ZRH - SFO

503€ Find Cheap Flights from Zurich to San Francisco

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Cheapest return fare
660 €
Typical prices: 869 €-656 €
LOT
Fri 14.8.Sat 29.8.
ZRH - SFO • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
663 €
Typical prices: 741 €-550 €
SWISS
Thu 15.10.Sat 31.10.
ZRH - SFO • Direct
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Cheapest • from 660 € (return)
Best reviews • 7,5 score
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You can fly direct with SWISS and United Airlines. Average duration is 12h 02m
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Most punctual • 84% on-time
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Cheapest • Avg 636 € (return)
Shortest trip • 15h 14m (one-way)
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When to book
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 3 weeks in advance save around 20% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Zurich to San Francisco (ZRH-SFO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Zurich 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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Recent return flight deals from Zurich to San Francisco

Fri, 14. Aug - Sat, 29. Aug
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19:55 - 20:40
ZRH
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SFO
33h 45m
1 stop
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22:40 - 9:40
SFO
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ZRH
26h 00m
1 stop
660 €LOT
Mon, 17. Aug - Mon, 31. Aug
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11:45 - 22:59
ZRH
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SFO
20h 14m
1 stop
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12:23 - 15:35
SFO
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ZRH
18h 12m
2 stops
662 €British Airways
Sat, 12. Sep - Sat, 26. Sep
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7:25 - 20:30
ZRH
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SFO
22h 05m
2 stops
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19:25 - 9:45
SFO
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ZRH
29h 20m
1 stop
663 €Multiple Airlines
Tue, 18. Aug - Mon, 31. Aug
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13:10 - 16:15
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SFO
12h 05mdirect
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19:35 - 15:50
SFO
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ZRH
11h 15mdirect
665 €SWISS
Wed, 2. Sep - Sun, 6. Sep
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14:55 - 14:40
ZRH
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SFO
32h 45m
1 stop
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10:45 - 14:10
SFO
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ZRH
18h 25m
2 stops
666 €Scandinavian Airlines
Wed, 2. Sep - Sun, 6. Sep
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14:55 - 14:40
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SFO
32h 45m
1 stop
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10:45 - 14:10
SFO
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ZRH
18h 25m
2 stops
667 €Scandinavian Airlines
Tue, 18. Aug - Mon, 31. Aug
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8:15 - 12:40
ZRH
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SFO
13h 25m
1 stop
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19:35 - 15:50
SFO
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ZRH
11h 15mdirect
670 €Multiple Airlines
Mon, 17. Aug - Mon, 31. Aug
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7:15 - 17:49
ZRH
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SFO
19h 34m
2 stops
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12:23 - 15:35
SFO
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ZRH
18h 12m
2 stops
671 €British Airways
Wed, 8. Jul - Wed, 22. Jul
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8:00 - 14:30
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SFO
15h 30m
1 stop
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16:30 - 20:35
SFO
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ZRH
19h 05m
1 stop
672 €Condor
Tue, 18. Aug - Tue, 1. Sep
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13:10 - 16:15
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SFO
12h 05mdirect
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21:05 - 21:50
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ZRH
15h 45m
1 stop
674 €Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Zurich to San Francisco flights

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

How much is a return flight from Zurich to San Francisco?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Zurich to San Francisco departing in August.

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Zurich to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to San Francisco on a Friday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Zurich to San Francisco. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Monday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Zurich to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Zurich 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 Zurich to San Francisco is November, where tickets cost 598 € (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is 830 € and 793 € respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Zurich to San Francisco?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of 754 €, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Zurich to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Zurich to San Francisco, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 20% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

Expert advice

Expert advice for your flight from Zurich to San Francisco

 
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Good to know - Cheap tickets from Zurich to San Francisco

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight503 €
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (13% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Zurich to San Francisco

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Zurich 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 Zurich to San Francisco

  • What is the cheapest flight from Zurich to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Zurich to San Francisco was 503 € for a one-way ticket and 660 € for a return.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Zurich to San Francisco?

    SWISS, United Airlines, Lufthansa, and Air Canada offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Zurich to San Francisco flight route.

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

    The Boeing 777-300ER is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Zurich to San Francisco flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Zurich to San Francisco?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Zurich and San Francisco.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Zurich to San Francisco?

    There are direct flights from Zurich to San Francisco on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Zurich to San Francisco, SWISS or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Zurich to San Francisco are SWISS and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of 695 € and an overall rating of 7,5, SWISS is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of 762 € and an overall rating of 7,4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Zurich 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 Zurich to San Francisco.

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

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

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Zurich 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 Zurich up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Zurich to San Francisco

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for 733 € or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Zurich to San Francisco?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Zurich to San Francisco.
Find which airlines fly direct from Zurich Airport to San Francisco Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Zurich to San Francisco

Monday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Tuesday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Wednesday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Thursday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Friday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Saturday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Sunday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

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Direct returns

San Francisco to Zurich

Monday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Tuesday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Wednesday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Thursday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Friday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Saturday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Sunday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Zurich to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Zurich 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 Zurich 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.
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SWISSOverall score based on 1969 reviews
7,4Comfort
6,8Entertainment
7,1Food
8,3Crew
7,7Boarding
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On time arrivals and departure, good in flight entertainment, courteous flight attendants, decent meals, reasonable seat space

10,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
ZRH - DEL
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On time arrivals and departure, good in flight entertainment, courteous flight attendants, decent meals, reasonable seat space

Close was excellent. Comfort was very good. The food was marginal.

Didn't make the connection as my primary flight was 3 hrs late, I had to basically beg to be put on a different airline to continue my trip otherwise I would have been sitting on the airport for 8 hrs

Best service we’ve ever experienced! Special thanks to the crew member who took care of us throughout the journey. It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We love Swiss Air!

The boarding of this flight was total chaos. For some reason, all passengers had to stand in a lengthy line at the gate to have our passports checked for the FOURTH time. No reason was offered for the necessity of the fourth re-check, and when we got to the end of the line, the check was perfunctory. There was little to no crowd control at the gate and in some cases, tempers were flaring. On the other hand, once we got on board, everything about this flight from start to finish, especially the quality of the food and the service, was probably the best I have ever experienced..

Boarding was very chaotic, we had to stand in two different lines that were not clearly marked, and the announcements were not understandable from the microphones, and we speak both German and English. We paid Kayak $120+ for seat assignments when we purchased our tickets but when we printed our boarding passes, suddenly we had been changed to 16 rows further back than our assigned seats we paid for. The seats we were assigned to on our boarding passes had no usable overhead bins and so we had to sit with our carry on backpacks underneath our feet in an already crowded space. One video/entertainment screen kept crashing and thus was useless for viewing anything. It was not an enjoyable flight.

The biggest plus point of this flight is that the crew was very friendly. Otherwise on European sectors, the Business class seats are a joke and there is no entertainment of any kind. The staff should be trained to greet the Star Alliance Gold members to make them feel special.

The seat and leg room is small on the 2 seated row. Otherwise, very good crew and service.

Entertainment sounds were not good. Otherwise everything else was good.

Business class seating in Swiss really is just Economy seating minus the middle passenger

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Crew was great! Good meals. Had room to stretch out

How can you rate a flight when it is canceled after you leave the gate & 3 hours into sitting there or in remote area of airport after mechanical problems

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

6 1/2 hours from Tampa to SFO on a Boeing 737. Cramped. No Service. No real food. One pass for coffee at the beginning and a second pass THREE hours later. And check-in in Tampa was nasty even by United standards. And I am at almost TWO million miles on United. It's a non-stop. But terrible service.

First class ticket gets you no seat back entertainment? I have to bring my own laptop to see a movie? And most of their movies have ADS? No thank you. Worse: Tiny snacks only on a 2 hr flight?

Late plane. Only one crew on the ground so we b had to wait for Denver flight to come in, board, and depart. At 78 yrs of age I was not pleased trying to get my connection. What really made me angry was the notification you sent me to hurry up or I would miss my connection. Why tell me to hurry up when you got me in late. It was not a good way of treating customers.

No complaints other than luggage carousel was incorrectly guiding passengers to the wrong carousel on the screen.

Seats were not super comfortable and food was not good at all. If I had a chance I would definitely fly a different airline. Of course they are better than any budget airline, but not by much.

Flew steerage class. Short on leg room unless you pay more. No window unless you pay more. Etc. United is trying to squeeze every cent from you. It doesn’t make for any loyalty.

The food on this flight was better than what we had getting to Rome. The flight was comfortable and the staff was great. One of the staff members was a stickler about the blankets in the aisle, which I get, but still. Overall, great flight and will fly with them again!

Overall, we were satisfied with the Lufthansa flights to and from Rome/Zurich. Issue was the Frankfurt airport connection. It is HORRIBLE, but has nothing to do with the flight. Flight was very comfortable. Food was just OK. Staff was great and able to relax during the flight. Would definitely fly again!

Our screen kept turning off ...3 times...had to get crew attention to turn it on again

The legroom was lacking and the entertainment system lacked adequate selection of older films. Modern films are generally not very good.

Perfect airline, super friendly, great service, tasty food. Would fly again.

The flight attendants were wonderful - one man put my carry on in the bin for me. Very attentive service. Loved the blanket and pillow waiting for me in economy. Food was excellent which is a surprise given the reputation of any airline food. Wine was fine with the meals. Delighted with the new movies - flight went by very quickly. I would definitely fly Lufthansa again.

Flight was delayed by several hours and then cancelled due to weather. But Staff was very helpful getting me on a different flight. United should offer food coupons and tooth brush and paste for stranded passengers

Service was excellent. Flight was only about half full, which meant we had tons of room to stretch out. Boarding area was nice and well organized, flight attendants were super friendly and attentive and we loved the 3 snacks!

My flight was cancelled, but it was not Kayak's fault. Kayak did require me to pay for the ticket twice to two different venders who paid Lufthansa. Kayak/Lufthansa owes me for the first booking I made first was fraudulent on the part of the subcontracting ticket seller. There will be litigation over this issue under the current passenger protection laws.

flight was half full, plenty of empty seats, was able to lie down across 4 seats, food was good, arrived on time

This Condir premium economy is terrible. All it is is a few extra inches of legroom in an economy seat. British airways premium economy is the same as a first class domestic seat, wider with more recline. Plus the flights were all late to leave, arrive, etc. terrible day.

Absolutely the worst food I ever had on any flight. Half of passengers simply didn't eat their meals, as I noticed.

Food could be better. Service was just ok without any enthusiasm...

The breakfast snack was horrible. No nutrition value. I couldn't finish it. The main meal had no taste, no real vegetable, the brownie had no chocolate taste., I was not even sure what the salad consists off.

Breakfast was terrible. Sugary yogurt, inferior pastry, poor quality fruits. No protein.

Our connection in Frankfurt was the worst ever. No one from the airline or the airport seemed to be bothered to get us into our connecting flight on time! The procedures at the airport took us forever and we barely made it into our flight. If we had missed it, I’m sure we would’ve missed our cruise. Looks like everything is on autopilot and no one is interested in helping customers anymore especially us 69 year olds

Crew was very responsive to give soft drinks etc.. At Frankfurt Airport Special Assistance did a great job for us. The seat cushions were simply bad and not up to the mark for Premium Economy which we chose. All the cushions from Business to Economy were poor. Also, any snack besides lunch and breakfast, you have to purchase including chips and chocolate. It is simply cheap. I don't think I will fly Condor anytime soon

The short leg flight was fine. Crew and airport were nice to allow special assistance which helped.

Planes are new and clean and staff is attentive. Food wasn't great and chair cushions were very uncomfortable for long haul flights.

The boarding process is a nightmare. They put you on a bus for 30 minutes with no air flow. The process was extremely slow and we were behind schedule so they auto rebooked us on a flight for our layover. The new flight was 4 hours later in the day, we landed an hour and 45 minutes before our layover flight so this was completely unnecessary. When I called to get us back on the original flight the support staff was useless

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