Cheap flights from San Francisco to Los Angeles from $56

The month of October is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from San Francisco, with most prices found around $195. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of October, then book flights to Los Angeles from San Francisco during September instead. Flights to Los Angeles in September, while not as cheap as those in October, still average around $199.

Our data shows that Friday is the least expensive day to fly to Los Angeles. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $291. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Sunday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Sunday is $449.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the evening. Flights from San Francisco to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $252. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $348 per ticket.

Fly from San Francisco to Los Angeles for the best San Francisco - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $223 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from San Francisco for as low as $137 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on San Francisco to Los Angeles flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Alaska Airlines and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from San Francisco to Los Angeles

Alaska Airlines, Southwest and Frontier are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from San Francisco according to our data. Alaska Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 30% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Los Angeles on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 19% of flights between San Francisco and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 122 minutes.

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

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

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

The number of flights available between San Francisco and Los Angeles is 120 per day as of September 2026. The most frequent departure time is 4:00PM, with 44% of daily flights leaving at noon.

As of September 2026, 845 flights take off from San Francisco and land in Los Angeles each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Sun, with 20% of weekly flights taking off on this day.