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KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on first class flights to San Francisco

 
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to San Francisco, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to San Francisco, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap First Class Flight Deals to San Francisco

 
These are the cheapest deals for flights from the United Kingdom to San Francisco currently on KAYAK along with options from the most popular airlines KAYAK users selected for this route. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent first class return flight deals to San Francisco

Mon, 1 Jun - Thu, 30 Jul
Finnair Logo
16:25 - 21:01
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36h 36m
1 stop
Finnair Logo
14:55 - 21:40
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22h 45m
1 stop
£4,709Finnair
Tue, 17 Mar - Mon, 30 Mar
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15:35 - 11:13
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26h 38m
1 stop
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23:35 - 06:25
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22h 50m
2 stops
£5,070Finnair
Fri, 6 Mar - Sun, 15 Mar
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10:05 - 23:00
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20h 55m
1 stop
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18:17 - 06:50
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29h 33m
1 stop
£5,181Finnair
Mon, 1 Jun - Thu, 30 Jul
American Airlines Logo
15:00 - 22:49
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15h 49m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
19:30 - 13:55
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10h 25mdirect
£5,387American Airlines
Mon, 16 Mar - Mon, 23 Mar
Finnair Logo
11:45 - 23:10
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18h 25m
1 stop
Finnair Logo
07:00 - 07:20
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LHR
17h 20m
1 stop
£5,397Finnair
Mon, 1 Jun - Thu, 30 Jul
American Airlines Logo
10:45 - 13:50
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11h 05mdirect
American Airlines Logo
16:35 - 11:00
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LHR
10h 25mdirect
£6,055American Airlines
Thu, 19 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar
British Airways Logo
11:45 - 16:00
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11h 15mdirect
British Airways Logo
19:30 - 13:55
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LHR
10h 25mdirect
£6,232British Airways
Tue, 17 Mar - Wed, 1 Apr
Air France Logo
06:00 - 14:25
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15h 25m
1 stop
Air France Logo
15:05 - 16:55
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MAN
17h 50m
1 stop
£12,897Air France
Mon, 16 Mar - Wed, 1 Apr
Air France Logo
17:05 - 14:25
MAN
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28h 20m
1 stop
Air France Logo
15:05 - 14:00
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MAN
14h 55m
1 stop
£12,907Air France
Sat, 7 Mar - Sat, 14 Mar
SWISS Logo
12:15 - 16:30
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36h 15m
1 stop
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20:25 - 17:05
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13h 40m
1 stop
£15,278SWISS

When to book first class flights to San Francisco

Are your dates flexible? We break down the daily and monthly prices for first class flights to San Francisco, so you can find the best time to fly.
Average price per month
To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for first class flights to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all the values for each month.
Flight prices as travel date approaches
To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for first class flights to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.

FAQs for San Francisco first class flights

  • Which airline provides flat bed sets for First Class flights to San Francisco?

    You can enjoy fully lie-flat seats when you fly First Class to San Francisco with either British Airways or American Airlines. Both airlines offer a fully adjustable seat that can be positioned horizontally for a great night of sleep, and they also provide aisle access on all First Class seats for an even more convenient flying experience.

  • Which airline has the best First Class amenities for flights to San Francisco?

    British Airways provides the best amenities in First Class with its flights to San Francisco. Your allocated seat becomes your personal suite, with plenty of space for you to watch a film, get some work done, or sleep in peace. Fine dining and plenty of entertainment options complete this premium choice for your flight to the West Coast.

  • Which airline lounge provides the best amenities for First Class flights to San Francisco?

    British Airways offers a number of exclusive lounges around the world where travellers can order food and drink directly to their seats while they wait. Flights from London Heathrow or New York JFK can also access The Concorde Room, which is the most luxurious lounge offered by British Airways. American Airlines, meanwhile, provides access to their Flagship and Admirals Club lounges at various airports, where you can enjoy shower suites, a selection of snacks, and dedicated business centres for doing some quick work.

  • How long is a flight to San Francisco?

    Flights from Seattle2h 18m
    Flights from New York6h 08m
    Flights from Manila13h 26m
    Flights from Copenhagen10h 35m
    Flights from Raleigh5h 37m
  • What is the most popular airline offering First Class flights to San Francisco?

    Among KAYAK users, American Airlines is the most popular airline offering First Class seats on flights to San Francisco.

  • Which airlines offer First Class tickets on flights to San Francisco?

    Traveling to San Francisco and want to offer yourself a First Class experience? Depending on the origin, the following airlines offer seats in First Class: American Airlines, British Airways, Air France and SWISS.

  • How does KAYAK find such good deals on First Class tickets to San Francisco?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to San Francisco for economy class as well as First Class travelers.

  • What is the best airline for first class flights to San Francisco?

    The highest-rated airline by KAYAK users offering first class flights to San Francisco is KLM, with an overall rating of 7.7.

Top tips for finding first class flights to San Francisco

  • By flying with American Airlines Flagship First Class to San Francisco, you can enjoy a private check-in and expedited security process for a smooth airport experience.
  • If flying First Class with British Airways from London Heathrow, you can access the prestigious Concorde Room at Terminal 5, where you can enjoy discrete booths and full waiter service.
  • First Class travellers with British Airways at London Heathrow should also look for the First Wing area where you can privately check-in, pass through a dedicated security lane, and arrive at the private lounges.
  • The most expensive day to fly First Class to San Francisco is Saturday, while the cheapest is Monday.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to San Francisco. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United Kingdom to San Francisco. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly first class 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.
7.5
Virgin AtlanticOverall score based on 678 reviews
8.2Crew
7.3Comfort
6.9Food
7.7Boarding
7.6Entertainment
Airline reviews

Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

10.0 ExcellentRanj, Nov 2025
DEL - LHR
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Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

Great crew - old style upper class seats on the older fleet now feels dated

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

Good flight. However, when booked flight with United, assumed the layover included by United in San Francisco of 1 hr and 40 minutes was sufficient . Not so and would recommend at least 2 hours or more. Needed to go through US immigration (very long lineups), then pick up bags, take all the way to another terminal, running because we did not have sufficient time. We made the flight because they held the door for us but luggage didn’t follow.

the whole trip was smooth, and as comfortable as flying is these days. flight crew was friendly and very courteous and helpful.

Very poor. The flight was delayed from Toronto because some forget to do there job . I got to my connecting gate in San Francisco 10 minutes before the departure.but this didn’t let me board even though the flight was still there for an other 30 minutes. The the gentleman at the unite airline desk told me that they usually wait for passengers but air Canada called and told them not to we I been rerouted to Manila instead of Hong Kong . In San Francisco they mad me check in my carryon bag . I was told the it will directly go yo ho chi minn cuyt but I was told that by the Vietnams airline desk that’s not there I’m 10 hours behind my scheduled flight and looks like I I’m going without baggage. I don’t have a chance of catching ..

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Mean flight attendant. I wanted to reuse my plastic cup, but he (Matthew) said he can't for safety. I then said "I don't want water then" and he poured me a glass. I hope Matthew gets herpes and spends the rest of his life poor, lonely, and homeless.

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Both flights delayed. 2nd flight over 3 hours late mechanical issues

It was good but only meal served is very less. Meantime good to add rice and chicken in one of meal

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

One of the best flight experiences I've have had in along time. Would fly with them again.

One of the best flight experience I have had in along time. Would fly with them again.

Like getting a bus. No great luxury but will get you there

Got us to destination alive, albeit a bit late. Luggage was left behind. No live tracking app available (available on some other airlines). Supposedly going to be delivered in next couple of days.

So, the trip from Dublin to LA did not really happen because the flight took off before we could finish the transfer.

Very nice experience. Flight had good entertainment system and good food options. Customer service was very friendly and nice as well.

The connection time between the regional flight (from Newcastle) to an international flight (to The States) was too short. To require as second security scan and customs clearance within an hour and 20 mins is not enough time to make the actual connection. We had a final boarding call the minute we walked out of US customs and had to sprint (with two small children) through 20 gates to make it in time before the door closed. The concept is great in theory to clear customs before leaving Europe, but the timing needs to be adjusted. We travel abroad frequently and won’t be using this route again. Thanks.

Like - the crew were nice Dislike - sitting on the tarmac for long periods after boarding and landing.

I was not admitted to the flight!!! i need a refund for this.

One of the best flights I've been on in a while. Very genuinely friendly staff. Courteous, kind, respectful. On a past flight (not Aer Lingus) I remember being woken up rudely to put my seat forward. Like a child being berated for something. Oddly jarring experience when someone could just tap you gently on the shoulder and gesture kindly. But I noticed the Aer Lingus staff were incredibly patient with everyone on the plane. It's the holiday season and I noticed a lot more elderly customers on the plane than I typically see flying, and the staff went above and beyond with helping accommodate people. Service throughout the flight was flawless. They came through offering water, and picking up garbage at perfect intervals. Seemed like this flight, everyone was on point. And the flight landed early on top of that

Excellent service; they helped me reschedule so I can fly in an earlier flight

Wonderful staff. The boarding process can be improved a little better by adequate prior communication but all in all they did fine. However the boarding gate was quite unfreindly to elderly and who needs help with sevral stairs.

Flight map did not work. Crew was great, food was good, plane took off on time and landed early. That's all I can ask.

I had a good comfortable seat. There was nearly an hour delay. There was an accident with the champagne, but I was well compensated. These things happen sometimes.

Very good. Comfortable and I felt well taken care of from start to finish

Bulkhead seats should not be an extra charge. They are extremely uncomfortable. And we missed our connecting flight due to slow luggage retreaval.

Not great - seats were very narrow and food was terrible.

Some of the crew was sassy and not super helpful. The food was okay, but it seems like they were all unprepared compared to my flight I did from JFK to Frankfurt

We missed our flight. There was not enough time built into the layover to get through immigration, customs, bagclaim, bag rechecking, and the long trip to another terminal and gate. Kayak really screwed up. We took the bus up to Wisconsin and then were picked up in Brookfield by private car. It was lucky we didnt miss the last bus out.

We were in premium economy seats that appeared to be locked in plae, No reclining. My aching back.

Late takeoff, but on time landing. Lost bags, 3 days to find them, still in transit to my location. Power outlets broken, Wi-Fi not working, so much for working on the long flight.

Good. For a long flight. The comfort of the seat could be better. Also, the food was « normal » plane food. Not indian plane food unfortunately! Everything else was smooth and great.

The seats were comfortable. So many empty seats allowed for stretching out and sleeping. The onboard entertainment was pretty good. The cabin crew were so kind and kept the passengers well- hydrated, and well fed.

We had American Airlines on our return and it was confusing if we were going with Aa or BA I had 2 different flight numbers and didn’t get our gate until it was boarding. So we were a bit nervous as the which it was

My touch screen at my seat wasn't working, the films BA advertised on the website for this flight were not available, and the plane was a little dated, food was good and the staff were good, just let down by the aircraft facilities.

Did not like the seating configuration at all with 2+3+2 in business class. Lacking total privacy and comfort

Check-in experience, for business call please provide a premium experience

Lost my luggage, ran out of food choices in business class, ground crew was completely unapologetic.

Excellent. The crew and flight were great. Checking in was easy and everyone was very helpful.

Entertainment devices on A380 need to be fixed, the seats might do with updates.

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