Los Angeles → San Francisco
Flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO) look bumpy in places today; expect firmer bumps over the Coast Ranges on flights leaving overnight.
Departures every 6 hours, local time in Los Angeles. Tap one for the full ride. Confidence: High for the next day, lower after that.
Takeoff – 52 min · 52 min · over the Coast Ranges
Stay seated with your belt fastened; it usually passes in minutes.
Flying LAX to SFO?
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Today's forecast shows the bumpiest parts over the Coast Ranges. Most of the flight looks smooth.
Of the departures we checked today, the one leaving around 17:00 (Los Angeles time) looks smoothest, with about 0% of the flight smooth.
About 1h 11m in the air for 543 km, estimated from the distance. Your airline's schedule may differ.
Forecast for passengers' peace of mind. Not for flight operations. Airlines and pilots decide. Forecast made with ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) and our own turbulence indices; route assumed to be the shortest path, flight time estimated. Overall today: bumpy in places. How it works