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Cheap Flights from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$257
San Jose
San Josenonstop$155
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$257
San Jose
San Josenonstop$155

Book Cheap Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area

Tue, May 19 - Wed, May 20
Southwest Logo
6:50 pm - 8:05 pm
LGB
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SJC
1h 15mnonstop
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6:05 pm - 7:20 pm
SJC
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LGB
1h 15mnonstop
$155Southwest
Tue, May 19 - Wed, May 20
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3:25 pm - 4:40 pm
LGB
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SJC
1h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
6:05 am - 10:05 am
SJC
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LGB
4h 00m
1 stop
$165Southwest
Wed, Apr 29 - Sat, May 2
Southwest Logo
3:25 pm - 4:40 pm
LGB
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SJC
1h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
8:50 am - 10:10 am
SJC
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LGB
1h 20mnonstop
$170Southwest
Wed, Apr 29 - Sat, May 2
Southwest Logo
3:40 pm - 10:10 pm
LGB
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SJC
6h 30m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
8:50 am - 10:10 am
SJC
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LGB
1h 20mnonstop
$180Southwest
Wed, Apr 29 - Sat, May 2
Southwest Logo
6:55 am - 1:45 pm
LGB
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SJC
6h 50m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
3:45 pm - 5:05 pm
SJC
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LGB
1h 20mnonstop
$185Southwest
Sat, Apr 25 - Sat, May 2
Southwest Logo
7:00 am - 8:15 am
LGB
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SJC
1h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
3:45 pm - 5:05 pm
SJC
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LGB
1h 20mnonstop
$186Southwest
Wed, May 6 - Wed, May 13
Southwest Logo
11:05 am - 12:25 pm
LGB
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OAK
1h 20mnonstop
Southwest Logo
2:30 pm - 3:55 pm
OAK
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LGB
1h 25mnonstop
$186Southwest
Tue, Apr 21 - Tue, Apr 21
Southwest Logo
7:55 am - 9:10 am
LGB
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SJC
1h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
10:40 am - 12:00 pm
SJC
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LGB
1h 20mnonstop
$191Southwest
Tue, Apr 21 - Tue, Apr 28
Southwest Logo
11:05 am - 12:25 pm
LGB
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OAK
1h 20mnonstop
Southwest Logo
11:20 am - 12:45 pm
OAK
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LGB
1h 25mnonstop
$192Southwest
Sat, Apr 25 - Sat, May 2
Southwest Logo
7:50 am - 12:50 pm
LGB
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SJC
5h 00m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
8:50 am - 10:10 am
SJC
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LGB
1h 20mnonstop
$196Southwest
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to San Francisco Bay Area from Long Beach found in the last 72 hours was to San Jose, at $171 round-trip. The most popular route is from Long Beach (LGB) to San Jose (SJC), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $171.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $412, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area is December, when tickets cost $128 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $397 and $356 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$78
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 20% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 18% increase in price.
Flight from Long Beach to San Jose

FAQs - booking San Francisco Bay Area flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area 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 Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area?

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

Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Francisco Bay Area

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Long Beach to the following destinations at these prices or less: Oakland $181 one-way - $257 round-trip; San Jose $125 one-way - $237 round-trip

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4333 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
Airline reviews

Southwest was greaat! The most expensive but the least upsetting for those we were flying to see.

10.0 ExcellentMartie, Mar 2026
LGB - BNA
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Southwest was greaat! The most expensive but the least upsetting for those we were flying to see.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

Mediocre. Boarding is now unpleasant. The employees, once friendly and nice, are now regularly speaking sternly to passengers, badgering them to do things right so they can take off on time and gate check bags because they don't have enough overhead bin space. The pretzel snack was crushed flat and broken into even smaller pieces, which happens frequently lately. Drink service was suspended before they reached my row.

The Southwest experience has definitely taken a dive from its early days. You can no longer deferentiate from other airlines. Air travel is too expensive. Southwest is no longer budget friendly. They have lost me as a loyal customer.

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

The wifi on the plane is great. The only issue that I have is that I prefer an aisle seat and on my trips this week, I was either in the middle or window. If we can work to secure aisle seating, I will be thrilled. Nice trip.

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

The ticketing counter in SD was a mess. The lady handling the First-Class check-in seemed overwhelmed until a supervisor replaced her. It took almost 20 minutes to get once couple checked in, and then she started walking around the counters while 7 people just stood in line. Once her supervisor arrived, she announced she was going on break, never to engage with customers again.

Four hour delay. Missed our event. And they offered me $75. Absolutely shameful.

I have been flying commercial for decades. I was in one of the ladder boarding groups, had my bag tagged because they thought there was not going to be enough space for it in the overhead bins. I politely asked one of the attendance if I could try to find a space- she said I could and I did. I then took the bag tag off and gave it to one of the other attendants as I was told to do by the first one. He, in a curt, anal, and disrespectful manner, told me that I needed to take my bag down from the overhead bin and check it. This was a situation I’ve never encountered before. The attendant’s attitude was confrontational and belittling in front of other onlooking passengers as if daring me to challenge him. I am a physician who takes care of patients day in and day out. Not wanting to make a scene, I calmly told him, “do what you need to do.” he took my bag down from the overhead bin, put the back tag back on it, and checked it only to make room for another bag that was also supposed to be technically checked by a following passenger. The same male attendant later came up to me and said “you shouldn’t have showed me the bag tag,” as if conveying that he was just following protocol was a justification for treating me like a kid out of line. I cared about this because it took 15 minutes from my life to then retrieve the bag at baggage claim and it also felt like really poor customer service. I understand the need for protocols. This is also a service industry, and we the passengers are the clients. We should be made to feel welcome and respected and our life in transit made as easy as it can be within reason. This attendant clearly needs to be reminded of that. Of note, an older female fellow passenger sitting next to me agreed with this assessment.

You sent me an email saying boarding was at 9:29 and AA sent one that was 8:29 on Sunday morning. I had to call AA to get that it was indeed 8:29.

Good as usual. Just wished my seat was assigned at online check in. Thanks anyways

I bought tickets MONTHS ago for a flight that left SAN at 14:30. That is what it says on our tickets. I was never notified of any time changes. During online check-in. I discovered the flight time had been changed to 15:45. This was unacceptable and had I been notified, I would have changed flights, or airlines. That departure time was unworkable with our plans. We called Alaska and asked for an explanation. They said flight time was changed 11/08/25. No proof of notification could be offered. We asked to be moved to an earlier flight. After much pleading, the rep said she would allow a “one time exception..” While I appreciate being moved, this was YOUR fault Alaska Airlines.

I love Alaska! We arrived on the later side without seat assignments only to find the had oversold the flight by 1. The attendants worked extra hard to find a way for our party of 7 to stay together and we made it on the flight! Loved the free WiFi also!

The he whole flight was very smooth on every aspects.

Due to plane delays on both legs of my flight home, I had to be rerouted from Santa Rosa to Las Vegas on Skywest and then to DCA on American. SkyWest airlines sat on runway in Las Vegas for 20 minutes waiting for gate to clear. My boarding pass for American that I was given by Alaska was incomplete and the Las Vegas airport lacked signage and departure boards. I barely made my flight bc it was so confusing. American Airlines has a much better wireless connection. I’ll never fly Alaska again. It clearly has problems.

I paid for wifi and it never worked... it was miserable. I couldn't access my shared files to work on the plane, it didn't work on my phone. I paid for nothing but frustration and continual refreshing, hoping it would work

The cabin temperature was nice and cool. The wifi was not working.

As previously noted, this flight was great: departure was timely, the crew was friendly and attentive, and wifi connectivity was seamless. In particular, I appreciated that the flight attendant just told me to stow the laptop right before takeoff/landing, and trusted me to do so (which I did!).

Left a few minutes early. Got in 15 minutes early. Very attentive service on board. Very organized boarding.

There’s not much to say about a one hour flight. This is a connection from LA to RNO that I missed the previous night due to a mechanical check delay on my originating flight from JFK to LAX. The short flight itself was fine. Instructions from the pilot and crew were per usual. The coffee was barely lukewarm, which possibly was purposeful so we would down it quickly. Bags were already on carousel upon reaching baggage claim, which was excellent.

Delta continues to set the benchmark for traveler-friendly service with minimal disruption and clear communication within the mainland US (coast to coast). I am consistently pleased to be a Delta customer, and this experience once again met my expectations. There was a brief delay departing from MIA due to a technical issue that required the aircraft to return to the gate. However, the situation was handled professionally and transparently. Fortunately, my planned layover allowed ample buffer time, so the adjustment caused no stress. Overall, another smooth and reassuring experience.

Awesome! On time flight, early arrival, and a complimentary upgrade!

Was forced to check in my small carry on, even though I informed the crew it has very fragile items inside

They double booked seats, the gate staff changed my ticket as I was boarding she went over to the computer and changed it without telling me. She messed up an entire three row section for me and others. Other travelers were outraged but the gate staff were so rude, so condescending saying it wasn't their problem to solve. I would rate this a zero if I could. Will not fly Delta again I'll stick with United and American.

I usually get upgraded so my experience is usually amazing. I did not get upgraded this time - which was fine - but the wifi had issues, the monitors were going in & out, & (though not Delta's fault) one of the gentlemen next to me desperately needed a shower.

I really liked the legroom. I am 6’4”.a at For some reason our seats were not together and using the app to fix it didn’t work. Passengers were nice enough to move for us but you should absolutely ensure a parent sits with their child.

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