$296 Find Cheap Flights from Cologne to California

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Cheap Flights from Cologne to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$554
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$569
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$308
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$296
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$554
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$569
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$308
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$296

Book Cheap Cologne to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Cologne to California that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Cologne to California

Fri, Oct 24 - Fri, Oct 31
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2:20 pm - 10:13 amCGN-SJC
28h 53m2 stops
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7:50 am - 4:20 pmSJC-CGN
24h 30m2 stops
Fri, Oct 24 - Sun, Nov 2
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2:20 pm - 11:05 pmCGN-SAN
17h 45m2 stops
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9:54 pm - 4:10 pmSAN-CGN
33h 16m2 stops
Thu, Feb 19 - Mon, Feb 23
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5:05 pm - 3:15 pmCGN-LAS
31h 10m1 stop
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2:38 pm - 4:10 pmLAS-CGN
16h 32m2 stops
$548British Airways
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Thu, Feb 19 - Mon, Feb 23
British Airways Logo
5:05 pm - 6:50 pmCGN-LAS
34h 45m1 stop
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8:55 pm - 4:30 pmLAS-CGN
34h 35m1 stop
$549British Airways
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Thu, Feb 5 - Wed, Feb 25
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1:35 pm - 9:08 pmCGN-LAX
40h 33m2 stops
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7:45 am - 12:10 pmLAX-CGN
19h 25m2 stops
$554Air Canada
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Mon, Sep 22 - Sun, Oct 5
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6:05 am - 7:27 pmCGN-LAX
22h 22m2 stops
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5:20 pm - 5:10 pmLAX-CGN
38h 50m2 stops
$563United Airlines
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Mon, Sep 22 - Sun, Oct 5
United Airlines Logo
6:05 am - 3:15 pmCGN-LAX
18h 10m1 stop
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7:00 pm - 5:10 pmLAX-CGN
37h 10m2 stops
$567United Airlines
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Mon, Sep 22 - Sun, Oct 5
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6:05 am - 3:15 pmCGN-LAX
18h 10m1 stop
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5:30 pm - 11:10 pmLAX-CGN
20h 40m1 stop
$574Lufthansa
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Mon, Sep 22 - Sun, Oct 5
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6:05 am - 3:15 pmCGN-LAX
18h 10m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
5:30 pm - 11:10 pmLAX-CGN
20h 40m1 stop
$576Lufthansa
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Mon, Sep 22 - Sun, Oct 5
Air Canada Logo
6:35 pm - 6:58 pmCGN-LAX
33h 23m2 stops
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8:05 am - 11:10 amLAX-CGN
42h 05m2 stops
$601Air Canada
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cologne to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cologne to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Cologne to California?

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cologne to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cologne to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Cologne to California is March, when tickets cost $605 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $959 and $953 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Cologne to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Cologne to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Cologne to California, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Thursday is the most expensive. Flying from California back to Cologne, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Cologne to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Cologne to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Cologne to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 36% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$296
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 13% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 26% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cologne to California?

    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 Cologne to California.

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

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

    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 Cologne to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $716 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $716.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Cologne to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cologne to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cologne to California? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
6.8
LufthansaOverall score based on 7409 reviews
7.0Boarding
7.6Crew
6.4Entertainment
6.8Comfort
6.3Food
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Food could have something without dairy, I couldn't eat anything. Tv for both seats was malfunctioning. They have one bottle of ginger ale for entire plane.... and I paid extra for these seats...very disappointed

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Sep 2025FRA - IAD
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Food could have something without dairy, I couldn't eat anything. Tv for both seats was malfunctioning. They have one bottle of ginger ale for entire plane.... and I paid extra for these seats...very disappointed

We took two long flights with Lufthansa, both were delayed making us miss our connecting flights. Lufthansa took care of the first one. The second was a switch to United and figuring out how to rebook was not a pleasant experience.

It was chaotic. It was overbooked so we didn't have seats until the end but they turned out to be good seats. The gate was at the end of the airport. We had to get busses to the tarmac and board. It just seemed chaotic. Flight was OK. Food was not so good. Lufthansa used to be such a great airline and now as it's with everything else: If you have money you get comforts but if you don't then you end up below deck with the rest of the cattle.

Welp - they boarded us appropriately...then had us sit on the plane for over two hours before cancelling the flight...which meant another night in Munich. I probably had it a little better than most as over 500 people had to be accommodated/re-booked etc. The next day I boarded the same flight (for which I had now been ticketed 3 straight days) and - with "only" an hour delay, managed to finally get home over 2 days later than scheduled. I haven't flown Lufthansa to Europe in years...and I won't be looking to do so again in the future. To be clear, though, the people I interacted with - flight crew, Service Center, check-in were all professional and courteous - management is clearly to blame for their lack of communication and unpreparedness for when things go wrong.

Seat very cramped, could not recline. No cheese with meal. Staff very helpful.

They don’t give information on why a flight is delayed in a timely manner. Very frustrating.

The flight was ok but chargers did not work and the speakers in the back of the cabin did not either. But I am writing because the crew was really, really rude and not only rude but had the curtains always closed, forgot to clear our trays, the bathrooms were filthy and trash was building out, and one of the attendants even had her EARBUDS on while in the cabin. From movement it seemed like she was listening to music, so not even the safety aspect was there. My neighbor s English is not good and they were very dismissive of her. when we deplaned the crew in the back was just chatting with one another and the first class attendant was briefly and said goodnight. It is nice that a crew gets along so well, but they did not take care of passengers at all. They rushed through all the services and otherwise did not go through the cabin to offer water or anything else. i had the feeling of being unwelcome at a party. I am not a grumpy traveller but I thought you really needed to know. Thank you, Carin

Food was terrible. They ran out of options and gave me a bland undercooked pasta and veggies. Only middle seat was available to select although I paid extra. Baggage delayed at destination. Flight attendants not really helpful.

Crew was great. But my flight was late arriving and as a result, I missed my connecting flight to Richmond. I had to catch a later flight. On a positive note, the attendants at the counter were extremely helpful in booking my later flight. They book my on the next flight to Richmond.

If the plain wait for the passenger it should wait for the baggage!!

what would have been better would have been that my booking not been canceled by the system and had I been informed that the booking had been cancelled by the system I could have immediately rebooked and not found out that there was an issue when I was told by the system that I needed to book in. It would have also been good if either the booking agent or BA or anyone been in anyway useful. In the end I had to rebook a flight at an additional cost of $350. So no I'm not impressed by BA any of the other parties involved.

Boarding was poor. Why are first class passengers not boarded first?! Bus to the plane and then held on a packed bus because we were waiting for people on the bus before to finish boarding. Seat belt on the fist clas seat is very uncomfortable, cutting into your neck. Other than that crew, seating and food were all excellent. Entertainment, as usual - rubbish.

I paid for full WIFI- it was terrible, kept being in and out could not listen to a podcast

Flight was delayed but my previous flight was as well so It worked to my advantage. This was my first time in first class. I don't think they ever stopped feeding us. The seating area was very spacious and comfortable. The attendants were wonderful, warm, friendly and very personable.

Some how my flight was canceled, neither BA or Justfly.com accepted responsibility. I only found out about this the day before when I tried to check in. I had to book another flight which due to the time ( day before) cost me $300 more. I was still receiving notifications about the flight even when I was on another flight from you. So no my flight to London was not good.

We had a pretty good experience. Enjoyed both the flights. Crew was very good and helpful.

They issued seat assignments and sat my 2 year-old in the row behind me, separate from me and my daughter. Communication/ customer service was terrible. They told me to change it in London, then in London, they told me to talk to the cabin crew, then a supervisor came and stuck us in the back of the plane when we were supposed to be in row 25. Overall, they need to really work on their customer service. Additionally the food was terrible and they ran out of meals and didn’t have any kid options. To top it off there was no in-flight entertainment for the first hour of the trip.

We missed the connection because we had to wait for a shuttle from the plane to the Terminal. Also, we needed assistance and none was available.

When we arrived at the airport - 1st step - printing out your boarding pass - no issue. Not long lines as these machines. 2nd step - processing your bag drop off. There was only one associate there to help 10 kiosks. We had a family in front of us for 20 minutes trying to work on the machine and figure out every step for 4 pieces of luggage. My husband alerted the associate who was able to assist the family. Highly suggest that there are more associates to assist in this process. Besides this issue, security check went very quickly. Our flight was direct to Philadelphia. We had to carry our bags down two flights of steps, then out to the tarmac to a bus, then carry our bags up two flights of stairs to the plane. No one on the flight was expecting that long trek. I could see some people were struggling a bit. All in all - great flight crew, plane was clean and food was great!

There were no gluten-free vegan options available, so food was very limited on this flight, and some of the crew weren’t especially helpful about it. To make matters worse, a passenger was sick on board, and although the area was cleaned, the smell lingered for the rest of the journey. On top of that, we ended up circling for an extra hour, which only made the unpleasant situation drag on even longer.

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