Great-circle route LAX → SFO. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
The flight time from Los Angeles to San Francisco is approximately 1h 18m nonstop. The distance is 338 miles (544 km). There are about 31 nonstop flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAX → SFO Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport |
1h 18m | 338 mi | 220/wk | Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
6 airlines fly nonstop from Los Angeles to San Francisco, including Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines and 2 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-900, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Los Angeles to San Francisco is 338 miles, or 544 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 338 mi |
| Kilometres | 544 km |
| Nautical miles | 294 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 6 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 220 departures a week. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 18m in the air on the LAX–SFO nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 338-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
338 miles (544 km) great-circle between Los Angeles International Airport and San Francisco International Airport.
Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-900, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
