The cost to fly between the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle has really come down in the past couple weeks. Previously, fares of $69 each way were considered a steal. Recently though, low fares of just $49 each way were available out of SFO on Virgin America and United, but were limited to travel through December. Today, Southwest and Alaska Airlines released some of the lowest fares we've seen in quite a while:
Fly Oakland to Seattle non-stop for just $45 each way + tax on Southwest Airlines. This fare is available seven days a week through the end of their schedule - May 8, 2009. Alaska Airlines is available for $4 more round-trip