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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 Kentucky.

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

There are 4 airports in Kentucky. The busiest airport is Louisville Airport (SDF), with 64% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Kentucky is Louisville Intl Airport (SDF), with an average flight price of $210.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Kentucky is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $179. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, where round-trip prices are $676 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Kentucky is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $132 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Kentucky is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $358.

The cheapest ticket to Kentucky from California found in the last 5 days was to Louisville, at $136 round-trip. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Louisville (SDF) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $136.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Kentucky is August, when tickets cost $49 (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 $160 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to Kentucky, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 46% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

From California, there are direct flights to Kentucky from 2 cities: Los Angeles and San Francisco. Both cities offer 2 direct flights each week.

There are around 1 direct flights from within California to Kentucky every day. All flights depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 4 direct flights from within California to Kentucky. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 25% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from California to Kentucky takes 5h 25m, covering a distance of 1875 miles. The shortest route is Las Vegas (LAS) to Nashville (BNA) with an average flight time of 3h 25m.

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Kentucky. Instead, there are 4 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 Nashville (69% of total searches to Kentucky). The next most popular destinations are Cincinnati (11%) and Knoxville (7%). Searches for flights to Louisville (7%), to Lexington (3%) and to Evansville (1%) are also popular.