Cheap flights from San Francisco to Los Angeles from $82

The month of August is another great option to travel to Los Angeles, with average flight prices from San Francisco averaging around $262.

According to our data, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly to Los Angeles from San Francisco. The lowest ticket price found for a Saturday departure recently was $286. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Thursday because tickets tend to average around $2,235. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Los Angeles.

Flying to Los Angeles from San Francisco in the morning is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as $282 when looking at flights departing in the morning. Flights to Los Angeles are more costly in the evening, with an average ticket price of $1,927. Departure times in the evening fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $307 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from San Francisco for as low as $173 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on San Francisco to Los Angeles flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 17% of flights between San Francisco and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 122 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of July 2026, 148 flights take off from San Francisco and land in Los Angeles each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 16:00, with 43% of daily flights taking off at midday.

1,041 flights are operational weekly from San Francisco to Los Angeles as of July 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Fri, with 16% of flights per week taking off on this day.