$52 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake

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Cheapest round-trip
$94
Typical prices: $236-$132
Alaska Airlines, Frontier
Tue 5/5Tue 5/5
SFO - LAX • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$52
Typical prices: $88-$148
Frontier
Wed 4/29
SFO - LAX • Non-stop
Arrival airport
You can't fly directly to Big Bear Lake. It is served by Los Angeles (LAX), located 88.2 miles from Big Bear Lake.
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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake (SFO-LAX)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake 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 San Francisco to Big Bear Lake

Tue, May 5 - Tue, May 5
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8:00 am - 9:37 am
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LAX
1h 37mnonstop
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6:09 pm - 7:48 pm
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SFO
1h 39mnonstop
$94Multiple Airlines
Tue, May 5 - Wed, May 6
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8:43 pm - 9:03 am
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LAX
12h 20m
1 stop
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6:04 pm - 7:43 pm
LAX
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SFO
1h 39mnonstop
$95Frontier
Sat, May 2 - Tue, May 5
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6:29 pm - 8:09 pm
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LAX
1h 40mnonstop
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6:09 pm - 7:48 pm
LAX
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SFO
1h 39mnonstop
$96Frontier
Tue, May 5 - Thu, May 7
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8:43 pm - 11:07 am
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LAX
14h 24m
1 stop
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4:42 pm - 6:21 pm
LAX
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SFO
1h 39mnonstop
$97Multiple Airlines
Wed, Apr 29 - Tue, May 5
Frontier Logo
7:00 am - 3:20 pm
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LAX
8h 20m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:09 pm - 7:48 pm
LAX
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SFO
1h 39mnonstop
$98Frontier
Mon, Jun 8 - Wed, Jun 10
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8:48 pm - 10:26 pm
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LAX
1h 38mnonstop
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6:00 am - 7:22 am
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SFO
1h 22mnonstop
$99Multiple Airlines
Mon, May 4 - Tue, May 5
Frontier Logo
11:26 pm - 8:51 am
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LAX
9h 25m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:09 pm - 7:48 pm
LAX
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SFO
1h 39mnonstop
$101Frontier
Tue, Jun 16 - Tue, Jun 23
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8:30 pm - 10:08 pm
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LAX
1h 38mnonstop
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7:22 pm - 9:00 pm
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SFO
1h 38mnonstop
$102Frontier
Wed, Apr 29 - Sat, May 9
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1:45 pm - 3:17 pm
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LAX
1h 32mnonstop
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6:04 pm - 7:43 pm
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SFO
1h 39mnonstop
$103Multiple Airlines
Mon, May 4 - Mon, May 11
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6:29 pm - 8:09 pm
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LAX
1h 40mnonstop
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4:52 pm - 6:31 pm
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SFO
1h 39mnonstop
$104Frontier
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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$52
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles

When to book flights from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake

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Flights from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake 
IreneFlew with Southwest
SFO
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LAX
Jun 2024
Arrive a least 1 hour before boarding if you’re checking bags. Light layers due weather variation
JohnjimyFlew with ANA
SFO
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LAX
Aug 2024
Layover from NRT(JPN), to SFO (US), to LAX(US) Easy if you are a United States Citizen, when you go to US Border & Customs, bring your Passport if you arrive Internationally. Remember to pick up your check baggage before moving into domestic flights, as they will check the tag for the plane you are boarding in. (They will check your baggage again). Bring your ID/DL (Real-ID COMPLIANT) with you to pass security/TSA, passport works too. SFO is pretty strict as well as LAX.
FatimaFlew with Frontier
SFO
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LAX
Jun 2024
Frontier requires 3hr preflight check in even on domestic flights
JulieFlew with Southwest
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LAX
Jun 2024
Avoid flying into LAX. It’s a nightmare. Baggage claim took 40 minutes. And then the shuttle to the car rental place took an hour because there are two shuttles. The first is a local bus that makes a stop at every seven terminals and then it takes you to another place where you have to wait for your smaller shuttle to the car rental place.

FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake?

    When flying out of San Francisco you’ll be using San Francisco. Big Bear Lake does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Los Angeles airport, which is 88.2 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake take?

    Direct flights cover the 337 miles separating San Francisco and Big Bear Lake in about 1h 27m.

  • How many flights are there between San Francisco and Big Bear Lake?

    231 direct flights run between San Francisco and Big Bear Lake on a daily basis. On average, there are about 1,622 departures each week.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between San Francisco and Big Bear Lake?

    Consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San Francisco, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake?

    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 San Francisco to Big Bear Lake.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Big Bear Lake from San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Big Bear Lake?

    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 to Big Bear Lake with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake?

    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 to Big Bear Lake from San Francisco up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket between San Francisco and Big Bear Lake found on KAYAK was with Spirit Airlines for $22. Spirit Airlines offered a round-trip connection from $35 and Frontier from $51.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake

  • There is no airport in Big Bear Lake. Instead, you’ll be flying into Los Angeles Airport when flying between San Francisco and Big Bear Lake.
  • The cheapest flight from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake was found 69 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 3 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be February, March and April. The cheapest month to fly is July.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving San Francisco to Big Bear Lake

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to Big Bear Lake? 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.
7.9
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12201 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
7.0Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
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Crew were bad Didn’t help with luggage When asked for a glass of wine, I was told that they will serve later , which they didn’t to Me and didn’t serve anyone else in First class . Didn’t offer any snacks , Chips or Nuts to anyone . Flight was not crowded either. Worst Service/ or No Service !

2.0 MediocrePrasadarao, Apr 2026
SFO - LAS
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Crew were bad Didn’t help with luggage When asked for a glass of wine, I was told that they will serve later , which they didn’t to Me and didn’t serve anyone else in First class . Didn’t offer any snacks , Chips or Nuts to anyone . Flight was not crowded either. Worst Service/ or No Service !

Alaska drastically changed our flight from a direct flight to a flight with connection and a long layover. So we canceled the Alaska flight and we learned a valuable lesson that we will never book through kayak again because the third party travel agent tried to withhold our money.

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.

Nice crew, healthy snacks and drinks available. Flight to Seattle was short and comfortable.

had to be rerouted due to a medical emergency onboard. Alaska crew treated the patient with utmost respect and continued to keep the passengers updated the entire way through, which I appreciate. But it took 4 hours from landing until we were able to be airborne again, causing us to not get into SFO until ~2 am. I understand it was a tough situation for everyone, but that was an indecent wait.

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!

Delay for switching planes. Then delay after delay (mechanical) after boarding so that we were almost 3 hrs late, getting in at 230am. Crew was good.

The he whole flight was very smooth on every aspects.

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

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.

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.

Boarding was again a "free for all". We were boarding group 4, and almost the entire plane was able to board before us. It's a shame that someone who follows the rules, gets the short end of the stick. Not fair.

It was perfect! I've never flown with United before, but I definitely will in the future

They delayed the flight from 9:00 to 11:55 At 11:45 they canceled the flight. I paid a premium price for the tickets with poor service

Seats are uncomfortable. This has been a trend in the industry for decades. Trying to fit more seats on each plane to increase profits at the expense of the passenger.

Staff were good. My seat was in need of repair, but for a short flight was not problematic. Usual basic snack and drink setup that you'll find on any US carrier. Over, a decent, basic flight.

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

it was a very short flight so my expectations were low.

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

Terrible. No customer service, no food, no drinks on a 6 hour premier economy booking.

The flight crew where really good. Better then the crew from BNE to SFO

Going non stop to lax like I paid for. Not stopping in MCI for gas. Too long of delays

Delayed for mechanical and no updates on what was happening and how long the delay might be.

A first class seat should fit a fat person, and this doesn't. The trays in the armrest are less functional than an ordinary tray in the back of the seat.

The experience at checkin for my American Airlines flight from Sacramento to LAX was very good including the assistance I received in getting my bags checked in and boarding passes printed. Was pleasantly surprised the my bags were checked through all the way to my destination at Clark International Airport in Angeles, Philippines.

Not good. One of my luggage is missing. And until now they can’t find it

Dloght delayed by 2.5 hrs . Common theme in my last four american floghts

The worst Airline ever. They centered my second flight and leave me in NY. They don’t have any representatives at the airport and they don’t respond to calls. Basically I got stuck. I will never purchase through there again.

The chicken wrap was tiny ($13 for what looked like a 1/3 of a normal wrap?) and disgusting.

Smooth flight. From the early boarding and all were on board before departure time and arrived early in ONT. Great crew. Thank you!!!!

The flight was significantly delayed for 6.5 hours because of snow. There was no communication once the plane returned to the gate regarding when the flight would resume. Other flights were departing while our flight was being unloaded for reasons unknown. Our flight also seemed out of the queue regarding further deicing, refueling, and waiting to Taxi to the runway.

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

i was unable to check in the flight. refund requested

I think Frontier was very good at communication. Their app worked very well. Loading was great and the flight was nice and easy.

Great for the price. No wifi or entertainment, but gate agents and crew were fantastic and we boarded quickly and left on time.

Decent clean onboard experience. Okay discount airline experience. Unfortunately, any customer service interactions are difficult and unhelpful. There is no service. Also, a premium seat only gets you premium boarding if you line up first. Once they start general boarding you must go to the back of the line. Not very premium

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