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Cheap Flights from Buffalo to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$261
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$235
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$246
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$307
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$365
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$363
Arcata
Arcata2 stops$489
Reno
Reno1 stop$386
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$261
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$235
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$246
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$307
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$365
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$363
Arcata
Arcata2 stops$489
Reno
Reno1 stop$386

Book Cheap Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo to California

Fri, Aug 28 - Fri, Aug 28
Frontier Logo
11:36 am - 7:03 pm
BUF
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SFO
10h 27m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:35 pm - 10:29 am
SFO
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BUF
8h 54m
1 stop
$235Frontier
Thu, Aug 13 - Thu, Aug 20
Frontier Logo
11:29 am - 7:13 pm
BUF
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SFO
10h 44m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:35 pm - 10:29 am
SFO
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BUF
8h 54m
1 stop
$240Frontier
Tue, Sep 8 - Fri, Sep 11
JetBlue Logo
6:00 am - 11:56 am
BUF
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SAN
8h 56m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
9:30 pm - 8:24 am
SAN
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BUF
7h 54m
1 stop
$246JetBlue
Tue, Sep 22 - Tue, Sep 29
JetBlue Logo
12:10 pm - 8:01 pm
BUF
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SAN
10h 51m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
9:30 pm - 8:24 am
SAN
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BUF
7h 54m
1 stop
$249JetBlue
Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 8
Southwest Logo
12:35 pm - 6:50 pm
BUF
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LAX
9h 15m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
10:55 pm - 11:40 am
LAX
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BUF
9h 45m
1 stop
$270Southwest
Sat, Aug 22 - Mon, Aug 31
Southwest Logo
5:15 pm - 9:15 pm
BUF
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LAX
7h 00m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
9:20 am - 9:50 pm
LAX
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BUF
9h 30m
2 stops
$284Southwest
Thu, Aug 6 - Tue, Aug 18
American Airlines Logo
6:09 pm - 11:47 pm
BUF
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SAN
8h 38m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:36 pm - 10:18 am
SAN
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BUF
9h 42m
1 stop
$297American Airlines
Sat, Oct 24 - Sat, Oct 31
American Airlines Logo
4:48 pm - 9:11 pm
BUF
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ONT
7h 23m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:25 am - 10:59 pm
ONT
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BUF
9h 34m
1 stop
$347American Airlines
Wed, Sep 9 - Sun, Sep 13
United Airlines Logo
8:55 am - 1:01 pm
BUF
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MFR
7h 06m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:28 pm - 9:28 am
MFR
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BUF
12h 00m
2 stops
$389United Airlines
Wed, Sep 9 - Sun, Sep 13
United Airlines Logo
8:55 am - 1:01 pm
BUF
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MFR
7h 06m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:08 pm - 10:37 pm
MFR
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BUF
6h 29m
1 stop
$434United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Buffalo to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo to California departing in July.

What is the cheapest Buffalo to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Buffalo found in the last 5 days was to Los Angeles, at $372 round-trip. The most popular route is from Buffalo (BUF) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $372.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Buffalo 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 at night, when round-trip flights cost $376 on average. Morning departures are around 100% 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 $416.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Buffalo 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 $319, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Buffalo 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 Buffalo to California is November, when tickets cost $73 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $169 and $148 respectively.

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

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

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

How far in advance should I book a flight from Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo to California, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 27% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight$120
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 12% lower on average.
Flight from Buffalo to Las Vegas

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

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

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Buffalo to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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.
7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4246 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

The flight was late. The crew was rude. There was no food. Cramped and uncomfortable. Nothing about this flight was good.

2.0 MediocreIrene, Jun 2026
DEN - SFO
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The flight was late. The crew was rude. There was no food. Cramped and uncomfortable. Nothing about this flight was good.

It was just okay, no frills, basic transportation with no luxury. No screens on the seats, no water or drinks on a short flight. Full flight but at least it was on time.

Flight coming out of Buffalo was delayed, so we had to be rescheduled on another flight from Baltimore to Phoenix which means we had a long layover and got home 3.5 hours late. Shuttle to parking stopped at 10pm, so we had to pay for an Uber to the parking lot and got charged an extra day of parking since it was after midnight. Not the best experience. Long day!

The first time I flew in the extra legroom section. It was difficult to notice a difference. I had bad luck with my neighbors. The crew was okay. Southwest has reduced the live TV options.

No gluten free snacks. Seats felt worn or bare bones even though it was a new 737 MAX 8.

Airline travel is always too cramped to really be pleasant, but the cabin crew on this flight did a pretty good job of making up for it by putting on some music during boarding and sprinkling a few funny remarks into the safety briefing and announcements, and just generally being friendly and helpful. It definitely reminded me of why I prefer the in-flight experience on Southwest!

It went well. Plane wasn't full. Will be great when assigned seating is in place

As always it was a pleasure to fly on southwest.

Excellent! There was a delay due to the weather and they did all they could do to keep us comfortable & updated. Thank you!

Couldn't connect to the internet and movies. Needed help.

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!

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

There’s not much to say about a one hour flight. This is a connection from LA to RNO that I missed the previous night due to a mechanical check delay on my originating flight from JFK to LAX. The short flight itself was fine. Instructions from the pilot and crew were per usual. The coffee was barely lukewarm, which possibly was purposeful so we would down it quickly. Bags were already on carousel upon reaching baggage claim, which was excellent.

They double booked seats, the gate staff changed my ticket as I was boarding she went over to the computer and changed it without telling me. She messed up an entire three row section for me and others. Other travelers were outraged but the gate staff were so rude, so condescending saying it wasn't their problem to solve. I would rate this a zero if I could. Will not fly Delta again I'll stick with United and American.

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.

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

Crew handling the boarding at the gates are quite aggressive with the passengers and must be given training/ refreshing courses to improve customer experience.

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.

The staff was very friendly. The seats seemed quite small. Overall the flight was pleasant.

The flight attendant was very polite and attentive. The food was good.

Flight cancelled. Twice. And no communication. No gate agent. Went past boarding time and had to go and see email from AA. Airport communication was bad

It was so much better than expected, Ohare is not such a pleasant experience but American Airlines with the new, clean aeroplane and free Wi-Fi was outstanding and the crew so pleasant and helpful.

Was put into a seat right behind the toilet that had no entertainment possible but did have plenty of leg room over noisy part of plane.

American delayed the flight for a crew rest period. The delay occurred late in the evening - the earliest i can find is 10:20 pm. With a 6 am flight anyone on the flight would have already have been asleep (unless you are insane, a vampire or on drugs) and at least for me i was already on the way to the airport at 445 am the next morning when i discovered they delayed the flight until 9 am. Given the incoming flight was in the air at 6 pm the evening before this should have been figured out a lot more timely that was there only crew to use. Just frustrating given there is no consideration for customer experience anymore in flying.

Wifi was spotty. Tray table was very dirty when I sat down.

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

The flight from Buffalo to Chicago was on an older and smaller plane. Seating was tight. Looking closely at the interior of the aircraft there were definitely signs of aging and wear.

Nothing really nondescript, the flight attendants were friendly and helpful.

Whole experience was poor. Delayed 2 hours. Lied about the delays. Was all jet blues fault and tried to blame on air traffic control. Sent out other let trips and wouldn't allow people to switch aircraft.

Kayak sucked. You gave me a confirmation number that was not useable by the jet blue system. Nor did you send any check in emails. I’ll not be using your site again. Nice work.

Excellent price. Everything on time. two bad parts. Kayak said I couldn't sign in for the flight online, but I got an email at the same time from Jet Blue and they let me sign in online. Second bad part was that, although I had provided my known traveler number, neither of my boarding passes, for this flight and the previous one, had TSA pre-check showing.

Crew were fantastic and so catering and wonderful! Full score for the entire crew!

Communication with the customer and stay is important. Staff off with a minor inconvenience but it worked out of course. Also this was a very old Mint Class plane. They snuck this one in on us. The updated aircraft are much better.

The flight itself was fine, but the boarding process was extremely frustrating. There is no one scanning boarding passes - passengers just scan themselves and enter the jetway. By the time my husband and I got on the plane and were halfway to our seats they determined there were too many bags on the plane and everything at that point needed to be checked. This created a lot of unnecessary chaos. They should have alerted people before getting on the plane that they would need to start checking bags instead of waiting until people were already on the plane.

In-flight staff was very helpful and excellent. However, the flight was delayed by 90 minutes. Also the boarding process should be expedited in case of delayed flights. This will help the passengers trying to make international connections.

It took an hour to get my bag after landing. Not exaggerating

I had a horrible experience with TSA at the airport. I had to go through TSA several times as there was some issue each time with a piece if clothing I had on. It was so busy & chaotic that I ended up forgetting my Apple laptop at TSA. It’s been days & I can’t get through to anyone to get useful info on how to get it back. I’m very angry because contacting lost & found shouldn’t be this difficult. Employees should know what is going on at their place of work. It seems no one knows as everyone’s answers are contradictory, or you can’t speak directly to anyone as the calls are automated. Very upsetting.

Everything was good instead change the gates! I missed my first flight because it was changed the gate and I didn’t know!

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