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How much does a flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco cost on average, and which nearby airport is cheaper?

Passengers paid $172.46 each way on average for LAX–SFO in 2026Q1 (U.S. DOT); United carries 33.5% of passengers. Cheapest quarter in the last 3 years: Jul–Sep. Average fare paid, not a live quote.

LAX–SFO$172.46 avg each way · 4,718 passengers/day
LGB–SJC$173.13 avg each way · 510 passengers/day
BUR–SFO$188.71 avg each way · 1,148 passengers/day
LAX–OAK$192.25 avg each way · 727 passengers/day
LGB–OAK$193.31 avg each way · 561 passengers/day
BUR–OAK$194.48 avg each way · 1,060 passengers/day
LAX–SJC$210.71 avg each way · 1,191 passengers/day
ONT–SFO$211.03 avg each way · 356 passengers/day

Source: U.S. DOT Domestic Airline Consumer Airfare Report (average fare paid, quarterly). Recomputed every few minutes.

Get this by API

One call, US$0.002 in USDC (x402, Base or Solana), or with an X-API-KEY. 100 free calls/day with the header X-Free-Trial: 1.

curl -H "X-Free-Trial: 1" "https://intel.degenscan.io/v1/travel/airfare?from=LAX&to=SFO"

MCP: https://intel.degenscan.io/mcp → tool airfare_benchmark. Docs: https://intel.degenscan.io/docs · llms.txt

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