Cheap flights from San Francisco to Sydney from £264

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Sydney. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £785. If you don’t want to visit Sydney in February, then you should wait until March to fly from San Francisco, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £793.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Sydney from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Sydney for around £874 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Sydney from San Francisco for as low as £785 on momondo.

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No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between San Francisco to Sydney.

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

Historically, on average around 18% of flights between San Francisco and Sydney have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 190 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Qantas Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 8% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of February 2026, 6 flights take off from San Francisco and land in Sydney each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 22:00, with 100% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

44 flights are operational weekly from San Francisco to Sydney as of February 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Wed, with 18% of flights per week taking off on this day.