around $1,031.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from Zurich when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $832 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from Zurich for as low as $754 on momondo.

As of May 2026, prices for Zurich to San Francisco flights are approximately 0% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

British Airways is the most popular carrier operating from Zurich to San Francisco

SWISS, United Airlines and Lufthansa are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from Zurich according to our data. SWISS is the first choice among our users, with 50% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to San Francisco on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 17% of flights between Zurich and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 147 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the early afternoon 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, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 15% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

London (LHR) was the most common stop: 67% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $988.

Flights connecting via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 30m.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 45m.

4 flights are operational daily from Zurich to San Francisco as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 1:00PM, with 100% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

The number of flights available between Zurich and San Francisco is 33 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 15% of weekly flights leaving on this day.