Flights from New York to San Francisco – Direct & connecting routes
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EWR to SFO – All flight route options from Newark Liberty International, New Jersey, USA to San Francisco International, California, USA. These routes are operated by 8 airlines. Fly non-stop with United Airlines or Alaska Airlines, or choose from 35 different stopover flights. The shortest flight time is 6 hours and 13 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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New York to San Francisco flights
There are over 37 airlines and as many as 1098 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to San Francisco (SFO) from New York (EWR) with Alaska Airlines or United Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Detroit, Phoenix or any other of the 35 alternatives with connectiing airports.
New York to San Francisco with Alaska Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm. You can also catch a transit flight via Los Angeles or Portland. Alaska Airlines is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.
With Sun Country Airlines
If you fly from New York with Sun Country Airlines you will do a stopover in Minneapolis, MSP before reaching San Francisco. This flight trip will take 8 hours and 27 minutes and you can fly every weekday with departures at 8:00 am, 10:00 am or 11:00 am.
Distance & flight times: Newark to SFO Airport
The shortest flight time between EWR and SFO is 6 hours and 25 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 6h 25m | - | 2573 miles (4140 km) |
DTW Detroit | 7h 51m | 31m | 2574 miles (4142 km) |
PHX Phoenix | 8h 9m | 52m | 2793 miles (4494 km) |
SLC Salt Lake City | 8h 12m | 54m | 2574 miles (4142 km) |
IAD Dulles | 8h 29m | 1h 33m | 2638 miles (4245 km) |
STL Saint Louis | 8h 32m | 1h 9m | 2614 miles (4206 km) |
MSP Minneapolis | 8h 32m | 1h 55m | 2605 miles (4191 km) |
CMH Columbus | 8h 34m | 1h 43m | 2590 miles (4167 km) |
DEN Denver | 8h 45m | 2h 7m | 2579 miles (4150 km) |
MCI Kansas City | 8h 46m | 1h 21m | 2597 miles (4179 km) |
DCA Washington | 8h 54m | 1h 29m | 2648 miles (4261 km) |
AUS Austin | 9h 0m | 1h 22m | 3018 miles (4856 km) |
BZN Bozeman | 9h 5m | 2h 29m | 2697 miles (4339 km) |
IND Indianapolis | 9h 12m | 2h 13m | 2595 miles (4175 km) |
CLT Charlotte | 9h 16m | 1h 56m | 2834 miles (4560 km) |
DFW Dallas | 9h 16m | 40m | 2846 miles (4579 km) |
BNA Nashville | 9h 21m | 1h 53m | 2724 miles (4383 km) |
PIT Pittsburgh | 9h 23m | 2h 27m | 2580 miles (4151 km) |
LAS Las Vegas | 9h 23m | 2h 6m | 2649 miles (4262 km) |
PDX Portland | 9h 24m | 1h 37m | 2993 miles (4816 km) |
SEA Seattle | 9h 27m | 2h 18m | 3091 miles (4973 km) |
SNA Santa Ana | 9h 30m | 2h 41m | 2814 miles (4528 km) |
ATL Atlanta | 9h 32m | 2h 1m | 2895 miles (4658 km) |
IAH Houston | 9h 43m | 40m | 3046 miles (4901 km) |
CLE Cleveland | 9h 44m | 2h 52m | 2573 miles (4140 km) |
RNO Reno | 9h 47m | 2h 22m | 2589 miles (4166 km) |
LAX Los Angeles | 9h 49m | 2h 35m | 2801 miles (4507 km) |
RDU Raleigh/Durham | 9h 55m | 2h 21m | 2825 miles (4545 km) |
ORD Chicago | 9h 56m | 56m | 2572 miles (4138 km) |
SAN San Diego | 9h 57m | 2h 45m | 2882 miles (4637 km) |
RDM Redmond | 10h 36m | 57m | 2852 miles (4589 km) |
BOS Boston | 10h 58m | 2h 55m | 2913 miles (4687 km) |
SAT San Antonio | 11h 0m | 2h 20m | 3064 miles (4930 km) |
MSY New Orleans | 11h 23m | 1h 21m | 3090 miles (4972 km) |
BOI Boise | 11h 34m | 1h 15m | 2676 miles (4306 km) |
SAV Savannah | 13h 5m | 1h 57m | 3070 miles (4940 km) |

