$89 Find Cheap Flights from Long Beach to San Francisco Bay Area

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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$361
San Jose
San Josenonstop$177
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$361
San Jose
San Josenonstop$177

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

Thu, Jul 9 - Thu, Jul 23
Southwest Logo
12:00 pm - 1:10 pm
LGB
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SJC
1h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
6:15 am - 7:35 am
SJC
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LGB
1h 20mnonstop
$177Southwest
Thu, Jul 30 - Mon, Aug 3
Southwest Logo
5:30 pm - 8:40 pm
LGB
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SJC
3h 10m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
5:05 pm - 6:25 pm
SJC
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LGB
1h 20mnonstop
$183Southwest
Sat, Jul 11 - Sat, Jul 18
Southwest Logo
6:45 pm - 7:55 pm
LGB
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SJC
1h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
4:20 pm - 9:05 pm
SJC
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LGB
4h 45m
1 stop
$187Southwest
Thu, Jul 9 - Thu, Jul 23
Southwest Logo
7:50 pm - 9:05 pm
LGB
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SJC
1h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
2:30 pm - 8:30 pm
SJC
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LGB
6h 00m
2 stops
$192Southwest
Sat, Jul 11 - Sat, Jul 18
Southwest Logo
6:50 am - 1:45 pm
LGB
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SJC
6h 55m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
4:20 pm - 9:05 pm
SJC
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LGB
4h 45m
1 stop
$197Southwest
Thu, Jul 30 - Mon, Aug 3
Southwest Logo
5:30 pm - 8:40 pm
LGB
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SJC
3h 10m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
2:30 pm - 8:30 pm
SJC
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LGB
6h 00m
2 stops
$198Southwest
Wed, Jul 22 - Wed, Jul 29
Southwest Logo
10:05 am - 8:10 pm
LGB
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SJC
10h 05m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
1:30 pm - 8:10 pm
SJC
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LGB
6h 40m
1 stop
$202Southwest
Wed, Jul 22 - Wed, Jul 29
Southwest Logo
10:05 am - 8:10 pm
LGB
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SJC
10h 05m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
1:00 pm - 8:10 pm
SJC
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LGB
7h 10m
2 stops
$207Southwest
Wed, Jun 10 - Wed, Jun 17
Southwest Logo
7:00 am - 8:15 am
LGB
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OAK
1h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
6:55 am - 8:20 am
OAK
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LGB
1h 25mnonstop
$217Southwest
Sun, Sep 13 - Tue, Sep 22
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:37 am
LGB
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SFO
26h 37m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:20 am - 8:59 pm
SFO
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LGB
13h 39m
2 stops
$372Alaska Airlines
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 $191 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 $191.

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 $414, 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 November, when tickets cost $47 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $167 and $134 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$89
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 15% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 38% 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 $154 one-way - $269 round-trip; San Jose $171 one-way - $240 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 4298 reviews
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

10.0 ExcellentRobert, May 2026
LAS - SFO
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Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

The entire experience from boarding to landing was amazing! The crew were very friendly. Will definitely be back.

The crew was very kind and made going to Hawaii relaxing and fun to look forward to! Thank you Southwest for a pleasant flight!

This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

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!

Flight delayed no communication. The gate was changed so many times.

It is a hassle to not have entertainment screens on the backs of the seats.

I had to change my flight last minute due to a medical emergency. Their agent was compassionate and extremely helpful. This airlines really cares about making travel, for fun, work, or an emergency a customer-focused experience. Thank you!

No headphones provided. No gf food. Only 1 beverage cart run sAN to HNL. Rarely saw crew members

A solidly good experience, but would’ve appreciated more communication with regards to travel delays.

No issues and clear sailing. What a preferred to have sat in one of empty seats other than my assigned seat that would be my only complaint if it was to complain.

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.

Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

One of the flight attendants was a little cranky. I appreciated the free wifi and plug to charge my laptop

WiFi didn’t work most of the time. The usb chargers would work only occasionally for 5 mins and wouldn’t charge after that. Had to keep trying repeatedly at each of the seats in the row.

The crew bent over backwards to thank us for flying and make us comfortable. The food service was quick and efficient. The Captain communicated and said goodbye and thank you as we departed. They really stood out!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

my mom urmila patel needed a wheelchair which was not available on the curbside. she needed to walk almost 50 meters inside (at the risk of falling) and then had to wait in line to get a wheelchair (this is not ok). Once obtained she had to seat in it for 30-45 minutes for someone to take her in thru the checkin process (which was fairly smooth and easy). the lady who helped her with her checkin process was very courteous and helpful

Staff at the check-in counter were friendly, happy and helpful. They tagged our bags and sent us to “bag drop off” but were not very clear about where that was. The airport was busy we headed off in what we thought was the right direction until a gentleman waved us down and actually came after us. He was the baggage handler for Delta and recognized our “deer in the headlights “ look-he brought us to the right area (which was marked as the Southwest Airlines Drop Off) and sent us on our way. Wonderful guy, low key and working with a big smile on his face. Loved it. Loved him.

Arlene was a great flight attendant. I also liked how one of the other flight attendants gave us a heads up about snacks and asked everyone to remove their headphones when it was their turn to order. Good idea.

I haven’t flown economy in over 20 years but it was not bad. Room by my feet for my bag and seat was roomy enough. Surprised in a good way.

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