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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$38
San Diego
San Diegononstop$31
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$182
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$142
Palm Springs
Palm Springsnonstop$38
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$162
Monterey
Monterey1 stop$158
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$168
Bakersfield
Bakersfieldnonstop$189
Arcata
Arcatanonstop$235
Redding
Reddingnonstop$209
Bishop
Bishopnonstop$225
Reno
Reno1 stop$115

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January

High season

October

Cheapest flight

$27
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 35% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.
Flight from San Francisco to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

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.
Verified travelerFlew 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.
Verified travelerFlew 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 long is the flight to California from San Francisco?

    Flights to Los Angeles1h 33m
    Flights to John Wayne (Santa Ana)1h 33m
    Flights to San Bernardino0h 00m
    Flights to Sacramento1h 03m
    Flights to Santa Barbara1h 17m
  • What is the cheapest flight to California from San Francisco?

    The cheapest ticket to California from San Francisco found in the last 72 hours was $27 one-way, and $33 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Francisco to Santa Barbara, and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $69.

  • Which airlines fly to California?

    United Airlines flies most frequently to Santa Barbara from San Francisco. In general, Air Canada, Air New Zealand and Alaska Airlines fly the most to California.

  • 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.

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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 $61 one-way - $100 round-trip; Los Angeles $85 one-way - $184 round-trip
  • Book at least 2 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 from San Francisco is January.
  • Morning departure is around 3% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
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*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to California? 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9696 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.1Entertainment
7.1Food
8.5Crew
Airline reviews

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

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2025SFO - PSP
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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.

When we checked in our luggage, we had to use the tray, but include this tray is extra weight. I think you should not use the tray.

Boarding, crew, and duration were great. The lack of built-in entertainment is a turn-off, especially in this day and age. I’m also tall, so comfort is always an issue. More legroom without extra cost for taller passengers would be great.

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.

Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?

The flight was canceled two hours before departure, it took over five hours to rebook us on another flight.

Rough day of travel all the way around. Wrong info given to us multiple times and mistakes in their booking making our trip 10 hours longer than planned. I’m bummed because I fly Delta all the time and love them. Mistakes happen. Just bummed that this was a rare trip our whole family was traveling together.

Meh. A late flight meant I missed my connections, and a 2pm LAX arrival turned into gettin in after midnight.

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

There was no USB plug in my section of the plane. So I could not charge my phone. Also, there was no screen to watch movie or anything like that. Wish I had known that in advance, I would’ve brought my iPad.

Made all groups except 2 check despite ample bin space. Inflight WiFi and entertainment didn’t work most of the time.

Not enough room between rows and food was gross. $160 baggage charge?! Never again.

Waited for our plane from HNL so we didn't miss connection. AMAZING Service for that, then really clean plane. Nice airline attendants.

Amazingly comfy flight - I had upgraded for a reasonable price and it was worth it. The food also was good.

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight

We boarded after several delays due to mechanical failure and a gate change. The seat cushion in the exit row was very compressed and offered no cushion, making the four-hour journey reasonably uncomfortable. The WiFi worked for a few people, but for most, it did not, and you cannot get entertainment unless you can connect—American Airlines flights do not have seatback screens, and you must use your mobile phone.

After several delays and being rebooked onto a layer flight, I had to speak to three AA agents for baggage claim to get an attendant. All were in foul mode and reluctant to assist or offer any assistance.

AA is always pretty solid. Was on time all the way around today so can’t complain!

It was nice being on a flight that had working wifi. The boarding was quick - why don’t all airlines have small boarding groups window to aisle? Makes so much sense!!! I was disappointed to be the first person stopped to have to gate check my carryon. Especially when there was plenty of overhead space at the back! But I get it…keeps it moving. Crew was nice.

My boarding pass wouldn't pull up in the app very easily and had to really dig through my email. That caused a delay in TSA..

RE Food: Wish there was a choice for No Rating. Flew from Honolulu to Los Angeles on a Red-Eye flight (11:00 pm to 7:30 am). Other than a package of cookies with a beverage choice offered soon after take-off, and a beverage choice shortly before landing, no other food choices were offered. Everyone slept or rested for most of the trip. Nothing to rate. RE Entertainment: Everyone was sleeping most of the flight. Only saw one passenger watch about 30 minutes of entertainment on his iPad. I never attempted to access any entertainment options.

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

While booking it was not obvious that I had to pay for carryon. Realized it only during check-in. Overall, meh!

Stop changing gates at sfo. When you are elderly going back for it’s not fun.

There was no easy way to check in. I don't want to install an app to checkin. I will use alaska from now on because they have a web check in method that is easy.

Horrible! The short distance flight ended up taking 5 hrs! There was a 3 hr delay for the flight to take off and there was a 70 min wait on the tarmac for some bogus reason that the pilot said the gate he was supposed to board was taken up. After a 30 min wait he said the plane that was supposed to push out of the gate called a medical emergency and 40 min later he ended up boarding another gate. For the initial 3 hr delay there was no information/alert about the gate or delay in the app or the boards up until the boarding time and even beyond! Had to walk all the way to the end of the terminal to find the frontier staff to ask what was going on. Avoid this airline at all costs! If you have carryon bags or checked bags , their prices come equivalent to the prices of more reliable airlines. They are the worst in timeliness at 60% (reported as delayed) this year (check the data) by a high margin even compared to the second worst airline. If you are ok with having a miserable flight experience with the odds close to flip of a coin, feel free to try them. If you value your time , money and flying experience, stay away.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights from San Francisco to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
2/22Sat
nonstopFrontier
1h 20mSFO-BUR
2/25Tue
nonstopFrontier
1h 33mBUR-SFO
$37
3/9Sun
nonstopFrontier
1h 42mSFO-LAS
3/11Tue
nonstopFrontier
1h 50mLAS-SFO
$37
3/1Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 39mSFO-SAN
3/1Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 46mSAN-SFO
$52
2/24Mon
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 35mSFO-SAN
2/26Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 45mSAN-SFO
$57
2/23Sun
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 39mSFO-PSP
2/25Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 45mPSP-SFO
$67
2/21Fri
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 35mSFO-SAN
2/21Fri
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 46mSAN-SFO
$77
3/12Wed
nonstopDelta
1h 36mSFO-LAX
3/19Wed
nonstopDelta
1h 24mLAX-SFO
$117
4/16Wed
nonstopDelta
1h 30mSFO-LAX
4/21Mon
nonstopDelta
1h 22mLAX-SFO
$127
3/7Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
4h 24mSFO-LAS
3/8Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
5h 49mLAS-SFO
$159
4/9Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
4h 49mSFO-PSP
4/15Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 11mPSP-SFO
$159

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San Francisco to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
4/5Sat
nonstopFrontier
1h 36mSFO-SNA
$27
4/1Tue
nonstopHawaiian Airlines
1h 22mSFO-BUR
$27
3/17Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 37mSFO-SAN
$29
3/12Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 30mSFO-SNA
$29
3/17Mon
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 15mSFO-BUR
$29
4/11Fri
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 24mSFO-BUR
$52
4/5Sat
nonstopAmerican Airlines
1h 33mSFO-LAX
$79
3/7Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
4h 24mSFO-LAS
$80
7/4Fri
nonstopDelta
1h 32mSFO-LAX
$85
4/8Tue
1 stopDelta
6h 20mSFO-PSP
$89

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Last minute flights from San Francisco to California

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from San Francisco to California that are departing in the next 10 days.
2/16Sun
nonstopFrontier
1h 34mSFO-PSP
2/21Fri
nonstopFrontier
1h 43mPSP-SFO
$65
2/12Wed
nonstopFrontier
1h 32mSFO-LAX
2/19Wed
nonstopFrontier
1h 36mLAX-SFO
$67
2/12Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 38mSFO-SNA
3/4Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 30mSNA-SFO
$87
2/12Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 37mSFO-SAN
2/16Sun
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 45mSAN-SFO
$97
2/12Wed
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 30mSFO-SNA
3/4Tue
nonstopAlaska Airlines
1h 28mSNA-SFO
$117
2/12Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 38mSFO-SNA
3/5Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 30mSNA-SFO
$147
2/12Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 02mSFO-SNA
3/5Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 09mSNA-SFO
$193
2/12Wed
multi-stopDelta
6h 06mSFO-SAN
2/13Thu
multi-stopDelta
6h 22mSAN-SFO
$197
2/13Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 59mSFO-ONT
2/16Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 03mONT-SFO
$199
2/13Thu
multi-stopDelta
4h 13mSFO-SAN
2/16Sun
multi-stopDelta
6h 22mSAN-SFO
$258

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