Flights from San Francisco to New York – Direct & connecting routes
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SFO to JFK – All flight route options from San Francisco International, California, USA to John F Kennedy International, New York, USA. These flights are operated by 8 different airlines. Fly non-stop or choose from 30 different connecting flights. The shortest flight time is 5 hours and 35 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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San Francisco to New York flights
There are over 34 airlines and as many as 762 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to New York (JFK) from San Francisco (SFO) with American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways or Delta Air Lines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Detroit, Bozeman or any other of the 30 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You might want to consider arriving at La Guardia (LGA) instead.
San Francisco to New York with American Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm. You can also catch a transit flight via Phoenix or Chicago. American Airlines is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.
With Sun Country Airlines
If you fly from San Francisco with Sun Country Airlines you will do a stopover in Minneapolis, MSP before reaching New York. This flight trip will take 7 hours and 32 minutes and you can fly every day of the week except Mondays with departures at 23:59.
Distance & flight times: SFO Airport to JFK
The shortest flight time between SFO and JFK is 5 hours and 38 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 5h 38m | - | 2594 miles (4174 km) |
DTW Detroit | 7h 38m | 45m | 2595 miles (4175 km) |
BZN Bozeman | 7h 38m | - | - |
PHX Phoenix | 7h 46m | 1h 27m | 2813 miles (4526 km) |
MSP Minneapolis | 7h 50m | 1h 55m | 2625 miles (4224 km) |
SLC Salt Lake City | 7h 52m | 1h 0m | 2595 miles (4175 km) |
ORD Chicago | 8h 4m | 1h 25m | 2593 miles (4172 km) |
CLT Charlotte | 8h 6m | 1h 9m | 2847 miles (4581 km) |
DFW Dallas | 8h 11m | 1h 9m | 2865 miles (4610 km) |
PSP Palm Springs | 8h 16m | 2h 42m | 2808 miles (4518 km) |
PIT Pittsburgh | 8h 21m | 1h 5m | 2600 miles (4183 km) |
PDX Portland | 8h 27m | - | - |
SAN San Diego | 8h 28m | 1h 2m | 2903 miles (4671 km) |
LAS Las Vegas | 8h 30m | 2h 0m | 2670 miles (4296 km) |
RDU Raleigh/Durham | 8h 34m | 52m | 2835 miles (4562 km) |
CLE Cleveland | 8h 37m | 1h 22m | 2594 miles (4174 km) |
DCA Washington | 8h 53m | 2h 13m | 2662 miles (4283 km) |
LAX Los Angeles | 8h 55m | 2h 30m | 2822 miles (4541 km) |
IND Indianapolis | 9h 0m | 51m | 2616 miles (4209 km) |
ATL Atlanta | 9h 0m | 2h 41m | 2909 miles (4681 km) |
CMH Columbus | 9h 2m | 1h 57m | 2611 miles (4201 km) |
MCI Kansas City | 9h 10m | - | - |
AUS Austin | 9h 10m | 1h 54m | 3036 miles (4885 km) |
SNA Santa Ana | 9h 15m | 2h 19m | 2835 miles (4562 km) |
IAD Dulles | 9h 21m | 2h 27m | 2654 miles (4270 km) |
SEA Seattle | 9h 59m | 2h 38m | 3111 miles (5006 km) |
BOS Boston | 10h 4m | 2h 57m | 2899 miles (4664 km) |
JAX Jacksonville | 10h 7m | 48m | 3207 miles (5160 km) |
BWI Baltimore | 10h 39m | - | - |
BNA Nashville | 11h 7m | 1h 43m | 2742 miles (4412 km) |
MSY New Orleans | 12h 21m | 2h 31m | 3105 miles (4996 km) |

