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

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Airliners including NetJets, American Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Porter Airlines Canada, Lufthansa, Korean Air, KLM, Gulf Air, Frontier, Fiji Airways, Emirates, ITA Airways, Finnair, China Eastern Airlines, WestJet, LATAM Airlines, Air France, SAS, Jet Linx Aviation, China Airlines, All Nippon Airways, El Al, Condor, Air China, Aeromexico, Southwest Airlines, Iberia, Virgin Atlantic, Copa Airlines, Aer Lingus, Avianca, British Airways, American Eagle, Qantas, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand, United Airlines and Air Tahiti Nui 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 Airlines121010200000:1922:37VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Tahiti Nui121110100006:0020:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia898100006:0022:37VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand898100006:0022:37VIEW FLIGHTS
Delta Air Lines777100007:1520:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas766100006:0020:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines766100007:0019:24VIEW FLIGHTS
American Eagle666100006:0018:08VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways566000010:0716:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Avianca444100006:0019:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Atlantic444000007:1520:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Copa Airlines444000010:3422:37VIEW FLIGHTS
Aer Lingus444000010:0713:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Southwest Airlines433100006:0520:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Iberia344000007:0019:49VIEW FLIGHTS
Aeromexico333000007:1516:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Condor233000010:5719:33VIEW FLIGHTS
Air China350000010:1916:11VIEW FLIGHTS
El Al313000007:1516:15VIEW FLIGHTS
SAS222000013:2916:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Jet Linx Aviation222000010:0713:18VIEW FLIGHTS
China Airlines222000016:1520:40VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways222000013:5516:11VIEW FLIGHTS
WestJet212000013:2916:15VIEW FLIGHTS
LATAM Airlines212000007:1513:29VIEW FLIGHTS
Air France221000016:1520:29VIEW FLIGHTS
ITA Airways022000010:1910:34VIEW FLIGHTS
Finnair202000013:3513:56VIEW FLIGHTS
China Eastern Airlines211000007:1516:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Porter Airlines Canada111000010:4510:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Lufthansa111000016:1116:11VIEW FLIGHTS
Korean Air111000016:1516:15VIEW FLIGHTS
KLM111000016:1516:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Gulf Air111000013:3513:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Frontier111000015:2115:21VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways111000019:4920:13VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111000016:1116:11VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines101000019:4919:49VIEW FLIGHTS
NetJets010000018:5418:54VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines100000020:1320:13VIEW FLIGHTS

United Airlines is the most popular airliners who operate this route. They have around 34 a week with times that vary between 00:19 and 22:37.

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
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2127
United AirlinesUA3920
Air New ZealandNZ9260
Air Tahiti NuiTN1280
Virgin AustraliaVA8546
AviancaAV2163
QantasQF4730
American EagleAA6294
06:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2870
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2709
Alaska AirlinesAS1450
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
AeromexicoAM4306
China Eastern AirlinesMU8812
Delta Air LinesDL1598
El AlLY4489
LATAM AirlinesLA8656
Virgin AtlanticVS2272
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1896
09:04
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6336
09:30
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL1421
09:57
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1329
10:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA3925
10:07
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1241
Aer LingusEI7324
British AirwaysBA4596
QantasQF4508
Jet Linx AviationJL7555
American EagleAA6428
10:19
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7319
United AirlinesUA457
Air New ZealandNZ9268
Virgin AustraliaVA8052
AviancaAV2011
10:30
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1155
10:34
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9265
Virgin AustraliaVA8560
AviancaAV2039
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1123
Aer LingusEI7110
British AirwaysBA4663
QantasQF3333
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6298
10:57
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2710
Alaska AirlinesAS233
British AirwaysBA2956
IberiaIB7322
CondorDE5033
11:37
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6330
11:55
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL2272
12:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1506
13:18
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1322
Aer LingusEI7323
British AirwaysBA5608
QantasQF4803
Jet Linx AviationJL7553
13:29
AirlineFlight  No
SASSK3961
AeromexicoAM4308
WestJetWS8165
El AlLY4572
LATAM AirlinesLA6845
Virgin AtlanticVS4116
13:35
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5754
Air Tahiti NuiTN1339
Aer LingusEI7675
British AirwaysBA6507
IberiaIB4847
Gulf AirGF6573
QantasQF3244
American EagleAA6188
13:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7321
United AirlinesUA2610
Air New ZealandNZ9253
All Nippon AirwaysNH7263
Virgin AustraliaVA8053
13:56
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY2513
Air Tahiti NuiTN2716
Alaska AirlinesAS212
IberiaIB7350
14:43
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL1715
15:00
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN1982
15:21
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93308
16:11
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7318
United AirlinesUA1754
Air New ZealandNZ9252
All Nippon AirwaysNH7354
LufthansaLH7498
Virgin AustraliaVA8190
Copa AirlinesCM1066
EmiratesEK6367
16:15
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7236
SASSK3638
AeromexicoAM4310
WestJetWS8726
China Eastern AirlinesMU8707
Air FranceAF2778
KLMKL6897
China AirlinesCI9133
El AlLY4570
Virgin AtlanticVS4114
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1361
16:55
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL1778
18:01
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS527
18:08
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6221
18:20
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL1539
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1427
19:24
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2301
Alaska AirlinesAS1440
19:33
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2460
CondorDE5029
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9251
Virgin AustraliaVA8054
AviancaAV2159
Copa AirlinesCM1068
19:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1117
China Southern AirlinesCZ1754
QantasQF3138
20:13
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1113
Fiji AirwaysFJ5020
American AirlinesAA2567
QantasQF3214
20:29
AirlineFlight  No
Air FranceAF5670
China AirlinesCI9009
Delta Air LinesDL1559
Virgin AtlanticVS1853
20:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2850
Air New ZealandNZ9258
Southwest AirlinesWN2886
Virgin AustraliaVA8050
Copa AirlinesCM1067
22:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
Air New ZealandNZ9254
Virgin AustraliaVA8051
Copa AirlinesCM1071
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Tuesday
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2127
Air New ZealandNZ9260
Air Tahiti NuiTN1280
Virgin AustraliaVA8546
AviancaAV2163
QantasQF4730
American EagleAA6294
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2709
Alaska AirlinesAS1450
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
AeromexicoAM4306
China Eastern AirlinesMU8812
Delta Air LinesDL1598
El AlLY4489
LATAM AirlinesLA8656
Virgin AtlanticVS2272
07:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2632
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1896
09:04
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6336
09:30
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL1421
09:57
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1329
10:07
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1241
Aer LingusEI7324
British AirwaysBA4596
QantasQF4508
Jet Linx AviationJL7555
American EagleAA6428
10:19
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7319
United AirlinesUA457
Air New ZealandNZ9268
Virgin AustraliaVA8052
AviancaAV2011
ITA AirwaysAZ4492
10:34
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7320
Air New ZealandNZ9265
Virgin AustraliaVA8560
AviancaAV2039
Copa AirlinesCM1068
ITA AirwaysAZ4493
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1123
Aer LingusEI7110
British AirwaysBA4663
QantasQF3333
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6298
10:57
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2710
Alaska AirlinesAS233
British AirwaysBA2956
IberiaIB7322
CondorDE5033
11:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4584
11:37
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6330
11:55
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL2272
12:15
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1506
13:18
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1322
Aer LingusEI7323
British AirwaysBA5608
QantasQF4803
Jet Linx AviationJL7553
13:29
AirlineFlight  No
SASSK3961
AeromexicoAM4308
Virgin AtlanticVS4116
13:35
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1339
Aer LingusEI7675
British AirwaysBA6507
IberiaIB4847
Gulf AirGF6573
QantasQF3244
American EagleAA6188
13:55
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7321
Air ChinaCA7322
United AirlinesUA2610
Air New ZealandNZ9253
Air New ZealandNZ9259
All Nippon AirwaysNH7263
Virgin AustraliaVA8049
Virgin AustraliaVA8053
13:56
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2716
Alaska AirlinesAS212
IberiaIB7350
14:43
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL1715
15:21
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93308
16:11
AirlineFlight  No
Air ChinaCA7318
United AirlinesUA1754
Air New ZealandNZ9252
All Nippon AirwaysNH7354
LufthansaLH7498
Virgin AustraliaVA8190
Copa AirlinesCM1066
EmiratesEK6367
16:15
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7236
SASSK3638
AeromexicoAM4310
WestJetWS8726
Air FranceAF2778
KLMKL6897
China AirlinesCI9133
Virgin AtlanticVS4114
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2632
Alaska AirlinesAS1361
British AirwaysBA6448
CondorDE5010
16:59
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL1778
18:01
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS527
18:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3356
18:08
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6221
18:20
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL1539
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1427
18:54
AirlineFlight  No
NetJetsEJA202
19:33
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2460
CondorDE5029
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9251
Virgin AustraliaVA8054
AviancaAV2159
19:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1117
Fiji AirwaysFJ5031
IberiaIB8188
QantasQF3138
20:29
AirlineFlight  No
Air FranceAF5670
China AirlinesCI9009
Delta Air LinesDL1559
Virgin AtlanticVS1853
20:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2850
Air New ZealandNZ9258
Virgin AustraliaVA8050
Copa AirlinesCM1067
22:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
Air New ZealandNZ9254
Virgin AustraliaVA8051
Copa AirlinesCM1071
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Wednesday
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2127
Air New ZealandNZ9260
Air Tahiti NuiTN1280
Virgin AustraliaVA8546
AviancaAV2163
QantasQF4730
American EagleAA6294
07:00
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2709
Alaska AirlinesAS1450
IberiaIB7267
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
AeromexicoAM4306
China Eastern AirlinesMU8812
Delta Air LinesDL1598
El AlLY4489
LATAM AirlinesLA8656
Virgin AtlanticVS2272
07:20
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN2632
08:50
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1896
09:04
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6336
09:30
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL1421
09:57
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1329
10:07
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1241
Aer LingusEI7324
British AirwaysBA4596
QantasQF4508
Jet Linx AviationJL7555
American EagleAA6428
10:19
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA457
Air New ZealandNZ9268
Virgin AustraliaVA8052
AviancaAV2011
ITA AirwaysAZ4492
10:34
AirlineFlight  No
Air New ZealandNZ9265
Virgin AustraliaVA8560
AviancaAV2039
ITA AirwaysAZ4493
10:45
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1123
Aer LingusEI7110
British AirwaysBA4663
QantasQF3333
Porter Airlines CanadaPD6298
10:57
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2710
Alaska AirlinesAS233
British AirwaysBA2956
IberiaIB7322
CondorDE5033
11:25
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4584
11:37
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6330
11:55
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL2272
13:18
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1322
Aer LingusEI7323
British AirwaysBA5608
QantasQF4803
Jet Linx AviationJL7553
13:29
AirlineFlight  No
SASSK3961
AeromexicoAM4308
WestJetWS8165
El AlLY4572
LATAM AirlinesLA6845
Virgin AtlanticVS4116
13:35
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY5754
Air Tahiti NuiTN1339
Aer LingusEI7675
British AirwaysBA6507
IberiaIB4847
Gulf AirGF6573
QantasQF3244
American EagleAA6188
13:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1506
United AirlinesUA2610
Air New ZealandNZ9259
All Nippon AirwaysNH7263
Virgin AustraliaVA8053
13:56
AirlineFlight  No
FinnairAY2513
Air Tahiti NuiTN2716
Alaska AirlinesAS212
IberiaIB7350
14:43
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL1715
15:21
AirlineFlight  No
FrontierF93308
16:11
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1754
Air New ZealandNZ9252
All Nippon AirwaysNH7354
LufthansaLH7498
Virgin AustraliaVA8190
Copa AirlinesCM1066
EmiratesEK6367
16:15
AirlineFlight  No
Korean AirKE7236
SASSK3638
AeromexicoAM4310
WestJetWS8726
Air FranceAF2778
KLMKL6897
China AirlinesCI9133
El AlLY4570
Virgin AtlanticVS4114
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1361
British AirwaysBA6448
CondorDE5010
16:59
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL1778
18:01
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS527
18:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN3356
18:08
AirlineFlight  No
American EagleAA6221
18:20
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL1539
18:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA1427
19:33
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN2460
CondorDE5029
19:45
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2409
Air New ZealandNZ9251
Virgin AustraliaVA8054
AviancaAV2159
Copa AirlinesCM1068
19:49
AirlineFlight  No
Air Tahiti NuiTN1117
China Southern AirlinesCZ1754
Fiji AirwaysFJ5031
QantasQF3138
20:40
AirlineFlight  No
China AirlinesCI9009
Delta Air LinesDL1559
Virgin AtlanticVS1853
20:55
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2850
Air New ZealandNZ9258
Virgin AustraliaVA8050
Copa AirlinesCM1067
22:37
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
Air New ZealandNZ9254
Virgin AustraliaVA8051
Copa AirlinesCM1071
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Thursday
00:19
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2179
06:00
AirlineFlight  No
United AirlinesUA2127
Air New ZealandNZ9260
Air Tahiti NuiTN1280
Virgin AustraliaVA8546
AviancaAV2163
QantasQF4730
American EagleAA6294
06:05
AirlineFlight  No
Southwest AirlinesWN4781
07:10
AirlineFlight  No
Alaska AirlinesAS1450
07:15
AirlineFlight  No
Delta Air LinesDL1598
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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
Hayward Air Terminal to Los Angeles01 Hour 26 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

Please remember to leave plenty of time to get though customers when you are departing form the airports. Flights regulations are getting very strict these days so getting through customs can take in excess of 1 hour in some cases.

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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 £20.88 ($28 €24.19)
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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 £38.77 ($52 €44.93)
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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, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, 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, NetJets, Porter Airlines Canada, Qantas, SAS, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, 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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