$125 Find Cheap Flights from California to Massachusetts

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Flights from California to Massachusetts: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from California to Massachusetts 
alyciaFlew with American Airlines
LAX
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BOS
Mar 2026
Switching terminals in Boston was a VERY long walk -- dont cut your connection close if you are going from B to E
NicoleFlew with JetBlue
LAX
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BOS
Apr 2026
Bring your own snacks/food. Extra legroom is nice but not really worth the extra money, unless you want free alcohol.
ericFlew with Air New Zealand
SFO
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BOS
Jan 2025
At least two hour connection Buy food pre-flight

FAQs for booking flights from California to Massachusetts

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

    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 Massachusetts.

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

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

    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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts?

    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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts?

    California and Massachusetts are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are JetBlue (123 flights per week), Air New Zealand (80 flights per week), and Virgin Australia (80 flights per week).

  • How many airports are there in Massachusetts?

    There are 9 airports in Massachusetts. The busiest airport is Boston Logan Airport (BOS), with 90% of all flights arriving there.

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

    Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Massachusetts is Boston Logan Intl Airport (BOS), with an average flight price of $289.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Massachusetts?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Massachusetts is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $402. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $491 on average.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Massachusetts is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $386 on average. Morning departures are around 20% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Massachusetts is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $464.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Massachusetts?

    The cheapest ticket to Massachusetts from California found in the last 5 days was to Boston, at $165 round-trip. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Boston (BOS) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $165.

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

    The cheapest month for flights from California to Massachusetts is September, when tickets cost $227 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $321 and $290 respectively.

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

    To get a below average price on the flight from California to Massachusetts, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% 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 Massachusetts?

    From California, there are direct flights to Massachusetts from 3 cities. The cities with the most direct flights are Los Angeles and San Francisco, both with 419 direct flights each week.

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

    There are around 137 direct flights from within California to Massachusetts every day. Most flights (53%) depart in the morning.

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

    Each week there are around 956 direct flights from within California to Massachusetts. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.

  • How long is the flight to Massachusetts?

    An average nonstop flight from California to Massachusetts takes 7h 29m, covering a distance of 2553 miles. The shortest route is Las Vegas (LAS) to Hartford (BDL) with an average flight time of 4h 58m.

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

    There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Massachusetts. Instead, there are 956 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Los Angeles.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Massachusetts?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Boston (83% of total searches to Massachusetts). The next most popular destinations are Hartford (8%) and Albany (7%). Searches for flights to Nantucket (1%), to Worcester (1%) and to West Tisbury (1%) are also popular.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from California to Massachusetts

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from California to Massachusetts? 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 12590 reviews
8.5Crew
7.0Food
7.0Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
Airline reviews

Internet was great. It was nice to watch a movie. The crew was very nice.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2026
PDX - BOS
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Internet was great. It was nice to watch a movie. The crew was very nice.

Thank you to everyone, the crew and pilots.. they were so amazing!!

Some food or at least snacks need to be offered on long flights. I thought I had ordered food for my husband and I prior to the flight, but was told during the flight that I had not. Perhaps, if you must charge extra for food, let people order on board. We did get some food, which evidently others had decided they didn’t want onboard, but it wasn’t very good. We did like the adherence to takeoff and landing times, and the quick return of our luggage.

Pretty smooth ride!… a little tight in the back and would’ve loved to had a movie screen… couldn’t beat the price to the West Coast!

Plane was clean, staff was professional and flight was on time. No built in tv was still ok, as programs were offered that could synch to smart phones.

The flight attendants were excellent and I was in the back of the plane. Much much better than recent JetBlue experiences on that route and better than Delta on that route.

I was sitting towards back of plane and the flight attendants I thought spoke unusually loud for an evening flight. They chatted and chatted all night long and it seemed odd to me that they didn’t try to lower their voices. It is annoying as a passenger to hear all their conversations.

very good but no blankets for overnight flight or tv screens…

SFO gate staff super fun playing music and singing having customers waiting to be boarded to participate. Flight staff was nice enough. At least not rude like others I have experienced.

We were told that the plane was new (2 years old) which was evident in that the seats weren’t as worn and the interior had a more modern look. The downside was that the crew said because it was new, WI-FI hadn’t been connected yet. Seems strange that a plane that is 2 years old hasn’t had a chance to connect to WIFI. And the airline knew this going into the flight so it would have been nice if they would have sent communication ahead of time to the passengers so we could download in flight entertainment. The flight was almost 5 hours long. There should have been WIFI for a flight for that duration.

My flight was delayed by 4 hours in 30 minute increments. The gate agents were amazing but the communication was not. We were told that there was a maintenance issue but they didn't know what it was. That didn't inspire confidence. Then they said they found it and it was fixed and the pilot just needed to sign off. Then the pilot needed to talk to the other pilot from the arriving flight and we'd be fine. Then we were waiting for the pilot to call back. Then the maintenance issue wasn't fixed. Then they decided we were getting a new plane (why didn't they decide this earlier??). Fine. But then they announced we were changing gates AND terminals. And we were boarding in 20 minutes. So we all had to run to the new terminal gate. We could have taken off at that time, but we then had to wait for all the people who rebooked on a different flight to book this flight again. That took 30+ minutes because there was only one gate agent. When everyone ditched this flight, I saw it as an opportunity to upgrade to comfort. Delta, the greedy jerks they are, charged me $121. After their delay, their fault, their issues, couldn't even discount an upgrade. They only handed out $12 meal vouchers for the delay. I can't even get a snack from starbucks for that.

Much better than Latam, the worse airline company ever. I hope I don't have the need to fly Latam ever in my life again.

My flight yesterday evening was delayed 3.5 hours with no water or food service. Poor experience

The tray table was broken and the food was terrible.

Flight delayed. Air broken. Cabin was hot enough to pass out. Delta shuttle’s becoming worse and worse.

The first class flight attendant was awful to everyone. Very rude; no customer service. She should not be working in first class.

delta last minute gave me a boarding pass for a different flight with no confirmation that they were changing it

It was terrible, if they ran flights on time it would make a big difference.

Delta flight was great from the check in all the way to arrival. However, I had a very bad experience. I requested a wheelchair and the wheelchair employee that went to pick me up from the plane in Boston to bring me to the baggage claims told me I have to pay him. I was under the impression that it was a free service and I usually give tips but the person forced me to pay and since I said no because I was upset with his demand when my daughter walked in to pick me up he demanded payment from my daughter who paid him thinking maybe now it is a charged service.

Everything was great but the difference in paying for comfort + did not seem worth it.

My service dog and I were asked to deplane just before they closed the door - clearly very last minute they couldn’t find the documentation that I have filled out many many times before that is for flying service animals. I purposely purchase 3seats (a whole row) since he is large and not all passengers want to sit next to a dog on a cross country flight. The plane departed with my husband on it!!! They made me fill out a hard copy of the same form and had to reschedule me on a later flight where they could find 3 seats together!! I’ve done this so many times before - clearly the error was on their part in a technology glitch - but really people - do better!! Very traumatic - and my husband had to wait for us when he landed ….so bad. Poor pup was confused and tired.

Super friendly with lots of drink options an entertainment. Friendly crew.

I like flying first class, and United has a nice one

United airlines has the best customer experience from booking to arrival. I always fly United airlines. The mileage program is excellent

Impressed with the service despite turbulence because of the weather. Both flights arrived before their scheduled times.

Plenty of room for me and the cat in Premium Economy. Seat was comfortable. Boarding was a breeze. The lady at the special check-in desk was great, super helpful and professional.

It’s been awhile since I have traveled on United. I, along with my family who were on the flight noted how smoothly everything went . Boarding, flight crew and service was excellent.

Excellent staff helping my 96 year old senior promptly with her oxygen needs

This flight was 2.5 hours delayed due to crew issues. This meant that we arrived after 2 AM. Very very inconvenient and we were not really kept well informed.

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

Same plane as RDU to LGA — internet not working. Pilot issue of some sort at end of prior flight - I was on same plane for my connection. Late/delayed —

I was in last row so that is never great bc the person in front of me leaned his seat all the way back into me.

Half of the TSA checkpoints at PHL are closed. Also, there is no standby for first class passengers. You can only standby for coach. Very dated policy and inconsistent with peers.

We had a male flight attendant who was super attentive and wonderful! Very professional. I have both gluten and dairy intolerance, and was only able to get a gluten free part, and not the dairy free part of the meal. Easy to order ahead of time and I appreciate being able to do that.

No enough space plus only allowing one laggage instead of two like other airlines.

Qatar airways ,boarding arrangements at Hamid international airport could been better

AA should improve their in air internet & entertainment options. Seems unreasonable to charge $20/hr and should have some form of free connections. The entertainment options are also pretty limited, movies are outdated and the series only show 3-5 episodes.

They only offered water for Group 6. Awful announcements from the Crew. Couldn't understand a single word. Barely came by for the trash afterwards. Man, I love water for a premium flight. Wow. Water in a cup.

Ring in first class for an overnight flight, there was no blankets nor pillows for first class customers.

Red eye from LAX. The most uncomfortable First Class seats I have ever experienced. No blankets or pillows. One bag of chip-like objects and two beverages for the entire flight. It felt very stingy.

Boarding was quick and efficient. The flight crew were friendly. There were limited food options available on the flight. The pocket guide said there would be salad and sandwich sections available on flights over 3.5 hours. The only food available were snack boxes. And those were limited as well. My flight was over 5 hours. The entertainment system worked well. I had both extra legroom seats and regular coach seats. The seats were not very comfortable. The entertainment controls in the armrest made it difficult to rest my arm without changing the channel on my neighbors TV. Overall, my experience was mediocre.

Entertainment and wifi were very sub-par - audio issues and no wifi

I was denied a plastic fork to eat my food and was told plastic forks are for paying customers who buy Jet Blue’s food. So I had to make a utensil out of a cup so nourish my body. Like a refugee. Because decency is dead.

Flights with JetBlue from San Diego to Boston are a miserable experience. The flight was delayed about 1.5 hours due to “weather” supposedly but the flights for other airlines left on time so it just have been some kind of weather that only affects JetBlue. I had a small carry on - purse. The crew stored it in a bin 2 rows down from me because they were using the bin next to my seat for other people’s stuff. The TV screen in the emergency row seats does not work. It just was awful from start to finish. When we landed, we had to sit inside the plane for a very long time because the plane had to be moved to a different gate.

Rude crew member. She seemed annoyed at me without me saying a single word. Also loudly admonished me for having my bag next to my seat instead of tucked away before landing. Just telling me to put it away and guiding me without giving me a lecture would have been enough.

The check in and boarding process was a bit of a cluster. Two people at the counter to check in, three random lines that nobody knew which was for what, and people kept getting shuffled from one line to another for no apparent reason because then they’d get shuffled back and end up getting out further back in the line than they were originally. I only had to hand my already checked bag over and it took 45 minutes. I was never assigned a seat so when I tried to board I was pulled out of line again while someone had to try to manually assign me a seat. During the flight I got up to go to the bathroom, and there was an attendant in the aisle offering pillows etc and it was a 30 min wait unbuckled standing by the bathrooms because she said I couldn’t go past her. First and last time flying jet blue to be honest.

Great! I love Jet Blue. My favorite airline! Very efficient, clean and timely.

Always like Jet Blue! It seems, however, that people are getting bigger & seats are getting smaller! We had a very full flight and I couldn't get an aisle seat like I always do. I wish there were more leg room. People sitting next to me were very nice though so it was fine to disturb them if I needed to use the restroom. Otherwise the flight was fine but a bit long.

None of the in flight Direct TV worked. A better selection of Shows would have been better. The baggage was s low. Otherwise we enjoyed our flight!

Seat was surprisingly comfortable and roomy. I like the onboard “pantry”. Lavatory was kept very clean.

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