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Flight from Los Angeles to Anchorage

FAQs for booking flights from California to Alaska

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

    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 California to Alaska.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from California to Alaska 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 California to Alaska?

    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 California to Alaska 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 California to Alaska?

    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 California to Alaska up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines fly most frequently to Alaska?

    Alaska Airlines connects California to Alaska with 5 flights per week. Air Tahiti Nui also offers 5 flights per week, while Qatar Airways follows with 4 flights per week.

  • How many airports are there in Alaska?

    There are 157 airports in Alaska. The busiest airport is Anchorage Airport (ANC), with 22% of all flights arriving there.

  • Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Alaska?

    Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Alaska is Anchorage Airport (ANC), with an average flight price of $364.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Alaska?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Alaska is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $427. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $537 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Alaska?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Alaska is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $446 on average. Morning departures are around 29% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Alaska is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $768.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Alaska?

    The cheapest ticket to Alaska from California found in the last 5 days was to Anchorage, at $359 round-trip. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Anchorage (ANC) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $359.

  • What is the cheapest month to fly from California to Alaska?

    The cheapest month for flights from California to Alaska is May, when tickets cost $280 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $451 and $434 respectively.

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

    To get a below average price on the flight from California to Alaska, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 48% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

  • How many cities have direct flights to Alaska?

    From California, there are direct flights to Alaska from 1 city. This city is Los Angeles and there are 14 direct flights each week.

  • How many direct flights to Alaska are there each day?

    There are around 2 direct flights from within California to Alaska every day. All flights depart in the morning.

  • How many direct flights to Alaska are there each week?

    Each week there are around 14 direct flights from within California to Alaska. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 43% of flights taking off on this day.

  • How long is the flight to Alaska?

    An average nonstop flight from California to Alaska takes 10h 51m, covering a distance of 2093 miles. The shortest route is San Francisco (SFO) to Anchorage (ANC) with an average flight time of 4h 58m.

  • How many long-haul flights are there to Alaska each week?

    There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Alaska. Instead, there are 14 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Los Angeles.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Alaska?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Anchorage (77% of total searches to Alaska). The next most popular destinations are Fairbanks (16%) and Juneau (3%). Searches for flights to Ketchikan (1%), to Sitka (1%) and to Kenai (1%) are also popular.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from California to Alaska

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from California to Alaska? 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 13027 reviews
7.8Comfort
7.0Food
8.5Crew
7.0Entertainment
8.1Boarding
Airline reviews

Our gate agent was absolutely amazing. Personable, kind, and helpful. She alone makes me want to return to use Alaska Airlines.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jul 2026
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Our gate agent was absolutely amazing. Personable, kind, and helpful. She alone makes me want to return to use Alaska Airlines.

Don’t fly with Alaska if you have a layover in Seattle. Guaranteed to screw you over. We waited at terminal S3 &were >2 hours delayed(mechanical issues)and told to change terminals to a different plane that required riding 3 shuttles to get to new terminal N14. Then they delayed the flight even further and changed gates again. when I went to the customer service in terminal N, the manager turned me away without apologizing & refused to assist me but mandated I leave her alone as her shift is nearly finished and insisted I totake another 2 shuttles to terminal C so I can just talk to another service rep while dragging my family of 4/ kids in tow.

Everything was good. Please have a wheat free option for snacks in the future.

Not delay for a few passengers. That was uncalled for. If idiots can't make the flight on time thats their fault. Why should I be punished for them? No more holding the plane for one or two people

How can I review what was denied to me. Instead of offering to let me pay for the ticket I got booted of my flight with no way home and no choice but to purchase another ticket for 12 hours later. Filing a complaint with the DOT

I like them since I live in Alaska and I don't have much choice

Coke zero offered...good. The proptness of flight was late. This has been a everytime thing for my last 9 flights. And is putting alot of pressure on my connecting flights. Not a bit punctual. I am always early, but Ak. Airlines is not. And people i happen fly beside, parrot the same thing. The baggage delivery to baggage claim, is not prompt. Its slowwwww. The seats are poorly padded, very crowd. We need more room, not padding the airlines bottom line. Its like a cattle car. More leg room, more side to side room. And attendants need upgrade of verbal skills. I have been faithful to Ak. A., but it will change if changes are not made. Not the only planes in the sky.

We were very late to take off, late exit plane, and luggage took a long time.

Great if it’s not a long flight in coach.

Crew was great snacks could be approved upon. Healthier options

Gate agent and flight attendants were efficient, but more stern than warm.

The only issue is that the plane was HOT. This was not the case on my first flight so not sure why, but thankfully I had a portable fan with me. Everything else was great!

Seemingly unnecessary delays were compounded by a lack of communication from the flight crew which turned a four hour delay into an overly stressful experience.

I think the crew makes way too many announcements that are: 1) hard to hear in some cases and 2) repetitive. This detracts from entertainment and concentration if working or reading.

Seats were old and very uncomfortable. Coach seating is way too tight

WiFi was a major problem and if it does not work on a 4 hour flight then that lowers the overall experience

I was impressed with how quickly the baggage transfers were made.

The Airline Attendant found us in flight and moved us to seats in the front of economy due to the short time we would have to make our connecting flight. We really appreciated it.

The ac must have died, it was way to hot on this flight. Boarding g was chaotic. The flight was delayed for boarding. Not a great experience.

Among the poorest flights I’ve had with Delta in a while. Entertainment system failed completely on a 7.5 hr flight. Crew seemed distracted and not the normal friendly crew. Flight overbooked it seemed… very crowded.

Entertainment was great. Seats were good. They did not have my pre-ordered hot food product available but did comp me something cold in place of the item.

Santa Barbara is a super small and easy airport. Breezed through rental car return, breezed through Security, ordered a coffee and muffin and to my gate in less than 30 minutes. Maybe because it was a small airport we got the oldest plane. Hardly any overhead space and absolutely zero internet. Its NFL Sunday man! That hurt.

We were delay because so many bags needed to be gate checked and it was disappointing not to have outlets in the seats for such a long flight.

Excellent. I had a medical emergency on flight SNA-ORD and the attendants were very helpful.

Smooth flight, easy boarding process. Made up time in the air with initial delay due to weather pass through

Unbelievably smooth boarding at IAH and the flight attendants were top notch.

Comfortable seating POS to IAH. Food options were satisfactory. Good seat from IAH to ANC. Food options could be better.

There could have been better food options in economy on the long 7hr trip from IAH to AM.

Great experience. Boarding was fast, staff were very nice and funny, everything at the seat worked well.

Flying to anchorage would have been cool but the weather got in the way

I was truly shocked at how poor this flight went. The crew was not friendly during the checking process. The asked for people to gate check and were rude about it. They didn't handle my luggage with care. When I got to my seat I noticed a large section of the ceiling vent area was, no joke, TAPED TOGETHER WITH CLEAR PACKING TAPE! To add insult to injury, the back rest button was disabled on my seat and all the seats I could see. The wifi, never connected for me, despite troubleshooting it for a while. I did everything from restarting my wifi/phone to forgetting the network and restarting the app. But that didn't stop the mandatory 2 ads from playing every single time. Even the bags took over 45 mins to arrive at the carousel. Everything about this flight was a flop and I am beginning to notice that some of these events are becoming a trend. Perhaps it's time I switch loyalty programs.

Little communication with passengers after sitting over 1 hour for a maintenance issue Then we had to deplane- no crew communication Poor gate information after deplaned WiFi would not connect AT ALL

Had to pay for WiFi, delayed start, and sat on the runway forever.

On time and stellar premium class service. Not liking non LCD display in seat backs - miss the convenience of not using your own device.

It was my first time flying with Alaska Airlines and it was a pleasure!

Plane had mechanical issues. We had to de plane and board a different plane and were an hour late

More space for economy, and the bathroom size is only for people with size XS

We enjoy the professionalism and cleanliness of the staff and aircraft. We are grateful to the experiences pilots and flight crew

Our experience with American Airlines was extremely disappointing and honestly made an already exhausting international journey much worse. After flying all the way from Melbourne and dealing with significant jet lag, the American Airlines experience at LAX was the last thing we needed. The terminal and boarding area felt very old and uncomfortable, with little to no air conditioning and only old fans running in the area. Boarding was also through outdoor stairs rather than a jet bridge, which felt especially inconvenient after such a long journey. Even though we were traveling First Class, the onboard experience was surprisingly poor. There were no meaningful snack options, no decent coffee available to order, and the aircraft was so small that there was barely enough overhead space for carry-on luggage. The staff experience was also disappointing and lacked the warmth or attentiveness we had experienced on our international flights. To make matters worse, the flight departed late, extending an already very long travel day. Overall, the combination of the outdated terminal, uncomfortable boarding process, limited First Class service, small aircraft, poor staff experience, and delay made this an extremely unpleasant final leg of our journey. It significantly worsened our exhaustion and jet lag rather than making the connection home easier. Unfortunately, this experience was bad enough that I do not plan to travel with American Airlines again in the future.

I was so hungry. No meals. Staff very nice. Seat arms armed too tight and didn’t go up. I was scheduled for First class, but was put on Standby, even though I made my reservation a while ago. Thank you.

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