New York to San Francisco flights: the cheapest month to fly
$148one-way
Sat 12 Dec
jetBlue, 1 stop, John F. Kennedy International to San Francisco International, 11 h 25 min
See flights for Sat 12 Dec on Aviasales: New York to San Francisco, Sat 12 Dec, jetBlue, 1 stopOpens the live search on Aviasales. A fare travellers found, not a live quote.
Each fold is a month; its height is the lowest one-way fare found. Coral is the cheapest; "none" means no fare was found.
Fare by month
tap a month; none = no fare foundCheapest found: Sat 12 Dec, $148, jetBlue, 1 stop from John F. Kennedy International. Tap a month to see its days.
The cheapest one-way fare found from New York to San Francisco is $148, for a flight from John F. Kennedy International in Dec 2026; the priciest month in the next ten, Jan 2027, shows $290, a one-stop trip of 38 h 14 min. All are fares found in recent searches, not live quotes.
6 of the 9 months with a fare are direct, usually about 6 h 28 min in the air. The median monthly fare is $188, so the cheapest month sits 21% below the usual; the priciest, Jan 2027, is 54% above it. Monthly lows come most often from Alaska Airlines (4 months), jetBlue (3) and American Airlines (1); the $148 cheapest month is jetBlue.
Every month
- November 2026Wed 18 Nov, Alaska Airlines, direct, John F. Kennedy International to San Francisco International, 6 h 39 min$167Search Wed 18 Nov on Aviasales: New York to San Francisco, Alaska Airlines, direct
- December 2026Sat 12 Dec, jetBlue, 1 stop, John F. Kennedy International to San Francisco International, 11 h 25 min$148Search Sat 12 Dec on Aviasales: New York to San Francisco, jetBlue, 1 stop
- January 2027Sat 2 Jan, jetBlue, 1 stop, John F. Kennedy International to San Francisco International, 38 h 14 min; long connection$290Search Sat 2 Jan on Aviasales: New York to San Francisco, jetBlue, 1 stop
- February 2027Sat 6 Feb, jetBlue, 1 stop, John F. Kennedy International to San Francisco International, 11 h 27 min$157Search Sat 6 Feb on Aviasales: New York to San Francisco, jetBlue, 1 stop
- March 2027Fri 5 Mar, United Airlines, direct, Newark Liberty International to San Francisco International, 6 h 30 min$166Search Fri 5 Mar on Aviasales: New York to San Francisco, United Airlines, direct
- April 2027Tue 6 Apr, Alaska Airlines, direct, John F. Kennedy International to San Francisco International, 6 h 25 min$195Search Tue 6 Apr on Aviasales: New York to San Francisco, Alaska Airlines, direct
- May 2027Tue 11 May, Alaska Airlines, direct, John F. Kennedy International to San Francisco International, 6 h 20 min$188Search Tue 11 May on Aviasales: New York to San Francisco, Alaska Airlines, direct
- June 2027: no fare foundSearch June 2027 on Aviasales: New York to San Francisco
- July 2027Sun 18 Jul, American Airlines, direct, John F. Kennedy International to San Francisco International, 6 h 38 min$227Search Sun 18 Jul on Aviasales: New York to San Francisco, American Airlines, direct
- August 2027Fri 6 Aug, Alaska Airlines, direct, John F. Kennedy International to San Francisco International, 6 h 25 min$192Search Fri 6 Aug on Aviasales: New York to San Francisco, Alaska Airlines, direct
For connecting trips the airline shown is the one the search returned as the main carrier; other legs may be with other airlines.