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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 Alberta.

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from California to Alberta is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

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 Alberta with an airline and back with another airline.

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

California and Alberta are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Delta (95 flights per week), WestJet (94 flights per week), and Qantas Airways (81 flights per week).

There are 6 airports in Alberta. The busiest airport is Calgary Airport (YYC), with 71% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Alberta is Edmonton Airport (YEG), with an average flight price of $243.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Alberta is Wednesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $325. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where round-trip prices are $391 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Alberta is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $340 on average. Morning departures are around 3% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Alberta is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $392.

The cheapest ticket to Alberta from California found in the last 5 days was to Calgary, at $169 round-trip. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Calgary (YYC) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $169.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Alberta is September, when tickets cost $162 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $296 and $268 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to Alberta, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 56% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

From California, there are direct flights to Alberta from 5 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Los Angeles, with 275 direct flights each week.

There are around 77 direct flights from within California to Alberta every day. Most flights (46%) depart in the afternoon.

Each week there are around 537 direct flights from within California to Alberta. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 19% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from California to Alberta takes 8h 49m, covering a distance of 1196 miles. The shortest route is San Francisco (SFO) to Calgary (YYC) with an average flight time of 2h 40m.

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) flights to Alberta. Instead, there are 537 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Los Angeles.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Calgary (84% of total searches to Alberta). The next most popular destinations are Edmonton (15%) and Grande Prairie (0%). Searches for flights to Fort McMurray (0%), to Red Deer (0%) and to Medicine Hat (0%) are also popular.