San Jose to San Francisco (SFO) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from San Jose to San Francisco, look for around $665, allowing any schedule. The cheapest options had a median price of $725 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 8 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

San Jose to San Francisco flight prices at a glance

  • Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from San Jose to San Francisco for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for SJO → 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 $663 ($700 on Alaska Airlines) for Tuesday Jan 26–Feb 2, one connection via Los Angeles out and one connection via Los Angeles back. 1:23am on Jan 26 means going to the airport the evening of Jan 25. Jan 26–Feb 2, Alaska Airlines, Axel-exclusive $662.55 · See flights for these dates
  • Good price: about $665 for a week-long round trip (any schedule). Jan 26–Feb 2, Alaska Airlines, Axel-exclusive $662.55 · See flights for these dates
  • Nonstop: United flies nonstop. A nonstop was among the saved fares for ; other dates may have one too.
  • Flight time: Nonstop to San Jose takes about 6½ hours.
  • Cheapest months: Jan 2027 (typical $663; lowest Axel-exclusive $663 ($700 on Alaska Airlines)) and Dec 2026 (typical $737; lowest Axel-exclusive $737 ($779 on Southwest Airlines / Alaska Airlines)).
  • Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 8 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% 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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TripPrice targetMidpointDate pairs checked
Any schedule (including long or overnight connections)$665$7254

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · SJO–SFO. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Jan 26–Feb 2, Alaska Airlines, Axel-exclusive $662.55 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 8 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

San Jose to San Francisco nonstop flights, airlines and connections

We found nonstop return flights, but the saved outbound flights connect. Nonstop to San Jose takes about 6½ hours. The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

  • United: Nonstop to San Jose; via Chicago or Houston
  • Air Canada: Via Toronto
  • Alaska: Via Los Angeles

San Jose to San Francisco flight prices for the coming months

Week-long fares from $663. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

MonthWeek-long fares foundNonstop from
Dec 2026Axel-exclusive $737–$901, $779 on Southwest Airlines / Alaska Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)none found
Jan 2027Axel-exclusive $663–$726, $700 on Alaska Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)none found

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

Yes. On all 8 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% 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.

  • Alaska Airlines, Jan 26–Feb 2: $700 on Alaska Airlines, Axel-exclusive $663 ($37 less).

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San Jose 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 $901.07 · Airline $951.00 · Save $49.93 · See flights for these dates Air Canada / Alaska Airlines (out SJO–SFO 1456 / 745 08:45–21:30, back SFO–SJO 595 / 1440 13:13–00:26+1; one connection via Toronto out, one connection via Los Angeles back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:25Z.
  • 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,307.29 · Airline $1,379.00 · Save $71.71 · See flights for these dates Air Canada (out SJO–SFO 1456 / 745 08:45–21:30, back SFO–SJO 738 / 1457 08:25–22:30; one connection via Toronto out, one connection via Toronto back). Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:25Z.
  • 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,495.78 · Airline $1,582.00 · Save $86.22 · See flights for these dates Air Canada / United Airlines (out SJO–SFO 1456 / 745 08:45–21:30, back SFO–SJO 608 / 1457 08:10–22:30; one connection via Toronto out, one connection via Toronto back). Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:25Z.
  • 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $736.54 · Airline $779.00 · Save $42.46 · See flights for these dates Southwest Airlines / Alaska Airlines (out SJO–SFO 1203 / 874 / 4436 14:10–00:30+1, back SFO–SJO 1497 / 1440 13:20–00:16+1; 2 connections via Houston and Las Vegas out, one connection via Los Angeles back). Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:25Z.
  • 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $879.74 · Airline $928.00 · Save $48.26 · See flights for these dates Southwest Airlines (out SJO–SFO 1203 / 874 / 4436 14:10–00:30+1, back SFO–SJO 342 / 4974 / 122 21:10–14:25+1; 2 connections via Houston and Las Vegas out, 2 connections via Los Angeles and Houston back). Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:25Z.

January 2027

  • 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $725.58 · Airline $767.00 · Save $41.42 · See flights for these dates United Airlines (out SJO–SFO 1172 / 2764 01:15–15:02, back SFO–SJO 368 / 1135 23:30–12:15+1; one connection via Houston out, one connection via Chicago back). Arrive home Jan 20. 1:15am on Jan 12 means going to the airport the evening of Jan 11. Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:25Z.
  • 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $662.55 · Airline $700.00 · Save $37.45 · See flights for these dates Alaska Airlines (out SJO–SFO 1511 / 201 01:23–09:29, back SFO–SJO 595 / 1512 13:14–23:39; one connection via Los Angeles out, one connection via Los Angeles back). 1:23am on Jan 26 means going to the airport the evening of Jan 25. Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:25Z.
  • 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,055.84 · Airline $1,112.00 · Save $56.16 · See flights for these dates Alaska Airlines / United Airlines (out SJO–SFO 1511 / 201 01:23–09:29, back SFO–SJO 2312 00:08–08:32; one connection via Los Angeles out, nonstop back). 1:23am on Jan 26 means going to the airport the evening of Jan 25. The return leaves just after midnight on Feb 2; go to the airport the previous evening. Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:25Z.

How we checked San Jose to San Francisco prices

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from SJO 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: SJO → SFO. Each example names its actual airports.

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Flights by travel date

SJO–SFO · 2026-12-31 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

  • Axel-exclusive $766.12 · United Airlines 1087 / 1812 · 07:30–15:22 local · 1 stop (DEN) · 9h 52m. Airline fare: $809. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $784.28 · Alaska Airlines 677 / 1348 · 01:36–22:57 local · 1 stop (LAX) · 23h 21m. Airline fare: $826. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $1,141.13 · United Airlines 2313 · 09:40–14:42 local · Nonstop · 7h 2m. Airline fare: $1,205. See flights for these dates

Checked November 6, 2026 at 04:09 AM UTC

SJO–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 $737.10 · Southwest Airlines 1203 / 874 / 4436 · 14:10–00:30 (December 23, 2026) local · 2 stops (HOU, LAS) · 12h 20m. Airline fare: $780.

  • Axel-exclusive $765.03 · Alaska Airlines 677 / 307 · 01:36–09:54 local · 1 stop (LAX) · 10h 18m. Airline fare: $807.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:08 PM UTC

SJO–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 $900.60 · Air Canada 1456 / 745 · 08:45–21:30 local · 1 stop (YYZ) · 14h 45m. Airline fare: $950.

  • Axel-exclusive $994.02 · United Airlines 2313 · 09:40–14:42 local · Nonstop · 7h 2m. Airline fare: $1,048.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:08 PM UTC

SJO–SFO · 2027-01-01 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

  • Axel-exclusive $757.89 · Frontier Airlines 391 / 3999 · 12:20–22:13 local · 1 stop (DFW) · 11h 53m. Airline fare: $802. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $784.28 · Alaska Airlines 677 / 1348 · 01:36–22:57 local · 1 stop (LAX) · 23h 21m. Airline fare: $826. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $1,381.59 · United Airlines 2313 · 09:40–14:42 local · Nonstop · 7h 2m. Airline fare: $1,462. See flights for these dates

Checked November 6, 2026 at 04:07 AM UTC

SJO–SFO · 2027-01-03 · 2 adults

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 2 adults.

  • Axel-exclusive $1,276.55 · Avianca 318 / 560 · 09:45–21:40 local · 1 stop (SAL) · 13h 55m. Airline fare: $1,348. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $2,119.98 · Southwest Airlines 1203 / 2153 / 4104 · 14:10–23:55 local · 2 stops (HOU, PHX) · 11h 45m. Airline fare: $2,241. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $5,035.19 · United Airlines 2313 · 09:40–14:42 local · Nonstop · 7h 2m. Airline fare: $5,303. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 12:52 AM UTC

SJO–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 $671.18 · Alaska Airlines 1511 / 201 · 01:23–09:29 local · 1 stop (LAX) · 10h 6m. Airline fare: $708.

  • Axel-exclusive $703.62 · Copa Airlines 392 / 408 · 08:43–17:25 local · 1 stop (PTY) · 10h 42m. Airline fare: $743.

  • Axel-exclusive $722.75 · United Airlines 2313 · 09:40–14:42 local · Nonstop · 7h 2m. Airline fare: $762.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:08 PM UTC

SJO–SFO · 2027-02-05 · 2 adults

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 2 adults.

  • Axel-exclusive $712.32 · Alaska Airlines 1511 / 201 · 01:23–09:29 local · 1 stop (LAX) · 10h 6m. Airline fare: $751. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $881.67 · JetBlue Airways 1794 / 15 · 23:59–11:50 (February 6, 2027) local · 1 stop (JFK) · 13h 51m. Airline fare: $932. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $1,525.70 · United Airlines 2313 · 09:40–14:42 local · Nonstop · 7h 2m. Airline fare: $1,606. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 01:26 AM 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 · Alaska Airlines 7.6/10 · Southwest Airlines 6.9/10 · Air Canada 5.4/10 · Frontier Airlines 4.4/10 · Avianca 5.2/10. Every airline rated.

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