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3:55 pm - 5:38 pmONT-SFO
1h 43mnonstop
9:25 pm - 10:55 pmSFO-ONT
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$52United Airlines
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Wed, Apr 23 - Wed, Apr 23
6:00 am - 7:28 amONT-SFO
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6:55 pm - 8:21 pmSFO-ONT
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$57United Airlines
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Thu, Apr 24 - Sat, Apr 26
6:55 pm - 8:37 pmLAX-SFO
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2:20 pm - 3:59 pmSFO-LAX
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$71Frontier
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Fri, Apr 25 - Wed, Apr 30
6:48 pm - 8:27 pmLAX-SFO
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2:18 pm - 3:55 pmSFO-LAX
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$78Frontier
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Fri, May 2 - Mon, May 5
8:40 am - 10:10 amLAX-SFO
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6:55 pm - 8:28 pmSFO-LAX
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$117Delta
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Sat, Apr 26 - Sat, Apr 26
3:36 pm - 5:49 pmSEA-SFO
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6:30 am - 8:35 amSFO-SEA
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$125Alaska Airlines
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Sat, May 3 - Sat, May 10
6:30 am - 7:52 amLAX-SFO
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6:55 pm - 8:28 pmSFO-LAX
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$132Delta
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Mon, Apr 14 - Sat, Apr 19
7:00 am - 9:15 amSEA-SFO
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7:00 am - 9:06 amSFO-SEA
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$135Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Apr 26 - Sun, Apr 27
5:45 pm - 11:58 pmSEA-SFO
6h 13m1 stop
5:49 pm - 11:01 pmSFO-SEA
5h 12m1 stop
$159American Airlines
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Sat, May 3 - Sat, May 10
5:45 pm - 11:58 pmSEA-SFO
6h 13m1 stop
5:49 pm - 11:01 pmSFO-SEA
5h 12m1 stop
$160American Airlines
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Flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco

Flights to Palo Alto: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew to Palo Alto 
GeraldFlew with DeltaBOS-SFOMar 2025
Book a flight early in the morning. The plane & crew will have arrived the previous night
HartajFlew with United AirlinesRDU-SFODec 2024
RDU long-term parking can add 30-70 mins to your departure time. At terminal 2 in RDU, getting a taxi can take 2-5 mins, vs. waiting 10-30 mins for a car app pickup. :)
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesDCA-SFOJan 2025
Bring your own entertainment. Depend on them for reliability and your flight to get you there on time if not early.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesLAX-SFOJan 2025
Bring water and snacks with shorter flights as some routes will not offer it.
Verified travelerFlew with Hawaiian AirlinesOGG-SFODec 2024
Hawaiian was nice with the snacks and punch. More friendly than united.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesDCA-SFOJan 2025
Reserve your plane seat & bring something to eat in the plane.
MatthewFlew with Alaska AirlinesMCO-SFODec 2024
I had selected the filter to include flights with 1 checked bag, but it appears this flight did not actually include a checked bag in the flight.
GeraldFlew with Hawaiian AirlinesHNL-SFOFeb 2025
There is an agricultural inspection of carryon bags at the gate. Don’t try and bring home any pineapples.
Verified travelerFlew with IberiaORD-SFOOct 2024
Use Alaska Airlines. Great attention to detail. The staff is connected with the passengers and they anticipate what we will need , especially when traveling with wheelchair passengers
JulieFlew with Alaska AirlinesJFK-SFOOct 2024
Leave early. JFK can be messy. I couldn’t find healthy food choices so eat before you arrive.
Verified travelerFlew with Royal JordanianJFK-SFOSep 2024
AA have the best boarding and fast service. Leaving and landing in time. 😀
Verified travelerFlew with FrontierLAX-SFOOct 2024
Try to catch bargain flights with more reliable airlines
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesMCO-SFONov 2024
Use their app, it’s great & they notify boarding, etc
CongFlew with United AirlinesSNA-SFONov 2024
Nothing really, being clothes that are easily taken off like shoes at the security will always save time
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesJFK-SFOJun 2024
SFO is one of the most convenient and pleasant airports. When flying Alaska Air make sure to bring your food and a larger water bottle that usual (you get only two drink services (one small cup each) for a 6 hour flight.
AndrewFlew with Alaska AirlinesHNL-SFOJun 2024
Fly Hawaiian Airlines instead to/from Hawaii if you can. (Cross fingers that Hawaiian Airlines does not end up merging with Alaska Airlines as has been announced.)
PaulaFlew with Alaska AirlinesBOS-SFOJul 2024
Get your boarding pass online and save it to your wallet App on the iPhone. Makes it so easy
NoamFlew with Alaska AirlinesIAD-SFOAug 2024
Flying to the Ronald Reagan airport is closer and faster to D.C. than the Dulles airport.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesJFK-SFOJul 2024
provide crew with more training on how to offer help to passengers
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesIAD-SFOJul 2024
I would recommend Alaska Airlines. The amenities and comfort was great.
SoniaFlew with American AirlinesDFW-SFOAug 2024
Leave at least 1.5 hours between flights as Dallas is HUGE!
MichaelFlew with American AirlinesPHX-SFOJun 2024
Upgraded - so everything went smooth, comfortable seats, nice attention from staff
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesPAE-SFOAug 2024
Everett is a lovely airport to travel from
JulieFlew with Alaska AirlinesSEA-SFOAug 2024
Please make sure you at least change your clothes if you are flying right after a sporting event where you participated. Don’t be stinky.
VyomaFlew with Alaska AirlinesSAN-SFOJun 2024
Be sure to read the signs, i have heard it's confusing for connecting flights if you don't follow the directions.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesLAX-SFOJul 2024
Bring a sweater, just incase other people's ac makes you cool.
CherrylynFlew with Alaska AirlinesMCO-SFOAug 2024
Be on time and check the parking space
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesPDX-SFOJun 2024
Don’t fly Frontier. They refuse customer assistance and scam people on checking bags.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesSAN-SFOApr 2024
Be careful, when you book your flights to choose the right airline.
FainaFlew with Alaska AirlinesJFK-SFOMar 2024
It would be nice to have TV with long flight
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesBOS-SFOMar 2024
Long flight duration. Because of weather it took 8 hrs to get there . On my way back it was smooth and short
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesJFK-SFOMay 2024
The airport food was limited and expensive. Best to bring a sandwich from outside…
ShengFlew with United AirlinesFLL-SFOMay 2024
Arrive early for morning flight. Airport had really long lines!
AnnetteFlew with United AirlinesPHX-SFOJan 2024
United has the options for business folks needing earlier flights. Alaska has better flight attendants.
LarryFlew with DeltaATL-SFODec 2023
Get there early. The TSA security line is very long.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesSNA-SFOFeb 2024
Long Beach and SNA are convenient airports for flying out of Orange County. I wish I knew about the size of the plane which caused a fee for checking one small bag that normally was a carry on for other airlines such as SouthWest.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesPDX-SFOJan 2024
Go first class or choose another airline. At least I will.

FAQs - booking Palo Alto flights

  • How long is the flight to Palo Alto?

    Flights from Los Angeles1h 36m
    Flights from Portland1h 49m
    Flights from New York6h 11m
    Flights from San Diego1h 42m
    Flights from Boston6h 14m
  • What is the cheapest flight to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to San Francisco was found on the route from Los Angeles, at $52 return. The most popular connection is from Boston to San Francisco and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $226 in the last 3 days.

  • Which airlines fly to San Francisco?

    Many airlines fly to San Francisco, the most common ones being United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and American Airlines. See the amount of flights per week for popular airlines flying to San Francisco.

  • How to fly to Palo Alto?

    You cannot fly directly to Palo Alto. KAYAK recommends you fly to San Francisco (SFO) (17.88 miles from Palo Alto). From there you can rent a car or get a taxi.

  • What airports are near Palo Alto?

    The closest airport is San Jose (SJC) (12.98 mi). Other nearby airports are San Francisco (SFO) (17.88 mi) or Oakland (OAK) (19.08 mi). KAYAK recommends you fly to San Francisco.

  • How far is San Francisco Airport from central San Francisco?

    The distance between San Francisco Airport and downtown San Francisco is 12 miles.

  • What is the name of San Francisco’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in San Francisco, called San Francisco Airport (SFO). It can also be referred to as San Francisco or San Francisco Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Palo Alto?

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Palo Alto?

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  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Palo Alto?

    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 Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto

  • There is no major airport in Palo Alto. It is instead served by San Francisco Airport.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Palo Alto

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Palo Alto? 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 9756 reviews
8.5Crew
7.1Food
7.1Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
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flight took off over an hour and a half late and there was no beverage service during the flight

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Mar 2025LAS - LAX
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flight took off over an hour and a half late and there was no beverage service during the flight

Although both planes (flights) had mechanical issue delaying both of my flights, the crew members handled everything with ease. Both flights had the smoothest take off and landing. I opted to upgrade my seat to first class and really lucked out getting the seat at the very front of the plane. Awesome treat to myself. I really enjoyed my flight.

The staff from check-in counter to the flight crew were great. Flight was right on schedule. 10/10

The flight was canceled and very little help given at the check in desk. Everyone at the desk says: just go on the app and see how they rebooked you. I mean come on it’s embarrassing customer service.

I’m New to Alaska Airlines. I was not able to connect to WiFi on either leg of my flights to/from Santa Rosa. Otherwise, it was an enjoyable ride.

Changed flight from San Fran to Seattle Then with a Delayed takeoff barely made my connection Waited over an hour for luggage 😜

The registration was chaotic. The kiosks didn't work for most people, and most had to do registration and receive boarding slips with a person. It took about an hour to get through he process, and I was worrying that I will be late to the flight. However, the personnel was great - courteous, professional, and was able to work through the problems.

I upgraded my seat and the service and boarding were wonderful. My flight attendant was very helpful when I experienced nausea on the flight (a first time experience). Flight arrived early which was nice. The only negative was many airlines have screens to provide some on flight entertainment, this aircraft did not. I had planned to read and listen to an audiobook on my flights, so no big deal on my part. The USB plug ins were broken on both my seat and the center seat, so I was not able to charge my phone during the flight, I will add 2 of the three USBs were broken on ride from San Diego as well. I would attribute this to the design, it is a very awkward angle to plug in, so frequent and perhaps not so gentle attempts to plug in have caused them to break.

Alaska no longer allows customers to print boarding passes at the airport. They only use mobile phones for boarding passes. Try getting on an Alaska plane with a dead phone and no boarding pass! Great customer service Alaska!

Stay with what you are doing. Excellent service and ahead of schedule. Well done.

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

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.

Since it wasn’t a Delta flight, I was not able to sit with my group and there was no entertainment.

Three adults, three children. They did not give us seats together. Two seats together, in row 23, one in 13, one in 14, one in 10, and one in 17. When we got on the plane, the crew tried to ask people to move but basically threw up their hands. One person moved so we had two pairs of seats together. The 1.5 year old sat on a parent's lap (despite having paid for his own seat).

the fight attendants were great and i appreciated that they had season 1 of The Wire from HBO as a viewing option

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 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

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

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

Boarding always seems a bit chaotic. Seat spacing could leave more for leg room.

Good flight. On time. Boarding and seating was easy. Crew were really friendly, yet professional. Bathroom (by cockpit) was small but serviceable. Some the seats were showing some notable wear & tear, but were comfy. Very happy UA customer. TY! 🤛🏽💗

We arrived early and finally made it to our gate almost an hour after.

We were delayed 3x and because I didn’t purchase my tickets directly from United Airlines I was told I Have to take care of it myself so I called Underpricer and they helped me but before I changed my flights I took the risk of sticking by what my tickets were and was lucky to have gotten on the original all flight with only 15 mins before take off. not sure if I will do this again

Everything good until we waited for jet bridge at SFO. Then pilot gets on speaker & said it won’t reach plane- too short, need to go to different gate. Then 5 min later, adjusted plane/jetbridge & all ok?!?

Was a pain having to leave the plane and reboard but glad the plane was fixed

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

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.

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

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..

I was not permitted on my flight and had to purchase another flight ticket to Las Vegas.

This was a full flight and I was in Zone 1, however upon boarding, several other zones went in ahead of me, leaving no overhead cabin space near my seat. This created a challenging disembarkment process.

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

It was a no frills flight. Would have liked to be able to charge my device

The flight itself was ok and the pilot was very communicative. However, our flight was delayed for almost 3 hours, the gate was changed 3 times and there was no communication as we were waiting. The flight staff was overall a little crabby...I understand as they probably had a long day but we all did.

Asked for a seat change to be w my wife at the gate they were great in sorting it out to make it happen

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

The plane failed preflight inspection, so we sat there for 90 mins while they tried to fix it. Ultimately, everything was remedied and we made our connecting flight; instead of a 2 hour layover at the airport, we spent it waiting on the plane.

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

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