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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 Washington.

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

California and Washington are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Alaska Airlines (721 flights per week), Qatar Airways (512 flights per week), and Delta (271 flights per week).

There are 13 airports in Washington. The busiest airport is Seattle/Tacoma Airport (SEA), with 88% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Washington is Bellingham Airport (BLI), with an average flight price of $190.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Washington is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $289. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where round-trip prices are $382 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Washington is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $270 on average. Morning departures are around 30% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Washington is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $351.

The cheapest ticket to Washington from California found in the last 5 days was to Pasco, at $87 round-trip. The most popular route is Burbank (BUR) to Seattle (SEA) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $131.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Washington is September, when tickets cost $166 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $231 and $215 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to Washington, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 49% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

From California, there are direct flights to Washington from 17 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Los Angeles, with 1,079 direct flights each week.

There are around 557 direct flights from within California to Washington every day. Most flights (44%) depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 3,898 direct flights from within California to Washington. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from California to Washington takes 2h 23m, covering a distance of 781 miles. The shortest route is Medford (MFR) to Seattle (SEA) with an average flight time of 1h 23m.

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) flights to Washington. Instead, there are 3,898 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 Seattle (80% of total searches to Washington). The next most popular destinations are Portland (16%) and Spokane (3%). Searches for flights to Pasco (1%), to Bellingham (0%) and to Pullman (0%) are also popular.