Find flights
Deals
When to book
FAQs & Tips
Airlines

Find cheap flights from San Francisco to Europe from $207

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San Francisco to Europe departing on 10/22. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
1 adult
0 bags
Sat 6/29
Sat 7/6

Search hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on flights to Europe

In the last 7 days travelers have searched 42,686,544 times on KAYAK, and here is why:

Save 21% or moreCompare multiple travel sites with one search.

Track pricesNot ready to book? Create a price alert for when prices drop.

Free to useThere are no hidden charges or fees.

Filter your dealsChoose cabin class, free Wi-Fi and more.

Best Europe Flight Deals

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

London
London1 stop$500
Paris
Paris1 stop$477
Rome
Rome1 stop$477
Madrid
Madrid1 stop$414
Athens
Athens1 stop$602
Lisbon
Lisbonnonstop$531
Istanbul
Istanbul2 stops$863
Dublin
Dublin1 stop$390
Amsterdam
Amsterdam1 stop$507
Milan
Milan1 stop$431
Zurich
Zurich1 stop$504
Venice
Venice1 stop$626
Munich
Munich2 stops$1,080
Copenhagen
Copenhagen2 stops$687
Berlin
Berlin1 stop$633
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop$585
Vienna
Vienna1 stop$651

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$207
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 21% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 43% increase in price.
Flight from San Francisco to Rome Fiumicino Airport

FAQs - booking Europe flights

  • Is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) a hub for any airline?

    As a major hub for United Airlines, this airline features a Polaris Lounge and a United Club location inside Internation Terminal G at the airport. Another benefit of using this airline at this airport is that they offer a very large selection of flights giving you flexibility in case of issues with your original flight.

  • Will I need a visa to fly from San Francisco to Europe?

    Citizens of the United States are fortunate to experience visa-free travel to countries within the Schengen area, covering a vast majority of European nations. This privilege grants stays of up to 90 days within any period of 180 days. However, it's crucial to be mindful that if you leave the Schengen area and subsequently return within the same 180 days, your previous stay will be deducted from your 90-day limit.

  • What is one of the most sustainable airlines I can choose for my trip to Europe?

    American Airlines is committed to improving the sustainability of its operations through various initiatives. These include the adoption of more fuel-efficient aircraft, as well as increased utilization of low-carbon fuel and innovative technologies. With a long-term objective of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, the airline has set ambitious interim targets. By undertaking these measures, American Airlines is dedicated to reducing its environmental impact and contributing to a more sustainable and eco-friendly future for the aviation sector.

  • Are there any other airports in the Los Angeles area I can use for a flight to Europe?

    If you are south of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), you might fly from John Wayne Airport (SNA), which offers one-stop flights to Heathrow Airport (LHR) aboard British Airways. If you are east of Los Angeles, one option is Ontario International Airport (ONT), where you can fly on one-stop flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) aboard American Airlines.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Europe?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from San Francisco to Europe.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Francisco to Europe?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Europe from San Francisco is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Francisco to Europe?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Europe with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Francisco to Europe?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Europe from San Francisco up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

See more FAQs

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Europe

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from San Francisco to the following destinations at these prices or less: Frankfurt am Main $735 one-way - $1,040 round-trip; Istanbul $609 one-way - $1,159 round-trip; London $504 one-way - $730 round-trip
  • Morning departure is around 29% cheaper than an evening flight, on average*.
  • One of the most convenient ways to get to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is to take the BART Yellow or Red Line from the Civic Center Station to the airport in about 30min.
  • If you're traveling on American Airlines to Europe, keep in mind that your carry-on bags must not exceed 22 x 14 x 9 in. You can also bring a personal item that should not exceed 18 x 14 x 8 in. There are no weight limits for either the carry-on or personal item.
  • When flying with United Airlines and intending to check baggage, please be aware that each bag must not exceed the dimensions of 30 x 20 x 12 in. and should not weigh more than 50 lb. However, if you're traveling in First or Business Classes, the weight limit for checked bags increases to 70 lb.
  • If you have an early morning flight to Europe from San Francisco International Airport (SFO), you might consider staying at the Grand Hyatt at SFO, which lets you travel to the terminal quickly before your flight on the airport's AirTrain system.
  • Enhance your travel experience with the opulence of First Class on your upcoming Delta flight. Revel in the luxury of wider and more spacious seating, plus you'll also enjoy the privileges of Sky Priority service, ensuring a seamless and expedited travel experience from the beginning to the end of your journey.
See more tips
*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to Europe

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to Europe? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.4
Turkish AirlinesOverall score based on 3711 reviews
7.5Entertainment
7.4Food
7.4Comfort
7.4Boarding
7.8Crew
Airline reviews

Overnight flight in the old style Business class, but still very good.

10.0 ExcellentRobert, May 2024IAD - IST
Read more about Turkish Airlines reviews

Overnight flight in the old style Business class, but still very good.

I was in business class, without the business class amenities. Large seat with lots of legroom, but no TV or bed. Food was okay, but I did enjoy the Turkish red wine.

Excellent service and comfort from the moment you check in. Flight crew is hyper focused on making passengers comfortable and at ease. It’s like a flying hotel!

Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

Nothing really was great as such. Seen other no name airlines perform better.

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

I’m unclear why I had to pay extra for assigned seats as Turkish airlines did not honor the seating. We were placed across the aisle from each other on TK 34, and were seated behind one another on TK 694. Because my name was misspelled on e-ticket (Klawiter, instead of Klawitter) I could not log onto website to get the connection gate number in Istanbul. The monitors in the airport were a jumbled mess 1/2 Arabic and 1/2 English.

On line check in needs a lot of improvement. I tried and gave up.

Food not good, flight attendants not the best, not accommodating very ruff

the female flight attendant was racist towards me. I could tell she treated the two other passengers next to me with more softness.

3 Flights were late, 1 on time. When you have connections you have to run thru the airport because there is not much time. When asked the flight attendant if they could let us out first because we were 30 minutes late she said it's a small airport, don't worry. That seemed to be the standard line. Other airlines are much more helpful. Our special meals were on our flight going from Boston to Copenhagen, They did not have them for the return even though we had put in for it.

SAS is the representation of the Scandinavian minimalism, which I like. I wished they had a more relaxed policy on free water distribution beyond one bottle (500 ml) per person and two drinks, including water, per overseas flight.

Bathrooms weren’t too clean. Onboard entertainment was light. Other than that everything was great. Food, service, comfort and crew. Although it was hard to understand the crew announcements.

TERRIBLE! Staff was unfriendly, rude, and demeaning. One flight attendant touched me to grab the complimentary blanket off my neck because I couldn't take it home, while a bunch of other people took theirs home. I have never been so ill treated. I am not happy at all. And flight was delayed, no information until short notice for everything. Lost an entire day at my destination. I expect a full refund for that experience. Never will fly with them EVER again

My return flight has been changed to JFK from EWR without any notice or reason

I upgraded to economy plus and it’s so worth the price. The crew is exceptional and the food is pretty decent. I would definitely fly with them again.

The flight was on time and loading was fine. I really disliked that all drinks other than coffee or tea had a cost. Deplaning was also an issue as people did not wait for those in front of them to get out before they pushed forward

Flight was delayed 3 hours. Pilot cancelled flight under 4 people volunteered to change their seats to economy from business class.

My seat was not the one I paid for, the crew was very curt, and the cabin was extremely warm.

Old plane with terrible business class seats - good food and service. Boarding was a joke with business class boarding last.

Aisle chair was good and liked the foot bar preventing you from putting your foot in the isle, The breakfast on this international flight to Zurich was horrible (Europeans, specially, used to good food) may make this a dealbreaker for booking with United Airlines again. I agreed with my Spanish fellow passenger.

On time take off…US cabins look tired and need of refresh!

Backpack should NOT allowed put in the flight bin , only put it under the seat. I can't find space put my carry on luggage!!! and I pay for it ! that was very bad experience

Hated every minute of it. This flight should have only taken 1.5hrs but was delayed over 10hours. Now I am being told I cannot be compensated or refunded my ticket price or extra leg room, which I purchased but did not receive, because the airline is throwing the blame on the 3rd party I purchased tickets through and 3rd party putting the blame on airline. No one wants to help. They received their money and that's all they care about. Im going on 3 days of still trying to get to my final destination, had to cancel car rental, car insurance and hotel. Currently staying in airport until hotels open up. Thank you Lufthansa, Kayak, Underpricer and United for making this trip the worst ever.

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

Beverage and food services are excellent. We enjoy paying the extra for economy plus for the 3 inches more leg room to be exact.

Flight was delayed by 3 hours. The pilot made up 1 hour during the flight, but that made the wait at the airport 5 hours once you factor getting there 2 hours early.

Staff didn’t care in business class. Closed the door on my mom while she was on the jetbridge and flight attendant told me she would make it from the connecting flight. They lied. My luggage was damaged on arrival. No success in filing damage claim.

Overall, the flight was comfortable without any serious issues. Transit through Frankfurt airport was a little confusing, but not too difficult if you follow the signs

Staff disappeared after dinner service until breakfast, no help with beds, no help running to our gate to catch connection cause flight was late, our luggage didn’t make it, took over 24 hours to get luggage to hotel, no compensation!!

Second time I took this flight, and they lost my luggage both times. Waiting for my suitcase now, last time it took two days to get it back.

Checked in is easy and it was a smooth flight from LAX to Munich

It was a busy flight and all the crew were very helpful and gracious

I wish the flight attendant was a little bit kinder

I always try to book flights that don’t charge for baggage. Yet I was charged $75 for this flight.

Used to love Lufthansa, but Rowe are too close together in Economy and passengers are allowed to recline their seats so far back it is impossible for those behind them to even reach for carry-on essentials during flight - except for meal service when flight attendants ask for seat backs to be raised, we can’t sleep on planes so this flight was most uncomfortable ever! Rod Rose

Horrible crowding on the seats, headphones provided did not fit or work in the entertainment center, seriously the most uncomfortable flight I have taken in a LONG time. The people in front of me were literally 5 inches from my face the entire flight. Did they change their seats recently? I remember it being tight but wow this was a whole new level. Also I am a 5'3" small woman so I can't even imagine a larger person dealing with that for 11 hrs.

Very bed boarding, there was overbooked and make a lot of problems and noises

There was a problem in the luggage because there were not porters

On my way from Chicago to London, I was seated next to a quite heavy passenger. I could barely move. BA should have ensured that overweight customers are placed in comfortable seats and not to penalize also other passengers because BA is not willing to accommodate these passengers and their needs. No respect at all.

The flight as far as timings go was excellent. Unfortunately we ended up sat with someone on a night flight who had been drinking alcohol before boarding and BA staff were happily serving him more alcohol. He was very drunk which made our flight uncomfortable and awkward. My partner had this person lying on him whilst asleep. Alcohol should be served minimally. If there had been an emergency this person would not have been in a fit state to act accordingly.

First time flying with BA and I will do it again. Staff at airport and on board were very nice and helpful

they are improving. The crew from Charlotte to Tampa was outstanding. SMILING and trying to be helpful with the customers.

Wonderful service and very comfy in the bulkhead in Economy Plus! Delicious food.

The BA team at Sky Harbor is deplorable, full of unnecessary attitude and poor communication. It seems like every member of the team was looking at another to solve the problem, instead of taking agency to do so themselves. I saw no less than 6 altercations with the same gate agent where he threatened to revoke the passengers boarding pass for asking a wildly reasonable question, something as simple as where the cue to board was. I’ve complained to BA before but it seems this isn’t an issue for them, which is very disappointing

Boarding poor in London,ok in Chicago. Don’t like Heatrow/terminal5

It was very good. We got a late start by about an hour and a half. However I worked rather have that than crash. It was purely mechanical. They had our tickets ready when we came off the plane in London for the next leg. The only mishap was when we got to Lisbon my husbands luggage made or bit mine didn't. All was not lost because I did finally get it 2 days later. I was really pleased that they c made the effort.

Book cheap flights from San Francisco to Europe

Recent round-trip flight deals

10/17Thu
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
15h 25mSFO-FCO
10/31Thu
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
27h 40mFCO-SFO
$477
9/16Mon
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
22h 15mSFO-FCO
10/8Tue
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
17h 10mFCO-SFO
$489
11/19Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
17h 00mSFO-LIS
12/4Wed
1 stopBritish Airways
20h 44mLIS-SFO
$553
9/21Sat
1 stopBritish Airways
25h 39mSFO-LGW
10/2Wed
1 stopBritish Airways
16h 52mLGW-SFO
$565
11/26Tue
1 stopTurkish Airlines
18h 10mSFO-FCO
12/10Tue
1 stopTurkish Airlines
30h 25mFCO-SFO
$639
9/4Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
19h 55mSFO-FCO
9/18Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
28h 50mFCO-SFO
$647
9/29Sun
2 stopsUnited Airlines
19h 05mSFO-LIS
11/2Sat
2 stopsUnited Airlines
21h 04mLIS-SFO
$671
10/17Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
19h 20mSFO-LIS
11/19Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
34h 32mLIS-SFO
$695
10/8Tue
2 stopsLufthansa
26h 10mSFO-LCY
10/21Mon
1 stopLufthansa
27h 40mLCY-SFO
$729
7/28Sun
1 stopLufthansa
19h 55mSFO-LCY
8/27Tue
1 stopLufthansa
25h 30mLCY-SFO
$748

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

Recent one-way flight deals

10/22Tue
1 stopWestJet
14h 50mSFO-FCO
$207
10/25Fri
1 stopWestJet
20h 10mSFO-FCO
$208
7/21Sun
1 stopLufthansa
14h 35mSFO-LHR
$372
11/12Tue
nonstopBritish Airways
10h 30mSFO-LHR
$397
10/8Tue
nonstopBritish Airways
10h 30mSFO-LHR
$401
10/5Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
23h 05mSFO-LHR
$424
11/23Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
23h 56mSFO-LHR
$425
7/14Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
38h 25mSFO-BCN
$449
7/21Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
19h 20mSFO-BCN
$452
8/20Tue
nonstopLufthansa
10h 25mSFO-LHR
$474

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

Last minute flights from San Francisco to Europe

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

6/3Mon
multi-stopITA Airways
16h 50mSFO-AMS
6/10Mon
multi-stopITA Airways
28h 20mAMS-SFO
$638
6/3Mon
multi-stopITA Airways
16h 50mSFO-AMS
6/17Mon
multi-stopITA Airways
28h 20mAMS-SFO
$654
6/4Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
26h 10mSFO-BCN
6/11Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
12h 05mBCN-SFO
$855
6/3Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
24h 15mSFO-BCN
6/11Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
12h 05mBCN-SFO
$866
6/4Tue
multi-stopLufthansa
14h 00mSFO-LHR
6/13Thu
nonstopLufthansa
11h 00mLHR-SFO
$893
6/1Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
23h 40mSFO-CDG
6/8Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
23h 01mCDG-SFO
$902
6/1Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
23h 40mSFO-CDG
6/8Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
17h 15mCDG-SFO
$903
5/31Fri
multi-stopLufthansa
14h 35mSFO-LHR
6/6Thu
multi-stopLufthansa
14h 10mLHR-SFO
$906
6/4Tue
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
39h 45mSFO-AMS
6/24Mon
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
34h 00mAMS-SFO
$1,350
6/4Tue
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
31h 20mSFO-AMS
6/24Mon
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
26h 30mAMS-SFO
$1,352

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

San Francisco - Europe Flights

Departure:

San Francisco (SFO)United States

Return flight deals:

Europe - San Francisco

Cabin classes:

$5,089
$2,444
$1,190
$326

Browse destinations: