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Find cheap flights from San Francisco to Italy from $254

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Rome
Rome1 stop$427
Milan
Milan1 stop$418
Venice
Venice1 stop$495
Florence
Florence1 stop$506
Naples
Naples1 stop$630
Palermo
Palermo1 stop$743
Catania
Catania1 stop$710
Bologna
Bologna1 stop$614
Bari
Bari2 stops$743
Pisa
Pisa1 stop$729
Olbia
Olbia2 stops$732
Cagliari
Cagliari1 stop$963
Turin
Turin1 stop$754
Genoa
Genoa1 stop$714
Lamezia Terme
Lamezia Terme1 stop$2,040
Verona
Verona2 stops$801
Brindisi
Brindisi1 stop$756
Trieste
Trieste1 stop$884
Alghero
Alghero2 stops$2,240

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Flight from San Francisco to Milan Malpensa Airport

FAQs - booking Italy flights

  • If my flight is from San Francisco to Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP), what type of public transportation can I expect at the airport to get me to downtown Milan?

    A convenient and cost-effective option is to take the trains offered by Malpensa Express that make the trip from the airport to downtown Milan in about 37min. The cost for the journey is around EUR 13 (USD 15).

  • For my trip from San Francisco to Italy, will I need a passport and do I have to get a visa before I get on the plane?

    Before you board your flight to Italy, you will need to make sure that you have a valid passport and that the passport has an expiration date that is at least 90 days beyond your planned date of departure from Italy. Take note to make sure that your passport has at least two blank pages. If you are heading to Italy on vacation and you are not going to stay in the country for more than 90 days, you do not need to get a visa before you travel there.

  • If I'm taking my children on my trip to Italy and I plan on renting a car, what type of seatbelt laws do I need to know about before I drive off from the airport?

    Children that are 15 months of age or less must ride in a rear-facing car seat and then up until the age of four, children must ride in a forward-facing car seat. From age four to the age of 12, children must ride in either a booster seat or on a booster cushion. All children need to ride in the back seat of the vehicle.

  • If I have just arrived at Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) after a long flight from San Francisco, are there any showers available for use?

    At this airport, there is a shower service available through a company called HelloSky. You will find their locations at the front of both Terminal 1 and Terminal 3, and the cost is around EUR 20 (USD 23). The price includes a shower kit that comes with items such as towels, slippers, and shower gel.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Italy?

    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 Italy.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Italy 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 Italy?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Italy 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 Italy?

    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 Italy from San Francisco up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Italy

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from San Francisco to the following destinations at these prices or less: Rome $590 one-way - $834 round-trip
  • Morning departure is around 9% cheaper than an evening flight, on average*.
  • Avoid the hassle of driving yourself from downtown San Francisco to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) by taking Bay Area Rapid Transit that makes the trip in around 27min for a cost of around $9.
  • If you're looking for a way to pass the time before your flight to Italy, San Francisco International Airport offers an art collection that is a series of rotating exhibits, which you can find in all of the galleries of every terminal building at the airport.
  • If you are looking for a lounge to wait in before your flight to Italy, try the United Club lounges in the airport. Travelers flying on the one-stop flight offered between San Francisco and Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) on TAP Air Portugal can use this lounge.
  • For those that are planning on driving themselves to San Francisco International Airport, you can save some hassle and pre-pay for your parking. Once you pay, you will receive a QR code that you can use to enter and exit the garage.
  • If you are taking your kids on your trip to Italy, you will be happy to learn that there are Kid's Spots play areas in Terminals 1, 2, and 3 of San Francisco International Airport.
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Top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to Italy

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Scandinavian AirlinesOverall score based on 1386 reviews
6.7Food
8.0Crew
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flight attendant spilled juice on me entertainment was limited i wanted to upgrade but $$$ was exorbitant i purchased $69 seat, only to find out day of flight/purchase never went through & I was "assigned" a terrible seat! ( btw another passenger complained of the same thing happening to her)

6.0 GoodAnonymous, May 2024CPH - EWR
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flight attendant spilled juice on me entertainment was limited i wanted to upgrade but $$$ was exorbitant i purchased $69 seat, only to find out day of flight/purchase never went through & I was "assigned" a terrible seat! ( btw another passenger complained of the same thing happening to her)

Other than a delay that had nothing to do with the staff, it was a very pleasant experience.

3 Flights were late, 1 on time. When you have connections you have to run thru the airport because there is not much time. When asked the flight attendant if they could let us out first because we were 30 minutes late she said it's a small airport, don't worry. That seemed to be the standard line. Other airlines are much more helpful. Our special meals were on our flight going from Boston to Copenhagen, They did not have them for the return even though we had put in for it.

SAS is the representation of the Scandinavian minimalism, which I like. I wished they had a more relaxed policy on free water distribution beyond one bottle (500 ml) per person and two drinks, including water, per overseas flight.

Bathrooms weren’t too clean. Onboard entertainment was light. Other than that everything was great. Food, service, comfort and crew. Although it was hard to understand the crew announcements.

Much better, not their fault but my plane was so delayed causing me to have to take this airline rather than my earlier connecting flight

TERRIBLE! Staff was unfriendly, rude, and demeaning. One flight attendant touched me to grab the complimentary blanket off my neck because I couldn't take it home, while a bunch of other people took theirs home. I have never been so ill treated. I am not happy at all. And flight was delayed, no information until short notice for everything. Lost an entire day at my destination. I expect a full refund for that experience. Never will fly with them EVER again

My return flight has been changed to JFK from EWR without any notice or reason

They lost my luggage. Tromso in winter without warm clothes is not fun.

The flight was on time and loading was fine. I really disliked that all drinks other than coffee or tea had a cost. Deplaning was also an issue as people did not wait for those in front of them to get out before they pushed forward

Why does it have to be painful to fly long distances?

Horrible, the flights kept delaying, so it is obvious that we won't be able to make it to the next connection. No easier/real agent on site to help you figure this out. UA agent on other counters refuse to assist you and direct us to use the QR code/call customer service. So inefficient and poor. While technology seems convenient, but it's not the best interest/experience for customers need help while there is active issue need assistance.

Food is very bad and entertint not too many options ... flight attendet service is not good

Flight was delayed due to the late arrival of the catering truck, which is quite unacceptable. There was a beverage service, but no pretzel, or cookie, or nuts were served in coach.

Aisle chair was good and liked the foot bar preventing you from putting your foot in the isle, The breakfast on this international flight to Zurich was horrible (Europeans, specially, used to good food) may make this a dealbreaker for booking with United Airlines again. I agreed with my Spanish fellow passenger.

On time take off…US cabins look tired and need of refresh!

Backpack should NOT allowed put in the flight bin , only put it under the seat. I can't find space put my carry on luggage!!! and I pay for it ! that was very bad experience

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.

Poor, we had 1 hour to grab our checked luggage, go through customs, recheck bags and run across terminals to make our United flight. Poorly planned connections.

Staff didn’t care in business class. Closed the door on my mom while she was on the jetbridge and flight attendant told me she would make it from the connecting flight. They lied. My luggage was damaged on arrival. No success in filing damage claim.

Overall, the flight was comfortable without any serious issues. Transit through Frankfurt airport was a little confusing, but not too difficult if you follow the signs

Staff disappeared after dinner service until breakfast, no help with beds, no help running to our gate to catch connection cause flight was late, our luggage didn’t make it, took over 24 hours to get luggage to hotel, no compensation!!

Second time I took this flight, and they lost my luggage both times. Waiting for my suitcase now, last time it took two days to get it back.

Checked in is easy and it was a smooth flight from LAX to Munich

It was a busy flight and all the crew were very helpful and gracious

I wish the flight attendant was a little bit kinder

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

A better organized line of passengers at the boarding gate. Quite disorganized, with multiple queues of economy class passengers

AMS FCO in their full flat business. Amazing sear and food experience.

It was a short haul trip, so food and entertainment weren’t a big issue

The plane seemed very dated. The entertainment was very limited. There was a school group on our flight and the crew seemed bothered by them. They were not overly friendly or welcoming.

Ok, but no entertainment. Left late, but made up most of the time.

May be it is not an ITA issue, but the bags took long time to go out.

Good. But there food was poor quality and 95% of movies didn't have English subtitles

I thought they had rebranded themselves in every aspect but it was quite the opposite. The food was terrible the service was sub-par. Overall it was not a good experience.

Service from staff was poor, food choices were limited. Air plane was not clean or hygienic and seemed like not cleaned for days. Seats were uncomfortable.

service from stAff was barely there , food choices were limited. AirPlane was not clean and seemed like it was not cleaned for days.. Seats were very uncomfortable.

During breakfast the fligh attendants missed one side of the plane for tea/coffee. I was on the other side and received tea. Unfortunately my husband and friends did not.

Economy class has no legroom so if you have the money worth to upgrade! Food was absolutely horrible! The crew was super nice!!!!!

The flight was provided by Aer Lingus and our seats were in a poor condition (15A & 15C). They looked like they needed repairing/replacing and were uncomfortable for such a long flight. Also the arm rests on Aer Lingus planes do not lift more than around 45 degrees, instead of the usual 90 degrees upright, meaning you cannot maximum the space between you & your travel companion so as to be more comfortable for such a long flight.

Flights were actually with Aer Lingus outward and American Airlines & Aer Lingus on the return journey. Outward flight with Aer Lingus was good but the return flight with them was not so good as our seats were in a poor condition (15A & 15C) and looked like they needed replacing! The American Airlines flight from Miami to JFK New York was good and the seats were very comfortable and spacious (32D & 32E)

Awful. Delay, lost vacation time and travel time now more than 24h

Awful. Flight delayed and we missed our long flight to Rome. It has been a nightmare and we have still not arrived. It was NOT a weather delay, just poor planning by AA

We left our sons tablet on the British Airways plane And we can’t get a hold of anyone to try to locate it. I have to call multiple numbers.

Boarding was as fast and efficient as possible. The flight crew were amazing and extremely friendly. We enjoyed our flight.

Very bed boarding, there was overbooked and make a lot of problems and noises

Wonderful service and very comfy in the bulkhead in Economy Plus! Delicious food.

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