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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 Minnesota.

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

California and Minnesota are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Delta (206 flights per week), KLM (134 flights per week), and Air France (107 flights per week).

There are 9 airports in Minnesota. The busiest airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport (MSP), with 96% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Minnesota is Minneapolis St Paul Airport (MSP), with an average flight price of $293.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Minnesota is Friday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $341. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where round-trip prices are $421 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Minnesota is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $314 on average. Morning departures are around 20% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Minnesota is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $435.

The cheapest ticket to Minnesota from California found in the last 5 days was to Minneapolis, at $154 round-trip. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Minneapolis (MSP) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $154.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Minnesota is September, when tickets cost $157 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $271 and $252 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to Minnesota, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 23% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

From California, there are direct flights to Minnesota from 6 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Los Angeles, with 242 direct flights each week.

There are around 106 direct flights from within California to Minnesota every day. Most flights (61%) depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 739 direct flights from within California to Minnesota. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 20% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from California to Minnesota takes 5h 07m, covering a distance of 1449 miles. The shortest route is Las Vegas (LAS) to Sioux Falls (FSD) with an average flight time of 2h 45m.

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) flights to Minnesota. Instead, there are 739 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 Minneapolis (87% of total searches to Minnesota). The next most popular destinations are Sioux Falls (7%) and Fargo (3%). Searches for flights to Duluth (1%), to Rochester (1%) and to La Crosse (0%) are also popular.