San Francisco → Paris flights

SFO–CDG median is $338 — a narrow window, book soon

Key takeaways

• Median fare is $338, with 75% of observed prices falling between $334 and $357 — a notably compressed range.
• The low was $328 and the high only $370, meaning the worst observed fare was just 13% above the best.
• Spread of 13% signals limited volatility; waiting for a dramatic price drop is unlikely to pay off on this route.
• Bottom-quartile fares ($334 or below) do appear in the data, but the window to catch them is narrow given how tightly prices cluster.
• No dominant carrier pattern was distinguishable from this dataset, so compare across airlines rather than defaulting to one.

30-day price trend

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

The full picture

Fares between San Francisco and Paris tell a relatively calm story across our 30-day snapshot window. With a median of $338, a low of $328, and a high of $370, the total observed range spans just $42. That 13% spread — below the 15% threshold we'd consider meaningful volatility — means this route is pricing more like a commodity right now than a rollercoaster. Practically, that's reassuring: you're unlikely to accidentally overpay by a wide margin, but it also means the dramatic flash-sale scenario is not well-supported by recent data.

Because the interquartile range runs from $334 to $357, roughly half of all observed fares sit within a $23 band. If you're targeting a bottom-quartile fare — $334 or below — know that those prices did occur, but they represent the lower tail of a tight distribution, not a regularly recurring window. On a long-haul transatlantic route, pricing can shift on inventory and load factors weeks out, so acting when you see something at or below $338 is more defensible than waiting on the assumption fares will fall further.

No clear carrier concentration emerged from this data, which suggests the competitive set on SFO–CDG is broad enough that you should actively compare across airlines — including one-stop options through European hubs — rather than anchoring on a single carrier. The honest caveat here: 30 daily snapshots reflect a specific slice of the market and may not capture seasonal swings, holiday surcharges, or sudden capacity changes. If your travel dates fall around a major French holiday or a peak summer week, treat these figures as a baseline, not a guarantee.

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