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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 Montana.

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

California and Montana are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are United Airlines (51 flights per week), American Airlines (36 flights per week), and Air New Zealand (28 flights per week).

There are 13 airports in Montana. The busiest airport is Gallatin Field Airport (BZN), with 35% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Montana is Bozeman Gallatin Field Airport (BZN), with an average flight price of $263.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Montana is Saturday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $338. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $406 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Montana is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $359 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Montana is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $370.

The cheapest ticket to Montana from California found in the last 5 days was to Kalispell, at $98 round-trip. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Bozeman (BZN) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $219.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Montana is December, when tickets cost $69 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,066 and $557 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to Montana, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 26% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

From California, there are direct flights to Montana from 5 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Los Angeles, with 74 direct flights each week.

There are around 24 direct flights from within California to Montana every day. Most flights (81%) depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 162 direct flights from within California to Montana. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from California to Montana takes 4h 02m, covering a distance of 862 miles. The shortest route is Las Vegas (LAS) to Bozeman (BZN) with an average flight time of 2h 00m.

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) flights to Montana. Instead, there are 162 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 Bozeman (41% of total searches to Montana). The next most popular destinations are Kalispell (26%) and Missoula (15%). Searches for flights to Billings (7%), to Great Falls (3%) and to Helena (3%) are also popular.