$28 Find Cheap Flights from El Paso to California

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Cheap Flights from El Paso to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$127
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$138
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$112
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$192
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$372
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$241
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$298
Reno
Reno1 stop$134
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$237
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$127
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$138
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$112
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$192
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$372
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$241
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$298
Reno
Reno1 stop$134
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$237

Book Cheap El Paso 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 El Paso 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 El Paso to California

Mon, Mar 2 - Mon, Mar 9
Frontier Logo
8:34 pm - 9:35 pm
ELP
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LAS
2h 01mnonstop
Frontier Logo
5:09 pm - 7:59 pm
LAS
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ELP
1h 50mnonstop
$82Frontier
Tue, Mar 3 - Tue, Mar 10
Frontier Logo
2:34 pm - 11:59 pm
ELP
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LAS
10h 25m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:17 pm - 9:06 pm
LAS
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ELP
1h 49mnonstop
$88Frontier
Mon, Mar 2 - Mon, Mar 9
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:34 pm - 8:15 am
ELP
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LAX
12h 41m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:23 pm - 9:06 pm
LAX
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ELP
22h 43m
1 stop
$127Multiple Airlines
Mon, Feb 16 - Thu, Feb 19
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:34 pm - 8:15 am
ELP
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LAX
12h 41m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:16 pm - 10:12 pm
LAX
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ELP
23h 56m
1 stop
$129Multiple Airlines
Tue, Feb 24 - Sat, Feb 28
United Airlines Logo
5:51 am - 12:34 pm
ELP
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SMF
7h 43m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 1:33 pm
SMF
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ELP
7h 33m
1 stop
$257United Airlines
Tue, Feb 24 - Sat, Feb 28
United Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 10:15 pm
ELP
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SMF
11h 00m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
1:07 pm - 9:22 pm
SMF
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ELP
7h 15m
1 stop
$262United Airlines
Tue, Mar 3 - Thu, Mar 5
American Airlines Logo
8:18 am - 12:14 pm
ELP
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SMF
4h 56m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:55 pm - 12:13 am
SMF
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ELP
6h 18m
1 stop
$274American Airlines
Tue, Mar 3 - Thu, Mar 5
American Airlines Logo
8:18 am - 12:14 pm
ELP
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SMF
4h 56m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:55 pm - 12:13 am
SMF
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ELP
6h 18m
1 stop
$283American Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Tue, Mar 3
Southwest Logo
7:05 am - 10:25 am
ELP
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LGB
4h 20m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
3:30 pm - 7:50 pm
LGB
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ELP
3h 20m
1 stop
$283Southwest
Wed, Feb 25 - Tue, Mar 3
Southwest Logo
11:00 am - 4:35 pm
ELP
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LGB
6h 35m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
3:15 pm - 10:15 pm
LGB
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ELP
6h 00m
2 stops
$288Southwest
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for El Paso to California flights

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

What is the cheapest El Paso to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from El Paso found in the last 72 hours was to San Diego, at $215 round-trip. The most popular route is from El Paso (ELP) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $318.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from El Paso 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 $466, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from El Paso to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from El Paso 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 El Paso to California is September, when tickets cost $267 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $386 and $373 respectively.

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

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

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

How far in advance should I book a flight from El Paso 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 El Paso 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 El Paso to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 38% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$28
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
Flight from El Paso to Las Vegas

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from El Paso 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 El Paso 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 El Paso 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 El Paso 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 El Paso 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 $353 on average. Morning departures are around 44% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $964.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from El Paso to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $170 one-way - $158 round-trip; Los Angeles $218 one-way - $399 round-trip; San Diego $223 one-way - $355 round-trip

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from El Paso to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from El Paso 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 El Paso 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11842 reviews
7.1Food
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.0Entertainment
Airline reviews

Great experience, staff and crew were very professional, friendly and helpful!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2026
SEA - SFO
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Great experience, staff and crew were very professional, friendly and helpful!

I fell asleep and missed my flight and they rescheduled me no problem. Staff was professional and the plane was clean. I was very happy with my experience.

The he whole flight was very smooth on every aspects.

Flight cancelled and deplaned. Rescheduled 8 hours later at a different airport. Ended up at destination but late.

Alaska used to be a top notch airline. With it's growth it is now in line with the big airlines. Not bad, not great.

Due to plane delays on both legs of my flight home, I had to be rerouted from Santa Rosa to Las Vegas on Skywest and then to DCA on American. SkyWest airlines sat on runway in Las Vegas for 20 minutes waiting for gate to clear. My boarding pass for American that I was given by Alaska was incomplete and the Las Vegas airport lacked signage and departure boards. I barely made my flight bc it was so confusing. American Airlines has a much better wireless connection. I’ll never fly Alaska again. It clearly has problems.

Great. I did have a little issue getting into the Lounge, which is likely more an American Airlines issue. I did not carry my physical AAdvantage Executive credit card with me on this trip, which Admirals Club membership is a part of the benefits of having this card. The instructions on the AA website and the Citi cards website make it seem like you don't need the physical card, as both sites state you can enter with your boarding pass and driver's license. But both lounges said you were required to present the physical card (and not the digital version, via Apple Pay), as only the physical card says "Admirals Club" on the back.I also do not have a physical Admirals Club membership card, so while both lounges eventually let me in, both denied me entrance initially for this reason.

I paid for wifi and it never worked... it was miserable. I couldn't access my shared files to work on the plane, it didn't work on my phone. I paid for nothing but frustration and continual refreshing, hoping it would work

We left about 30 minutes late due to ramp issues. It did not impact me, but I know others on the flight had very tight connections to Maui.

Everything from the time I booked my flight through to the end when I got home was smooth and wonderful. Service was great, the flight attendants were attentive and there were no outstanding delays.

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.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Still a fan of open seating. Flight was on schedule and arrived on time. The 737 MAX is very comfortable.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Delays delays delays. Late taking off, late landing, wait for a gate, etc.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

did not have enough meal for first class passengers so offer us snack

Amazing I love American. I’ll never fly anyone else if I can help it.

Everything about the flight was lovely. My only suggestion would be to offer a few more options of tv series from Apple TV or HBO.

After the door had been closed, the cockpit makes an announcement that catering is running late and it is not the airline's fault. It is their fault in the sense that we had to sit for 2 hours or more when we could have stayed in the terminal. Poor communications between catering and airline. This caused a young man to lose his temper and he went storming out hitting objects. He had complained to the gate agent that he had already waited at the gate 7 hours and when can the airplane leave? Airilnes do a poor job of explaining delays, maintenance issues, etc. whereas being truthful may gain more sympathy or understanding.

We were told the flight was delayed 5 times, then it was moved to the next day.

The experience with American Airlines was good, although the Philippines Airlines flight was much better (better seats, better food, better entertainment options, overall better). Again, the MIA to LAX flight was fine, but nothing in comparison to the comfort and accommodations of the Philippines Airlines flight from LAX to MNL.

Loved the crew . Absolutely no complaints. Except for luggage lost

Wish some foods provided rather than just biscuit/cookie for flight more than 2 hours

We are too tired and frustrated to comment politely at this point

The flight crew was rude. We were in first class and no one even offered water until an hour after we were in the air. Horrible experience

Very well recently! Frontier is improving and less harrassing customer on luggages! Positive!

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

i was unable to check in the flight. refund requested

I think Frontier was very good at communication. Their app worked very well. Loading was great and the flight was nice and easy.

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

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.

We were delayed three times ,and that destroyed my plans, and reservations

Very bad! No good service delayed my second connection flight

They canceled flight. Hard to believe there was even a plane incoming for us to get on

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