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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 Tennessee.

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

California and Tennessee are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Southwest (79 flights per week), Delta (25 flights per week), and Virgin Atlantic (25 flights per week).

There are 6 airports in Tennessee. The busiest airport is Nashville Airport (BNA), with 54% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Tennessee is Memphis Airport (MEM), with an average flight price of $278.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Tennessee is Wednesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $416. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $493 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Tennessee is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $428 on average. Morning departures are around 5% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Tennessee is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $498.

The cheapest ticket to Tennessee from California found in the last 5 days was to Nashville, at $254 round-trip. The most popular route is Burbank (BUR) to Nashville (BNA) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $254.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Tennessee is December, when tickets cost $240 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $287 and $281 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to Tennessee, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 28% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

From California, there are direct flights to Tennessee from 8 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Los Angeles, with 180 direct flights each week.

There are around 44 direct flights from within California to Tennessee every day. Most flights (46%) depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 308 direct flights from within California to Tennessee. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from California to Tennessee takes 5h 41m, covering a distance of 1855 miles. The shortest route is Las Vegas (LAS) to Memphis (MEM) with an average flight time of 3h 13m.

Each week, there are 271 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration) and 37 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration) to Tennessee. There aren't any long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration).

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Nashville (77% of total searches to Tennessee). The next most popular destinations are Knoxville (11%) and Memphis (7%). Searches for flights to Chattanooga (4%) and to Blountville (1%) are also popular.