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.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAX → SFO Los Angeles to San Francisco |
220/wk | Daily | Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines |
| SFO → LAX San Francisco to Los Angeles |
234/wk | Daily | Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 2,708,280 passengers on 23,773 flights between LAX and SFO — about 7,424 a day — filling 82% of the 3,304,479 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (34%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
6 airlines fly the LAX–SFO nonstop, 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 between Los Angeles International Airport and San Francisco International Airport 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 the route nonstop, with about 454 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 18m in the air. 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.
About 220 a week from Los Angeles to San Francisco and 234 a week from San Francisco to Los Angeles, from our most recent schedule sample.
Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 2,708,280 passengers on 23,773 scheduled flights between LAX and SFO — about 7,424 a day — filling 82% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
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.
