San Francisco → Bali flights

SFO-Bali fares hover near $274, but thin data limits certainty

Key takeaways

• Median fare of $274 across the sample window — a solid baseline for budgeting.
• Bottom quartile sits at $274, matching the median, suggesting many snapshots cluster near the low end.
• Top quartile jumps to $411, a 66% spread from low to high — meaningful price variance exists.
• Only 12 samples collected, so patterns here are directional, not definitive.
• High fares topped out at $411, worth avoiding if you can shift travel dates or watch prices longer.

30-day price trend

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

The full picture

The data shows a median round-trip fare of $274 between San Francisco and Bali, with a low of $247 and a high of $411 — a 66% spread from top to bottom. That's a wide range for a single route, and it tells us this itinerary isn't priced uniformly: travelers who book during a pricing dip can save meaningfully compared to those who catch a high-fare snapshot. The fact that the 25th percentile matches the median ($274) suggests that a cluster of lower fares appears frequently, while the jump to $411 at the 75th percentile indicates certain snapshots — possibly tied to specific dates, demand spikes, or fare-class availability — push costs much higher.

With only 12 snapshots in this dataset, we can't confidently map out a precise booking calendar or claim a specific week performs best. What we can say is that the presence of a tight cluster near $274 alongside occasional spikes toward $400+ implies it pays to monitor fares over time rather than book reflexively. If you see a quote near or below the median, that's a reasonable signal to act, since it's sitting at or below where most observed fares landed.

We don't have enough visibility into carrier-level data to identify a dominant airline or day-of-week booking pattern for this route — the dataset doesn't break out those dimensions clearly here. Given the sample size of just 12 days, treat this as an early read on pricing behavior rather than a definitive guide. A larger, longer-running sample would let us speak more precisely about seasonal softening or optimal lead time. For now, the clearest honest takeaway is this: expect somewhere in the $247–$411 band, anchor your expectations around $274, and be ready to book when you see fares at or near that median, since the data doesn't support waiting for a guaranteed lower trigger point.

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