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Cheap Flights from Bakersfield to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$408
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$229
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$268
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$705
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$344
Reno
Reno1 stop$268
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$408
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$229
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$268
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$705
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$344
Reno
Reno1 stop$268

Book Cheap Bakersfield 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 Bakersfield 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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Bakersfield to California

Thu, Jul 23 - Sun, Jul 26
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:15 am
BFL
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SFO
1h 15mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:35 pm - 11:59 pm
SFO
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BFL
1h 24mnonstop
$229United Airlines
Fri, Jun 26 - Mon, Jun 29
United Airlines Logo
1:53 pm - 3:09 pm
BFL
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SFO
1h 16mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:35 pm - 11:59 pm
SFO
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BFL
1h 24mnonstop
$259United Airlines
Wed, Jul 8 - Wed, Jul 15
United Airlines Logo
1:41 pm - 7:27 pm
BFL
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LAS
5h 46m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:13 pm - 11:59 pm
LAS
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BFL
6h 46m
1 stop
$268United Airlines
Tue, Aug 4 - Tue, Aug 11
United Airlines Logo
1:41 pm - 6:39 pm
BFL
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SAN
4h 58m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:20 am - 11:40 am
SAN
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BFL
5h 20m
1 stop
$268United Airlines
Thu, Jul 9 - Mon, Jul 13
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:27 am
BFL
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RNO
3h 27m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 11:59 pm
RNO
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BFL
5h 04m
1 stop
$268United Airlines
Thu, Jun 25 - Thu, Jul 2
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:15 am
BFL
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SFO
1h 15mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:35 pm - 11:59 pm
SFO
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BFL
1h 24mnonstop
$274United Airlines
Thu, Aug 13 - Sun, Aug 16
United Airlines Logo
2:03 pm - 8:04 pm
BFL
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LAS
6h 01m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:04 am - 11:40 am
LAS
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BFL
3h 36m
1 stop
$275United Airlines
Thu, Jul 9 - Mon, Jul 13
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:27 am
BFL
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RNO
3h 27m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 11:59 pm
RNO
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BFL
5h 04m
1 stop
$278United Airlines
Wed, Jul 8 - Wed, Jul 15
American Airlines Logo
12:14 pm - 10:41 pm
BFL
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SJC
10h 27m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:01 am - 10:07 pm
SJC
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BFL
16h 06m
1 stop
$705American Airlines
Sat, Jul 11 - Sat, Jul 18
American Airlines Logo
12:14 pm - 10:41 pm
BFL
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SJC
34h 27m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:01 am - 4:13 pm
SJC
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BFL
10h 12m
1 stop
$813American 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?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Bakersfield found in the last 5 days was to Los Angeles, at $228 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 $298.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Bakersfield 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 $400 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $400.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Bakersfield 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 $274, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Bakersfield 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 Bakersfield to California is March, when tickets cost $168 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $208 and $169 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$223
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 27% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking California flights

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

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Bakersfield 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 Bakersfield 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 Bakersfield 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 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: San Francisco $299 one-way - $388 round-trip

Reviews of the top airline flying from Bakersfield to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Bakersfield 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.
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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9830 reviews
7.1Entertainment
8.1Crew
6.6Food
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
Airline reviews

This was an overnight flight, and in the morning they did know coffee service. How you can throw passengers in a San Francisco airport at 5:40 a.m. in the morning and not giving them Coffee is a crime.

8.0 ExcellentWilliam Drew, Jun 2026
HNL - SFO
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This was an overnight flight, and in the morning they did know coffee service. How you can throw passengers in a San Francisco airport at 5:40 a.m. in the morning and not giving them Coffee is a crime.

Our flight was delayed several Times due to mechanical issues. Although I understand this may happen at times, it was very inconvenient and we had to book a hotel for an overnight stay. We were traveling with my 3-yo grandson and waiting at the airport from noon until 6:30pm with no reassurance that our next rescheduled flight would depart, we had to decide what’s best for him. A day later, I found out that I may be able to demand compensation if my flight is delayed more than 4 hours. I will hav to read the fine print next time.

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

Like: departed and arrived on time. Unlike: Food options for purchase allways bad, 1 of 2 of the crew members not very friendly at all. Seats and leg room aweful. At this point I am thinking on switching to AA.

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

Packed flight, which makes it tough on crew and boarding staff (and the customers of course). But this was great boarding, clear instructions, etc. Traveling on the weekends are always fraught with danger as you have families and less frequent flyers thus more confusion. But this flight went as planned.

Destroyed my suitcase. Tired of talking about it. Cancelling my unite mileage plus account.

New plane was lovely. Crew customer service is always lax but expected. Kraft on time and arrived safely.

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

6 1/2 hours from Tampa to SFO on a Boeing 737. Cramped. No Service. No real food. One pass for coffee at the beginning and a second pass THREE hours later. And check-in in Tampa was nasty even by United standards. And I am at almost TWO million miles on United. It's a non-stop. But terrible service.

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