San Francisco, CA to Los Angeles, CA flights

Flights starting at $37. Choose between United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, or American Airlines to find the best price.

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Travelers usually depart from San Francisco International, San Francisco, CA Train Station, San Francisco, CA Bus Stop, or San Francisco, CA - Fisherman’s Wharf when they travel from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Book your trip to arrive at Los Angeles International, Los Angeles, CA - Downtown LA, Los Angeles, CA - Maravilla, Los Angeles, CA Bus Station, or Los Angeles - Westwood Amtrak. The distance between San Francisco and Los Angeles is 544 km. The most popular airlines for this route are United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and Frontier Airlines. San Francisco and Los Angeles have 172 direct flights per week.

Weekly direct flights

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

Weekly direct flights for Sun 10.12 - Sat 16.12

AirlineSun 10.12Mon 11.12Tue 12.12Wed 13.12Thu 14.12Fri 15.12Sat 16.12
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11221------
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Weekly direct flights for Sun 17.12 - Sat 23.12

AirlineSun 17.12Mon 18.12Tue 19.12Wed 20.12Thu 21.12Fri 22.12Sat 23.12
---52------------
---35------------
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---121---------

Weekly direct flights for Sun 24.12 - Sat 30.12

AirlineSun 24.12Mon 25.12Tue 26.12Wed 27.12Thu 28.12Fri 29.12Sat 30.12
---1------222
---2------751
------------------1
12------222

Weekly direct flights for Sun 31.12 - Sat 06.01

AirlineSun 31.12Mon 01.01Tue 02.01Wed 03.01Thu 04.01Fri 05.01Sat 06.01
2665665
4385675
3355444
1122111

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

NameCarrier codeIATA CodePassport needed during bookingOnline check-in available
United AirlinesUALUAYesNo
Alaska AirlinesASAASNoOpens 24 days before flight
Closes 1 hours before flight
American AirlinesAALAANoNo
JetBlue AirwaysJBUB6NoOpens 24 days before flight
Closes 2 hours before flight
Frontier AirlinesFFTF9NoOpens 24 days before flight
Closes 1 hours before flight
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