Find flights
Deals
When to book
FAQs & Tips
Airlines

Find cheap flights from San Francisco to the United Kingdom from £164

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San Francisco to the United Kingdom departing on 29/4. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
1 adult
0 bags
Sun 19/5
Sun 26/5

Search hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on flights to the United Kingdom

In the last 7 days, travellers have searched 44,553,814 times on KAYAK, and here's why:

Save 28% or moreCompare multiple travel sites with one search.

Track pricesNot ready to book? Create a price alert for when prices drop.

Free to useThere are no hidden charges or fees.

Filter your dealsChoose cabin class, free Wi-Fi and more.

Best United Kingdom Flight Deals

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

London
London2 stops£389
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£602
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop£536
Birmingham
Birmingham2 stops£520
Belfast
Belfast1 stop£488
Bristol
Bristol2 stops£569
Aberdeen
Aberdeen1 stop£614
Liverpool
Liverpool2 stops£864
Leeds
Leeds2 stops£539
Inverness
Inverness1 stop£397
Cardiff
Cardiff1 stop£790
Exeter
Exeter1 stop£1,469

Good to know - Cheap tickets from San Francisco to the United Kingdom

Low season

January

High season

July

Cheapest flight

£164
Best time to beat the crowds (19% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (30% more expensive on average)
Flight from San Francisco to London Gatwick Airport

FAQs - booking United Kingdom flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to the United Kingdom?

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

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Francisco to the United Kingdom?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to the United Kingdom from San Francisco is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Francisco to the United Kingdom?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to the United Kingdom with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Francisco to the United Kingdom?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to the United Kingdom from San Francisco up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

See more FAQs

Top tips for finding a cheap flight from San Francisco to the United Kingdom

  • Looking for a cheap flight from San Francisco to the United Kingdom? 25% of our users found tickets from San Francisco to the United Kingdom for the following prices or less: London £368 one-way - £569 round-trip
  • Morning departure is around 7% cheaper than an evening flight, on average*.
*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to the United Kingdom

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to the United Kingdom? 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.
7.7
Virgin AtlanticOverall score based on 750 reviews
8.3crew
7.8boarding
7.1food
7.4comfort
7.7entertainment
Airline reviews

Cabin crew on our flight showed lack of any customer service gruff and acting annoyed if you asked anything and I mean anything Example a man on the seat over dropped his beer on my husbands blanket We asked if we could switch out blankets cabin crew Said. No we don’t have any extras OK well can you take the wet one Cabin crew looked disgusted and annoyed Took it no OK or yes just a growl

6.0 GoodSonia, Apr 2024LAX - LHR
Read more about Virgin Atlantic reviews

Cabin crew on our flight showed lack of any customer service gruff and acting annoyed if you asked anything and I mean anything Example a man on the seat over dropped his beer on my husbands blanket We asked if we could switch out blankets cabin crew Said. No we don’t have any extras OK well can you take the wet one Cabin crew looked disgusted and annoyed Took it no OK or yes just a growl

Quick flight. But cabin crew were very noisy and talking too much, especially when we were seated at the back of the plane trying to sleep through the night .

My ticket was for Premium Economy and all the seats were taken, I was placed in Economy class and I’m looking for a refund.

Unfortunately delayed 2 hrs due to faulty tyre.. which had to be changed, but better safe than sorry.

The delay was an issue. Other than that. Every thing good

Hi vergin Atlantic service was good but the flight ticket agent travel up charge me extra 57 pounds as a airport charges, actually I refuse to pay but they say if I not pay £57 then they say you will not be able to travel from Heathrow to goa ,so for me there was no option and it was just 3 day before my departure so i paid, so please look in to the matter. And I have a receipt of £ 57 as well .thanks

Staff didn’t check cabin well for landing seemed more interested in chatting to each other. Food was poor and differed from pre order.

We were in the last group to be called to the flight - which was 30 minutes late taking off. While we were lucky enough to have been given bulkhead seats (due to a medical condition I’d told them about beforehand) the seats weren’t particularly comfortable. A crying baby for the whole trip made things worse, so the crew managed very well with coping. The final thing I’d say was that there wasn’t enough food served during the flight.

Very good. Glad we had Premium for the flight out.

We flew Upper Class from London to The Turks and Caicos. Check in was amazing. Our ldriver too us directly to a special entrance to terminal 3. It took 10 minutes to check in and clear customs. Amazing! The VA lounge is large and comfortable. Boarding the flight was easy and without a wait. The crew was excellent. But the seats were awful, strange and uncomfortable. Having a comfortable flat bed seat is the reason we pays 1000s extra. The VA 787 uses a reverse herringbone configuration. Look it up. You have your back to the window and are facing the aisle with no privacy. Turning the seat into a bed requires assistance from the crew so not very spontaneous. . The food was ok. A bit tasteless and meager portions. Had to pay for WiFi. I believe VA has other configuration on their dream airbus flights. Lots of stuff about all this on YouTube where you can see what I have been describing. I can not recommend taking VA on a long flight with these seats.

Hated every minute of it. This flight should have only taken 1.5hrs but was delayed over 10hours. Now I am being told I cannot be compensated or refunded my ticket price or extra leg room, which I purchased but did not receive, because the airline is throwing the blame on the 3rd party I purchased tickets through and 3rd party putting the blame on airline. No one wants to help. They received their money and that's all they care about. Im going on 3 days of still trying to get to my final destination, had to cancel car rental, car insurance and hotel. Currently staying in airport until hotels open up. Thank you Lufthansa, Kayak, Underpricer and United for making this trip the worst ever.

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

Beverage and food services are excellent. We enjoy paying the extra for economy plus for the 3 inches more leg room to be exact.

Flight was delayed by 3 hours. The pilot made up 1 hour during the flight, but that made the wait at the airport 5 hours once you factor getting there 2 hours early.

Airline did not explain reasons why flight was delayed two hours. Explanations were badly needed and rarely provided. Problem seemed to clearly be the airline’s fault and not the fault of the weather or airport.

Very uncomfortable seats and seat backs, and I am only 5’9”. Delayed due to crew issues, spent a long time with no ventilation. Teeny overhead bins. Wifi worked well. Arrived safely.

I was delighted that we were able to get on the 4:40 pm flight rather than our original booking at 6:55 pm!! Other than that, the flight was comfortable and landed early😊

Short flight so not much to rate. Surprised I had to pay for a soda.

Nice to be on a flight that wasn't fully booked so there were only two of us in the three seat row.

The only problem was there are games on the entertaiment system. The guy behind me played poker the entire time and poking the back of my seat. I hope they remove these.

Very good need to offer better choice of food for business

Great travel. Wonderful experience. Hope to do it again in the near future. God willing

Aer Lingus doesn't have plug ins for devices at each seat. They also did not give me a dairy free meal as requested and confirmed by staff. It was as if I had not requested anything. Otherwise, they were great!

The transatlantic flight was wonderful. The regional reminded me of jet blue. Crazy and packed. Not enough overhead space and tough on elderly.

All OK. Food, best bring your own. Even a BigMac will be better.

Always find Aer Lingus reliable and good value for money. Food on this flight was pretty basic and the headphone Jack at my seat only worked for one ear. Little disappointed in movie selection, limited on recent releases. Staff are okay - but I always buy a cheap ticket so not like I expect first class opulence anyway!!!

Great hospitality and service! Seats are better cushioned then some

I always try to book flights that don’t charge for baggage. Yet I was charged $75 for this flight.

Used to love Lufthansa, but Rowe are too close together in Economy and passengers are allowed to recline their seats so far back it is impossible for those behind them to even reach for carry-on essentials during flight - except for meal service when flight attendants ask for seat backs to be raised, we can’t sleep on planes so this flight was most uncomfortable ever! Rod Rose

Horrible crowding on the seats, headphones provided did not fit or work in the entertainment center, seriously the most uncomfortable flight I have taken in a LONG time. The people in front of me were literally 5 inches from my face the entire flight. Did they change their seats recently? I remember it being tight but wow this was a whole new level. Also I am a 5'3" small woman so I can't even imagine a larger person dealing with that for 11 hrs.

Seat controls of lights were broken, and only 1 of the 2 seat TVs ever worked on the long flight. On the short flight there were no USB connections, on the long one they were difficult to access. Part of my meal was frozen, though the hot portion was good.

Lufthansa fails at mentioning no luggage when booking through points. We had to pay added fees to take checked bags to Europe for 2 weeks. The staff at check in were not helpful at all. told us "if we don't like it, then book another flight". Food was bad, they ran out of half the options. Vegetarian was terrible. The flight crew was nice, and tried to make it work ok.

The accommodations are top-notch. The only negative was that both our initial flights were delayed, which caused us to miss one and almost miss the other. The staff immediately handled the missed flight and compensated us for the inconvenience.

Food could be better quality - everything else was excellent , thanks Lufthansa team . GOD bless you!!!

Great except my luggage was. Lost my entire. Trip and I had. To go buy things and waste. Time trying to find. My luggage

Plane was old and the persons chair in front wasn’t easy to move up so he had it back most of the flight including during meals. The touchscreen was not working well and selections weren’t good. First time on a flight I really had a hard time finding something to watch. The crew was great and without them, it would have been a bust. Pilot got us there in record time.

Overall good experience, just the delay of 2.5 hrs was a bummer.

I've done hundreds of flights in my life, and this flight was one of the best I've ever taken, From beginning to end, everything went smoothly, professionally, and with a smile and friendly attitude from all employees I interacted with. The food was delicious (and free), as were the drinks. There was just a genial and effective way in the way that British Airways organized the flight -that reminded of days in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, when flying was a fun, and exciting adventure. I enjoyed and had confidence in the abilities of the flight crew, I'll be flying British Airways several more times this summer. Thank you so much for the great experience! Cheryl Olso

Terrible! I missed my flight to my final destination and British airlines and American Airlines keep pointing fingers on each other’s. Nobody wants to take responsibility

Overall, terrific service, accommodations, and experience. Only reason comfort was rated lower was because it was difficult to keep a comfortable sleeping position for the overnight flight, but I also had an economy seat.

Very cramped seats in economy, difficult to get comfortable with your legs and feet and back. The seat width is ok but I’m average size. Food is HORRIBLE. Crew is friendly. Delays and very tight connections made it tough for navigating. We would have missed our connecting flight if it wasn’t delayed too. The terminal transit was slow and normally every 10 minutes before 8pm, after 8 pm is every 30 minutes!!!!! No free wine or drinks!! Below average attitude.

Leg room was better than expected. Lavatory’s were easy to access.crew was grea!

Horrible seat allocation. Boarding was slow. Food was average and so was entertainment. The TV terminal didn't work and so had to use remote.

Lost one checked bag.and wasted 30min waiting and filing missing baggage report. Very unsatisfied.

This was an American Airlines flight. The crew were very unhappy and quite grumpy. Abrupt to the point of being rude. The food was dreadful. Indeed the breakfast was in edible. I will avoid AA at all costs in the future.

As expected for a BA long haul flight in economy - you get what you pay for. Good leg space, in flight entertainment and food and drink provided. Staff on the return flight (overnight) we're a bit brisk and just wanted to get everyone fed and watered before turning the lights down. We're vegetarian so ordered it separately through the booking, although when we were in flight we realised there was a normal and vegetarian option anyway, and we were given vegan. This is fine, however on the return trip we were told there were no more specially ordered meals left, so be aware in case you have specific dietary requirements.

Fare was much lower with a layover in London as I was able avoid numerous landing fees that would have been added to the ticket price had I booked a direct flight to Amsterdam.

Book cheap flights from San Francisco to the United Kingdom

Cheapest flights to the United Kingdom from San Francisco found in 2024

Recent return flight deals

6/10Sun
2 stopsTAP AIR PORTUGAL
20h 00mSFO-LGW
8/10Tue
1 stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
30h 10mLGW-SFO
£389
6/10Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
17h 35mSFO-INV
23/10Wed
1 stopBritish Airways
17h 45mINV-SFO
£397
30/4Tue
directVirgin Atlantic
10h 20mSFO-LHR
7/5Tue
1 stopVirgin Atlantic
14h 30mLHR-SFO
£464
1/10Tue
directVirgin Atlantic
10h 19mSFO-LHR
9/10Wed
1 stopVirgin Atlantic
13h 15mLHR-SFO
£466
3/5Fri
directUnited Airlines
10h 25mSFO-LHR
5/5Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
15h 25mLHR-SFO
£476
3/5Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
13h 45mSFO-LHR
5/5Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
15h 25mLHR-SFO
£480
8/5Wed
1 stopLufthansa
14h 35mSFO-LHR
13/5Mon
2 stopsLufthansa
31h 30mLHR-SFO
£546
16/9Mon
1 stopLufthansa
24h 25mSFO-GLA
24/9Tue
2 stopsLufthansa
22h 44mGLA-SFO
£547
27/7Sat
1 stopAer Lingus
17h 55mSFO-GLA
6/8Tue
1 stopAer Lingus
15h 15mGLA-SFO
£963
11/6Tue
1 stopAer Lingus
15h 05mSFO-MAN
16/6Sun
1 stopAer Lingus
15h 40mMAN-SFO
£1,083

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

Recent one-way flight deals

29/4Mon
1 stop
36h 15mSFO-LGW
£164
27/4Sat
2 stops
25h 02mSFO-LGW
£205
29/4Mon
2 stops
26h 01mSFO-LGW
£212
23/9Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
14h 50mSFO-LGW
£340
21/9Sat
1 stopBritish Airways
23h 55mSFO-LHR
£341
28/4Sun
directLufthansa
10h 20mSFO-LHR
£356
27/4Sat
2 stopsUnited Airlines
22h 36mSFO-LHR
£360
7/7Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
21h 43mSFO-LHR
£372
4/10Fri
1 stopLufthansa
24h 25mSFO-GLA
£389
2/5Thu
1 stopVirgin Atlantic
18h 45mSFO-LCY
£420

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

Last minute flights from San Francisco to the United Kingdom

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

21/4Sun
multi-stopVirgin Atlantic
14h 25mSFO-LHR
7/5Tue
multi-stopVirgin Atlantic
14h 30mLHR-SFO
£442
22/4Mon
multi-stopVirgin Atlantic
15h 20mSFO-LHR
7/5Tue
multi-stopVirgin Atlantic
14h 30mLHR-SFO
£443
22/4Mon
multi-stopBritish Airways
13h 10mSFO-LHR
7/5Tue
directBritish Airways
11h 05mLHR-SFO
£499
23/4Tue
multi-stopLufthansa
18h 20mSFO-LGW
30/4Tue
multi-stopLufthansa
17h 45mLGW-SFO
£541
24/4Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
18h 15mSFO-EDI
10/5Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
19h 31mEDI-SFO
£542
24/4Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
20h 05mSFO-EDI
13/5Mon
multi-stopBritish Airways
24h 15mEDI-SFO
£543
20/4Sat
multi-stopLufthansa
37h 49mSFO-LHR
28/4Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
15h 15mLHR-SFO
£543
24/4Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
17h 15mSFO-EDI
10/5Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
19h 18mEDI-SFO
£545
22/4Mon
multi-stopAer Lingus
15h 45mSFO-LCY
30/4Tue
multi-stopAer Lingus
14h 45mLCY-SFO
£1,310
22/4Mon
multi-stopAer Lingus
15h 45mSFO-LCY
29/4Mon
multi-stopAer Lingus
30h 35mLCY-SFO
£1,320

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

San Francisco - United Kingdom Flights

Departure:

San Francisco (SFO)United States

Return flight deals:

United Kingdom - San Francisco

Cabin classes:

£3,781
£1,663
£1,402
£494