Hamburg to San Francisco (SFO) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Hamburg to San Francisco, look for around $610 with shorter journeys. The cheapest options had a median price of $610 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 12 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

Hamburg to San Francisco flight prices at a glance

• Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Hamburg to San Francisco for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for HAM → 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 $610 ($644 on Lufthansa / Swiss International Air Lines) for Tuesday Jan 12–19, one connection via Frankfurt out and one connection via Zurich back. Arrive home Jan 20. Jan 12–19, Lufthansa / Swiss International Air Lines, Axel-exclusive $609.86 · See flights for these dates
• Good price: about $610 for a week-long round trip (shorter journeys). Jan 12–19, Lufthansa / Swiss International Air Lines, Axel-exclusive $609.86 · 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 $610; lowest Axel-exclusive $610 ($644 on Lufthansa / Swiss International Air Lines)) and Dec 2026 (typical $815; lowest Axel-exclusive $815 ($858 on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines / Delta Air Lines)). Holiday weeks ran high: Christmas week from $1,036.
• Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 12 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.4% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $34 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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Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · HAM–SFO. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Jan 12–19, Lufthansa / Swiss International Air Lines, Axel-exclusive $609.86 · See flights for these dates; shorter journeys, Jan 12–19, Lufthansa / Swiss International Air Lines, Axel-exclusive $609.86 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 12 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

Hamburg 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.

• Air France: Via Paris
• KLM: Via Amsterdam
• Lufthansa: Via Frankfurt or Munich
• Swiss: Via Zurich
• United: Via Frankfurt

Hamburg to San Francisco flight prices for the coming months

Week-long fares from $610. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

Holiday weeks ran high: Christmas week from $1,036. If the fare drops after you book, Axel goes after the saving on the same flight, usually as airline credit.

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

Yes. On all 12 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.4% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $34 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

• Lufthansa / Swiss International Air Lines, Jan 12–19: $644 on Lufthansa / Swiss International Air Lines, Axel-exclusive $610 ($34 less).

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Hamburg 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 $815.10 · Airline $858.00 · Save $42.90 · See flights for these dates KLM Royal Dutch Airlines / Delta Air Lines (out HAM–SFO 1750 / 605 06:10–11:45, back SFO–HAM 1980 / 162 / 1757 12:08–17:55+1; one connection via Amsterdam out, 2 connections via Minneapolis and Amsterdam back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T19:15:06Z.
• 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,056.62 · Airline $1,114.00 · Save $57.38 · See flights for these dates KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (out HAM–SFO 1750 / 605 06:10–11:45, back SFO–HAM 606 / 1757 13:50–17:55+1; one connection via Amsterdam out, one connection via Amsterdam back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T19:15:06Z.
• 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,161.30 · Airline $1,225.00 · Save $63.70 · See flights for these dates KLM Royal Dutch Airlines / Air France (out HAM–SFO 1750 / 605 06:10–11:45, back SFO–HAM 81 / 1710 15:10–15:00+1; one connection via Amsterdam out, one connection via Paris back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T19:15:06Z.
• 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,035.76 · Airline $1,092.00 · Save $56.24 · See flights for these dates Lufthansa / Swiss International Air Lines (out HAM–SFO 11 / 59 11:00–16:05, back SFO–HAM 39 / 1054 19:25–19:20+1; one connection via Frankfurt out, one connection via Zurich back). Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T19:15:06Z.
• 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,037.76 · Airline $1,097.00 · Save $59.24 · See flights for these dates Lufthansa (out HAM–SFO 11 / 59 11:00–16:05, back SFO–HAM 459 / 2078 21:40–20:05+1; one connection via Frankfurt out, one connection via Munich back). Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T19:15:06Z.
• 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,045.00 · Airline $1,100.00 · Save $55.00 · See flights for these dates Lufthansa / United Airlines (out HAM–SFO 11 / 59 11:00–16:05, back SFO–HAM 926 / 34 18:45–22:20+1; one connection via Frankfurt out, one connection via Frankfurt back). Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T19:15:06Z.

January 2027

• 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $609.86 · Airline $644.00 · Save $34.14 · See flights for these dates Lufthansa / Swiss International Air Lines (out HAM–SFO 11 / 59 11:00–16:05, back SFO–HAM 39 / 1058 19:25–18:00+1; one connection via Frankfurt out, one connection via Zurich back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T19:15:06Z.
• 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $617.17 · Airline $650.00 · Save $32.83 · See flights for these dates Lufthansa (out HAM–SFO 11 / 59 11:00–16:05, back SFO–HAM 459 / 2078 21:40–20:05+1; one connection via Frankfurt out, one connection via Munich back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T19:15:06Z.
• 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $617.17 · Airline $650.00 · Save $32.83 · See flights for these dates Lufthansa / United Airlines (out HAM–SFO 11 / 59 11:00–16:05, back SFO–HAM 599 / 108 / 2058 08:10–10:05+1; one connection via Frankfurt out, 2 connections via Dulles and Munich back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T19:15:06Z.
• 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $609.86 · Airline $644.00 · Save $34.14 · See flights for these dates Lufthansa / Swiss International Air Lines (out HAM–SFO 11 / 59 11:00–16:05, back SFO–HAM 39 / 1058 19:25–18:00+1; one connection via Frankfurt out, one connection via Zurich back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T19:15:06Z.
• 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $617.17 · Airline $650.00 · Save $32.83 · See flights for these dates Lufthansa (out HAM–SFO 11 / 59 11:00–16:05, back SFO–HAM 459 / 2078 21:40–20:05+1; one connection via Frankfurt out, one connection via Munich back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T19:15:06Z.
• 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $617.17 · Airline $650.00 · Save $32.83 · See flights for these dates Lufthansa / United Airlines (out HAM–SFO 11 / 59 11:00–16:05, back SFO–HAM 599 / 108 / 2058 08:10–10:05+1; one connection via Frankfurt out, 2 connections via Dulles and Munich back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T19:15:06Z.

How we checked Hamburg to San Francisco prices

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from HAM 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 · ≤20h out / ≤20h 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: HAM → SFO. Each example names its actual airports.

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HAM–SFO · 2026-12-27 · 1 adult

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

• Axel-exclusive $849.95 · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 1750 / 605 · 06:10–11:45 local · 1 stop (AMS) · 14h 35m. Airline fare: $898. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $858.88 · Finnair 1424 / 1 / 6260 · 12:25–23:59 local · 2 stops (HEL, LAX) · 20h 34m. Airline fare: $906. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $911.02 · TAP Air Portugal 563 / 237 · 17:00–14:25 (December 28, 2026) local · 1 stop (LIS) · 30h 25m. Airline fare: $961. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 01:16 AM UTC

HAM–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 $815.10 · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 1750 / 605 · 06:10–11:45 local · 1 stop (AMS) · 14h 35m. Airline fare: $858.

• Axel-exclusive $818.20 · Air France 1611 / 80 · 06:00–12:55 local · 1 stop (CDG) · 15h 55m. Airline fare: $864.

• Axel-exclusive $830.65 · Finnair 1422 / 19 / 701 · 08:25–18:32 local · 2 stops (HEL, DFW) · 19h 7m. Airline fare: $879.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:15 PM UTC

HAM–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 $1,035.76 · Lufthansa 11 / 59 · 11:00–16:05 local · 1 stop (FRA) · 14h 5m. Airline fare: $1,092.

• Axel-exclusive $1,037.36 · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 1750 / 605 · 06:10–11:45 local · 1 stop (AMS) · 14h 35m. Airline fare: $1,096.

• Axel-exclusive $1,037.36 · Swiss International Air Lines 1051 / 38 · 09:40–16:30 local · 1 stop (ZRH) · 15h 50m. Airline fare: $1,096.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:15 PM UTC

HAM–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 $609.86 · Lufthansa 11 / 59 · 11:00–16:05 local · 1 stop (FRA) · 14h 5m. Airline fare: $644.

• Axel-exclusive $611.73 · British Airways 971 / 285 · 06:10–14:55 local · 1 stop (LHR) · 17h 45m. Airline fare: $647.

• Axel-exclusive $632.53 · Finnair 1424 / 15 / 177 · 12:25–00:33 (January 13, 2027) local · 2 stops (HEL, JFK) · 21h 8m. Airline fare: $669.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:15 PM UTC

HAM–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 $609.86 · Lufthansa 11 / 59 · 11:00–16:05 local · 1 stop (FRA) · 14h 5m. Airline fare: $644.

• Axel-exclusive $611.73 · British Airways 971 / 285 · 06:10–14:55 local · 1 stop (LHR) · 17h 45m. Airline fare: $647.

• Axel-exclusive $612.36 · Swiss International Air Lines 1051 / 38 · 09:40–16:30 local · 1 stop (ZRH) · 15h 50m. Airline fare: $648.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:15 PM UTC

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

Airline ratings: Lufthansa 5.6/10 · KLM 5.3/10 · Swiss 5.8/10 · Finnair 6.1/10 · United Airlines 6.4/10 · Air France 5.6/10. Every airline rated.

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