By: Hand87_5 - 19th December 2002 at 09:25
RE: Question on low cost carriers from LA to SF
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 19-12-02 AT 09:27 AM (GMT)]I flew on last month from OAK to LGB with JetBlue. Great service , great planes and low prices.
I would recommend them. My family in California fly them often without any problem.As cbstd said , OAK is easy as well as LGB which is a small and convenient airport if you’re going south LA
By: cbstd - 19th December 2002 at 02:18
RE: Question on low cost carriers from LA to SF
OAK is acutally closer to the city of San Fransico than SFO so try to go to Oakland. Oakland OAK is better for visits to Wine Country, San Jose SJO is better for Silicon Valley. If you are flying from LAX, Southwest is cheap but the lines are a nightmare. Check the fares, but unless there is a big savings AVOID Southwest.
LAX can be very crowded, unless you are staying in the West LA/Santa Monica/South Bay areas avoid it. Hollywood/Burbank is better for Downtown LA or the San Fernando Valley, Long Beach is better for the Harbor area or North Orange County, John Wayne is better for Orange County/Disneyland, Ontario is better for the Inland Empire.
If time is not a problem, the drive along California Hwy 1 (along the coast) is beautiful. But budget two days to see the sights.
Scott
By: wysiwyg - 19th December 2002 at 01:57
RE: Question on low cost carriers from LA to SF
Yes I was going to mention about Southwest going to Oakland. It’s very straightforward to get from Oakland to SFO using the BART (Bay Area Rail Transport).
By: mongu - 17th December 2002 at 18:13
RE: Question on low cost carriers from LA to SF
Jetblue fly from Long Beach to Oakland, which is roughly in the ballpark geographically, I think. Fares are about USD 30 each way. Go to jetblue.com
Or Southwest also fly to Oakland from LAX. But only the majors seem to do LAX-SFO as far as I know.
Frankly, American and United aren’t too expensive. I found them £87 rtn (say USD 120) on Expedia.
By: Saab 2000 - 17th December 2002 at 18:12
RE: Question on low cost carriers from LA to SF
Best bet would be Alaska Airlines or American Airlines from LOS Angeles to San Francisco as there doesn’t seem to be many (if any) low cost operators on the route. I don’t think Southwest operate on this route ever.
Another choice instead of LAX could be LA Burbank…
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December 17, 2002 at 6:03 pm