Cheap flights from St Louis to San Francisco

31 nonstop flights a week, 3 of them today. Operated by 2 airlines, about 4h 36m in the air, 1,742 mi (2,803 km). Tickets from $222, nonstop from $319.

Flights from St Louis to San Francisco

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St Louis to San Francisco at a glance

flight time, from 4h 15m to 9h 55m
4h 36m
straight-line distance
1,742 mi (2,803 km)
flights a week
31
flights today
3
first and last departure
08:00 - 19:05
lowest price, with a connection, 30 November
$222
lowest nonstop price
$319
airlines
2

St Louis to San Francisco flight schedule

31 flights a week, 3 today, 37 seasonal or one-off. Departure and arrival times are local.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
UA 1257
United Airlines
08:00 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 1
10:36 San Francisco International, terminal 3
4h 36m
Daily
Airbus A319
WN 4751
Southwest Airlines
08:00 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
10:20 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 20m
Sat
Boeing 737-800
WN 191
Southwest Airlines
08:25 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
10:50 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 25m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Boeing 737-800
WN 191
Southwest Airlines
10:05 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
12:25 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 20m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737-800
WN 287
Southwest Airlines
10:30 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
18:25 San Francisco International, terminal 2
9h 55m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
WN 239
Southwest Airlines
15:25 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
19:20 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
5h 55m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Boeing 737
WN 879
Southwest Airlines
16:00 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
19:50 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
5h 50m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737-800
UA 214
United Airlines
19:05 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 1
21:41 San Francisco International, terminal 3
4h 36m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Boeing 737

Seasonal and one-off flights

Not operating in the next two weeks. The first of them is on 24 November.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
WN 3045
Southwest Airlines
18:15 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
20:35 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 20m
Seasonal
WN 1940
Southwest Airlines
07:45 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
11:35 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
5h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 191
Southwest Airlines
09:50 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
12:10 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 20m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 2723
Southwest Airlines
07:55 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
10:15 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 20m
Seasonal
WN 2448
Southwest Airlines
19:30 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
23:15 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
5h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 1257
United Airlines
08:17 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 1
10:55 San Francisco International, terminal 3
4h 38m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
UA 1164
United Airlines
06:11 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 1
09:07 San Francisco International, terminal 3
4h 56m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
UA 5943
United Airlines
17:07 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 1
20:06 San Francisco International, terminal 3
4h 59m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
UA 5536
United Airlines
06:11 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 1
09:30 San Francisco International, terminal 3
5h 19m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
UA 1257
United Airlines
08:30 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 1
11:25 San Francisco International, terminal 3
4h 55m
Seasonal
Airbus A319
WN 4690
Southwest Airlines
08:40 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
11:05 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1376
Southwest Airlines
14:30 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
20:00 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
7h 30m
Seasonal
WN 3649
Southwest Airlines
14:50 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
18:55 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
6h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 4690
Southwest Airlines
09:50 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
12:15 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 1376
Southwest Airlines
14:05 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
19:25 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
7h 20m
Seasonal
WN 298
Southwest Airlines
15:10 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
19:50 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
6h 40m
Seasonal
WN 4068
Southwest Airlines
18:05 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
20:30 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2314
Southwest Airlines
19:10 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
22:55 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
5h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2287
Southwest Airlines
08:40 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
12:45 San Francisco International, terminal 2
6h 5m
Seasonal
WN 4118
Southwest Airlines
08:40 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
11:05 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 204
Southwest Airlines
12:20 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
19:10 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
8h 50m
Seasonal
UA 5943
United Airlines
19:06 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 1
21:41 San Francisco International, terminal 3
4h 35m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
WN 354
Southwest Airlines
08:40 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
11:05 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 4440
Southwest Airlines
08:20 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
12:50 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
6h 30m
Seasonal
WN 924
Southwest Airlines
16:30 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
18:55 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 354
Southwest Airlines
09:05 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
11:30 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 421
Southwest Airlines
09:05 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
11:30 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4036
Southwest Airlines
14:15 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
18:25 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
6h 10m
Seasonal
WN 2242
Southwest Airlines
05:05 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
10:40 Metropolitan Oakland International, terminal 2
7h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1417
Southwest Airlines
05:40 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
10:00 San Francisco International, terminal 2
6h 20m
Seasonal
WN 421
Southwest Airlines
08:30 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
11:00 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 30m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3288
Southwest Airlines
08:30 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
12:40 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International, terminal B
6h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1880
Southwest Airlines
17:30 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
19:45 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 947
Southwest Airlines
08:10 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
10:25 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3567
Southwest Airlines
17:45 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
20:00 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 947
Southwest Airlines
08:20 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
10:35 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 947
Southwest Airlines
08:35 Lambert-St. Louis International, terminal 2
10:50 San Francisco International, terminal 2
4h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737

Days of the week are taken from the schedule for the next 14 days; schedules change by season. San Francisco is 2 hours behind St Louis. The search shows seat availability and the price for your date.

Airlines flying St Louis to San Francisco

Flights a week by schedule and the cheapest nonstop fare of each airline found by recent searches

Airports

Where flights from St Louis to San Francisco depart and land

Departure from St Louis

31 flights a week, terminals 1, 2, 12 mi (19 km) from the city centre

Arrival in San Francisco

San Francisco International closest to the centreSFO

23 flights a week, terminals 2, 3, 11 mi (18 km) from the city centre

4 flights a week, terminal B, 39 mi (63 km) from the city centre

4 flights a week, terminal 2, 12 mi (20 km) from the city centre

When to visit San Francisco

Weather by month

Best time to visit: May, June, July, August, September and October, +18° to +20° by day, sea +13° to +17°. In November it is +16° by day and +10° at night, sea +14°, with 8 rainy days.

Jan
+14° +8° +12° 8 days
Feb
+14° +8° +12° 9 days
Mar
+14° +8° +12° 11 days
Apr
+16° +9° +13° 3 days
May
+18° +11° +13° 2 days
Jun
+18° +12° +14° 0 days
Jul
+18° +13° +15° 0 days
Aug
+20° +14° +16° 0 days
Sep
+20° +14° +17° 2 days
Oct
+20° +13° +16° 3 days
Nov
+16° +10° +14° 8 days
Dec
+13° +8° +13° 13 days

Daytime and night temperatures in °C, sea temperature (in blue), rainy days. Months with the most comfortable weather are in green. Long-term averages.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the flight from St Louis to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight takes 4 hours 36 minutes on average, from 4h 15m to 9h 55m depending on the flight.
How far is San Francisco from St Louis?
1,742 mi (2,803 km) in a straight line between the cities.
Which airlines fly nonstop from St Louis to San Francisco?
Southwest Airlines (19 a week) and United Airlines (12 a week).
How many flights a day are there from St Louis to San Francisco?
3 flights today and 31 a week, about 4.4 a day on average.
When are the first and last flights from St Louis to San Francisco?
The first departure is at 08:00 (UA1257), the last at 19:05 (UA214). Local time.
What is the cheapest upcoming date to fly from St Louis to San Francisco?
14 November 2026 (Saturday): from $176 one way, with a connection, by recent searches. The search shows the price for your dates.
Which airline is the cheapest from St Louis to San Francisco?
Southwest Airlines: nonstop tickets from $256 on 8 March by recent searches. Prices change daily, so compare the sellers in the search.
What is the time difference between St Louis and San Francisco?
San Francisco is 2 hours behind St Louis. Schedule times on this page are local to each airport.
Which St Louis airport do flights to San Francisco leave from?
Lambert-St. Louis International (31 a week).
Which San Francisco airport is closest to the city centre?
San Francisco International (SFO), 11 mi (18 km) from the city centre. Others: Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International 39 mi (63 km) and Metropolitan Oakland International 12 mi (20 km).