Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

Our reference schedule data records nonstop service on this pair (Alaska Airlines, United Airlines). Airline schedules can change, so check current availability through our flight-search partners.

The great-circle distance is about 4,118 km, roughly 5.5 hours in the air for a nonstop.

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines — as recorded in the reference schedule data.

Search by city (San Francisco) to compare every airport serving the metro area in one query — low-cost carriers often use secondary airports with lower fares.

mid-haul routes like this usually settle one to two months out, with late-bookings pricing highest on peak dates. These are booking windows, not rules — fares change constantly, so compare dates in the search above and book when the total, bags included, is right.

The cheapest month depends on the demand calendar at Newark — school holidays, the Christmas–New Year peak and major local events price highest, and shoulder-season months between them price lowest. Rather than trusting a generic answer, open the fare calendar on the search above: it shows real prices for every date this month and next, so the cheap windows are visible immediately.

Midweek departures — Tuesday to Thursday — commonly price below Friday–Sunday on routes like San Francisco → Newark, because leisure demand concentrates at the weekend. The pattern is not guaranteed on every date, so compare a midweek date against your first-choice day in the search above before locking in.

AirTrain + NJ Transit to Penn Station. The under-the-Hudson train dodges the tunnels’ worst days. FlyraGo’s Newark Liberty International Airport airport transfer guide compares fixed-price cars, taxis and public transport for this airport.

It depends on your nationality, not on the route — two travellers on the same San Francisco → Newark flight can face completely different entry rules. Check the destination country’s official immigration site or your foreign-ministry travel advice for your passport, and do it before booking: some destinations require a visa obtained in advance, others issue visas or waivers on arrival.

Whatever the fare you buy includes — baggage is set by the carrier and fare class, not the route, and the carriers on this pair (Alaska Airlines, United Airlines) price bags very differently. Low-cost fares usually include cabin bags only and charge per checked bag; full-service fares typically include at least one. Compare totals with your bags added, because a dearer fare with bags included is often cheaper overall.