How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from California to Puerto Vallarta?

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 Puerto Vallarta.

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

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Puerto Vallarta 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 Puerto Vallarta?

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 Puerto Vallarta 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 Puerto Vallarta?

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 Puerto Vallarta 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from California to Puerto Vallarta

Tue, Nov 10 - Wed, Nov 18

11:02 am - 2:11 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

25h 09m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

4:07 pm - 10:13 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

8h 06m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

$341Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 9 - Wed, Nov 18

11:48 pm - 2:11 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

12h 23m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

4:07 pm - 9:22 amPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

19h 15m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

$344Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 9 - Tue, Nov 17

11:48 pm - 2:11 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

12h 23m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

2:46 pm - 10:13 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

9h 27m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

$351Volaris

Mon, Jan 11 - Sun, Jan 31

1:55 pm - 12:53 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

20h 58m1 stop Monterrey Gen Mariano Escobedo

2:03 pm - 12:30 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

24h 27m1 stop Monterrey Gen Mariano Escobedo

$352Viva

Sun, Apr 11 - Mon, Apr 19

12:35 am - 12:47 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

11h 12m1 stop Monterrey Gen Mariano Escobedo

11:23 am - 4:25 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

6h 02m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

$357Viva

Tue, Jan 26 - Tue, Jan 26

6:19 am - 3:00 pmSMF Sacramento Intl-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

6h 41m1 stop Los Angeles

7:38 pm - 2:04 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-SMF Sacramento Intl

20h 26m2 stops Mexico City Benito Juarez Los Angeles

$363Aeromexico

Tue, Jan 26 - Wed, Jan 27

6:19 am - 6:45 pmSMF Sacramento Intl-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

10h 26m2 stops Los Angeles Mexico City Benito Juarez

5:08 pm - 11:57 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-SMF Sacramento Intl

8h 49m1 stop Salt Lake City

$363Aeromexico

Fri, Apr 16 - Fri, Apr 23

12:48 am - 11:58 amLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

10h 10m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

12:33 pm - 6:03 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

6h 30m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

$368Volaris

Mon, Feb 1 - Thu, Feb 11

8:50 pm - 6:45 pmSMF Sacramento Intl-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

19h 55m2 stops Los Angeles Mexico City Benito Juarez

4:26 pm - 8:33 amPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-SMF Sacramento Intl

18h 07m2 stops Mexico City Benito Juarez Los Angeles

$371Delta

Sun, Jan 24 - Tue, Jan 26

6:19 am - 6:45 pmSMF Sacramento Intl-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

10h 26m2 stops Los Angeles Mexico City Benito Juarez

4:26 pm - 10:38 amPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-SMF Sacramento Intl

20h 12m2 stops Mexico City Benito Juarez Los Angeles

$371Delta

Recent last minute flight deals from California to Puerto Vallarta

Wed, Nov 4 - Thu, Nov 19

2:50 am - 2:11 pmFAT Fresno Airterminal-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

9h 21m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

4:07 pm - 9:30 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-FAT Fresno Airterminal

7h 23m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

$344Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 9

4:13 pm - 10:46 amSJC San Jose-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

16h 33m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

4:07 pm - 9:38 amPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-SJC San Jose

19h 31m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

$368Multiple Airlines

Tue, Nov 3 - Tue, Nov 10

7:00 pm - 11:58 amSMF Sacramento Intl-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

14h 58m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

2:46 pm - 11:00 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-SMF Sacramento Intl

10h 14m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

$439Volaris

Tue, Nov 3 - Sat, Nov 7

11:48 pm - 11:58 amLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

10h 10m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

12:33 pm - 10:13 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

11h 40m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal

$450Volaris

Sat, Oct 31 - Sat, Nov 7

2:45 pm - 5:58 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

26h 13m1 stop Monterrey Gen Mariano Escobedo

8:40 am - 9:40 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

15h 00m1 stop Mexico City Benito Juarez

$493Viva

Mon, Nov 2 - Fri, Nov 6

11:20 pm - 8:43 amLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

7h 23m1 stop Monterrey Gen Mariano Escobedo

1:40 pm - 9:50 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

10h 10m1 stop Monterrey Gen Mariano Escobedo

$493Viva

Mon, Nov 2 - Thu, Nov 5

10:55 am - 4:06 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

3h 11mnonstop

5:16 pm - 6:27 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

3h 11mnonstop

$496Delta

Mon, Nov 2 - Thu, Nov 5

10:40 am - 3:43 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

3h 03mnonstop

3:22 pm - 4:40 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

3h 18mnonstop

$496Alaska Airlines

Mon, Nov 2 - Fri, Nov 6

10:40 am - 3:43 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

3h 03mnonstop

3:22 pm - 4:40 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

3h 18mnonstop

$496Alaska Airlines

Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 9

10:55 am - 4:06 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

3h 11mnonstop

4:55 pm - 11:44 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

8h 49m1 stop Salt Lake City

$506Delta

Recent direct flight deals from California to Puerto Vallarta

Sat, Nov 28 - Thu, Dec 3

10:40 am - 3:38 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

2h 58mnonstop

4:55 pm - 6:13 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

3h 18mnonstop

$408Aeromexico

Sun, Dec 13 - Sun, Dec 20

7:00 am - 12:03 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

3h 03mnonstop

3:56 pm - 5:34 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

3h 38mnonstop

$415Alaska Airlines

Sun, Dec 6 - Fri, Dec 18

7:00 am - 12:03 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

3h 03mnonstop

1:36 pm - 3:07 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

3h 31mnonstop

$416Alaska Airlines

Thu, Feb 18 - Thu, Mar 4

10:29 am - 4:19 pmSFO San Francisco-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

3h 50mnonstop

5:21 pm - 7:24 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-SFO San Francisco

4h 03mnonstop

$433United Airlines

Mon, Feb 8 - Thu, Feb 11

10:15 am - 3:17 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

3h 02mnonstop

4:19 pm - 5:35 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

3h 16mnonstop

$436United Airlines

Sun, Jan 10 - Fri, Jan 29

12:00 pm - 5:17 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

3h 17mnonstop

6:00 pm - 7:30 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

3h 30mnonstop

$436American Airlines

Mon, Feb 8 - Thu, Feb 11

12:00 pm - 5:17 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

3h 17mnonstop

5:06 pm - 6:35 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

3h 29mnonstop

$436American Airlines

Mon, Dec 14 - Thu, Dec 17

10:40 am - 3:45 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

3h 05mnonstop

4:55 pm - 6:13 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

3h 18mnonstop

$436Delta

Wed, Dec 30 - Thu, Dec 31

10:10 am - 3:18 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

3h 08mnonstop

4:28 pm - 5:49 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

3h 21mnonstop

$436Delta

Tue, Feb 23 - Thu, Feb 25

9:45 am - 2:50 pmLAX Los Angeles-PVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

3h 05mnonstop

4:00 pm - 5:24 pmPVR Puerto Vallarta Ordaz-LAX Los Angeles

3h 24mnonstop

$436Aeromexico

Useful Info

Low season	September
High season	December
Cheapest flight	$98

Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.

Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.

Flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Puerto Vallarta

How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from California to Puerto Vallarta?
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 Puerto Vallarta.
How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from California to Puerto Vallarta?
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Puerto Vallarta 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 Puerto Vallarta?
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 Puerto Vallarta 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 Puerto Vallarta?
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 Puerto Vallarta from California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.