How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from California to New York?

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 New York.

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

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

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 to New York with an airline and back to California with another airline.

What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from California to New York?

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 to New York from California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Tue, Nov 10 - Sat, Jan 9

6:00 am - 6:50 pmSMF Sacramento Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

9h 50m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

9:00 am - 3:46 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl

9h 46m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl

$257American Airlines

Tue, Nov 3 - Tue, Nov 10

6:30 am - 6:45 pmSMF Sacramento Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

9h 15m1 stop Los Angeles

7:29 am - 12:54 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl

8h 25m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

$257American Airlines

Thu, Jan 7 - Wed, Jan 13

7:55 am - 7:23 pmSMF Sacramento Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

8h 28m1 stop Portland

1:00 pm - 10:15 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl

12h 15m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$257Alaska Airlines

Tue, Jan 5 - Tue, Jan 12

10:03 am - 10:59 pmSMF Sacramento Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

9h 56m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

1:00 pm - 10:15 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl

12h 15m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$257Alaska Airlines

Sat, Jan 9 - Thu, Jan 14

5:00 pm - 6:19 amSMF Sacramento Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

10h 19m1 stop Salt Lake City

9:45 am - 4:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl

9h 45m1 stop Los Angeles

$257Delta

Thu, Jan 7 - Thu, Jan 14

7:18 pm - 8:29 amSMF Sacramento Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

10h 11m1 stop Los Angeles

9:45 am - 4:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl

9h 45m1 stop Los Angeles

$257Delta

Wed, Nov 18 - Mon, Nov 23

9:35 pm - 5:56 amSAN San Diego-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

5h 21mnonstop

6:30 am - 1:01 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SAN San Diego

9h 31m1 stop Boston Logan Intl

$327JetBlue

Tue, Nov 3 - Sat, Nov 14

8:26 pm - 8:30 amSAN San Diego-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

9h 04m1 stop Boston Logan Intl

1:26 pm - 7:14 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SAN San Diego

8h 48m1 stop Boston Logan Intl

$328JetBlue

Sat, Dec 12 - Sat, Jan 23

9:45 pm - 5:56 amSAN San Diego-EWR Newark

5h 11mnonstop

6:03 pm - 9:18 pmEWR Newark-SAN San Diego

6h 15mnonstop

$337United Airlines

Sat, Dec 12 - Sat, Jan 16

9:45 pm - 5:56 amSAN San Diego-EWR Newark

5h 11mnonstop

10:20 am - 1:39 pmEWR Newark-SAN San Diego

6h 19mnonstop

$337United Airlines

Thu, Oct 15 - Tue, Nov 10

7:42 pm - 12:50 pmLAX Los Angeles-EWR Newark

14h 08m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

11:35 am - 5:53 pmEWR Newark-LAX Los Angeles

9h 18m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$372Frontier

Tue, Oct 13 - Tue, Nov 10

12:09 am - 12:50 pmLAX Los Angeles-EWR Newark

9h 41m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

11:35 am - 5:53 pmEWR Newark-LAX Los Angeles

9h 18m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$373Frontier

Tue, Oct 13 - Wed, Oct 21

11:49 am - 11:55 pmSMF Sacramento Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

9h 06m1 stop Los Angeles

7:30 am - 1:59 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl

9h 29m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$382American Airlines

Tue, Oct 13 - Tue, Oct 20

12:19 pm - 12:59 amSMF Sacramento Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

9h 40m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

4:40 pm - 10:46 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl

9h 06m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$382Delta

Tue, Oct 13 - Wed, Oct 21

7:30 am - 8:30 pmSMF Sacramento Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

10h 00m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

6:29 am - 12:40 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl

9h 11m1 stop Minneapolis St Paul

$382Delta

Sun, Oct 11 - Fri, Oct 16

12:00 pm - 8:40 pmSFO San Francisco-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

5h 40mnonstop

3:55 pm - 7:32 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SFO San Francisco

6h 37mnonstop

$385JetBlue

Thu, Oct 15 - Tue, Oct 20

6:19 am - 7:52 pmSMF Sacramento Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

10h 33m1 stop Los Angeles

11:28 am - 6:30 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SMF Sacramento Intl

10h 02m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$407American Airlines

Tue, Oct 13 - Mon, Nov 16

11:59 pm - 12:50 pmSFO San Francisco-EWR Newark

9h 51m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

5:29 pm - 9:00 amEWR Newark-SFO San Francisco

18h 31m1 stop Portland

$418Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 14 - Tue, Nov 10

12:09 am - 12:50 pmLAX Los Angeles-EWR Newark

9h 41m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

7:06 am - 10:20 amEWR Newark-LAX Los Angeles

6h 14mnonstop

$426Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 13 - Tue, Oct 27

8:00 pm - 8:11 amLAX Los Angeles-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

9h 11m1 stop Boston Logan Intl

5:45 am - 8:58 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-LAX Los Angeles

6h 13mnonstop

$468JetBlue

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High season	December
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Flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Newark Liberty Airport

BelindaFlew with Alaska Airlines-Jul 2026

I prefer Oakland over SFO. I liked the self-check for my suitcase for the bag drop . Getting through security went smoothly. It would have been really nice to know my boarding time was 1/2 hour later than on my app. I only found out that boarding was 1/2 hour late after rushing to the gate. I would have had time to go to my airport club had I known. Bag pick up at JFK was fast once I got to baggage claim, that was great

Verified travelerFlew with JetBlue-Aug 2026

My most frequent trip is between JFK and SFO on Jet Blue. Food options at SFO are amazing, but expensive. Sadly, getting through security at JFK is a hassle and takes an incredibly long time. Give yourself plenty of time. Also, when I arrived at JFK around midnight, there was no place to get food and I was disappointed to learn that I needed to take the air train all the way out to Howard Beach to get an Uber.

Verified travelerFlew with JetBlue-Aug 2026

The seats at JetBlue are old and uncomfortable. Make sure that you check that your assigned seat can recline if you have health issues or spine pain.

Verified travelerFlew with Spirit Airlines-Mar 2026

Charge all of your devices before boarding as there will won’t be any places to charge while on the aircraft.

Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines-Apr 2026

As I said the terminal for Alaska at JFK is horrendous -- new but very , very large with long distances to get to the gates and not enough automatic walking ways for a terminal of this size -- and 3 escalators?? Really! If you can get a direct flight from another airline I would definitely change but they may be the only one around.

MFlew with Alaska Airlines-Apr 2026

Newark terminal B is probably the worst in the country. Allow yourself plenty of time a patience

GraceFlew with Delta-Feb 2026

We were early arriving so had to sit on the runway for a bit. Remember that you aren’t really supposed to use the lavatories in those situations as it’s an “active runway” situation, so plan to use the bathroom if you need to prior to descent.

Verified travelerFlew with Spirit Airlines-Jan 2026

As bad as it gets. Sign in at one terminal (40 minutes), walk to another terminal to go through security (1 hour+), then take a shuttle through taxiing planes on the tarmac to your flight's terminal (up to another hour). Absurd.. Give yourself a whopping 4 hours or you could miss your flight.

ElenaFlew with United Airlines-Jun 2025

Construction in the terminal so allow for extra time in SFO. Very easy finding luggage and getting outside at Newark. Also, this time, took the Express Bus into Manhattan - $25 is a good price, though the bus arrived 20 minutes after the scheduled time.

MathewFlew with Delta-Jun 2025

Make sure to pack 2-3 days of clothing in a carryon.

MaryannFlew with United Airlines-Mar 2025

Bring your own food with you. Airport and airline food is expensive and you WILL need something to eat on such a long flight.

JFlew with Alaska Airlines-Oct 2024

You get a little a Pretzel bag or Biscoff crackers. Bring your snacks for the long haul. And listen for free gate checks !

alanFlew with Alaska Airlines-Jul 2024

Show up early. Security line was long (admittedly at the end of the 4th of July weekend).

RobertFlew with Alaska Airlines-Jun 2024

Bring some food on board for the flight

BlancaFlew with Alaska Airlines-May 2024

Don't forget your headsets and there is no screens so make sure you bring one from entertainment!

MagedaFlew with United Airlines-Feb 2024

If you use the United mileage card, you will have priority boarding, which puts you to board in group 2, you get one free luggage checked in, gives you 2 free annual passes for United Club, drop off bags it's easy and convenient on level 2 in both airports Lax and Newark after checking in online

How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from California to New York?
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 New York.
How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from California to New York?
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New York from California 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 New York?
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 to New York with an airline and back to California with another airline.
What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from California to New York?
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 to New York from California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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