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Find cheap flights from Boston to California from $57

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Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$122
San Francisco
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San Jose
San Jose2 stops$168
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$320
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$320
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San Luis Obispo1 stop$448
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Arcata1 stop$366
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Redding1 stop$471
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FAQs - booking California flights

  • What are the common layover cities for flights from Boston to California?

    When traveling from Boston to California, here are various layover destinations that you could choose to stop by. The layover cities from Boston to California depend on the origin airport, the airline used, and the destination airport. When flying from Boston Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, the common layovers are Washington D.C, Philadelphia, Nashville, San Francisco, Phoenix, Chicago, and Newark. The other flights traveling from Boston to California have layovers in these cities.

  • Which airlines traveling from Boston to California offer eco-friendly flights?

    It takes about 4,184 lbs of carbon per person for a flight to travel from Boston to California. If you are looking to travel on an eco-friendlier flight, there are many traveling the route. You could take flights from American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, offering eco-friendly travel options plying the route. Consider flying American Airlines as they emit 36% less CO₂ traveling the route, guaranteeing environmentally friendly flights.

  • Are there nonstop flights from Boston to California?

    The average travel time for a flight from Boston to California is about 6 hours. If you prefer direct flights, you can choose from the many nonstop flights heading to California from Boston to travel with. Most of the nonstop flights flying the route depart from Boston-Logan International Airport and arrive at San Francisco Airport. If you are headed to the Los Angeles area, you can take the nonstop flight from BOS to LAX. Flying from BOS to San Diego Airport (SAN) is also a good alternative for plying the route.

  • Does Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) offer family services?

    Yes. If you are traveling with your family to California and are taking your flight from BOS, there are several family services that you can enjoy at the airport. BOS has nursing suites available in terminal A on both the airside and landside, terminal B close to gates B37, B7, and B18, terminal C next to C8, and terminal E near gates E1 and E9. If you have little kids, you can take them to the play area to burn off some energy before your flight. The Children’s Play Areas are terminal A, close to gate 18, terminal B, next to Gates 25, 15, 16, and 30 to 36. The airport also has numerous chairs that you can use for rest when calming your fussy baby.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Boston to California?

    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 Boston to California.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Boston to California?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to California from Boston 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 Boston to California?

    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 California with an airline and back to Boston with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Boston to California?

    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 California from Boston up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Boston to the following destinations at these prices or less: Los Angeles $203 one-way - $357 round-trip; San Francisco $184 one-way - $295 round-trip
  • Morning departure is around 4% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
  • California has two prime international airports, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the main airport, the hub for American, Alaska, Delta, and United Airlines, and the focus city for Allegiant Air, New Zealand, Qantas, Norwegian, and Southwest Airlines.
  • When flying into LAX from Boston, the airport has inter-terminal shuttles providing transit between the terminals. The pick-up points for the shuttles are in front of each terminal on the lower arrivals level.
  • San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has a museum, the SFO Museum, in the airport. When flying to California from Boston, consider the BOS to SFO route to visit the museum and learn about California’s history.
  • When flying to California’s top attraction, Disneyland Park, you could fly into John Wayne Airport (SNA), the closest to the park, about 24 km (15 miles) away.
  • If you are looking for a destination airport linked to public transport, you could fly into SFO from Boston. San Francisco Bay Area links to cable cars, muni subway, bus, and light rail systems, so flying SFO is ideal when considering public transit in California.
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Top 5 airlines serving from Boston to California

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Boston to California? 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 10874 reviews
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They did a fine job. Can't wait to use Delta in the future.

10.0 ExcellentRobert, Apr 2024BOS - RSW
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They did a fine job. Can't wait to use Delta in the future.

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

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

Seats in first class on the E175 recline too far back. I was in 2A, and the man in 1A fully reclined almost the entire flight. It took 6-7 inches of space away from me and made it very difficult to work on my laptop.

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.

Mario was great. Made a night flight on a small aircraft pleasant and memorable.

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.

Crew were exceptional. Plane was quiet and quite empty, so I had a row to sleep across.

The seat could use more support or cushion. I'm in my 50's and have back issues so the seats are a bit hard for longer flights.

The overall flight went well and the aircrew was pleasant.

Very comfortable Prem economy seats for a long haul flight. Had a problem with the tv that the crew fixed so was great!

Cathay Pacific seems to be an airline in trouble and on its way out. Lots of broken or poorly functioning things like entertainment screens, seats, and enough well trained staff to handle a full flight. Sad...

The flight crew was exceptionally good. Personal needs were well met. The food choices were very nice.

Excellent. Planes are a little older and could get some refurbishment, but besides that everything was excellent.

While I was in great pain, the seat was sufficiently comfortable to allow me to rest and not be in so much pain.

we were upgraded which was a blessing and tender mercy for us. I fell the day before and was in extreme pain from knee to shoulder. Sitting in a more comfortable seat during the flight was an unexpected blessing and experience.

Seats were very comfortable. Crew were excellent. Food very good.

Flight crew was especially thoughtful and attentive, made sure our seats were comfortable so we could rest on the long flight

I felt thirsty and asked the flight attendent for water, but no one came for more than half an hour.

I had back trouble prior to my flight and everyone was great about helping me.

My tv was broken on the flight which is disappointing when you pay for a seat and expect a service

Always delays from Boston to Salt lake but this time was very long. Don’t understand while they board the passengers and then make them sit in the plane

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.

After we landed, we were held on the plane for 30 minutes. There was no one at the gate once we landed and we forced to sit on a plan that had already over an hour delayed.

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

Old plane. No outlets for laptop or phone. Seats worn out. Area around seat dirty.

I loved the flight and the crew. It was comfortable and smooth.

The crew was openly hostile and condescending to the customers. They spent the majority of that time in the rear talking and seemed really agitated when people asked questions. I heard five different people told that the information they requested was in the handout or safety brief.

ticketing issues caused many customers to have to go back to check in after waiting in security, then go through security line again.

Fight crew was not very attentive and the bastions were gross!

Our flight was great we left Kona earlier and got into LAX almost an 1hour earlier as well. LAX AA is in repair so to get out and found our bus to get pick up was a bit confusing.

Plane was good but was delayed. probably not AA fault but caused a 1 hour delay. Seating was cramped.

5 hour flight - full flight - not enough room to use my computer - slightly delayed - Admirals club was excellent quality food, drink made up for flight seating. No food offerred on flight, you ahd to prebook.

delayed delayed delayed. was supposed to have a 2 hour layover and very nearly missed my connection.

We experience delays on departure and connecting flights resulting in 14 hour to our next departure. We were accommodated with a night's stay but was only provided a 12 dollar meals accommodation. The airlines rules state.at least 50 dollars. In any case, it can not make up for the whole day missed on our vacation in Sydney Australia.

I can say I will not be taking this airline again any time soon. Seat were uncomfortable and too tight. Lack of chair screen and little overhead space.

Plane felt so crowded and tightly packed. The chair itself was not comfortable.

Despite a bumpy flight the pilot was great. The rest of the crew on the other hand couldn’t care less if a passenger would colapse and die. Horrible service, robot like, lifeless…

They attended to my needs as I couldn't walk and they provided a wheelchair for me.q

The guy with severe body odor sat next to me. For the whole duration of the flight it was a torture. The airline should have better policy on limiting people with bad body odor to board the flight. Passengers should not be the ones to endure bad odor for the whole duration of the flight. The airline should be e the one to ensure decent air quality for ever passenger.

They charged me 212.00 for a heavy check in bag at the gate. The pricing and process was so confusing - as if it was designed to purposefully gouge customers who need to board plane. That experience combined with the outrageous price charged will prevent me from ever flying Spirit again. And I’ll be sure to tell the story to anyone who cares to hear.

The text told me it was changed to Terminal E and Gate D5. But with no one on site to ask questions there was confusion on where to go as all the gates were E's. Then we took the skyline to the D area. We left to get something to eat. No announcement was made but my daughter happened to asked and they told her our gate was moved to D12. I will not fly Spirit again.

The agent at the check in desk was absolutely rude. The rest of the team after that was good, but the check in process at LAS was miserable. The woman at the desk spoke like we were stupid and was rude throughout the process.

Its so random that they only allow 40 pounds on checked bags when all airlines take 55. They then charge you for each 10 extra pounds, so my checked suitcase was $130 and the flight $30 ... its like whattt, im for sure not traveling with Spirit again

So bad. The check in process was laborious and the check in agent didn't seem to know how to manage the process efficiently and was confused about how to check in my son's sports equipment. The baggage fees were outrageous and so expensive. $90 for a carry on bag? And $200 additional for 2 check ins. The security lines were insanely long and the terminal was not very nice in the Spirit area. $5 for a water on board. It was my first and last time flying Spirit - I tried to save $ by flying them due to the accommodating schedule but I should have paid for Southwest, because it would've actually ended up less expensive due to the free bags with Southwest. There were no charging ports on the airplane, no wifi and really uncomfortable seating. The flight crew were great though, courteous and efficient in their boarding. Flight was delayed 1 hour, but we made up 15 minutes in flight.

My experience was better than expected. What I did find not so great was the seats. Very little room, they did not recline and the tray table was the size of a post card. There was no food to try, just standard snacks that you had to pay for and I don’t know of any entertainment. I would fly again even though everything was an upcharge. Flight was on time with little disturbance

thy don't even ofer water we have to buy it for $4.49 and paid for our cary on bags $100 each we never will fly in this company again.

Super cool and laid back, three lovely ladies. Couldn’t ask for better service.

We reached alomat 45 mins before but we were not allowed to checkin. I tried check in online 4 or 5 times but was always getting an error. The agents at Boston logan airport were very very rude and unwilling to help inspite of the fact that we were travelling with a small kid. Finally I was unable to checkin my bag and we ended up booking other airlines for Miami. Finally understood that we were unable to check in online coz we had a kid with us and we that when there is a kid, we have to check in at airport.

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