Flights from San Francisco to Los Angeles – Direct & connecting routes
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SFO to LAX – All flight route options from San Francisco International, California, USA to Los Angeles International, California, USA. These flights are operated by 7 different airlines. Fly non-stop or choose from 8 different connecting flights. The shortest flight time is 1 hour and 25 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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San Francisco to Los Angeles flights
There are over 14 airlines and as many as 401 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Los Angeles (LAX) from San Francisco (SFO) with American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines or Frontier Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via San Luis Obispo, Fresno or any other of the 8 alternatives with connectiing airports.
San Francisco to Los Angeles with American Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm. American Airlines is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.
With United Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm. You can also catch a transit flight via San Luis Obispo or Palm Springs. United Airlines is a Star Alliance member.
Distance & flight times: SFO Airport to LAX
The shortest flight time between SFO and LAX is 1 hour and 33 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 1h 33m | - | 339 miles (545 km) |
SBP San Luis Obispo | 3h 19m | 2h 18m | 347 miles (558 km) |
FAT Fresno | 4h 2m | 1h 39m | 368 miles (592 km) |
PSP Palm Springs | 4h 32m | 1h 56m | 532 miles (856 km) |
SBA Santa Barbara | 4h 35m | 2h 18m | 352 miles (566 km) |
SMF Sacramento | 4h 39m | 2h 40m | 460 miles (740 km) |
RNO Reno | 4h 45m | 1h 37m | 585 miles (941 km) |
SAN San Diego | 4h 45m | 2h 13m | 558 miles (898 km) |
LAS Las Vegas | 4h 51m | 2h 25m | 652 miles (1049 km) |

