Cheap flights from Brisbane to San Francisco from $698

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of November, then book flights to San Francisco from Brisbane during February instead. Flights to San Francisco in February, while not as cheap as those in November, still average around $1,200.

According to our data, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco from Brisbane. The lowest ticket price found for a Thursday departure recently was $1,549. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. When flying out on a Sunday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Brisbane to San Francisco for around $1,909.

Fly from Brisbane to San Francisco for the best Brisbane - San Francisco flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from Brisbane when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $1,394 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from Brisbane for as low as $1,242 on momondo.

As of May 2026, prices for Brisbane to San Francisco flights are approximately 43% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Fiji Airways is the most popular carrier operating from Brisbane to San Francisco

United Airlines, Air Canada and Fiji Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from Brisbane according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 44% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to San Francisco on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 13% of flights between Brisbane and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 150 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Tuesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Nadi (NAN) was the most common stop: 30% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Auckland (AKL) offer the lowest average return price of $1,264.

Flights connecting via Vancouver (YVR) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 17h 28m.

Vancouver (YVR) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 59m.

The number of flights available between Brisbane and San Francisco is 2 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 10:00, with 100% of daily flights leaving at midday.

20 flights are operational weekly from Brisbane to San Francisco as of May 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Tue, with 25% of flights per week taking off on this day.