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FJ Return flights from $1,236
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Fri 05 Jun$1,236
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Sun 19 Apr$1,638
NZ Return flights from $1,549
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,549
Dep. Tue 24 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,550
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Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Sun 15 Feb$1,561
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Tue 12 May$1,561
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun$1,561
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Fri 05 Jun$1,631
Dep. Tue 26 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun$1,667
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$1,976
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Thu 28 May$2,041
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Sun 19 Apr$2,177
Dep. Thu 23 AprRet. Thu 04 Jun$2,178
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Tue 26 May$2,245
Dep. Tue 05 MayRet. Tue 19 May$2,245
Dep. Tue 21 AprRet. Tue 05 May$2,261
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Fri 16 Jan$3,654
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Tue 30 Dec$3,772
OZ Return flights from $1,576
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,576
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Tue 12 May$1,581
OZShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 21 AprRet. Tue 05 May$1,582
Dep. Tue 24 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,587
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Sun 19 Apr$1,694
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Fri 05 Jun$1,771
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun$1,779
Dep. Tue 26 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun$1,779
Dep. Thu 23 AprRet. Thu 04 Jun$1,779
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$1,825
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Sun 15 Feb$1,853
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Thu 28 May$1,859
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Tue 26 May$1,899
Dep. Tue 05 MayRet. Tue 19 May$1,980
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Fri 16 Jan$5,266
AC Return flights from $1,619
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,619
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Sun 15 Feb$1,667
ACShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 24 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,672
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Tue 30 Dec$1,672
Dep. Tue 05 MayRet. Tue 19 May$1,922
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Tue 12 May$1,939
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Tue 26 May$1,955
Dep. Tue 21 AprRet. Tue 05 May$1,966
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Thu 28 May$1,980
Dep. Thu 23 AprRet. Thu 04 Jun$2,012
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun$2,023
Dep. Tue 26 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun$2,032
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$2,172
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Sun 19 Apr$2,192
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Fri 05 Jun$2,250
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Fri 16 Jan$2,694
UA Return flights from $1,664
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,664
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Sun 15 Feb$1,702
UAShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Tue 30 Dec$1,707
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Sun 19 Apr$1,750
Dep. Tue 24 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,987
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Tue 12 May$2,012
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun$2,012
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$2,089
Dep. Thu 23 AprRet. Thu 04 Jun$2,096
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Fri 05 Jun$2,105
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Thu 28 May$2,136
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Fri 16 Jan$2,161
AS,FJ Return flights from $1,695
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Thu 28 May$1,695
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Tue 12 May$1,862
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Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Sun 19 Apr$1,872
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Sun 15 Feb$1,960
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Fri 05 Jun$1,981
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun$2,139
Dep. Tue 24 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$2,265
Dep. Thu 23 AprRet. Thu 04 Jun$2,304
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$2,424
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Fri 16 Jan$3,804
HA Return flights from $1,698
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,698
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Sun 15 Feb$1,786
HAShow more Flights
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Sun 19 Apr$1,944
Dep. Tue 24 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,957
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Tue 30 Dec$2,141
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Fri 16 Jan$2,521
AA Return flights from $1,702
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Sun 15 Feb$1,702
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Tue 30 Dec$1,732
AAShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Tue 12 May$2,002
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun$2,002
Dep. Thu 23 AprRet. Thu 04 Jun$2,087
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$2,111
QF Return flights from $1,712
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,712
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Sun 15 Feb$1,720
QFShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Tue 30 Dec$1,742
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Sun 19 Apr$1,839
Dep. Tue 24 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$2,012
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun$2,026
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Tue 12 May$2,026
Dep. Tue 05 MayRet. Tue 19 May$2,042
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Tue 26 May$2,042
Dep. Tue 26 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun$2,042
Dep. Tue 21 AprRet. Tue 05 May$2,044
Dep. Thu 23 AprRet. Thu 04 Jun$2,137
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Fri 05 Jun$2,144
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$2,197
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Thu 28 May$2,206
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Fri 16 Jan$3,580
AC,QF Return flights from $1,731
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,731
Dep. Tue 24 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$2,257
AC,QFShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Sun 15 Feb$2,360
Dep. Tue 05 MayRet. Tue 19 May$2,380
Dep. Tue 26 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun$2,380
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Tue 26 May$2,405
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Tue 12 May$2,417
Dep. Tue 21 AprRet. Tue 05 May$2,417
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Fri 05 Jun$2,455
Dep. Thu 23 AprRet. Thu 04 Jun$2,572
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Thu 28 May$2,602
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun$2,970
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Tue 30 Dec$3,664
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$3,750
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Sun 19 Apr$3,789
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Fri 16 Jan$4,124
AA,QF Return flights from $1,758
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Sun 15 Feb$1,758
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Tue 30 Dec$1,781
AA,QFShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun$2,028
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Tue 12 May$2,036
Dep. Thu 23 AprRet. Thu 04 Jun$2,122
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$2,223
AC,VA Return flights from $1,770
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Sun 15 Feb$1,770
Dep. Tue 26 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun$2,154
AC,VAShow more Flights
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Thu 28 May$2,597
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$2,656
Dep. Tue 05 MayRet. Tue 19 May$3,543
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Tue 30 Dec$4,851
AS Return flights from $1,800
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,800
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Sun 15 Feb$1,853
ASShow more Flights
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Thu 28 May$1,950
Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$1,964
Dep. Thu 23 AprRet. Thu 04 Jun$1,964
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Sun 19 Apr$2,010
Dep. Tue 24 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$2,015
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun$2,029
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Tue 12 May$2,046
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Tue 30 Dec$2,246
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Fri 16 Jan$2,574
SQ Return flights from $1,804
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,804
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Tue 12 May$1,851
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Dep. Sun 16 AugRet. Sat 05 Sep$1,925
Dep. Tue 24 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$2,036
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Thu 28 May$2,125
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Fri 05 Jun$2,126
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Sun 19 Apr$2,140
Dep. Thu 23 AprRet. Thu 04 Jun$2,141
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Sun 15 Feb$2,226
Dep. Tue 19 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun$2,272
Dep. Tue 05 MayRet. Tue 19 May$2,487
Dep. Tue 21 AprRet. Tue 05 May$2,492
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Tue 26 May$2,623
Dep. Tue 26 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun$2,623
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Tue 30 Dec$6,091
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Fri 16 Jan$6,230
CA Return flights from $1,827
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,827
Dep. Tue 24 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$2,791

Prices are from searches made in the last 24 hours and current prices may differ.

Do you need to catch a flight to Sydney? Check out our domestic flights to Sydney. If Sydney is not your closest airport, then here are all our flights to San Francisco from New Zealand and flights to United States (USA). Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Sydney


Cheapest Sydney to San Francisco Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Sydney to San Francisco return airfares.

December 2025
$1,228
February 2026
$1,098
March 2026
$1,119
April 2026
$1,142
May 2026
$1,136
June 2026
$1,268
July 2026
$1,070
August 2026
$1,065
September 2026
$1,067

Average Sydney to San Francisco Return Prices

These are the average prices for Sydney to San Francisco return airfares.

December 2025
$4,108
January 2026
$4,587
February 2026
$2,679
March 2026
$2,670
April 2026
$2,867
May 2026
$2,743
June 2026
$3,248
July 2026
$3,102
August 2026
$2,757
September 2026
$2,765

Did you know...

  • The distance from San Francisco to Sydney is 11,949 km.
  • Sydney is 18 hours in front of San Francisco. You will probably be jetlagged for 1-2 days.
  • Sydney has the IATA airport code of SYD.

Questions and Answers

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

Currently, the cheapest month to take a flight from Sydney to San Francisco is February/2026. December/2025 is the most expensive time to fly from Sydney to San Francisco.

What airlines fly direct to San Francisco from Sydney?

Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia and United fly direct between Sydney and San Francisco.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Sydney to San Francisco?

The cheapest airline that flies from Sydney to San Francisco is Air New Zealand.

What is the best airline to fly to San Francisco from Sydney?

Qatar Airways is the best airline to fly to San Francisco from Sydney. For direct flights then Qantas Airways is the best. WestJet is the best low-cost airline.

How to get from Sydney to San Francisco
Sydney (SYD)
 to 
San Francisco (SFO)
13h 15m

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