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Cheap Flights from Dayton to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$359
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$379
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$359
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$379
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$359
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$459
Reno
Reno1 stop$359
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$359
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$379
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$359
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$379
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$359
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$459
Reno
Reno1 stop$359

Book Cheap Dayton 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 Dayton 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 Dayton to California

Tue, Dec 8 - Sat, Dec 12
American Airlines Logo
8:51 am - 12:46 pm
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LAS
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7:04 am - 5:52 pm
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7h 48m
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$349American Airlines
Wed, Dec 9 - Sat, Dec 12
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5:41 pm - 10:59 pm
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8h 18m
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6:00 am - 5:52 pm
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8h 52m
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$349American Airlines
Wed, Oct 7 - Sat, Oct 10
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7:17 pm - 11:03 pm
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6h 46m
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1:43 pm - 11:56 pm
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7h 13m
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$349American Airlines
Thu, Aug 27 - Sat, Sep 5
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9:00 am - 3:11 pm
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SMF
9h 11m
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2:23 pm - 11:59 pm
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6h 36m
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$350United Airlines
Sun, Sep 6 - Mon, Sep 28
United Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 11:51 am
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7h 36m
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2:25 pm - 11:58 pm
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6h 33m
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$350United Airlines
Sat, Sep 5 - Mon, Sep 28
Delta Logo
4:17 pm - 9:08 pm
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7h 51m
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Delta Logo
10:55 pm - 10:39 am
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8h 44m
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$350Delta
Sat, Sep 5 - Fri, Sep 25
Delta Logo
4:17 pm - 9:08 pm
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7h 51m
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Delta Logo
10:55 pm - 10:39 am
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8h 44m
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$350Delta
Sun, Sep 6 - Fri, Sep 25
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 10:59 am
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7h 59m
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Delta Logo
10:55 pm - 10:39 am
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8h 44m
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$350Delta
Thu, Oct 8 - Sat, Oct 10
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:29 pm - 6:48 pm
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LAX
30h 19m
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9:56 pm - 2:23 pm
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13h 27m
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$441Multiple Airlines
Thu, Oct 1 - Sun, Oct 4
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2:13 pm - 8:07 am
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LAS
20h 54m
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Multiple Airlines Logo
8:40 am - 10:23 am
LAS
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22h 43m
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$628Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Dayton to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Dayton 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 Dayton 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 Dayton to California departing in September.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to California from Dayton usually cost between $378 and $488 in September.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $359 on Delta (Sep 1-Sep 10).

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Dayton 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 Dayton to California is February, when tickets cost $378 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $564 and $502 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Dayton 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 Dayton 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 Dayton to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 30% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$197
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 21% increase in price.
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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Dayton to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Dayton 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.
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7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8490 reviews
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
7.2Food
Airline reviews

Delta is always late. Ruined our first day of a short vacation. Timing is important. We pay to stay on an itinerary

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Jul 2026
LAX - SFO
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Delta is always late. Ruined our first day of a short vacation. Timing is important. We pay to stay on an itinerary

We never made it on this flight because we missed our connection due to o delayed flight from Jackson.

We got stuck on the tarmac taxiing after landing early so we didn’t get off the plane until an hour later than we thought we would

It was okay. We were delayed for weather reasons, but the pilots and the flight control staff figured a way around the storm and were able to get us to Los Angeles safely. Not all the staff members were polite, but the entertainment on the flight was good.

Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.

Love me some Delta. One of the few airlines to recognize and support veterans. Easy boarding, flight was on time and arrived early and the flight attendants were excellent on this flight.

We sat on the runway for over an hour before departure. That was unwelcome.

Flight delayed four separate times. I’m now one hour hours late to landing.

worst flight ever from Delta, it got delayed and kept on delaying..

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.

The SFO lounge closes at 12 midnight. My flight took off at 2AM

Delayed 2 hours while stuck on the aircraft. If the luggage was properly loaded the first time we probably wouldn’t have been delayed at all

Flight be on time would be a good start. Then train your flight attendants to be attentive and friendly. This time they completely forgot my row for the measly snack! United, do better!

It was a short, comfortable flight. It did leave an hour late due to the pilot having to be replaced (family emergency) but that didn’t inconvenience myself & my friend. The situation was explained, eventually.

There was a piece of plastic baked into my buttermilk biscuit! I have a pictures. The flight attendants in first class were really apologetic, and tried to rectify the situation. I I am very appreciative that they were able to give me some packets of pretzels and gummy bears. I understand they don't personally handle the food until warming it up so I know it wasn't their fault. I don't know whether it was a newer aircraft, or different food packaging, but I was happy that when the food was being warmed up - it didn't smell like plastic. Jokes on me with finding plastic in my food.

The seats were uncomfortable, as if the cushions haven't been switched out in many years. I felt like I was on an old bus. The food was delicious. thank you. Onboard entertainment, very limited. Unless you like violent movies. Why in the world would you have such severely violent movies on a plane? if you don't want to see such things, you don't have a choice. Have you considered that when choosing entertainment? Good god. Why would you have the Godfather? Or black women being brutally beaten with a club? Why in the hell would you put that kind of material on a plane? As for Kayak: Why when I ordered Qantas, was the plane on United?

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

Very bad! They kept delaying my flight and wouldn’t do anything about it

Cabin was pitch black, even during meal service. The reading lights for seat 2E/F did not work, and seat 2E did not recline.

Seat comfort is still an issue. Seats way too hard or lacking lumbar support. Entertainment system has lots of nice features like “Don’t wake me for meals”. The Bluetooth headphone pairing works well if you know how to make your pods available for pairing. While this trip I didn’t find any of the many many movies that interesting, there is plenty in there for all tastes. Crew were excellent. Captain was good about telling us how limg seat belt sign would be on while going around a storm system. Wi-Fi was quite good for only $8 bucks for mileage plus members. Be sure to load a credit card into your United app to pay for food or drinks.

Horrible. No AC. No Air inside the plane. We had to deplane twice! It is late almost 5 hrs in total. I almost passed out and about to call 911. I asked the crew to be honest and open the door. The lady next to me was lay down in the floor due to heat and no air inside the plane. I got headaches, can’t wait the replacement flight about midnight Dallas time. I end it up rebook for next day flight and stay overnight using my own pocket in a hotel nearby due to headaches and can’t breath. I still have a headache this morning. Still not decided yes how to file this issue to AA and/or FAA.

Worst communication. Delayed boarding for two hours without a single announcement until hour 1 had passed - on time status showing until our flight was supposed to takeoff and the crew had already walked away. No one was boarding. Disgusting part of DFW overcrowded with no AC on a 97 degree day. Then the first app update is that we’d take off in 15 mins… but again no one had boarded a full flight. No announcement in the terminal so everyone is just crowded around a disgusting place with no info for over an hour which turned into two. This was an overfill flight and a disgrace to passenger decency all while likely just trying to fix their own issue of overbooking. The worst airline at the worst airport.

I’ve been on 8 flights with American Airlines in the last 2 months and 4 have been delayed.

Mechanical delay > Crew Time out. No communication to passengers. Crew time out was positioned as a surprise (even though it must have been know at the time of boarding that the crew would time out.

Initial flight had an engine overheat - returned to DFW. Had another plane ready, but crew timed out. Had to wait 5h for boarding. Fully boarded and pilot says plane is not flight worthy. Deplane and go to the other end of the terminal. Wait an hour to board third plane because the crew couldn’t leave the second plane because no wheelchairs were brought to remove passengers. Finally take off and there is no catering (in flight service) even in first class. Very much an AA failure.

I was able to check into my flight through the app and online but had issues getting my boarding pass once I arrived to the airport.

I don’t like the music section but I believe it was a cost decision. I changed my flight last minute due to work issues and had to sit way in the back. The seats were way closer together than I would have preferred.

The flight attendant was very polite and attentive. The food was good.

Boarding was smooth and seamless and the flight was without incident.

New ridiculous policy by american destroyed my allegiance to american. As a million miler with american, I expected it would be easy to get on an earlier flight when I got to airport earlier than expected, and save a five hour layover. WRONG. The online app would not let me switch flights, So I called, and was promised a call back in 90 minutes. HAH! The customer service desk at DCA said “we no longer have access to changing a flight on our screens. If the app couldn’t do it, I should send a letter to American, but there’s nothing else possible!”

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