$33 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to California

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Best California Flight Deals from San Francisco

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

Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$77
San Diego
San Diegononstop$47
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$204
Palm Springs
Palm Springsnonstop$157
Fresno
Fresnononstop$179
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$220
Bakersfield
Bakersfieldnonstop$229
Arcata
Arcatanonstop$214
Redding
Reddingnonstop$244
Bishop
Bishopnonstop$455
Imperial
Imperial1 stop$329
Reno
Reno1 stop$170
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$159
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$77
San Diego
San Diegononstop$47
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$204
Palm Springs
Palm Springsnonstop$157
Fresno
Fresnononstop$179
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$220
Bakersfield
Bakersfieldnonstop$229
Arcata
Arcatanonstop$214
Redding
Reddingnonstop$244
Bishop
Bishopnonstop$455
Imperial
Imperial1 stop$329
Reno
Reno1 stop$170
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$159

Cheap Flight Deals from San Francisco to California (SFO-USCA)

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

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from San Francisco to California.
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Hawaiian Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:42 amSFO-SAN
1h 42mnonstop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
10:11 pm - 11:50 pmSAN-SFO
1h 39mnonstop
$47Hawaiian Airlines
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Mon, Jul 7 - Tue, Jul 15
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:20 am - 9:02 amSFO-SAN
1h 42mnonstop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
10:11 pm - 11:50 pmSAN-SFO
1h 39mnonstop
$48Hawaiian Airlines
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Tue, Jun 17 - Tue, Jun 24
United Airlines Logo
4:12 pm - 5:39 pmSFO-ONT
1h 27mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:41 pm - 8:08 pmONT-SFO
1h 27mnonstop
$52United Airlines
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Wed, Jun 4 - Wed, Jun 4
United Airlines Logo
10:45 am - 12:28 pmSFO-SAN
1h 43mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 3:08 pmSAN-SFO
1h 38mnonstop
$52United Airlines
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Thu, May 29 - Thu, May 29
Frontier Logo
5:45 am - 7:24 amSFO-LAS
1h 39mnonstop
Frontier Logo
4:01 pm - 5:53 pmLAS-SFO
1h 52mnonstop
$57Frontier
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Mon, May 26 - Thu, May 29
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 7:36 amSFO-LAS
1h 36mnonstop
Frontier Logo
10:24 am - 12:19 pmLAS-SFO
1h 55mnonstop
$58Frontier
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Wed, Jun 4 - Thu, Jun 5
Alaska Airlines Logo
1:16 pm - 2:53 pmSFO-SNA
1h 37mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:54 pm - 7:22 pmSNA-SFO
1h 28mnonstop
$81Alaska Airlines
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Tue, May 27 - Tue, May 27
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:13 am - 12:51 pmSFO-SNA
1h 38mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
1:31 pm - 2:58 pmSNA-SFO
1h 27mnonstop
$87Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Jun 3 - Wed, Jun 4
Delta Logo
6:57 pm - 8:31 pmSFO-LAX
1h 34mnonstop
Delta Logo
6:30 am - 7:53 amLAX-SFO
1h 23mnonstop
$129Delta
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Sat, May 24 - Tue, May 27
Delta Logo
6:05 am - 7:35 amSFO-LAX
1h 30mnonstop
Delta Logo
6:30 am - 7:53 amLAX-SFO
1h 23mnonstop
$149Delta
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Sat, May 24 - Mon, May 26
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to California flights

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

What is the cheapest San Francisco to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from San Francisco found in the last 72 hours was to Ontario, at $36 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Francisco (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $103.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Francisco to California?

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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $168 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to California, 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 San Francisco to California is September, when tickets cost $119 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $171 and $167 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to California?

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

For San Francisco to California, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from California back to San Francisco, the best deals are generally found on Friday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to California, 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 San Francisco to California, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
High seasonMay
Cheapest flight$33
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 18% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
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Flights from San Francisco to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from San Francisco to California 
SarahFlew with Alaska AirlinesSFO-BURFeb 2025
Go early in the day so if your flight is canceled, you might have better alternatives than I did when my 12:30 flight was canceled.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesSFO-LAXOct 2024
Put phone in airplane mode and fasten safety belts
JohnjimyFlew with ANASFO-LAXAug 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.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesSFO-PSPJun 2024
SFO ~ most convenient People should prepare themselves for cold temperature inside the cabin, bring coat/jacket and food in case flight is delayed.
BradFlew with Alaska AirlinesSFO-SANAug 2024
Alaska airlines with the SkyWest planes have 'no middle seats'. That is a comfy way to go.
IreneFlew with SouthwestSFO-LAXJun 2024
Arrive a least 1 hour before boarding if you’re checking bags. Light layers due weather variation
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesSFO-SANJul 2024
They could smile more! It woukd greatly improve the mood in the packed aircraft
JulieFlew with SouthwestSFO-LAXJun 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.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesSFO-BURJul 2024
Don't trust the announcements about the lack of carry-on space on board.
FatimaFlew with FrontierSFO-LAXJun 2024
Frontier requires 3hr preflight check in even on domestic flights
SheilaFlew with SouthwestSFO-LAXApr 2024
I haven't tried all the airlines yet, but I do enjoy flying with southwest.
BrianFlew with Alaska AirlinesSFO-SANApr 2024
LAX and Seoul, Korea by far are the best airports
AntonFlew with United AirlinesSFO-SNAMar 2024
United works and SNA airport is very good
KateFlew with Alaska AirlinesSFO-PSPApr 2024
Fly in the morning when it’s not windy.
MichaelFlew with United AirlinesSFO-ONTMar 2024
Do not fly the late United flights. Every time I have done it the flight is very very late. I keep thinking “it couldn’t possibly happen again” and then it does. I should just drive my car instead of wasting my life on United airlines.

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to California?

    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 California.

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

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

    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 San Francisco to California 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 San Francisco to California?

    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 San Francisco to California 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 California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $137 on average. Morning departures are around 20% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $432.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from San Francisco to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $87 one-way - $135 round-trip; Los Angeles $97 one-way - $185 round-trip

Top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to California. 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.
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9985 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.9Comfort
7.1Food
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
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No non-alcoholic drinks available except water and small apple juice cans.

8.0 ExcellentJohn, Apr 2025SFO - LAS
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No non-alcoholic drinks available except water and small apple juice cans.

The flight was delayed over two and a half hours thus causing me to miss my best friend’s funeral. All because the flight crew had to get more rest. That was the reason stated. I understand however very unfortunate. Glad everyone is well rested and resting in peace.

All good except both the outbound and return flights were delayed about 1 1/2 hrs.

Not great. My flight was canceled due to a mechanical problem and I could not get rebooked for the same day. I needed to get to my destination yesterday, not today. I was able to book with another airline but it was a layover and ultimately a 1 hour flight took me 12 hours. Normally I like Alaska much more than Southwest, but Southwest came through with a not terrible price for same day.

The plane was late arriving. The Alaska people did a great job of turning it around quickly and getting us off. We took off about 35 minutes after it reached the gate.

I liked the flight attendant named Tyler. He was charismatic and genuine. I like the pilot in my second flight, he was considerate to everyone’s feelings. I liked the people I sat beside. I like the plane size. I like Alaska airlines

Flight delay was inconvenient and exhausting getting in at 1 am. However the crew and lounge was very comfortable.

No complaints. Great service. A first class entry lane at boarding wouldn’t hurt.

I appreciate the priority for safety. I did not enjoy how the delays were handled.

Awful . Extra charge on my bags even after it was confirmed it wasn’t overweight.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Employees were kind and funny, as always! Flight was late but no announcements were made for people with tight connections to help them transition quickly. No service due to turbulence.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a hell hole of an airport. It is the new LaGuardia. Everything Cobbled together. Security gates closed. Terri directional signage

I used to fly SWA all the time. I know the crew has their little acts that are often fun, and entertaining. On this flight one of the crew was just not nice. Very surprising.

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.

Thank you for not flipping the plane on the run way. You guys get a 5 star rating for the flight!!!

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

Boarding is, as it always is… horrible. Gate lice. Slow moving zones. Too many people with carry ons

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.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

New boarding doesn't make sense. Filling front first is slow.

AC barely worked on a 50 minute flight. It was very warm the whole flight. Flight was very bumpy and hard landing.

Everything is good except the dinner and breakfast. The sandwich is very delicious. Toilet is clean, I only use one of them. Flight attendants are very nice. 👍👍

Compared with other carriers business class for an overnight was not worth the extra expense.

Easy to board. Flight was super crowded though so I didn't sleep well on that cross country red-eye flight. The aisles seem ot have gotten narrower and the seat smaller whn luggage and people are getting bigger so it would be AWESOME to have more space and breathing room in general ;)

Pilot Erika DeLong made us feel safe and at ease in a frankly scary time to be flying. Her warm smile and greeting and excellent command of the aircraft in foggy bumpy weather helped us all to calm our nerves and get us home safely.

AWFUL. I have had the experience of traveling with many airlines across the world, and hands down United Airlines is the worst. Not one flight was on time, and I don’t think I met one crew member or staff member who wasn’t rude.

For an 8.5 hour flight the service on board lacked a bit. Service start was slow, the food was worse than usual and they skipped the snack they were supposed to deliver before landing.

Wish movie and music choices changed more often. Mostly same from a month or two ago when I last flew.

It was good. Just that the seats could not be reclined. The people behind were not ready to let the chairs be reclined

Checkin was painful and slow! Lady didn’t seem to know what was going on and couldn’t explain the delay. Seemed ahe couldnt see the computer scree and we couldn’t hear her talk through her mask.

Plane left & arrived early- 5 Crew great. Wi fi - paid for 2, only 1 worked - so so. Waste of $. Coolie was good

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.

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.

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

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.

I was surprised that all baggage, including carry on, were charged. Each additional bag went up in cost. Really disappointed in the additional costs.

It was a redeye flight, so every passenger just wanted to sleep, but through the entire flight, the flight crew made announcements over the loudspeaker at maximum volume every few minutes making sleep impossible. For example: it’s 2am, and the crew decides to give an extremely detailed announcement about snacks and beverages for sale. And 3am is the perfect time to wake up everyone with a lengthy announcement about how to get a coffee refill and how to take advantage of new offer from frontier for a credit card.

Charges unexpected. For seat that didnt recline. Please reverse extra seat and carryon charge. Bad business that is a bait and switch.

I couldn’t check in because the app didn’t work. It took 3 Frontier employees at the counter to get me checked in. Flight left 3 hours after departure time

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