Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Los Angeles, CA from $56

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 17 direct and 203 connecting flights from San Francisco to Los Angeles. You can compare airfare deals from 8 airlines and multiple travel sites from $56, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SFO-LAX flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Francisco to Los Angeles. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
06:00 — 07:34
06:00 — 07:34 HA6975 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 34m
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from$76
06:00 — 07:34
06:00 — 07:34 AS2275 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 34m
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from$79
06:37 — 00:27
+1 day
06:00 — 09:39 F91230 Frontier Airlines
San Francisco — Denver
12h 38m stop
22:53 — 00:31 F94345 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Los Angeles
17h 50m
including layover
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from$83
09:09 — 10:47
09:09 — 10:47 AS3318 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 38m
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from$80
09:09 — 10:47
09:09 — 10:47 HA6995 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 38m
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from$119
10:50 — 12:25
10:50 — 12:25 UA565 United Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 35m
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from$105
13:21 — 14:56
13:21 — 14:56 HA6997 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 35m
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from$150
17:41 — 19:13
17:41 — 19:13 UA1087 United Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 32m
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from$88
18:50 — 20:22
18:50 — 20:22 UA2210 United Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 32m
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from$85
19:08 — 20:43
19:08 — 20:43 HA6979 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 35m
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from$56
19:08 — 20:43
19:08 — 20:43 AS3460 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 35m
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from$132
21:28 — 22:55
21:28 — 22:55 UA2064 United Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 27m
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from$85
22:07 — 23:44
22:07 — 23:44 AS3353 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 37m
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from$118
22:07 — 23:44
22:07 — 23:44 HA6996 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 37m
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from$119
22:53 — 00:25
+1 day
22:53 — 00:25 UA2179 United Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
1h 32m
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from$88
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 26, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from San Francisco to Los Angeles depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Francisco and Los Angeles is 543 miles. Time difference between the cities is 0h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 23:59 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 05:00 to 23:59 to 2 Los Angeles airports. Average flight time is 1h 35m.

  • The fastest flight 1h 24m
  • Average flight time 1h 35m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 23:59
  • Distance 338 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Los Angeles are july (from 56 $), june (from 76 $), august (from 76 $).

The most expensive months are april (from 168 $), may (from 90 $), september (from 88 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Los Angeles?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $56. This airfare is for economy class on one-way HA6979 flight by Hawaiian Airlines for August 18, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 19:08 am and arrives at Los Angeles Los Angeles Int. at 20:43.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Los Angeles is served by 8 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by American Airlines - 1 departures per week at the price of from $ 284 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 12552.

Direct flights

There are 17 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is AA3138 by American Airlines takes 1h 24m and the cheapest is HA6979 by Hawaiian Airlines for $56.

  • AA - American Airlines
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  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • UA - United Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 203 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1822 by United Airlines takes 3h 22m and the cheapest is HA6979 by Hawaiian Airlines for $83.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
    from $100
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
    from $83
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
    from $196
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  • DL - Delta Air Lines Inc.
    from $581
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
    from $97
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $231
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  • AM - Aeromexico
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Airports

You can fly from San Francisco to Los Angeles from 3 airports (San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport).

San Francisco airports

  • San Francisco-SFO
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  • Embarkadero-EMB
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  • China Basin Heliport-JCC
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Los Angeles airports

  • Los Angeles Ferry Port-QLO
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  • Los Angeles Int.-LAX
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