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Cheap Flights from Austin to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$233
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$165
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$159
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$182
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$259
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$214
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$278
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$338
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$384
Reno
Reno1 stop$171
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$196
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$233
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$165
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$159
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$182
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$259
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$214
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$278
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$338
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$384
Reno
Reno1 stop$171
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$196

Book Cheap Austin to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Austin to California that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Austin to California

Tue, Apr 28 - Sat, May 2
Frontier Logo
6:13 pm - 8:11 pm
AUS
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LAS
27h 58m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
8:58 pm - 9:29 am
LAS
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AUS
10h 31m
1 stop
$151Frontier
Tue, Apr 21 - Thu, Apr 30
Frontier Logo
6:13 pm - 11:36 pm
AUS
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LAS
7h 23m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:59 am - 10:05 am
LAS
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AUS
7h 06m
1 stop
$152Frontier
Tue, Apr 28 - Mon, May 4
Frontier Logo
6:13 pm - 11:36 pm
AUS
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LAS
7h 23m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:59 pm - 8:18 pm
LAS
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AUS
23h 19m
2 stops
$153Frontier
Tue, May 5 - Wed, May 6
Southwest Logo
11:15 am - 1:05 pm
AUS
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SFO
3h 50mnonstop
Southwest Logo
11:45 am - 5:15 pm
SFO
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AUS
3h 30mnonstop
$165Southwest
Tue, Jun 16 - Fri, Jul 10
Delta Logo
7:10 am - 8:53 am
AUS
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SFO
3h 43mnonstop
Delta Logo
5:59 pm - 11:32 pm
SFO
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AUS
3h 33mnonstop
$168Delta
Thu, Apr 30 - Sun, May 3
Southwest Logo
1:30 pm - 3:20 pm
AUS
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OAK
3h 50mnonstop
Southwest Logo
11:00 am - 4:20 pm
OAK
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AUS
3h 20mnonstop
$171Southwest
Thu, Apr 30 - Wed, May 6
Delta Logo
7:15 am - 9:00 am
AUS
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SFO
3h 45mnonstop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 3:33 pm
SFO
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AUS
7h 33m
1 stop
$178Delta
Wed, Jun 17 - Wed, Jun 24
United Airlines Logo
3:35 pm - 5:24 pm
AUS
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SFO
3h 49mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:27 pm - 12:13 am
SFO
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AUS
3h 46mnonstop
$179United Airlines
Fri, May 1 - Sun, May 3
United Airlines Logo
5:35 pm - 7:36 pm
AUS
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SFO
4h 01mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
11:59 pm - 5:33 am
SFO
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AUS
3h 34mnonstop
$180United Airlines
Thu, Apr 23 - Mon, Apr 27
American Airlines Logo
6:45 pm - 11:59 pm
AUS
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SMF
7h 14m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:42 pm - 9:40 am
SMF
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AUS
7h 58m
1 stop
$213American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Austin to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Austin to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Austin to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Austin to California departing in April.

What is the cheapest Austin to California flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to California from Austin found in the last 72 hours was to San Francisco, at $154 round-trip. The most popular route is from Austin (AUS) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $247.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Austin to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $404 on average. Morning departures are around 16% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $663.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Austin to California?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $355, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Austin to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Austin to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Austin to California is June, when tickets cost $269 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $397 and $373 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Austin to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Austin to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to California on a Thursday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Austin to California. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Austin to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Austin to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Austin to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 56% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$60
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 16% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
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Flights from Austin to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Austin to California 
Verified travelerFlew with Southwest
AUS
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OAK
Dec 2024
Get to a VERY crowded airport early. TSA Pre doesn’t help much, as everyone has it.
JustinFlew with Southwest
AUS
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SAN
May 2024
GET TSA - PRECHECK AND CLEAR. IT'S CHEAPER WITH THE AMEX GREEN OR AMEX PLAT.
Verified travelerFlew with United Airlines
AUS
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LAX
Apr 2024
Use the apps so you know gates before you transfer.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines
AUS
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SAN
Apr 2024
Austin check in is long, make sure to come early to allow for the crowded lines.

FAQs - booking California flights

  • Are there pet relief areas at San Francisco International Airport (SFO)?

    Yes. SFO offers pets and service animals delegated relief areas in its faculties to care for their potty needs. At SFO, on the departure level, are the indoor pet relief areas in International Terminal gates A, Terminal 2 gates D, Terminal 1, C and B gates, and Terminal C gates F. Additionally, on the arrivals level, are the outdoor pet relief areas in Terminal 3 - Courtyard 4 and Terminal 1 - Courtyard 2. The relief areas are furnished with waste bins, drinking sinks, and mutt mitt dispensers. The relief areas are available throughout the day. Also, they are accessible to persons with limited mobility.

  • Does Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) offer passenger de-stressing programs?

    Yes. LAX has the Pets Unstressing Passengers (PUP) program in its terminals, which involves volunteering owners and their trained therapy dogs. The program supplies calmness to nervous passengers through interactions with the furry volunteers. PUP welcomes passengers to take a picture with the therapy dogs and cuddle, kiss, and pet them.

  • Are there nursing rooms at San Diego International Airport (SAN)?

    Yes. For nursing mother travelling through SAN, the Airport has a variety of nursing rooms, which offers a designated space for nursing mothers to pump milk or breastfeed their kids. SAN’s nursing rooms are furnished with kid seats along with seats, electrical outlets, a hand washing station, artwork, and soft lighting. At SAN, the nursing rooms are located in Terminal 1, past security on the West Rotunda, on the second level across from the elevator and East Rotunda on the Ground Level. And on Terminal 2 West, on the second level adjacent to Gates 34 to 35.

  • Are there accessibility services at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)?

    Yes. AUS provides accessibility services to assist its passengers with limited mobility. Before your flight to California, for wheelchair assistance, you'll have to contact your airline to make reservations. At AUS, passengers with limited mobility will find accessible washrooms, parking garages, elevators and ramps throughout the Airport. Also, the AUS’s floors are smooth for effortless wheelchair mobility. For persons with visual impairments, the Airport's pedestrian footways have contrasting floor and braille signage to help them in finding their way through AUS. Additionally, the Airport’s shuttle services are wheelchair lift-equipped and AUS offers escort services via your airlines to help persons with limited mobility through AUS.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Austin 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 Austin to California.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Austin to California 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 Austin 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 from Austin to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Austin 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 from Austin to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Austin to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $155 one-way - $228 round-trip; Los Angeles $184 one-way - $321 round-trip; San Francisco $151 one-way - $248 round-trip
  • Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) is one of the airports serving the metropolitan region of Austin. The Airport serves as a base for Southwest Airlines and Allegiant Air, which facilitate flights from Austin to California.
  • San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is one of the airports that serve the metropolitan region of San Francisco. SFO is a hub for Alaska Airlines and United Airlines, which facilitate flights to California from Austin.
  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is among the main airports serving the metropolitan area of Los Angeles, and adjacent counties such as San Bernardino, Orange, Ventura, and Riverside County. The Airport serves as a hub for United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, and American Airlines and a base for JetBlue, Allegiant, and Southwest Airlines. The airlines facilitate flights to California from Austin.
  • San Diego International Airport (SAN) is one of the airports that serve the County of San Diego. The Airport serves as a base for Alaska Airlines, which facilitates flights to California from Austin.
  • San Jose International Airport (SJC) is among the airports that serve the San Francisco bay Area. SJC serves as a hub for Alaska Airlines, which offers flights to California from Austin.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Austin to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Austin to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4334 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
Airline reviews

The new seat assignment thing is wierd. If you don’t pay for a seat they always assign you a middle seat regardless of how many people are on the flight. Idk… the new company that bought Southwest is trying to make it more profitable, but I’m just not seeing it. The flight attendants aren’t having as much fun anymore. It just feels like the airline is slowly dying. IMO. We shall see if Southwest is the next Toy’s R Us.

6.0 GoodKenley, Apr 2026
AUS - LAS
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The new seat assignment thing is wierd. If you don’t pay for a seat they always assign you a middle seat regardless of how many people are on the flight. Idk… the new company that bought Southwest is trying to make it more profitable, but I’m just not seeing it. The flight attendants aren’t having as much fun anymore. It just feels like the airline is slowly dying. IMO. We shall see if Southwest is the next Toy’s R Us.

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

Mediocre. Boarding is now unpleasant. The employees, once friendly and nice, are now regularly speaking sternly to passengers, badgering them to do things right so they can take off on time and gate check bags because they don't have enough overhead bin space. The pretzel snack was crushed flat and broken into even smaller pieces, which happens frequently lately. Drink service was suspended before they reached my row.

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

WiFi didn’t work most of the time. The usb chargers would work only occasionally for 5 mins and wouldn’t charge after that. Had to keep trying repeatedly at each of the seats in the row.

The crew bent over backwards to thank us for flying and make us comfortable. The food service was quick and efficient. The Captain communicated and said goodbye and thank you as we departed. They really stood out!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

my mom urmila patel needed a wheelchair which was not available on the curbside. she needed to walk almost 50 meters inside (at the risk of falling) and then had to wait in line to get a wheelchair (this is not ok). Once obtained she had to seat in it for 30-45 minutes for someone to take her in thru the checkin process (which was fairly smooth and easy). the lady who helped her with her checkin process was very courteous and helpful

Staff at the check-in counter were friendly, happy and helpful. They tagged our bags and sent us to “bag drop off” but were not very clear about where that was. The airport was busy we headed off in what we thought was the right direction until a gentleman waved us down and actually came after us. He was the baggage handler for Delta and recognized our “deer in the headlights “ look-he brought us to the right area (which was marked as the Southwest Airlines Drop Off) and sent us on our way. Wonderful guy, low key and working with a big smile on his face. Loved it. Loved him.

Arlene was a great flight attendant. I also liked how one of the other flight attendants gave us a heads up about snacks and asked everyone to remove their headphones when it was their turn to order. Good idea.

I haven’t flown economy in over 20 years but it was not bad. Room by my feet for my bag and seat was roomy enough. Surprised in a good way.

The cabin temperature was nice and cool. The wifi was not working.

As previously noted, this flight was great: departure was timely, the crew was friendly and attentive, and wifi connectivity was seamless. In particular, I appreciated that the flight attendant just told me to stow the laptop right before takeoff/landing, and trusted me to do so (which I did!).

Extremely disappointed with Delta. They canceled flight last minute and then I rebooked the other flights and with which were delayed as well

Flight left on time, arrived early, pleasant staff provided water, coffee, etc. access to bathrooms was reasonable and were well maintained. blankets were available, lots of entertainment options. LUGGAGE SERVICE WAS GREAT. I got my one checked bag quickly and was able to make a bus connection for a 2 hour bus ride saving me from waiting another 1.5 hours.

The wheelchair service is useless. They live you in different spots, not tell you anything just wait. I waited 30 minutes in Frankfurt when decided to walk the 25 minutes distance. In Budapest nobody came.

Terrible, if possible won't be flying again anytime soon!

Wonderful in-seat entertainment with seatback screens and huge selection of quality movies. The ability to bluetooth connect headphones was amazing.

Horrible service no Wi-Fi connection on both leg of the flight and they are refusing to fix bad service

I will never fly ANA again. They lost one of my large pieces of checked luggage, the heaviest one with the most valuable items in it, and they said they will not send me an email unless they can't find it, even though the paper they gave me to track the status of my lost luggage requires a code from an email they are supposed to send me so I can do baggage tracing. They claim to be an international airline, but they also insist on calling a Japanese telephone number to confirm where to send the lost baggage if they find it. It is impossible to find an actual contact email address for customer support on their website, and their AI chatbot is unhelpful, directing you to a webpage that says it is for contact information but does not have any actual email addresses or phone numbers listed on it. My seat in economy did not recline at all, even though I was not sitting in an exit row nor the very back row. I had to sit in the fully upright position for over ten hours of international travel. Awful experience overall.

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

Overall we had a good experience during our flight from San Francisco to Houston.

it was a very short flight so my expectations were low.

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

Going non stop to lax like I paid for. Not stopping in MCI for gas. Too long of delays

Delayed for mechanical and no updates on what was happening and how long the delay might be.

A first class seat should fit a fat person, and this doesn't. The trays in the armrest are less functional than an ordinary tray in the back of the seat.

The experience at checkin for my American Airlines flight from Sacramento to LAX was very good including the assistance I received in getting my bags checked in and boarding passes printed. Was pleasantly surprised the my bags were checked through all the way to my destination at Clark International Airport in Angeles, Philippines.

Smooth flight. From the early boarding and all were on board before departure time and arrived early in ONT. Great crew. Thank you!!!!

The TSA check in took 1.5 hours to get through in Austin and I missed my flights back to DC

The flight was significantly delayed for 6.5 hours because of snow. There was no communication once the plane returned to the gate regarding when the flight would resume. Other flights were departing while our flight was being unloaded for reasons unknown. Our flight also seemed out of the queue regarding further deicing, refueling, and waiting to Taxi to the runway.

They are always late and seats was also not having working charger

did not have enough meal for first class passengers so offer us snack

AA did not allow to board a flight because my connecting flight from DFW had been canceled. I got on another flight to another city. No service on the plane and I did not use their entertainment system.

My flight was originally from SAT to MCO connecting from MCO to ORD. We got diverted to ATL and than Frontier staff there was sooo un helpful first they said they couldn’t give us any accommodation since our flight first got delayed that cancelled and now it’s 221am and I am still in ATL since they said they need to create a new flight my final destination is ORD and I have been delayed twice and cancelled. With no real help the frontier app didn’t work no email updates over all such a horrible experience

Gate not determined until I got to the airport - hard to plan the trip to the airport.

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

Very well recently! Frontier is improving and less harrassing customer on luggages! Positive!

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

i was unable to check in the flight. refund requested

I think Frontier was very good at communication. Their app worked very well. Loading was great and the flight was nice and easy.

Great for the price. No wifi or entertainment, but gate agents and crew were fantastic and we boarded quickly and left on time.

Decent clean onboard experience. Okay discount airline experience. Unfortunately, any customer service interactions are difficult and unhelpful. There is no service. Also, a premium seat only gets you premium boarding if you line up first. Once they start general boarding you must go to the back of the line. Not very premium

The crew was mostly okay. The flight attendant who answered our questions was curt and unhelpful unfortunately. He seemed upset and I understand having off days.

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