$169 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Bakersfield

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Bakersfield on a Thursday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to fly from San Francisco to Bakersfield. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Friday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from San Francisco to Bakersfield is July, where tickets cost $214 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $349 and $319 respectively.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from San Francisco to Bakersfield were found on United Airlines ($169) and American Airlines ($557).

There is just one airline that flies from San Francisco to Bakersfield direct and that is United Airlines. The best round-trip deal found from United Airlines for the route is $164.

There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 1 and 2 nonstop flights that take off from San Francisco and land in Bakersfield, with an average flight time of 1h 16m. The most common departure time is 7:00 pm and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 13 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Sunday.

A direct flight to Bakersfield will take on average 1h 14m to travel the 238 miles flying distance from San Francisco.

Early birds can take the earliest flight from San Francisco at 10:40 am and will be landing in Bakersfield at 12:00 pm.

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from San Francisco to Bakersfield jets off at 9:40 pm and lands at 10:56 pm.