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This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from El Paso to San Francisco departing on 5/18. 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.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from El Paso to San Francisco, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from El Paso to San Francisco (ELP-SFO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from El Paso to San Francisco that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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6:53 pm - 12:41 amELP-SFO
6h 48m1 stop
12:07 pm - 11:48 amSFO-ELP
22h 41m1 stop
$127Frontier
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Sat, Jun 1 - Tue, Jun 4
2:52 pm - 11:58 pmELP-SFO
10h 06m1 stop
12:58 am - 1:52 pmSFO-ELP
11h 54m1 stop
$153Frontier
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Thu, Aug 1 - Mon, Aug 5
6:05 am - 12:15 pmELP-SFO
7h 10m1 stop
11:00 am - 4:33 pmSFO-ELP
4h 33m1 stop
$296American Airlines
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Thu, Aug 15 - Mon, Aug 26
6:55 am - 11:41 amELP-SFO
5h 46m1 stop
10:55 pm - 1:25 pmSFO-ELP
13h 30m2 stops
$402United Airlines
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Thu, Aug 15 - Mon, Aug 26
2:52 pm - 11:58 pmELP-SFO
10h 06m1 stop
9:51 pm - 4:33 pmSFO-ELP
17h 42m2 stops
Thu, Aug 1 - Tue, Aug 6
5:04 pm - 7:39 amELP-SFO
15h 35m2 stops
12:58 am - 1:40 pmSFO-ELP
11h 42m1 stop
Thu, Aug 15 - Sun, Aug 25
12:20 pm - 3:55 pmELP-SFO
4h 35m1 stop
5:40 am - 11:11 amSFO-ELP
4h 31m1 stop
$468American Airlines
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Thu, Oct 10 - Sun, Oct 13
6:55 am - 5:41 pmELP-SFO
11h 46m2 stops
6:30 pm - 1:25 pmSFO-ELP
17h 55m2 stops
$476United Airlines
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Thu, Aug 15 - Mon, Aug 26
7:16 pm - 1:47 pmELP-SFO
19h 31m1 stop
9:00 am - 6:36 pmSFO-ELP
8h 36m2 stops
$598Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 17
5:17 pm - 7:39 amELP-SFO
15h 22m2 stops
1:30 pm - 9:40 pmSFO-ELP
7h 10m1 stop
$628Alaska Airlines
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Mon, Jun 17 - Tue, Jun 18

Flights from El Paso to San Francisco - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from El Paso to San Francisco to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from El Paso to San Francisco?

The average price of all flights from El Paso to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from El Paso to San Francisco, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San Francisco, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from El Paso to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from El Paso to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from El Paso to San Francisco is January, where tickets cost $266 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of tickets is $445 and $395 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from El Paso to San Francisco?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from El Paso to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from El Paso to San Francisco, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 47 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from El Paso to San Francisco?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting El Paso to San Francisco were found on Frontier ($127) and American Airlines ($296). Frontier proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $55.

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Low season

January

High season

April

Cheapest flight

$55
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 27% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
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When to book flights from El Paso to San Francisco

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from El Paso to San Francisco based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from El Paso to San Francisco

  • What is the cheapest flight from El Paso to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from El Paso to San Francisco was $55 for a one-way ticket and $127 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between El Paso and San Francisco?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from El Paso to San Francisco. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from El Paso to San Francisco?

    On your way to San Francisco, you’ll fly out from El Paso. You’ll be landing at San Francisco.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from El Paso to San Francisco?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from El Paso to San Francisco?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between El Paso and San Francisco, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to San Francisco from El Paso?

    Phoenix is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from El Paso to San Francisco.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from El Paso to San Francisco, United Airlines or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from El Paso to San Francisco are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $508 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $406 and an overall rating of 7.3.

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

    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 El Paso to San Francisco.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco from El Paso 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 El Paso to San Francisco?

    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 San Francisco with an airline and back to El Paso with another airline. Booking your flights between El Paso and SFO can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

    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 San Francisco from El Paso up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 3 airlines serving from El Paso to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from El Paso to San Francisco. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from El Paso to San Francisco? 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
United AirlinesOverall score based on 11043 reviews
8.1Crew
7.2Comfort
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
6.7Food
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Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

2.0 MediocreTed, May 2024IAD - SFO
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Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

So so. Terrible aircraft choice for that leg of the flight.

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

This was a Lufthansa flight. Disappointing main meal. Very rough over Canada and arrival at FRA. IFE was almost unusable.

I was not able to buy food in the flight. They refer to include your Credit card in the APP, and if you are not from USA (i have a credit card form Canada) it is not possible

United airline kept delaying our flight back to Phoenix for 8 hours before they cancelled it! If they know that we are not flying out for whatever the reason is, why did they keep lying to us for hours. We could find another flight earlier or even find a hotel with a shuttle. But cancellation at about midnight was not fun. We stayed in the airport all night till the following morning when we bought an Alaska tickets to go back to Phoenix. Total of 14 hours in the airport.

Poor seating comfort, seat cushion too thin, very uncomfortable. My luggage didi not make the flight due to equipment change. At least. United had it delivered the next day. I was without my toilet items for one day.

My experience is based on one crew member. I had found my seat and sat down but there was a gentleman to claimed to the flight attendant I was in his seat. She then came to me and curtly said, "I need your ticket!" No hi, no excuse me may I see your boarding pass? NOTHING! I was taken aback by her attitude and she repeated herself, "your ticket?!?!" I calmly responded with ok, here you go. Only to discover the gentleman was looking at the wrong boarding pass. She gave me back my ticket with no apology. She then was curt with another man who was putting his coat in the overhead bin, already helped by another flight attendant who said it was fine. She realizes it's ok and then asks him if he drinks. The look on the man's face was priceless. She said she was going to comp him drinks. He gets offered a comp drink for a coat as well as an apology, and I got no apology.

Flight cancelled because of the grounded 737s. United was good about it and got us onto a later Alaska Airlines flight to Oakland (not San Francisco as originally intended). Had to go through security again and my wife dropped her MacBook Pro, which broke, a $2,500 whoopsie. But we made it home.

Somehow I got “offloaded” even though I had my boarding pass and was in transit Food is horrible Staff were nice and cheerful No headphones were provided on 11 hours flight

Fight crew was not very attentive and the bastions were gross!

Plane was good but was delayed. probably not AA fault but caused a 1 hour delay. Seating was cramped.

The staff were very helpful with lots of refreshments on offer. The toilets were clean. The seats were comfortable and entertainment was good. No complaints, it was excellent.

Plane felt so crowded and tightly packed. The chair itself was not comfortable.

This time my flight was smooth and uneventful. They started boarding even earlier than it was scheduled. I was pleasantly surprised. Thank you!

If they could pack the seats closer together they would...

Nothing really nondescript, the flight attendants were friendly and helpful.

Gate changes 30 minutes before boarding was a real inconvenience. Especially since it was from Terminal A to C. This is the second time this has happened on our trips within a month of each other

On our return trip we were able to get on an earlier flight. American airlines made it so easy to do & at no cost!

Didn't like anything!! Horrible flight. Small seating area and hard seats. Butt was sore after 2 hour flight to Seattle No entertainment or free refreshments No wifi or USB charging receptacles to charge phone entoute like other airliners Luggage rates were 3 times as much as competitors. Difficult to navigate online luggue process to pre pay before flight Overall bad experience WILL NEVER RIDE OR RECOMMEND FRONTIER TO FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS!!! THIS IS A SHAME!! MOST MESERIBLE FLIGHT OF MY LIFE!! AND I THOUGHT SPIRIT WAS 👎 YOU GOT THEM BEAD HANDS DOWN!!

I purchased a carry on bag online…was supposed to cost $72 but after a whole slew of bs charges, the total was over $175.00. Because of these hidden charges, I will not even consider flying Frontier ever again. It’s just not worth the hassle. I’m scratching this company off my list forever.

Flight cancelled and was told by a rude gate agent that they don’t accommodate on other airlines. Had to wait 5 hours for a connecting flight that had a 7 hour layover. Would not allow bags to be checked early so we couldn’t go through security .Had to rent a car for the afternoon to store bags and get a meal. Also incurred a hotel fee. No apology or reason given for the cancellation- just rudeness.

They cancelled the flight then did nothing to help us rebook. It was awful - I won’t fly with them again

The truck that was refueling the plane drove away with the hose still connected to the plane and ripped part of the plane off with it

I paid for extra leg room. The flimsy plastic seat underneath the floatation seat did not line up with the arm rests. It seemed as if the plastic part was zip tied on but immovable. This caused severe uncomfortable for the duration of the flight.

The boarding time. I was in Section 1 the lady in charge just let people in section 3 without see us. Make a line , I have to step out and ask her. We were in the line and she just take my ticket and that’s it, so if I don’t ask her she could leave us at the end! We paid more for that privilege and. She doesn’t care….

See my previous comment which is mostly about our flight from Phoenix to SFO

Plane was clean but they do not allow bag drop until 1 hour before flight. Just encouraging late fees and other issues. The worst I have experienced. Total hostage situation, pay or you miss your flight.

Everything was good, and most importantly on time. They have been extremely tardy in some of my flights

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from El Paso to San Francisco found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/18Sat
1 stopFrontier
6h 48mELP-SFO
$55
6/2Sun
1 stopFrontier
24h 11mELP-SFO
$73
6/13Thu
1 stopFrontier
6h 09mELP-SFO
$82
6/13Thu
2 stopsFrontier
23h 06mELP-SFO
$254
5/18Sat
2 stopsUnited Airlines
11h 58mELP-SFO
$342
6/2Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
6h 36mELP-SFO
$451

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Last minute flights from El Paso to San Francisco

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from El Paso to San Francisco that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/11Sat
multi-stopFrontier
6h 00mELP-SFO
5/13Mon
multi-stopFrontier
18h 33mSFO-ELP
$354
5/11Sat
multi-stopFrontier
6h 00mELP-SFO
5/12Sun
multi-stopFrontier
17h 08mSFO-ELP
$668
5/11Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 49mELP-SFO
5/13Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
14h 57mSFO-ELP
$693
5/11Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
11h 58mELP-SFO
5/13Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 21mSFO-ELP
$852

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El Paso - San Francisco Flights

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El Paso (undefined)United States

Destination:

San Francisco (SFO)United States

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