$85 Find Cheap Flights from Columbus to California

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Cheap Flights from Columbus to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$299
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$290
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$309
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$327
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$341
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$332
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$389
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$384
Reno
Reno1 stop$367
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$327
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$299
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$290
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$309
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$327
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$341
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$332
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$389
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$384
Reno
Reno1 stop$367
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$327

Book Cheap Columbus 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 Columbus 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Columbus to California

Wed, Jul 15 - Wed, Jul 22
Frontier Logo
4:47 pm - 11:50 pm
CMH
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ONT
10h 03m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 4:02 pm
ONT
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CMH
7h 02m
1 stop
$210Frontier
Wed, Aug 19 - Mon, Aug 24
Frontier Logo
4:47 pm - 11:49 pm
CMH
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ONT
10h 02m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 4:02 pm
ONT
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CMH
7h 02m
1 stop
$224Frontier
Tue, May 26 - Tue, Jun 2
United Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 9:28 am
CMH
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SAN
6h 58m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:40 am - 4:53 pm
SAN
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CMH
7h 13m
1 stop
$312United Airlines
Thu, May 21 - Sat, May 30
Delta Logo
7:30 am - 12:17 pm
CMH
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SAN
7h 47m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 5:49 pm
SAN
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CMH
8h 34m
1 stop
$317Delta
Thu, Jun 4 - Mon, Jun 8
Southwest Logo
3:55 pm - 8:55 pm
CMH
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SAN
8h 00m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
4:25 pm - 1:25 am
SAN
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CMH
6h 00m
1 stop
$322Southwest
Tue, Jun 2 - Tue, Jun 9
Delta Logo
6:05 am - 10:53 am
CMH
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SJC
7h 48m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:20 am - 6:36 pm
SJC
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CMH
9h 16m
1 stop
$327Delta
Tue, Jun 2 - Wed, Jun 3
Southwest Logo
4:10 pm - 9:25 pm
CMH
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SFO
8h 15m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
5:55 am - 3:45 pm
SFO
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CMH
6h 50m
1 stop
$329Southwest
Wed, May 27 - Tue, Jun 2
American Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 12:07 pm
CMH
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SMF
9h 37m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
11:45 pm - 10:44 am
SMF
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CMH
7h 59m
1 stop
$336American Airlines
Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 9
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 11:53 am
CMH
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PSP
7h 53m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:32 pm - 11:30 pm
PSP
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CMH
7h 58m
1 stop
$341American Airlines
Wed, Jun 3 - Mon, Jun 8
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 12:03 pm
CMH
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SJC
8h 33m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:37 pm - 9:49 am
SJC
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CMH
12h 12m
2 stops
$346United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Columbus to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Columbus 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 Columbus Airport to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Columbus Airport to California departing in May.

What is the cheapest Columbus Airport to California flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to California from Columbus Airport found in the last 72 hours was to John Wayne (Santa Ana), at $238 round-trip. The most popular route is from Columbus Airport (CMH) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $329.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Columbus Airport to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $188 on average. Morning departures are around 16% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $435.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Columbus Airport to California?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $452, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Columbus Airport to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport to California is December, when tickets cost $139 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $696 and $664 respectively.

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

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

When flying from Columbus to California, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Columbus, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 29% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$85
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
Flight from Columbus Airport to Las Vegas

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Columbus 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 Columbus to California.

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

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

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Columbus to the following destinations at these prices or less: Los Angeles $248 one-way - $349 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Columbus to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Columbus 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 Columbus 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4317 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
Airline reviews

This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

8.0 ExcellentCheryl, Apr 2026
DEN - SBA
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This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

Mediocre. Boarding is now unpleasant. The employees, once friendly and nice, are now regularly speaking sternly to passengers, badgering them to do things right so they can take off on time and gate check bags because they don't have enough overhead bin space. The pretzel snack was crushed flat and broken into even smaller pieces, which happens frequently lately. Drink service was suspended before they reached my row.

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

Didn't like sitting on the waiting pad for 30 minutes right after departing the gate. If you're going to do that, just don't board so people can still get up and walk around in the terminal. My luggage was damaged by the baggage handlers.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

One of the flight attendants was a little cranky. I appreciated the free wifi and plug to charge my laptop

WiFi didn’t work most of the time. The usb chargers would work only occasionally for 5 mins and wouldn’t charge after that. Had to keep trying repeatedly at each of the seats in the row.

The crew bent over backwards to thank us for flying and make us comfortable. The food service was quick and efficient. The Captain communicated and said goodbye and thank you as we departed. They really stood out!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

my mom urmila patel needed a wheelchair which was not available on the curbside. she needed to walk almost 50 meters inside (at the risk of falling) and then had to wait in line to get a wheelchair (this is not ok). Once obtained she had to seat in it for 30-45 minutes for someone to take her in thru the checkin process (which was fairly smooth and easy). the lady who helped her with her checkin process was very courteous and helpful

Staff at the check-in counter were friendly, happy and helpful. They tagged our bags and sent us to “bag drop off” but were not very clear about where that was. The airport was busy we headed off in what we thought was the right direction until a gentleman waved us down and actually came after us. He was the baggage handler for Delta and recognized our “deer in the headlights “ look-he brought us to the right area (which was marked as the Southwest Airlines Drop Off) and sent us on our way. Wonderful guy, low key and working with a big smile on his face. Loved it. Loved him.

Arlene was a great flight attendant. I also liked how one of the other flight attendants gave us a heads up about snacks and asked everyone to remove their headphones when it was their turn to order. Good idea.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

The crew was great. Very friendly and responsive. The plane was old, small and tight. We ran out of overhead space and I had to check. Middle seat was particularly tight.

The flight was delayed from take off because only one runway was operational in San Francisco.

Several missed and almost missed connections. It felt like everything was being patched together last minute without enough resources and it ended up being an extremely stressful experience that basically ruined our weekend on the west coast. What a waste.

The entertainment options on the seat back video boards were nice.

Packed in plane small uncomfortable seats elbow to elbow nobody wants to be in that situation for the money they paid

Checking in united could not figure out my star alliance gold. Baggage did not get marked priority and didn't receive boarding passes. When got to SFO lounge personal fixed everything Immediately

Flight left on time, arrived early, pleasant staff provided water, coffee, etc. access to bathrooms was reasonable and were well maintained. blankets were available, lots of entertainment options. LUGGAGE SERVICE WAS GREAT. I got my one checked bag quickly and was able to make a bus connection for a 2 hour bus ride saving me from waiting another 1.5 hours.

Terrible, if possible won't be flying again anytime soon!

Wonderful in-seat entertainment with seatback screens and huge selection of quality movies. The ability to bluetooth connect headphones was amazing.

American delayed the flight for a crew rest period. The delay occurred late in the evening - the earliest i can find is 10:20 pm. With a 6 am flight anyone on the flight would have already have been asleep (unless you are insane, a vampire or on drugs) and at least for me i was already on the way to the airport at 445 am the next morning when i discovered they delayed the flight until 9 am. Given the incoming flight was in the air at 6 pm the evening before this should have been figured out a lot more timely that was there only crew to use. Just frustrating given there is no consideration for customer experience anymore in flying.

Flight: Started on time. Comfortable flight. Arrived on time. Crew: Very cordial and helpful. Drinks and snack was served with a smile. Overall enjoyed the trip. Regards, Hari Doss Chanchala Doss

Flights on time w/o delays. However, my baggage was damaged. Ground crew, throws baggage from plane to the baggage carrier, carelessly.

To have arrived on time and not 3 hours late after having already spent $100 to change to an earlier flight, only to arrive back home close to the original flight time.

American Airlines is a miserable experience. It is predictably miserable, in the sense that every time I fly American, I brace myself for the certainty that it will be unpleasant and uncomfortable. But it is unpredictable in the sense that I never know if the flight will be on time or delayed nine hours (both happened to me this week). I never know if I will be able to sit in the seat that I selected when I purchased the ticket or if I will be told by Customer Service (!!!) that I must relocate from first class to a seat in the back of the aircraft with no explanation (both happened to me this week). Will the food be frozen and half defrosted, or scalding hot? Will the drinks be warm? Will the flight attendants be surly and mean? Will the toilets be cramped and foul? Will the seats be narrow and uncomfortable? Will there be a real electric outlet at the seat, or just an unreliable USB-2 port? Will there be enough seats in the boarding lounge or just a few? Will the boarding process be smooth and efficient, or will the gate agents mess it up and delay it needlessly for 30 or 40 minutes? Will the catering and cleaning crew be prompt or will they take an extra 30 minutes? Will the brakes on the aircraft work properly, or will the pilot delay takeoff for four hours while the ground crew attends to what can only be described as routine maintenance that should have been done the night before? I've eexperienced every one of these unpleasant things this year, 2026. The only thing I can reliably count on is that American will find a new way to make the experience of flying as miserable as they possibly can.

Wifi was spotty. Tray table was very dirty when I sat down.

The WiFi would not connect enough for me to do my actual work. It permaspooled, disconnected, said it was connected, then wouldn't open an email... it was frustrating. I am not a tall person, 5'4" - and I felt cramped with little room to reach into my bag under the seat in front of me. I feel sorry for anyone taller than me having to fly. the one positive thing I will add, is the overhead bins are roomy enough to manage more bags than other carriers.

On time flight, good communication about boarding, lines didn't form unnecessarily for boarding before their group was announced (kept aisles clear), friendly flight attendants and service

Going non stop to lax like I paid for. Not stopping in MCI for gas. Too long of delays

Delayed for mechanical and no updates on what was happening and how long the delay might be.

No WiFi, no outlets to charge phones, no complimentary beverages on a 6 hour flight

Flight was delayed more than 3 hours, and the metro had stopped running by the time we got to the terminal well past midnight, so I was stranded, alone, with no way to get home until the metro started up the next morning.

My flight was cancelled I missed time at work and got a parking ticket

Crew was very nice. Take off and landing were great. Economy seats are not comfortable. Extra cost for snacks.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours and we had no food or water or chargers

Horribly late because they had no crew!!! And then jet bridge didn’t work!! Then we arrived at a gate at lax miles away that we had to take a shuttle to a terminal!! I was over 3 hours late to getting the LA! Should have been here at 8:30 and at an appointment at 10:30 and arrived and left lax at 11 am!! Horrible experience!!!

Once again, the staff seem to think they are above the customers and treat everyone with disdain, belittling people.

Flight was canceled 8 hours before departure for lack of operational control and prepositioning of a plane. Then had the audacity to say it was because of weather, however there was no weather here in California or New Orleans or in between. It was the weather in Florida, Florida it had nothing to do with our flight path just the plane was supposed to fly us. 8 hours is more than enough time to move a plane anywhere in the US. That left me with a bill of 1200 dollars to re book a flight oh and kayaks insurance what a joke. Probably will never use kayak or spirit ever again terrible companies terrible customer service. I’ll also let everyone and anyone know this was an abomination and only for the customer. Also will be making a report to the DOT on bad business practices on behalf of kayak and spirit as well as the BBB. Do better, take care of your customers and don’t suck

The airplane had a strange noise that was constant throughout the flight. Thankfully I had noise-cancelling over-ear headphones that muted much of it.

it was terrible. flight was cancelled hours before the flight without a given reason and no other booking available .

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