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Best San Francisco Bay Area Flight Deals from Los Angeles

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$81
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$65
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$81
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$65

Cheap Flight Deals from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area (LAX-zzXIH)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Los Angeles 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.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area.
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Spirit Airlines Logo
6:52 pm - 11:29 pmLAX-SJC
4h 37m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:56 amSJC-LAX
3h 56m1 stop
$65Spirit Airlines
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Wed, May 28 - Wed, Jun 4
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:52 pm - 11:29 pmLAX-SJC
4h 37m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 2:06 pmSJC-LAX
8h 06m1 stop
$66Spirit Airlines
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Wed, May 14 - Sat, May 17
Frontier Logo
6:48 pm - 8:27 pmLAX-SFO
1h 39mnonstop
Frontier Logo
11:20 am - 12:55 pmSFO-LAX
1h 35mnonstop
$81Frontier
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Wed, May 21 - Tue, Aug 12
Frontier Logo
6:08 pm - 7:43 pmLAX-SFO
1h 35mnonstop
Frontier Logo
11:20 am - 12:55 pmSFO-LAX
1h 35mnonstop
$82Frontier
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Tue, Jul 1 - Tue, Jul 8
Alaska Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 2:31 pmLAX-SFO
1h 31mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:08 pm - 7:40 pmSFO-LAX
1h 32mnonstop
$111Alaska Airlines
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Tue, May 20 - Tue, May 20
United Airlines Logo
8:05 am - 9:45 amLAX-SFO
1h 40mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:20 pm - 10:52 pmSFO-LAX
1h 32mnonstop
$117United Airlines
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Wed, May 28 - Wed, Jun 4
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 9:37 pmLAX-SFO
5h 37m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:39 am - 3:15 pmSFO-LAX
6h 36m1 stop
$136Alaska Airlines
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Wed, May 28 - Wed, Jun 4
Delta Logo
8:40 am - 10:10 amLAX-SFO
1h 30mnonstop
Delta Logo
6:05 am - 7:35 amSFO-LAX
1h 30mnonstop
$137Delta
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Tue, Jun 3 - Fri, Jun 6
Delta Logo
7:55 pm - 9:18 pmLAX-SFO
1h 23mnonstop
Delta Logo
11:15 am - 12:50 pmSFO-LAX
1h 35mnonstop
$142Delta
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Sat, May 24 - Sun, May 25
United Airlines Logo
7:08 am - 8:37 amLAX-SFO
1h 29mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:58 pm - 12:35 amSFO-LAX
1h 37mnonstop
$179United Airlines
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Thu, May 15 - Thu, May 15
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area flights

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

What is the cheapest Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area.

The cheapest ticket to San Francisco Bay Area from Los Angeles found in the last 72 hours was to San Francisco, at $98 round-trip. The most popular route is from Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $98.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area is October, when tickets cost $113 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $153 and $150 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area, look for departures on Fridays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San Francisco Bay Area, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 weeks before departure.


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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$31
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.
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Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area 
Verified travelerFlew with United AirlinesLAX-SFOMar 2025
Narita was more convenient than SF for connecting flight
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesLAX-SFOJan 2025
Bring water and snacks with shorter flights as some routes will not offer it.
DavianFlew with SouthwestLAX-OAKSep 2024
Don't rent a car or Uber. Add Clipper Card to your digital phone wallet and use it to take the Bart! It was super easy and very clean with spectacular views along the way
Verified travelerFlew with FrontierLAX-SFOOct 2024
Try to catch bargain flights with more reliable airlines
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesLAX-SFOJul 2024
Bring a sweater, just incase other people's ac makes you cool.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesLAX-SJCMar 2024
I was going to Carmel and came back through the Monterey airport which was a great experience. No line, quaint and efficient.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesLAX-STSDec 2023
only travel during daylight hours. can't land in fog

FAQs - booking San Francisco Bay Area flights

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $166 on average. Morning departures are around 13% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $494.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Francisco Bay Area

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Los Angeles to the following destinations at these prices or less: San Francisco $94 one-way - $176 round-trip

Top 5 airlines serving from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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.
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9968 reviews
7.1Entertainment
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.1Food
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Long delay before boarding. By the time I was informed of the delay I was already at the gate.

6.0 GoodJulie, Apr 2025LAX - LIH
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Long delay before boarding. By the time I was informed of the delay I was already at the gate.

Check your emails that you sent me. 9 emails were sent telling me that my flight is Delayed. Each one with a different time 7:10, 7:55, 9:31, 9:09, 9:29, 9:44, 10:00, 9:49, and 10:10. That was how my experience went.

Personal demeanor not good on flight returning to LAX..Great and superb on the way to Portland

Even though we checked in, checked bags, and went through security, I was told at the gate that I hadn’t checked in. I was pulled aside and had to verify my identity yet again. Otherwise, the flight was fine.

Quick boarding, efficient and pleasant crew. Wish they worked the mic better in the terminal to be understood more clearly.

The app is very bugy, did not work well. Other than that it was ok.

The flight was delayed an hour and it was not disclosed to the passengers until it was time to board. There was no in-flight WiFI available and such poor communication overall. Unfortunate that I was going to miss my connecting flight with poor communication on alternatives.

Interline connection was terrible. Boarding pass from American didn’t work even though it was valid. Gate agent not present to straighten out the mess until the next to the last boarding group was called.

Very bad that in future probably will avoid Alaska Airlines. They had changed the flight schedule without informing us. Paid for check in bags online, got an email confirmation. But during check in they couldn't find it in system, didn't even bother to apologize. Check in agent wasn't helpful, just said if we had to check in bags we had to pay there. Even though email confirmation said we already paid, didn't bother to check and just said do a dispute claim.

The people were nice. I did not make my flight and they immediately gave me the next one out.

Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Bathrooms dirty sinks clogged. No one seemed to clean them. Plane very old

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

It was terrible, if they ran flights on time it would make a big difference.

Delta seems to be improving in many areas, except they are super bad with the food available. Bring back normal food service on long flights.

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

I actually received a notification from kayak on email but not one by text from Delta when my departure gait changed and I almost missed my flight

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Seats were comfortable. It’s was so cold and very uncomfortable. I paid 2000 miles for wifi service that was choppy the whole flight. Would like to be reimbursed for my miles Food was so disappointing. Three cold and terrible meals for $3000 round trip. This needs to be better.

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

Plenty of room for me and the cat in Premium Economy. Seat was comfortable. Boarding was a breeze. The lady at the special check-in desk was great, super helpful and professional.

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Smooth flight. As always dinner could have been more generous. Breakfast was great.

Old and out of date plane, it seem like every time I fly with united there’s and issue. We were delayed,

We took off an hour late due to arrival airport not having enough gates. That was followed by 1:30 wait to get our bags delivered for the entire flight.

I mean, it’s Spirit. But it was frustrating to have our flight canceled, get bumped to a later flight, and then Spirit was unwilling to check our bag until 4 hours before our flight… tell us we could not sit in the waiting area’s chairs… and really negative experience getting checked in and dropping the bag.

terrible service, no room for a dog underfoot, a broken chair that is impossible to sit on and all this costs a lot of money

It was fast but uncomfortable seats. Had to pay a bit extra not sure why? Maybe in selection of all my 4 tix together ? Just knew I had a balance before getting boarding pass online when departing from satx ? And flight was delayed..

Seats are uncomfortable and too close together. Also, you missed my connection in Vegas on the way back and I ended up sleeping in the airport, flying back to Burbank instead of LAX and I got home 12 hours late.

Non-professional acting crew, Very uncomfortable seats…!! Very bad pricing with all the add-ons for seat choice, luggage fees, etc….soon you’ll charge extra for oxygen. The ticket price means Nothing because in the end, the actual amount i paid, i could have and will in the future continue to fly on a real airline…

With this price, I shouldn't complain on anything. I understand I have to pay for every services they provide. The plane could smell a little better. Advise them to use frebeeze to freshen up the interior a little bit.

Terrible. 1st and last flight on Spirit. Check in process was a nightmare. Despite arriving 1.6 hours before flight we had to be pulled from the ridiculously long line to “self check” our bags which took 10 min and required assistance. Seats are very uncomfortable , don’t move, no pockets, no entertainment, no wifi Basically like taking a time capsule back to the 70s. No thank you.

Arrived at 3:45am & found a long line where Spirit employees were standing at the counter but no one was working. Worried if I’d make the flight. Line started moving about 4:15 and got to check my bag at 4:30, realize my flight was at 5:25. Lines thru security were long, got to flight and walked right on. Spirit was cheapest when selected but not after $70/bag and $30/seat - extra $200.

Over 2 hour delay due to “weather” but all other flights were taking off with no issues. We felt lied to the entire time as well.

LA to Seattle was a smooth process. Seattle to LA was delayed more Than 6hrs

The seats were hard molded plastic covered in plastic vinyl. And the scam to charge people extra to sit together. Don’t they know we can just ask someone to trade seats. And watching the staff separate young children from parents… super classy. We had to guilt them into offering up our seats. This companies policies suck. Don’t give them your money.

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

It was a short flight so no food or entertainment….

Frontier had yet another flight cancellation. Have never made a complete round trip with this airline without at least one leg getting cancelled. Miserable flights - dirty, uncomfortable planes that apparently always have issues since I've had multiple delays and cancellations with them.

Flight was delayed 3 times, would have been nice to have received text message instead of email notifications. Frontier app wasn’t even updated accordingly, no gate number disclosed. No agent at front desk of gate to inform of delay. Very confused and left if the dark

Everything went as planned. Crew was great. Seats were still not that comfortable.

They changed the timing , first delayed by 4 hours then went back to 40 mins late, we had to run back to airport to not miss our flight. This is ridiculous

No frills for sure. No gate announcements about flight delay, not even water to drink on the flight.

I loked walking out on the tarmac to board and no first class. I didn't like that they have no snacks or onboard wifi to bide your time.

The plane was clean, the crew was friendly and helpful. It’s a low cost airline so there was no food, drinks or in flight entertainment but we didn’t expect any of these things. In the room for improvement department, they should install USB ports in seats to charge mobile devices.

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