Cheap flights from Los Angeles, CA to San Francisco, CA

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Travelers usually depart from Los Angeles International, Los Angeles, CA - Union Station, Los Angeles - Westwood Amtrak, Los Angeles, CA - Tufesa Bus Stop, or Los Angeles, CA - Maravilla when they travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Book your trip to arrive at San Francisco International, San Francisco, CA Train Station, or San Francisco, CA - Fisherman’s Wharf. The distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco is 544 km. The most popular airlines for this route are United Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines. Los Angeles and San Francisco have 302 direct flights per week. When you arrive at San Francisco, consider visiting Alcatraz, Golden Gate Bridge, and Big Sur.

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Discover the top airlines offering direct flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco in the next month. You’ll find the number of daily direct flights per airline in the table.

Weekly direct flights for Mon 18.09 - Sun 24.09

AirlineMon 18.09Tue 19.09Wed 20.09Thu 21.09Fri 22.09Sat 23.09Sun 24.09
---975---------
---844---------
---221---------
1------------------

Weekly direct flights for Mon 25.09 - Sun 01.10

AirlineMon 25.09Tue 26.09Wed 27.09Thu 28.09Fri 29.09Sat 30.09Sun 01.10
---78432---
---45------5---
---222---1---
---------------3---

Weekly direct flights for Mon 02.10 - Sun 08.10

AirlineMon 02.10Tue 03.10Wed 04.10Thu 05.10Fri 06.10Sat 07.10Sun 08.10
366521---
United Airlines
---671---------
---222---1---
---421---------

Weekly direct flights for Mon 09.10 - Sun 15.10

AirlineMon 09.10Tue 10.10Wed 11.10Thu 12.10Fri 13.10Sat 14.10Sun 15.10
---76613---
---36112---
---222---2---
---231---1---

Check-in for a flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco

NameCarrier codeIATA CodePassport needed during bookingOnline check-in available
United AirlinesUALUAYesNo
Frontier AirlinesFFTF9NoOpens 24 days before flight
Closes 1 hours before flight
Spirit AirlinesNKSNKNoOpens 24 days before flight
Closes 1 hours before flight
American AirlinesAALAANoNo
Alaska AirlinesASAASNoOpens 24 days before flight
Closes 1 hours before flight

San Francisco travel tips

1) Explore Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco
2) There are two types of public transportation lines in San Francisco
3) Dine at a Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant in San Francisco
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