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Cheap flight deals from San Francisco to Long Beach (SFO-LGB)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Long Beach that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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8:55 am - 8:30 pmSFO-LGB
11h 35m1 stop
9:05 am - 8:55 pmLGB-SFO
11h 50m1 stop
$776Hawaiian Airlines
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Fri, Aug 9 - Sat, Aug 24
10:05 am - 11:56 amSFO-LGB
25h 51m1 stop
5:15 pm - 4:21 pmLGB-SFO
23h 06m1 stop
$787Delta
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Sun, May 26 - Tue, May 28
10:05 am - 11:56 amSFO-LGB
25h 51m1 stop
1:30 pm - 7:25 amLGB-SFO
17h 55m2 stops
$806Delta
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Sun, May 26 - Tue, May 28
8:55 am - 8:30 pmSFO-LGB
11h 35m1 stop
9:00 am - 8:55 pmLGB-SFO
11h 55m1 stop
$832Hawaiian Airlines
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Fri, Jul 26 - Mon, Jul 29
7:35 pm - 4:33 pmSFO-LGB
20h 58m2 stops
1:30 pm - 7:25 amLGB-SFO
17h 55m2 stops
$857Delta
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Sun, May 26 - Tue, May 28
10:17 am - 4:18 pmSFO-LGB
6h 01m1 stop
5:10 pm - 11:59 pmLGB-SFO
6h 49m1 stop
$892Delta
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Sat, Sep 14 - Tue, Sep 17
5:50 am - 11:56 amSFO-LGB
6h 06m1 stop
7:10 am - 12:10 pmLGB-SFO
5h 00m1 stop
$956Delta
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Tue, Jun 4 - Wed, Jun 12
5:50 am - 11:56 amSFO-LGB
6h 06m1 stop
5:15 pm - 12:10 amLGB-SFO
6h 55m1 stop
$966Delta
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Wed, Jun 5 - Thu, Jun 6
6:05 am - 12:20 pmSFO-LGB
6h 15m1 stop
5:15 pm - 9:50 pmLGB-SFO
4h 35m1 stop
$976Delta
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Fri, Jun 21 - Mon, Jun 24
8:50 am - 9:05 pmSFO-LGB
12h 15m1 stop
9:00 am - 7:30 pmLGB-SFO
34h 30m1 stop
$1,075
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Fri, Sep 20 - Sun, Sep 22

Flights from San Francisco to Long Beach - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Francisco to Long Beach to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to Long Beach?

The average price of all flights from San Francisco to Long Beach clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from San Francisco to Long Beach, look for departures on Sundays and avoid leaving on a Tuesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Long Beach, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Long Beach?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San Francisco to Long Beach, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from San Francisco to Long Beach is May, where tickets cost $103 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and February, where the average cost of tickets is $216 and $200 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to Long Beach?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San Francisco to Long Beach, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from San Francisco to Long Beach, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 36 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Francisco to Long Beach?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket from San Francisco to Long Beach found on KAYAK was with Delta for $167. Hawaiian Airlines proposed a round-trip connection from $776 and Delta from $787.

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

October

Cheapest flight

$167
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 21% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San Francisco to Long Beach

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Long Beach based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Long Beach

  • Which airline on this route offers a service that lets kids fly by themselves?

    When children aged 5 to 11 are traveling without a companion aged 12 or older on Southwest Airlines, they are required to travel as unaccompanied minors (UMs). Upon arrival at the airport, passengers falling into this category should proceed to the Southwest Airlines ticket counter. At the counter, the child will be provided with a UM lanyard, while the parent or guardian will receive an escort pass.

  • Are there any airlines on this flight that allow the transportation of pets?

    United Airlines permits passengers to bring cats and dogs in-cabin, subject to availability. There are no specific weight or breed restrictions for pets. However, they must be transported in a carrier that can be either hard-sided or soft-sided. The carrier must be able to fit comfortably under the seat in front of you. It is important to ensure that the carrier allows your pet to stand up and turn around while inside.

  • What are some of the upgrade fare choices on Southwest Airlines?

    The airline provides four fare options: Business Select, Anytime, Wanna Get Away+, and Wanna Get Away. Business Select is the most comprehensive fare type, offering several benefits. These include a refundable ticket if you cancel your reservation at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time. Additionally, Business Select passengers enjoy priority boarding in the A1-A15 group and receive a complimentary premium drink.

  • What airline should I choose if I am looking for the most environmentally conscious choice?

    United Airlines is committed to being an environmentally sustainable and responsible airline. By the year 2050, the airline has set an ambitious target of achieving complete elimination of 100% of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Notably, United Airlines aims to accomplish this goal without solely relying on traditional carbon offsets.

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Francisco to Long Beach?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Long Beach was $167 for a one-way ticket and $776 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Francisco and Long Beach?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from San Francisco to Long Beach. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Francisco to Long Beach?

    San Francisco and Long Beach are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave San Francisco from San Francisco and will be arriving at Long Beach Municipal.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Francisco to Long Beach?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Francisco to Long Beach?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between San Francisco and Long Beach.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Long Beach?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from San Francisco to Long Beach.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Francisco to Long Beach?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Long Beach from San Francisco is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Francisco to Long Beach?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Long Beach with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and LGB can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Francisco to Long Beach?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Long Beach from San Francisco up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from San Francisco to Long Beach

  • If you want to find an easier way to get to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) from the center of town, try out the BART Yellow or Red Line that takes you from the Civic Center/Union Plaza Station to the airport in about 35 minutes.
  • With no direct flights on this route available, some common layover airports used on this flight include Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Denver International Airport (DEN), and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
  • When preparing to bring carry-on baggage on a Delta Air Lines flight, it's important to note that the linear dimensions of each bag must not exceed 22 x 14 x 9 inches. However, there is no specific weight limit for the carry-on bag.
  • When traveling with Southwest Airlines, each checked bag should weigh 50 lb or less and have dimensions no larger than 62 inches. If you wish to check more than two bags, an additional fee will apply, and all bags must still comply with the size and weight restrictions.
  • United Airlines permits passengers to transport one set of golf clubs as a checked bag, provided they are packed in a hard-sided case. The case may contain one golf bag containing a complete set of clubs, golf balls, and one pair of golf shoes. It is important to note that the total linear dimensions of the bag, including the case, must not exceed 62 inches.
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Top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to Long Beach

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Long Beach. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to Long Beach? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
Breeze AirwaysOverall score based on 77 reviews
8.3Boarding
8.9Crew
8.1Comfort
6.5Entertainment
6.8Food
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The only thing that would make the experience better is a little more leg room and the overhead bins are very low. I hit my head when I was settling into the middle seat and was nervous about poking my eye on the corner of a lowered bin when I was deplaning.

8.0 ExcellentKaren, Apr 2024CAK - LAS
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The only thing that would make the experience better is a little more leg room and the overhead bins are very low. I hit my head when I was settling into the middle seat and was nervous about poking my eye on the corner of a lowered bin when I was deplaning.

It helps manage expectations to know that this is a discount airline. I brought my own snacks so that I wouldn't have to buy something if I got hungry or thirsty for soda during the flight. One of my seat mates was unaware that he would have to pay $4 for a Coke and was a bit upset. He hadn't listened to the flight attendant say "Drinks for purchase?". All of the employees I interacted with were friendly and professional. My one complaint is that the overhead bins are very low when they are open. I was heading for the middle seat and unexpectedly hit the top of my head on the bottom of the open overhead bin. The headrests were also a little uncomfortable. But overall, for the price, it was a decent value, and I would fly Breeze again.

Flight was on time. The crew was efficient and kind.

Did not like the fact that I was charged to take on a bag I usually put in the overhead

My flight was delayed, not by much.?very good communication during fest and waiting to board.

Communication with airline electronically was difficult. No number seemed available to talk to customer service.

What could have been better is if Discover credit card would be able to purchase food

Crew was inconsistent in instructions in advising passengers about seat backs during take off. Perfunctory announcements except from cabin.

The experience with Breeze was really great. The app makes managing flights easy. You can check in on there 24 hours in advance, and your boarding pass is there, too. The flight crew and the staff at both our airports were wonderful. Snacks and drinks were reasonably priced. The seats were very comfortable, they even had adjustable headrests on every seat. The only downside is not having entertainment or Wi-Fi available onboard.

The price is amazing. I was worried about how the flight would be as I never flew then. Seats were very comfortable. We had lots of legroom. The Akron airport was really nice. Overall it didn't have the stress we usually experience with flying. Highly recommend

I enjoyed the leg room at my seat, but I was in an exit row.

Boarded the plain and had to wait 1 hour for crew Captain to arrive from another flight

They canceled the flight 30 minutes prior to departure without any heads up.

All parts were excellent, especially staff at bag tag printing and inflight crew. Just the normal differences from past air travel could be improved but we’ve learned to accept those—cramped seats, minimal food/beverage, etc.

Attentive crew. Best of all was the empty seat between me and my rowmate.

We had a very scary attempted landing in Palm Springs and were redirected to Ontario. It was a stressful flight.

Every thing means , crew, service, timing, boarding is very good.

I like that we took off on time and arrived a bit early. I like that I could gate check my bag and board early. I don't like how crowded the flight was. I had ok leg room, but could feel every move of the person next to me. And the aisles are very narrow. The gate and flight crews were terrific.

The flight was diverted and departed from San Jose instead of San Francisco. This could’ve been executed more smoothly because after arriving in San Jose it seemed like nothing was being processed correctly as needed for the gate agents to do their jobs well and the flight to leave on time

Excellent service and prices. I was not award of inflight entertainment.

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

Had a broken tray in business class. Crew just shrugged it off.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Great experience overall. Check in at Austin was congested as they only have about 6 check in kiosks, one was broken, and there was a lot of Spring Break travelers.

Bag drop off was slow and annoying. Only 2 agents at the entire delta desk, and no one directing traffic for what line to be in, many confused people slowed down the process. Boarding was fine. Seats in Delta comfort plus were fine. Snacks were great! Definitely a bonus. The entertainment system was awful — old, slow, not responsive, and completely unable to play games due to some kind of error. But on the other hand, thank you to Delta for the free WiFi. That made it better.

Everything was very good other than I had selected a specific seat when I booked the flight and they changed it once I checked-in the day before my flight. I was still in first class but lost my aisle seat for a window seat. Being tall, the aisle offers more comfort so I always select an aisle seat.

Flight diverted in SD. Later take off in Seattle by 1.3hrs

Crew was not friendly when I went to request a seat change.

Really impressive staff at airport and on plane, especially given how busy it was

Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.

Service for food to our seat was a bit slow. Snack choices were just pretzels or baked chips. My seat cushion was not attached. Other than Barbie, video choice were not very good or current.

I really liked the way snacks and drinks were available throughout the flight!!! The flight attendants were also all fantastic!

It took an hour to get my bag after landing. Not exaggerating

I had a horrible experience with TSA at the airport. I had to go through TSA several times as there was some issue each time with a piece if clothing I had on. It was so busy & chaotic that I ended up forgetting my Apple laptop at TSA. It’s been days & I can’t get through to anyone to get useful info on how to get it back. I’m very angry because contacting lost & found shouldn’t be this difficult. Employees should know what is going on at their place of work. It seems no one knows as everyone’s answers are contradictory, or you can’t speak directly to anyone as the calls are automated. Very upsetting.

Everything was good instead change the gates! I missed my first flight because it was changed the gate and I didn’t know!

My experience with Eva sir was good except the long walk in LA Lex, that was inconvenient for my age,

almost 4 hour delay as they over booked and had to wait for 8-10 volunteers to agree to travel next day.

Always like Jet Blue! It seems, however, that people are getting bigger & seats are getting smaller! We had a very full flight and I couldn't get an aisle seat like I always do. I wish there were more leg room. People sitting next to me were very nice though so it was fine to disturb them if I needed to use the restroom. Otherwise the flight was fine but a bit long.

None of the in flight Direct TV worked. A better selection of Shows would have been better. The baggage was s low. Otherwise we enjoyed our flight!

the staff was very helpful and the airline was very good.

There were 3 leg for the trip and each leg was delayed by 90 minutes or more. The boarding process takes forever with people waiting on the jetway even though most folks do not have carry-on. The whole process is poorly managed.

They cancelled the flight then did nothing to help us rebook. It was awful - I won’t fly with them again

The process of buying the ticket and navigating all the hidden charges that Frontier throws at you was a terrible experience. The actual airport experience and flying was fine.

The truck that was refueling the plane drove away with the hose still connected to the plane and ripped part of the plane off with it

Better than I expected but I did pay for a seat and carry on bags ahead of time.

The boarding time. I was in Section 1 the lady in charge just let people in section 3 without see us. Make a line , I have to step out and ask her. We were in the line and she just take my ticket and that’s it, so if I don’t ask her she could leave us at the end! We paid more for that privilege and. She doesn’t care….

I hope to avoid flying with them in the future. First flight got cancelled then got stuck with a 13 hour layover in Denver. The process was long and frustrating to many people.

See my previous comment which is mostly about our flight from Phoenix to SFO

The check in at the airport was awful. Told I need to pay for a bag. The item was taken at screening. I went back to get my $ back and they gave me a coupon with a QR code that doesn’t work. Worst costumer service ever!!!!!

4 hour delay because they used our aircraft to fly a different segment (per the captain)

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San Francisco to Long Beach found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/18Tue
2 stopsDelta
30h 25mSFO-LGB
$167
6/17Mon
2 stopsDelta
30h 25mSFO-LGB
$182
6/16Sun
2 stopsDelta
30h 25mSFO-LGB
$202
5/29Wed
2 stopsDelta
29h 27mSFO-LGB
$207
8/13Tue
1 stopHawaiian Airlines
11h 35mSFO-LGB
$355
5/21Tue
1 stopHawaiian Airlines
12h 01mSFO-LGB
$365
8/11Sun
3 stopsAeromexico
33h 11mSFO-LGB
$416
8/11Sun
2 stopsAeromexico
25h 10mSFO-LGB
$544
6/3Mon
1 stop
27h 45mSFO-LGB
$623
5/20Mon
1 stop
12h 10mSFO-LGB
$635

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Last minute flights from San Francisco to Long Beach

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from San Francisco to Long Beach that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/21Tue
multi-stopDelta
6h 06mSFO-LGB
5/22Wed
multi-stopDelta
6h 55mLGB-SFO
$976
5/21Tue
multi-stopDelta
6h 06mSFO-LGB
5/22Wed
multi-stopDelta
5h 22mLGB-SFO
$1,085
5/21Tue
multi-stopDelta
10h 23mSFO-LGB
5/22Wed
multi-stopDelta
5h 22mLGB-SFO
$1,115
5/19Sun
multi-stopHawaiian Airlines
12h 01mSFO-LGB
5/22Wed
multi-stopHawaiian Airlines
12h 15mLGB-SFO
$1,136
5/17Fri
multi-stopDelta
6h 06mSFO-LGB
5/22Wed
multi-stopDelta
5h 22mLGB-SFO
$1,156
5/18Sat
multi-stopDelta
6h 06mSFO-LGB
5/18Sat
multi-stopDelta
4h 47mLGB-SFO
$1,159
5/18Sat
multi-stop
12h 10mSFO-LGB
5/20Mon
multi-stop
12h 15mLGB-SFO
$1,204
5/19Sun
multi-stopDelta
6h 06mSFO-LGB
5/22Wed
multi-stopDelta
5h 22mLGB-SFO
$1,210
5/18Sat
multi-stop
12h 10mSFO-LGB
5/20Mon
multi-stop
13h 05mLGB-SFO
$1,211
5/17Fri
multi-stopDelta
6h 06mSFO-LGB
5/19Sun
multi-stopDelta
6h 55mLGB-SFO
$1,215

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San Francisco - Long Beach Flights

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