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Best California Flight Deals from Baltimore

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$90
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$214
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$141
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$160
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$334
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$228
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$369
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$404
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$334
Redding
Redding1 stop$402
Merced
Merced2 stops$581
Reno
Reno1 stop$157
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$160
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$90
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$214
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$141
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$160
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$334
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$228
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$369
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$404
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$334
Redding
Redding1 stop$402
Merced
Merced2 stops$581
Reno
Reno1 stop$157
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$160

Cheap Flights from Baltimore to California

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Baltimore 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 Baltimore to California

Tue, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 2
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 8:17 amBWI-LAX
5h 32mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:50 pm - 6:54 amLAX-BWI
5h 04mnonstop
$90Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Aug 27 - Sun, Aug 31
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 8:17 amBWI-LAX
5h 32mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:50 pm - 6:54 amLAX-BWI
5h 04mnonstop
$97Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Aug 7 - Fri, Aug 8
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:22 pm - 9:19 pmBWI-LAX
5h 57mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:41 pm - 5:33 amLAX-BWI
4h 52mnonstop
$98Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 2
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 8:17 amBWI-LAX
5h 32mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:50 pm - 6:54 amLAX-BWI
5h 04mnonstop
$99Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Aug 28 - Sun, Aug 31
Frontier Logo
6:29 pm - 12:19 amBWI-SFO
8h 50m1 stop
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6:26 am - 5:57 pmSFO-BWI
8h 31m1 stop
$214Frontier
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Fri, Aug 15 - Mon, Aug 18
Frontier Logo
5:26 pm - 12:19 amBWI-SFO
9h 53m1 stop
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6:37 am - 4:31 pmSFO-BWI
6h 54m1 stop
$230Frontier
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Wed, Sep 17 - Mon, Sep 22
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 2:12 pmBWI-ONT
10h 12m1 stop
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3:06 pm - 5:39 amONT-BWI
11h 33m1 stop
$316Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Aug 28 - Mon, Sep 1
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 11:53 amBWI-ONT
7h 53m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:59 pm - 12:43 pmONT-BWI
9h 44m1 stop
$317American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 3
Southwest Logo
9:20 am - 11:35 amBWI-ONT
5h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
6:20 pm - 5:00 amONT-BWI
7h 40m1 stop
$327Southwest
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Thu, Aug 28 - Mon, Sep 1
Southwest Logo
9:20 am - 11:35 amBWI-ONT
5h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
12:45 pm - 8:35 pmONT-BWI
4h 50mnonstop
$337Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Baltimore to California flights

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

What is the cheapest Baltimore to California flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Baltimore to California.

The cheapest ticket to California from Baltimore found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $110 round-trip. The most popular route is from Baltimore (BWI) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $110.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Baltimore 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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $758 on average.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Baltimore 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 Baltimore to California is August, when tickets cost $256 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $446 and $416 respectively.

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

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

When flying from Baltimore to California, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Baltimore, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 Baltimore to California, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$48
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
Flight from Baltimore to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking California flights

  • What are the common layovers for flights from Baltimore to California?

    If you aren’t able to book a non-stop flight to California, prepare to make at least one stop on the way to the West Coast. Those heading to CA might have to stop at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) or Harry Reid International Airport (LAS).

  • Which airport should I fly to in California to visit Disneyland?

    Those visiting California to go to Disneyland will most likely want to fly to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It’s only about a 1.5-hour drive from Los Angeles International Airport to Disneyland.

  • What cabin classes can I choose from when flying from Baltimore to California?

    Some of the airlines that offer the cheapest flights from Baltimore to California, like Frontier and Spirit Airlines, won’t have multiple cabin classes to choose from. On the other hand, airlines like American Airlines will often let you pick between first-class, business-class, premium economy-class, and economy-class seats.

  • What can I do to make a flight from Baltimore to California sustainable?

    To increase the sustainability of a long flight from Baltimore to California, plan to pack light. You should also attempt to fly with an airline like American Airlines that has committed to reducing its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. The airline is working toward this goal by upgrading its fleet with fuel-friendly planes and limiting the plastic used during flights.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 Baltimore to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • 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 $209 on average. Morning departures are around 17% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $479.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Baltimore to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $100 one-way - $205 round-trip; Los Angeles $116 one-way - $158 round-trip; San Francisco $290 one-way - $688 round-trip
  • To get from Baltimore to California, you’ll need to start by catching a flight from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, Spirit Airlines, and United Airlines all have flights that can take you to California. However, these airlines don’t all travel to the same airports, so you will need to decide where you want to land. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), and Ontario International Airport (ONT) will all be options.
  • Many of the airlines that fly from Baltimore to California, including American Airlines and Frontier, will stop at least one time on the way. However, Spirit has a slew of direct flights that leave from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and fly right to Los Angeles International Airport.
  • If you fly with a budget airline like Spirit Airlines or Frontier, you won’t be able to enjoy a true first-class experience, since they don’t offer it as an option on most flights. If you would like to be more comfortable on your flight from Baltimore to California, you might want to explore flying first class with American Airlines, Delta, or United Airlines, as they can all provide you with the extra legroom that will come along with sitting in first class in addition to more meal and in-flight entertainment options.
  • Regardless of which airline you choose to fly with, you will most likely be subjected to baggage fees unless you are sitting in first class. To avoid them, you should think about only bringing a carry-on bag. American Airlines, Delta, Frontier, and most of the other airlines that travel between Baltimore and California will charge you to check any other bags.
  • Stretch your legs out at one of the lounges available to passengers in Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport before the flight. The Club is a great option since it’s available to all passengers passing through the airport.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Baltimore to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Baltimore 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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SouthwestOverall score based on 4244 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.6Entertainment
7.0Food
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First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

8.0 ExcellentMichael, Jun 2025PHX - SAN
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First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

Southwest is typically delayed, and it gets wearisome. It is no longer a discount airline and you get way less than you pay for when it comes to comfort and Ce.

Staff was far less than helpful at all times. Departure and arrival times mean nothing to Southwest. Extremely disappointed, will never fly with them again, and I’ll be sure to share my experience with all.

The seats were a bit cramped and worn, but otherwise okay.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Short flight with plenty of open seats. Drinks and snacks were still provided even on such a short flight. <1 hr

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

It was a good an early bird pleasant and quiet

Booked through kayak, everything seemed normal but when it came time to go, my flight ticket didn’t exist, so I had to purchase another set of tickets at the airport the day of the flight, for about double. When I reached kayaks customer service, they claimed no responsibility, and pushed me onto another 3rd party booking service, airfare assist, where I have had no luck getting any kind of help or refund. I’ve used kayak many times, but I’ll never again after I’ve been burned by this.

The air fares are good, Charging me for every single thing 😩

I wanted to upgrade my seat because I’m 6’2 and never have enough leg room for my comfort. They upgraded my seat for free putting me in an emergency exit seat. I was very comfortable

Boarding was a breeze, however, two of the flights that I boarded with Spirit did not have Wi-Fi available.

Very good. Nothing more or less than expected. No complaints.

My experience with the spirit as a first time it was OK, but the seats need a little cushion, the problem I had the most impacted me was when checking in the scales were so off and wrong. It will tell that you would have more weight, which was not true. The scale was say that it had Thirty Eight Pounds, when get in the labels when we send the luggage into the band. It says that it was overweight. I really really dislike that because the scales are not accurate. If I use Spirit and I have that issue again. That will be my last time flying with the spirit, even though I like so much to service the planes, and everything else

hahaha we are delayed for one hour plus.. but thx we arrived San Diego safe

The flight, the pilot, the flight crew, and the ground personnel were all great, despite the sudden and lengthy FAA Ground Stop in Boston, which SPIRIT obviously had nothing to do with and no control over.

Worst airline ever! The guy weighing my bag had his foot on the metal plate and when I called him out on it, I got this stupid little smirk. La is a scam and so is Spirit Airlines. All the flight attendants looked like they hated our flight just as much as we did.

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