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San Francisco → Boston flights

SFO to Boston fares held near a $147 median over the window, with just a 6% spread — little upside to timing your purchase.

SFO–BOS fares are flat near $147 — book without timing stress

Key takeaways

Median fare of $147 stayed consistent across the tracked period
Only a 6% spread between low ($147) and high ($156) — one of the tightest ranges you'll see on this route
Bottom quartile (p25) matched the median at $147, meaning most snapshots clustered right at the low end
High end capped at just $156 — even the priciest snapshot was only $9 above median
Based on 12 snapshots — a thinner sample, so treat this as a solid directional read rather than a precise forecast

30-day price trend

SFO → BOS · cheapest cached fare per day · last 13 days · ↑ 3%

$147 low$156 high

See full numbers and stats on the SFO → BOS price history page.

The full picture

The data on SFO to Boston shows an unusually tight pricing band: a median of $147, a floor of $147, and a ceiling of just $156. That's a 6% spread — well below the threshold where timing games typically pay off. When fares barely move, the usual advice about booking windows or catching a dip loses most of its relevance here; you're more likely to pay close to $147 regardless of when within this window you buy.

Because the spread is so narrow, we can't point to a clear window where prices 'soften' in any meaningful way — the fare floor and median are essentially the same number. That's a different pattern than routes where early birds save 20-30% over late bookers. On this route, the data suggests your energy is better spent locking in a fare near $147 when you're ready, rather than waiting for a discount that the data doesn't show materializing.

We don't have enough visibility into carrier mix or day-of-week patterns to say anything confident about which airline or weekday performs best — the dataset doesn't surface a dominant carrier signal here. One honest caveat: with only 12 snapshots, this is a thinner sample than we'd like for a route this specific, so while the tight spread is a meaningful signal, we'd treat $147-156 as a solid planning range rather than a guarantee. If you see something at or near $147, that's consistent with the best pricing this data has shown.

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Why we regenerated this article: Snapshot depth changed (5 → 12 samples). We only rewrite when the underlying price index actually moves — stable weeks keep the previous take.

AI-authored from this route's 30-day price index. Article last regenerated Oct 10, 2026. Fares shift continuously — confirm at booking.