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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 Arizona.

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

California and Arizona are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are American Airlines (610 flights per week), Southwest (389 flights per week), and Alaska Airlines (220 flights per week).

There are 10 airports in Arizona. The busiest airport is Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (PHX), with 85% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Arizona is Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA), with an average flight price of $99.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Arizona is Friday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $232. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $324 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Arizona is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $194 on average. Morning departures are around 2% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Arizona is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $299.

The cheapest ticket to Arizona from California found in the last 5 days was to Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport, at $77 round-trip. The most popular route is Burbank (BUR) to Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport (PHX) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $77.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Arizona is October, when tickets cost $131 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $177 and $168 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to Arizona, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 41% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

From California, there are direct flights to Arizona from 20 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Los Angeles, with 1,123 direct flights each week.

There are around 382 direct flights from within California to Arizona every day. Most flights (37%) depart in the afternoon.

Each week there are around 2,672 direct flights from within California to Arizona. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from California to Arizona takes 1h 54m, covering a distance of 431 miles. The shortest route is Burbank (BUR) to Las Vegas (LAS) with an average flight time of 1h 05m.

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) flights to Arizona. Instead, there are 2,672 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 Las Vegas (78% of total searches to Arizona). The next most popular destinations are Phoenix (19%) and Tucson (2%). Searches for flights to Flagstaff (0%), to Yuma (0%) and to Show Low (0%) are also popular.