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Cheap Flights from Denver to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$94
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$105
San Diego
San Diegononstop$81
San Jose
San Josenonstop$118
Palm Springs
Palm Springsnonstop$100
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$182
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$199
Bakersfield
Bakersfieldnonstop$199
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$244
Redding
Reddingnonstop$229
Bishop
Bishopnonstop$285
Merced
Merced1 stop$395
Reno
Reno1 stop$112
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$121
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$94
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$105
San Diego
San Diegononstop$81
San Jose
San Josenonstop$118
Palm Springs
Palm Springsnonstop$100
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$182
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$199
Bakersfield
Bakersfieldnonstop$199
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$244
Redding
Reddingnonstop$229
Bishop
Bishopnonstop$285
Merced
Merced1 stop$395
Reno
Reno1 stop$112
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$121

Book Cheap Denver 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 Denver 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 Denver to California

Mon, Oct 13 - Thu, Oct 16
Frontier Logo
10:29 pm - 11:50 pmDEN-SAN
2h 21mnonstop
Frontier Logo
10:52 am - 2:31 pmSAN-DEN
2h 39mnonstop
$81Frontier
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Thu, Nov 13 - Mon, Nov 17
Frontier Logo
10:29 pm - 11:50 pmDEN-SAN
2h 21mnonstop
Frontier Logo
5:47 pm - 9:18 pmSAN-DEN
2h 31mnonstop
$82Frontier
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Fri, Dec 5 - Sun, Dec 7
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:59 pm - 8:23 pmDEN-SAN
2h 24mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:02 pm - 7:24 pmSAN-DEN
2h 22mnonstop
$91Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Dec 5 - Sun, Dec 7
Southwest Logo
8:55 pm - 10:25 pmDEN-SAN
2h 30mnonstop
Southwest Logo
8:35 am - 1:30 pmSAN-DEN
3h 55m1 stop
$96Southwest
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Thu, Oct 23 - Mon, Oct 27
United Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 10:15 pmDEN-SAN
2h 25mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
5:55 pm - 12:30 amSAN-DEN
5h 35m1 stop
$97United Airlines
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Thu, Oct 23 - Mon, Oct 27
Southwest Logo
9:40 pm - 11:05 pmDEN-SAN
2h 25mnonstop
Southwest Logo
5:50 pm - 11:10 pmSAN-DEN
4h 20m1 stop
$101Southwest
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Sun, Oct 26 - Sun, Nov 2
United Airlines Logo
7:45 am - 9:14 amDEN-SAN
2h 29mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 9:15 amSAN-DEN
2h 30mnonstop
$115United Airlines
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Thu, Oct 23 - Sat, Nov 1
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:01 am - 8:25 amDEN-SAN
2h 24mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:15 am - 11:34 amSAN-DEN
2h 19mnonstop
$127Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Oct 8 - Wed, Oct 8
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 7:45 amDEN-LAX
2h 30mnonstop
Delta Logo
3:04 pm - 6:24 pmLAX-DEN
2h 20mnonstop
$137Delta
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Fri, Dec 5 - Mon, Dec 8
Delta Logo
3:54 pm - 9:48 pmDEN-PSP
6h 54m1 stop
Delta Logo
3:45 pm - 11:21 pmPSP-DEN
6h 36m1 stop
$229Delta
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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Denver to California flights

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

What is the cheapest Denver to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Denver found in the last 72 hours was to Palm Springs, at $65 round-trip. The most popular route is from Denver (DEN) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $96.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Denver 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 $283, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Denver 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 Denver to California is January, when tickets cost $158 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $223 and $207 respectively.

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Denver to California, look for departures on Fridays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from California, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Denver 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 Denver 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 Denver to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 34% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$35
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
Flight from Denver to Palm Springs

Flights from Denver to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Denver to California 
Verified travelerFlew with Qantas AirwaysDEN-LAXSep 2024
You don’t have to arrive two hours early since it is a domestic flight
RalphFlew with SouthwestDEN-PSPFeb 2024
If you really want a better seat make sure you upgrade.

FAQs - booking California flights

  • Which is the arrival destination for flights from DEN to California?

    This depends on the city closest to you. If you wish to arrive in the East coast area, consider arriving at Los Angeles International Terminal (LAX). When visiting San Francisco, consider arriving at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). If you are visiting Orange County, consider arriving at John Wayne International Airport (SNA), You can also opt for Ontario International Airport (ONT) when visiting Southern California.

  • Does Ontario International Airport (ONT) feature a Lounge?

    Yes. ONT provides two Aspire Lounges in Terminal 2 and Terminal 4. It provides air conditioning, beverages, flight information monitors, and internet access. It also provides televisions, magazines, and newspapers. Economy class travelers can pay at the door to access it. Active military members can find the USO lounge, a comfortable TV lounge, a movie and TV show library, and a game room.

  • Is Los Angeles International Terminal (LAX) wheelchair accessible?

    Yes. LAX provides restrooms that are ADA-friendly for easy access. It also features tactile floors, adult changing rooms, and step-free entrances. The entrances are wider and feature low-resistance doors. In addition, all LAX-it shuttles are A#DA accessible with low floors and feature wheelchair ramps for those who need them.

  • How do I get from John Wayne International Airport (SNA)?

    John Wayne Airport is connected with Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) bus routes 76 and Irvine Shuttle Route A. iShuttle operates between the airport and Tustin MetroLink Station. Several companies offer on-demand or scheduled shuttle service with SNA airport. You can find these shuttles on the Arrivals (Lower) Level of the airport in the Ground Transportation Center. You can also take taxis from the Ground Transportation Center on the Arrival level between Terminals A and B.  

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Denver 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 Denver 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 Denver 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 Denver 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 Denver 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 afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $351 on average. Morning departures are around 58% 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 $928.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Denver to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $80 one-way - $131 round-trip; Los Angeles $112 one-way - $171 round-trip; San Diego $81 one-way - $124 round-trip
  • Denver International Airport (DEN) features one main terminal and several concourses - A, B and C - each stacked on each other. The main terminal is called the Jeppesen Terminal and has six floors. The Automatic Guideway Transit System (AGTS) is a complimentary underground train operating between Jeppesen Terminal and Concourse C, with stops at Concourses A and B. You can also reach Concourse A by walking from the Jeppesen Terminal via a pedestrian walkway.
  • If you have early morning lights, you can spend the night at DEN's onsite hotel. Westin Hotel at Denver International Airport is connected to the airport and provides accommodation.
  • You can find baby care facilities at DEN when traveling with an infant. It provides nursing rooms with comfortable seating, sinks, and lockable doors for privacy alongside diaper-changing tables. You can find them at the center of the Jeppesen Terminal.
  • Before your flight, you can relax to massage services at DEN. It features A Massage that provides table or chair massages. The spa lies in the A gates of the Center Core and B gates on the Mezzanine Level.
  • If you are traveling with your four-legged companion, you can find a pet hotel at DEN. It features the Paradise 4 Paws Pets Resort, which provides pet boarding, grooming, and daycare services. The airport also provides several pet relief areas throughout the airport.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Denver to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Denver 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 Denver 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4242 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

10.0 ExcellentGordon, Jul 2025GEG - OAK
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

WiFi did not work. For as outrageous as these flights cost, when they’re advertised with certain services/ features they should be in working order

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

I would have liked to arrive on time - not 5 hours late!

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

1.5 hour delay, poor service, no compassion from the crew. Terrible experience

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Our flight was diverted from being a non-stop to getting within 150 miles and requiring another plane. We heard 4 or 5 different versions from SW as to why we had to stop, then wait for a replacement plane. Five hour delay, weather did not come up as a single excuse.... communication was not clear and well explained. No one really took charge!

Mechanic delay in addition to a 2 hour change in takeoff time was frustrating.

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

Boarding was organised and relaxed. Crew were fantastic! Seats were lacking padding causing butt pain and stiffness.

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

Impressed with the service despite turbulence because of the weather. Both flights arrived before their scheduled times.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

Electric plugs didn't work. Entertainment system wasn't working

The design of the light switch on the arm rest is ridiculous.

The gate attendant let me walk right by her with a bag too big for the overhead compartment

Overall, it was a good experience. Boarding was good and there was plenty of overhead bin space for everyone’s carryons (even when we boarded toward the end). Only improvement would be to offer trash service more regularly.

David went above and beyond to make our flight the best that it could be

No food service almost missed because of first flight delays

Had a hard time finding my assigned seat. No attendants to assist.

The negative was the wait at the airport coming back. I checked my bags in, an hour before boarding and I get the notification that my flight was delayed. Rather had gotten the notification while I was at the hotel. Then it was delayed 3 x’s. Ugh!

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

Don’t know they cancelled the flight day before I was to leave. They sent a email at 9:00 pm at night saying they cancelled. That is the smooth way to say we don’t want your business! I think they didn’t have enough people booking so they cancelled the flight! It’s all about the money anymore there is no honesty in business.

Did not get the seat I selected and paid for.

My flight was delayed for several hours. Sitting at gate 16 for several hours, I got a text from Kayak the gate changed to 9 before it was announced. Very bad communication at each gate from American Airlines employees. I received 10 notifications of delay from Kayak. My vacation started off horrible! I will write to American Airlines corporate office also.

Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

There is no room, no gluten free options, or any free internet/entertainment. You have to bring your own tablet or smartphone because there are no screens.

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Great for the price. No wifi or entertainment, but gate agents and crew were fantastic and we boarded quickly and left on time.

What I expected, nickeled and dined and a frontier flight attendant loudly complained about her job and lack of communication as she headed to the gate on her cell phone. Not professional.

Decent clean onboard experience. Okay discount airline experience. Unfortunately, any customer service interactions are difficult and unhelpful. There is no service. Also, a premium seat only gets you premium boarding if you line up first. Once they start general boarding you must go to the back of the line. Not very premium

The crew was mostly okay. The flight attendant who answered our questions was curt and unhelpful unfortunately. He seemed upset and I understand having off days.

I’m not gonna fly Frontier Airlines because booking is not an option. No water or food is for high price, not equipped for health emergency incompetent crew for emergency services. Cheap airline shows it is cheaper in all service categories. Boarding is the best of all airlines!

Very bad! No good service delayed my second connection flight

Frontier is terrible. Paid for exit row, not given exit row, refused to refund fee.

2 hour delay due to late plane, wrong size plane causing overbooking, and people getting off and on the plane after boarding was completed.

The worst. We never made our connection and they did absolutely nothing to help us at the airport.

I never got to experience the flight because they delayed my first flight and I missed this one. Then Frontier didn't want to help me rebook a flight to get me to my final destination.

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