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The month of September is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Oakland, California from Los Angeles, with most prices found around $260. If you aren’t able to travel to Oakland, California during the month of September, then flying in April is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $260.

According to our data, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly to Oakland, California from Los Angeles. The lowest ticket price found for a Thursday departure recently was $274. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. When flying out on a Tuesday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Los Angeles to Oakland, California for around $382.

In the evening is the cheapest time of day to fly from Los Angeles to Oakland, California when you can find flight prices for as low as $262. Flying to Oakland, California in the evening is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights at noon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $332.

Fly from Los Angeles to Oakland for the best Los Angeles - Oakland flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Oakland, California from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Oakland, California for around $289 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Oakland, California from Los Angeles for as low as $202 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Los Angeles to Oakland, California flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Southwest is the most popular carrier operating from Los Angeles to Oakland

Southwest, Alaska Airlines and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Oakland, California from Los Angeles according to our data. Southwest is the first choice among our users, with 29% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Oakland, California. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Oakland, California on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 13% of flights between Los Angeles and Oakland have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 98 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Southwest have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 15% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

2 flights are operational daily from Los Angeles to Oakland, California as of October 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 6:00AM, with 36% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

The number of flights available between Los Angeles and Oakland, California is 19 per week as of October 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 26% of weekly flights leaving on this day.