Flights from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to LAX Airport Airport (LAX)

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Airliners including United Express, Porter Airlines Canada, Lufthansa, KLM, Gulf Air, Frontier, Fiji Airways, Emirates, China Southern Airlines, Alaska Horizon, Air France, WestJet, SAS, Korean Air, Jet Linx Aviation, Copa Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, All Nippon Airways, LATAM Airlines, ITA Airways, Finnair, China Airlines, Aeromexico, Aer Lingus, Southwest Airlines, Qantas, El Al, Condor, Avianca, Air China, Virgin Atlantic, American Eagle, Iberia, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, British Airways, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui and United Airlines all offer direct flights between San Francisco International to Los Angeles International. The flight time is approximately 1 Hour 27 Minutes.

The exact cost of the flight we vary quite significantly base on the dates you travel, the time of day you will depart and how long in advance you pre book the flights. The cheapest flights available will generally be mid week or late in the evening, so if you are on a budget then these are the flight times you should consider. Alternatively, you could book well in advance and you flight could be up to 50% cheaper, especially with budget airliners. We recommend our viewers to pay and reserve the seats in advance. This ensures you get the best seats on the plane at the cheapest prices.

Please see below the airlines that fly from San Francisco International (SFO) to Los Angeles International (LAX) and the amount of daily flights in operation.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
United Airlines1300000000:2121:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Tahiti Nui1100000007:1020:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia800000006:0019:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand800000006:0019:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Delta Air Lines700000006:0021:00VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways700000007:1019:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia600000011:0020:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines600000008:0019:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Atlantic500000006:0019:50VIEW FLIGHTS
American Eagle500000007:1019:53VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines400000006:2019:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas400000007:1019:53VIEW FLIGHTS
El Al400000006:0016:17VIEW FLIGHTS
Condor400000008:0019:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Avianca400000006:0019:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China400000013:3819:05VIEW FLIGHTS
LATAM Airlines300000006:0019:50VIEW FLIGHTS
ITA Airways300000008:1013:38VIEW FLIGHTS
Finnair300000013:4016:49VIEW FLIGHTS
China Airlines300000013:1019:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Aeromexico300000006:0013:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus300000007:1013:40VIEW FLIGHTS
WestJet200000010:1713:10VIEW FLIGHTS
SAS200000013:1019:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Korean Air200000013:1016:17VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation200000010:1313:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines200000016:2319:05VIEW FLIGHTS
China Eastern Airlines200000010:1713:10VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways200000013:5016:23VIEW FLIGHTS
United Express100000006:0006:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Porter Airlines Canada100000007:1007:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa100000016:2316:23VIEW FLIGHTS
KLM100000013:1013:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air100000013:4013:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Frontier100000018:2918:29VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways100000019:5319:53VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates100000016:2316:23VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines100000013:4013:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Horizon100000020:4520:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Air France100000016:1716:17VIEW FLIGHTS

Flights from San Francisco International to Los Angeles International are very limited. Only United Airlines operate flights, of which there is only 1 per week. The time of the departure for this flight is 00:21

To book your flight you can visit United Airlines on their website united.com. You will find up to date information on availability and the latest discounts.

Flight times for the route are summarised in the table below. These time were correct at the time of writing, but please be aware that times may vary from time to time so please check their website for exact times and the dates you wish to fly.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
00:21
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
AeromexicoAM4306
Air New ZealandNZ9260
Delta Air LinesDL1598
El AlLY4489
Virgin AustraliaVA8546
AviancaAV2163
LATAM AirlinesLA8656
United ExpressUA6029
Virgin AtlanticVS2272
06:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2870
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1280
Aer LingusEI7322
British AirwaysBA5608
QantasQF4367
American EagleAA6217
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6298
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1260
Air New ZealandNZ9256
Virgin AustraliaVA8560
AviancaAV2011
08:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2669
Alaska AirlinesAS1454
CondorDE5031
08:10
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1896
Air New ZealandNZ9250
Virgin AustraliaVA8050
AviancaAV2039
ITA AirwaysAZ4493
08:45
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL1421
09:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3888
09:20
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1469
10:13
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1212
Aer LingusEI7110
British AirwaysBA4596
QantasQF4415
Jet Linx AviationJL7555
American EagleAA6411
10:17
AirlineFlight  No
AeromexicoAM4294
WestJetWS8664
China Eastern AirlinesMU8812
El AlLY4519
Virgin AtlanticVS4118
10:28
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1164
Air New ZealandNZ9268
Virgin AustraliaVA8052
ITA AirwaysAZ4492
10:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1155
11:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2671
Delta Air LinesDL1715
British AirwaysBA2956
IberiaIB7271
CondorDE5033
11:15
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6378
12:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1506
13:10
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7261
SASSK3961
AeromexicoAM4308
WestJetWS8165
China Eastern AirlinesMU8707
KLMKL6896
China AirlinesCI9120
Delta Air LinesDL2277
El AlLY4572
Virgin AtlanticVS4116
13:38
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7322
Air New ZealandNZ9253
Virgin AustraliaVA8049
ITA AirwaysAZ4513
13:40
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5754
Air Tahiti NuiTN1113
China Southern AirlinesCZ1754
Aer LingusEI7324
British AirwaysBA6507
IberiaIB4847
Gulf AirGF6573
QantasQF3023
Jet Linx AviationJL7553
American EagleAA6185
13:45
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY2513
Air Tahiti NuiTN2700
Alaska AirlinesAS1329
IberiaIB7350
13:50
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7321
United AirlinesUA2610
Air New ZealandNZ9259
All Nippon AirwaysNH7263
Virgin AustraliaVA8053
14:33
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1344
14:42
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3931
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1982
15:17
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1499
16:17
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7259
Air FranceAF8811
China AirlinesCI9118
Delta Air LinesDL2267
El AlLY4571
LATAM AirlinesLA6835
Virgin AtlanticVS4112
16:23
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7318
United AirlinesUA1754
Air New ZealandNZ9252
All Nippon AirwaysNH7354
LufthansaLH7498
Virgin AustraliaVA8190
Copa AirlinesCM1066
EmiratesEK6367
16:49
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY2511
Air Tahiti NuiTN2522
British AirwaysBA7610
17:57
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1494
18:20
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL1559
18:25
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1427
18:29
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF92858
19:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2886
19:05
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7323
United AirlinesUA2303
Air New ZealandNZ9251
Virgin AustraliaVA8054
AviancaAV2159
Copa AirlinesCM1068
19:28
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2668
British AirwaysBA6448
CondorDE5029
19:40
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2667
Alaska AirlinesAS1314
British AirwaysBA7612
IberiaIB7285
CondorDE5010
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
SASSK3636
China AirlinesCI9009
LATAM AirlinesLA6138
Virgin AtlanticVS1853
19:53
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1117
Fiji AirwaysFJ5020
IberiaIB8188
QantasQF3043
American EagleAA6201
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2699
IberiaIB7288
Alaska HorizonAS2200
21:00
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL2197
21:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2850
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Flights to Los Angeles International are also available from airports close to San Francisco International. Below we have provided a short list of routes which you could consider is you feel that are suitable.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Napa to Los Angeles01 Hour 32 Minutes
Monterey to Los Angeles01 Hour 17 Minutes
Oakland to Los Angeles01 Hour 27 Minutes
Reno to Los Angeles01 Hour 33 Minutes
Mineta San Jose to Los Angeles01 Hour 24 Minutes
Sacramento to Los Angeles01 Hour 31 Minutes
Santa Rosa Sonoma County to Los Angeles01 Hour 34 Minutes

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Flight Price FAQ - San Francisco (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX)

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What is the cheapest direct flight one way from San Francisco SFO to Los Angeles LAX?
The cheapest direct flight one way from San Francisco SFO to Los Angeles LAX is £20.54 ($28 €23.75)
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What is the cheapest direct return flight from San Francisco SFO to Los Angeles LAX?
The cheapest direct return flight from San Francisco SFO to Los Angeles LAX is £41.07 ($56 €47.49)
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Flight Info FAQ - San Francisco (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX)

Who flies from San Francisco to Los Angeles?
The following airlines fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX): Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air China, Air France, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui, Alaska Airlines, Alaska Horizon, All Nippon Airways, American Eagle, Avianca, British Airways, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Condor, Copa Airlines, Delta Air Lines, El Al, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Finnair, Frontier, Gulf Air, Iberia, ITA Airways, Jet Linx Aviation, KLM, Korean Air, LATAM Airlines, Lufthansa, Porter Airlines Canada, Qantas, SAS, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, United Express, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia, WestJet.
How far is the flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles?
The flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles is 543KM or 337 miles.
How long does the flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles to take?
The flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles takes 1 Hour 27 Minutes.

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