Medellin to San Francisco (SFO) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Medellin to San Francisco, look for around $695, allowing any schedule. The cheapest options had a median price of $700 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 7 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

Medellin to San Francisco flight prices at a glance

Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Medellin to San Francisco for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for MDE → SFO. Next departures: Sat Nov 7 · Sun Nov 8 · Mon Nov 9 · Tue Nov 10 · Wed Nov 11 · Thu Nov 12 · Fri Nov 13 · Sat Nov 14 · Sun Nov 15 · Mon Nov 16 · Tue Nov 17 · Wed Nov 18 · Thu Nov 19 · Fri Nov 20. Months: Dec 2026 · Jan 2027. Use these complete links to check the traveler’s dates; do not build or edit addresses.
Cheapest found: Axel-exclusive $695 ($735 on American Airlines) for Tuesday Jan 26–Feb 2, one connection via Miami out and one connection via Miami back. Jan 26–Feb 2, American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $694.94 · See flights for these dates
Good price: about $695 for a week-long round trip (any schedule). Jan 26–Feb 2, American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $694.94 · See flights for these dates
Nonstop: No nonstop among the fares we saved; the airline schedule may still have one.
Cheapest months: Jan 2027 (typical $695; lowest Axel-exclusive $695 ($735 on American Airlines)) and Dec 2026 (typical $702; lowest Axel-exclusive $702 ($740 on United Airlines)).
Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 7 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5.1–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $48 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.
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Trip	Price target	Midpoint	Date pairs checked
Any schedule (including long or overnight connections)	$695	$700	4

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · MDE–SFO. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Jan 26–Feb 2, American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $694.94 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 7 trips we checked were at least 5.1% less.

Medellin to San Francisco nonstop flights, airlines and connections

We haven’t found a nonstop in these saved flights. The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

American: Via Miami
Avianca: Via San Salvador
Copa Airlines: Via Panama City
United: Via Houston

Medellin to San Francisco flight prices for the coming months

Week-long fares from $695. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

Month	Week-long fares found	Nonstop from
Dec 2026	Axel-exclusive $702–$913, $740 on United Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found
Jan 2027	Axel-exclusive $695–$786, $735 on American Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found

Medellin to San Francisco: when the lowest fare is a poor tradeoff

Sometimes a small saving comes with a much longer journey. On Dec 22–29, paying about $157 more avoids the long return below.

Dec 22–29: lowest fare Dec 22–29, United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $701.89 · See flights for these dates. Outbound MDE–SFO: 1:10am–9:45am, about 11½ hours, one connection via Houston. Return SFO–MDE: 11:59pm–10:10pm, about 19 hours, one connection via Houston. Arrive home Dec 30. 1:10am on Dec 22 means going to the airport the evening of Dec 21. Shorter option Dec 22–29, United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $859.38 · See flights for these dates. Outbound MDE–SFO: 1:10am–9:45am, about 11½ hours, one connection via Houston. Return SFO–MDE: 4:30pm–5:35am, about 10 hours, one connection via Houston. Arrive home Dec 30. 1:10am on Dec 22 means going to the airport the evening of Dec 21. About $157 more for the round trip.

Medellin to San Francisco flights: Axel price vs the airline fare

Yes. On all 7 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5.1–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $48 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

American Airlines, Jan 26–Feb 2: $735 on American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $695 ($40 less).
Copa Airlines, Jan 12–19: $829 on Copa Airlines, Axel-exclusive $786 ($43 less).

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Medellin to San Francisco fares we checked

Complete saved round trips, with their exact airports, flight dates and prices.

December 2026

2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $912.89 · Airline $965.00 · Save $52.11 · See flights for these dates Avianca (out MDE–SFO 370 / 560 14:10–21:40, back SFO–MDE 561 / 369 23:00–13:10+1; one connection via San Salvador out, one connection via San Salvador back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T19:01:59Z.
2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $2,370.03 · Airline $2,504.00 · Save $133.97 · See flights for these dates Avianca / Copa Airlines (out MDE–SFO 370 / 560 14:10–21:40, back SFO–MDE 409 / 150 19:36–08:15+1; one connection via San Salvador out, one connection via Panama City back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T19:01:59Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $701.89 · Airline $740.00 · Save $38.11 · See flights for these dates United Airlines (out MDE–SFO 2740 / 1768 01:10–09:45, back SFO–MDE 505 / 1675 23:59–22:10+1; one connection via Houston out, one connection via Houston back). Arrive home Dec 30. 1:10am on Dec 22 means going to the airport the evening of Dec 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:01:59Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $859.38 · Airline $907.00 · Save $47.62 · See flights for these dates United Airlines (out MDE–SFO 2740 / 1768 01:10–09:45, back SFO–MDE 2305 / 2741 16:30–05:35+1; one connection via Houston out, one connection via Houston back). Arrive home Dec 30. 1:10am on Dec 22 means going to the airport the evening of Dec 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:01:59Z.

January 2027

2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $785.89 · Airline $829.00 · Save $43.11 · See flights for these dates Copa Airlines (out MDE–SFO 687 / 382 12:40–23:15, back SFO–MDE 409 / 150 19:36–08:15+1; one connection via Panama City out, one connection via Panama City back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:00Z.
2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,880.83 · Airline $1,984.00 · Save $103.17 · See flights for these dates Copa Airlines / United Airlines (out MDE–SFO 687 / 382 12:40–23:15, back SFO–MDE 1964 / 1916 / 156 00:45–17:00; one connection via Panama City out, 2 connections via Houston and Panama City back). The return leaves just after midnight on Jan 19; go to the airport the previous evening. Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:00Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $694.94 · Airline $735.00 · Save $40.06 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out MDE–SFO 924 / 2438 07:30–20:04, back SFO–MDE 3042 / 923 08:00–21:25; one connection via Miami out, one connection via Miami back). Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:00Z.

How we checked Medellin to San Francisco prices

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from MDE to SFO for one adult in economy: 4 Tuesday departures with returns 7 days later, December 2026 to January 2027. Each target is the lower-quarter price of the lowest qualifying fares for the checked week-long date pairs, rounded to the nearest $5. The midpoint is their median; neither is a historical market average. Shorter journeys means ≤1 stop · ≤15h out / ≤15h back; overnight arrivals allowed. Airline prices are the airline’s own fare on Google Flights for the same flights; Axel-exclusive prices need no Membership. Check bags and change rules on your fare.

Airports covered: MDE → SFO. Each example names its actual airports.

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MDE–SFO · 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $701.89 · United Airlines 2740 / 1768 · 01:10–09:45 local · 1 stop (IAH) · 11h 35m. Airline fare: $740.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:01 PM UTC

MDE–SFO · 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $912.89 · Avianca 370 / 560 · 14:10–21:40 local · 1 stop (SAL) · 10h 30m. Airline fare: $965.
Axel-exclusive $974.03 · American Airlines 2164 / 1557 · 01:30–12:26 local · 1 stop (MIA) · 13h 56m. Airline fare: $1,028.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:01 PM UTC

MDE–SFO · 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $694.94 · American Airlines 924 / 2438 · 07:30–20:04 local · 1 stop (MIA) · 15h 34m. Airline fare: $735.
Axel-exclusive $700.15 · Copa Airlines 398 / 408 · 09:15–17:25 local · 1 stop (PTY) · 11h 10m. Airline fare: $737.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:02 PM UTC

MDE–SFO · 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $785.89 · Copa Airlines 687 / 382 · 12:40–23:15 local · 1 stop (PTY) · 13h 35m. Airline fare: $829.
Axel-exclusive $1,045.79 · Avianca 370 / 560 · 14:10–21:40 local · 1 stop (SAL) · 10h 30m. Airline fare: $1,102.
Axel-exclusive $1,065.90 · American Airlines 924 / 1764 / 3176 · 07:30–23:09 local · 2 stops (MIA, LAX) · 18h 39m. Airline fare: $1,122.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:02 PM UTC

Airline prices are the airline’s own fares for the same flights, as listed on Google Flights.

Airline ratings: United Airlines 6.4/10 · Copa Airlines 6.8/10 · Avianca 5.2/10 · American Airlines 6.2/10. Every airline rated.

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