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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 Florida.

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

California and Florida are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are American Airlines (140 flights per week), Qantas Airways (106 flights per week), and GOL (100 flights per week).

There are 22 airports in Florida. The busiest airport is Miami Airport (MIA), with 28% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Florida is Jacksonville Airport (JAX), with an average flight price of $213.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Florida is Wednesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $339. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $431 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Florida is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $224 on average. Morning departures are around 9% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Florida is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $419.

The cheapest ticket to Florida from California found in the last 5 days was to Jacksonville, at $183 round-trip. The most popular route is Burbank (BUR) to Miami (MIA) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $259.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Florida is August, when tickets cost $209 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $292 and $281 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to Florida, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

From California, there are direct flights to Florida from 5 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Los Angeles, with 886 direct flights each week.

There are around 204 direct flights from within California to Florida every day. Most flights (45%) depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 1,425 direct flights from within California to Florida. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from California to Florida takes 5h 56m, covering a distance of 2294 miles. The shortest route is Las Vegas (LAS) to Tampa (TPA) with an average flight time of 4h 05m.

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Florida. Instead, there are 1,425 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Los Angeles.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Miami (53% of total searches to Florida). The next most popular destinations are Fort Lauderdale (24%) and Tampa (10%). Searches for flights to West Palm Beach (4%), to Pensacola (3%) and to Jacksonville (2%) are also popular.