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Cheap Flights from Bakersfield to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$299
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$299
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$318
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$734
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$414
Reno
Reno1 stop$318
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$299
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$299
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$318
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$734
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$414
Reno
Reno1 stop$318

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Recent round-trip flight deals from Bakersfield to California

Fri, Nov 20 - Tue, Nov 24
United Airlines Logo
2:18 pm - 3:22 pmBFL  Bakersfield Meadows Field-LAX Los Angeles
1h 04mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:42 am - 11:36 amLAX  Los Angeles-BFL Bakersfield Meadows Field
0h 54mnonstop
$299United Airlines
Fri, Dec 4 - Mon, Dec 7
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2:07 pm - 3:30 pmBFL  Bakersfield Meadows Field-SFO San Francisco
1h 23mnonstop
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6:58 pm - 8:18 pmSFO  San Francisco-BFL Bakersfield Meadows Field
1h 20mnonstop
$299United Airlines
Tue, Nov 24 - Tue, Dec 1
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4:22 pm - 5:45 pmBFL  Bakersfield Meadows Field-SFO San Francisco
1h 23mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:58 pm - 8:18 pmSFO  San Francisco-BFL Bakersfield Meadows Field
1h 20mnonstop
$299United Airlines
Thu, Nov 26 - Thu, Dec 3
United Airlines Logo
10:00 am - 11:23 amBFL  Bakersfield Meadows Field-SFO San Francisco
1h 23mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:58 pm - 8:18 pmSFO  San Francisco-BFL Bakersfield Meadows Field
1h 20mnonstop
$299United Airlines
Wed, Dec 2 - Sun, Dec 6
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 9:23 amBFL  Bakersfield Meadows Field-SFO San Francisco
1h 23mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:58 pm - 8:18 pmSFO  San Francisco-BFL Bakersfield Meadows Field
1h 20mnonstop
$299United Airlines
Sat, Dec 5 - Mon, Dec 7
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 9:23 amBFL  Bakersfield Meadows Field-SFO San Francisco
1h 23mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
12:10 pm - 1:32 pmSFO  San Francisco-BFL Bakersfield Meadows Field
1h 22mnonstop
$299United Airlines
Thu, Nov 19 - Sun, Nov 22
United Airlines Logo
4:22 pm - 5:45 pmBFL  Bakersfield Meadows Field-SFO San Francisco
1h 23mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:31 pm - 10:49 pmSFO  San Francisco-BFL Bakersfield Meadows Field
1h 18mnonstop
$299United Airlines
Sat, Nov 21 - Mon, Nov 23
United Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 8:53 amBFL  Bakersfield Meadows Field-SFO San Francisco
1h 23mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:31 pm - 10:49 pmSFO  San Francisco-BFL Bakersfield Meadows Field
1h 18mnonstop
$299United Airlines
Sat, Dec 5 - Mon, Dec 7
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:43 pmBFL  Bakersfield Meadows Field-SFO San Francisco
13h 43m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
American Airlines Logo
4:10 pm - 12:15 pmSFO  San Francisco-BFL Bakersfield Meadows Field
20h 05m2 stops Los Angeles Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
$633American Airlines
Tue, Nov 24 - Tue, Dec 1
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 6:22 pmBFL  Bakersfield Meadows Field-SFO San Francisco
12h 22m2 stops Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Los Angeles
American Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 11:58 pmSFO  San Francisco-BFL Bakersfield Meadows Field
7h 58m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
$662American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Bakersfield to California flights

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

What is the cheapest Bakersfield to California flight route?

The cheapest ticket to California from Bakersfield found in the last 5 days was to Los Angeles, at $298 round-trip. The most popular route is from Bakersfield (BFL) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $310.

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $407 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 $726.

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

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $382 on average.

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

The cheapest month for flights from Bakersfield to California is January, when tickets cost $183 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and September, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $491 and $353 respectively.

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Flight from Bakersfield to Los Angeles

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    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 Bakersfield 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 Bakersfield to the following destinations at these prices or less: Los Angeles $373 one-way - $328 round-trip; San Francisco $344 one-way - $388 round-trip

Reviews of the top airline flying from Bakersfield to California

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Bakersfield 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.
7.3
United AirlinesOverall score based on 10451 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
7.3Comfort
6.7Food
Airline reviews

Boarding, time to take off, in flight offerings, and staff were all great. I recommend using UA for this short flight.

8.0 ExcellentDAVID, Sep 2026
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Boarding, time to take off, in flight offerings, and staff were all great. I recommend using UA for this short flight.

The flight out of Fresno boarded 1.5 hour past scheduled and made me miss my connecting flight from SFO to SEA.

It was a short, comfortable flight. It did leave an hour late due to the pilot having to be replaced (family emergency) but that didn’t inconvenience myself & my friend. The situation was explained, eventually.

UA594 was delayed multiple times. I ended up getting picked up so I can make it in time for work 6AM on Monday, 7/6/2026

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

Late plane. Only one crew on the ground so we b had to wait for Denver flight to come in, board, and depart. At 78 yrs of age I was not pleased trying to get my connection. What really made me angry was the notification you sent me to hurry up or I would miss my connection. Why tell me to hurry up when you got me in late. It was not a good way of treating customers.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

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

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