Cheap flights from San Francisco to New York from £97

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £240. The month of January is another great option to travel to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport, with average flight prices from San Francisco averaging around £255.

The cheapest day to depart from San Francisco to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is on a Thursday. Travellers who choose to depart for New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport on a Thursday will often find tickets for as low as £312. On the other hand, Tuesday is the most expensive day to depart from San Francisco because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travellers. As a result, prices tend to be around £694.

Flying to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from San Francisco in the evening is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as £464 when looking at flights departing in the evening. Try not to purchase tickets at midday because they tend to be around £799. Of course, these prices can vary depending on the time of year and what airport you fly to.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport for around £290 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from San Francisco for as low as £246 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on San Francisco to New York John F Kennedy Intl 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 21% on your flight if you consider stops on a San Francisco to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport flight.

As of March 2026, prices for San Francisco to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport flights are approximately 15% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 12% of flights between San Francisco and New York have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 189 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Delta have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

70 flights are operational daily from San Francisco to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport as of March 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 06:00, with 54% of flights per day taking off at midday.

As of March 2026, 490 flights take off from San Francisco and land in New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Fri, with 17% of weekly flights taking off on this day.