Cheap flights from Poznan to San Francisco

March is the cheapest month for this route, and the price calendar here covers most of the year, with June the exception. Late spring and early autumn are the sweet spots for weather in both cities, while July and August bring the Polish summer holidays and the American school break, so seats fill early and cost more. Flying out midweek and coming back on a Tuesday or Wednesday usually costs less than a Friday or Sunday departure. Around Thanksgiving and Christmas, when people fly to see family in the Bay Area, book well ahead. If your dates are flexible, compare the calendar before you commit.

Nobody flies Poznan to San Francisco non-stop, so every ticket is a connecting one, usually changing in a European hub before the long haul west. LOT Polish Airlines is the Polish carrier out of Lawica, and Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline and Air Dolomiti cover the German side of the trip. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and KLM Cityhopper, Scandinavian Airlines and Braathens Regional Aviation, Helvetic Airways and United Airlines also appear on the route. There is no low-cost carrier here, so the hub and the connection time are what separate one ticket from another. The short European leg and the long flight west are often run by different carriers, so check the baggage allowance for both.

San Francisco International is the airport you land at on this route, sitting south of downtown rather than in the city itself. Trains and buses connect it to the centre, and a taxi or rideshare is the simpler choice if you arrive late or with heavy bags. Because the trip from Poznan involves a change in Europe, you clear US immigration and customs when you land in San Francisco, not at the connecting airport, so leave room for the queue. Check which terminal your flight uses if someone is meeting you, and build the airport transfer into your plans for the first evening.

Currency

USD ($)

Power sockets

Type A, B · 120 V

Language

Samoan, Hawaiian, Chamorro, Carolinian, Spanish

Emergency number

911

Driving side

right

Calling code

+1

Internet domain

.us

Population of San Francisco

809 k (2023)

Time zone

UTC-07 (America/Los_Angeles)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Poznan has only Lawica, so there is no choice of departure airport to make.
• Check whether your whole trip is on one ticket or on separate bookings, because a missed connection on separate tickets is yours to solve.
• Confirm the baggage allowance for both the European leg and the long flight, since they may be flown by different carriers.
• Make sure your passport is valid and that you hold the right US entry authorisation before you fly.
• Leave a comfortable connection time in the European hub rather than the shortest one on offer.
• Compare March fares with the summer months before you lock in your dates.