$68 Find Cheap Flights from Fort Lauderdale to California

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Best California Flight Deals from Fort Lauderdale

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$149
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$199
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$154
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$213
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$281
Fresno
Fresno2 stops$282
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$369
Bakersfield
Bakersfield2 stops$507
Reno
Reno1 stop$223
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$182
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$149
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$199
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$154
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$213
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$281
Fresno
Fresno2 stops$282
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$369
Bakersfield
Bakersfield2 stops$507
Reno
Reno1 stop$223
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$182

Cheap Flights from Fort Lauderdale to California

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale to California

Mon, Jun 30 - Tue, Jul 8
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:27 pm - 12:54 amFLL-LAS
5h 27mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 11:48 pmLAS-FLL
4h 48mnonstop
$140Spirit Airlines
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Mon, Jun 30 - Mon, Jul 7
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:27 pm - 12:54 amFLL-LAS
5h 27mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:14 pm - 4:55 amLAS-FLL
4h 41mnonstop
$143Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Sep 10 - Mon, Sep 15
JetBlue Logo
4:10 pm - 7:20 pmFLL-SFO
6h 10mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
10:50 am - 7:25 pmSFO-FLL
5h 35mnonstop
$199JetBlue
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Sat, Aug 30 - Tue, Sep 9
JetBlue Logo
8:40 pm - 10:44 pmFLL-LAS
5h 04mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
11:07 pm - 6:47 amLAS-FLL
4h 40mnonstop
$216JetBlue
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Tue, Jul 1 - Fri, Jul 4
American Airlines Logo
6:11 am - 12:09 pmFLL-SFO
8h 58m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:42 am - 6:46 pmSFO-FLL
10h 04m1 stop
$219American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 16
American Airlines Logo
11:50 am - 7:02 pmFLL-SFO
10h 12m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:47 am - 12:30 pmSFO-FLL
8h 43m1 stop
$224American Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 17
United Airlines Logo
5:55 pm - 9:20 pmFLL-SFO
6h 25mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:10 am - 7:52 pmSFO-FLL
7h 42m1 stop
$235United Airlines
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Thu, Oct 23 - Mon, Oct 27
United Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 2:40 pmFLL-SFO
8h 40m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:40 pm - 7:06 amSFO-FLL
5h 26mnonstop
$239United Airlines
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Sat, Sep 20 - Wed, Sep 24
Delta Logo
10:10 am - 5:28 pmFLL-SAN
10h 18m1 stop
Delta Logo
7:30 pm - 6:32 amSAN-FLL
8h 02m1 stop
$247Delta
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Wed, Jul 2 - Tue, Jul 8
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 2:34 pmFLL-SFO
11h 34m1 stop
Delta Logo
12:50 am - 1:31 pmSFO-FLL
9h 41m1 stop
$257Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Fort Lauderdale to California flights

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

What is the cheapest Fort Lauderdale to California flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Fort Lauderdale to California.

The cheapest ticket to California from Fort Lauderdale found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $154 round-trip. The most popular route is from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $154.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Fort Lauderdale 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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $617 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Fort Lauderdale to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale to California is January, when tickets cost $256 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $347 and $338 respectively.

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Fort Lauderdale to California, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from California, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Thursday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$68
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 13% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.
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Flights from Fort Lauderdale to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Fort Lauderdale to California 
ShengFlew with United AirlinesFLL-SFOMay 2024
Arrive early for morning flight. Airport had really long lines!
Verified travelerFlew with Spirit AirlinesFLL-LAXFeb 2024
The shuttles from the rental car drop off to the various terminals was an insanely long wait. The guy working the shuttle lines told everyone we could walk, that it would only take "4 minutes" to get to our terminal, but it ended up taking about 30 minutes. So hoards of people slugging their luggage to various terminals on the sidewalk was painful. The security lines were LONG, probably would've taken 1 hour to get through, but we paid for the Clear and it ended up being maybe 45 minutes instead. The TSA process was not super efficient and they only had a 3 lanes open out of the maybe 10 possible. Not too many nice shops or eating places near our gate. Will do everything to avoid flying to/from Ft Lauderdale in the future.

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale 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 $181 on average. Morning departures are around 9% 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 $352.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Fort Lauderdale to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $119 one-way - $210 round-trip; Los Angeles $183 one-way - $277 round-trip; San Francisco $154 one-way - $264 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Fort Lauderdale to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale 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
DeltaOverall score based on 7964 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
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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.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jun 2025BOS - LAX
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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.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

I liked the screens in the seat headrest with movies to watch. I didn’t like being forced to check my carryon bag and being told there wasn’t room for my bag - when there were 5 bins sitting empty on takeoff. I didn’t like the “I don’t give a fig” attitude of the flight attendants and the delta gate attendants when I asked why they decided to put me out. They gave me a 1800 number to call but I can’t get a live person on the phone. Customer service is non existent. My business must not be that important to them.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

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

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

Multiple delays and not straight answer from the United team

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Flight was delayed several 3 hours - no reason was given and no communication what so ever.

No overhead baggage room even though I was seated in row 2. Consequently had to check in my carry on bag. Baggage carousel was jammed. Took 45 min to get my bag.

Cancelled flight with no specific instructions to get a boarding pass for another flight. The whole flight of people were in line for an hour because there was only 1 person to help at the desk. This was unusual for JetBlue.

Except for the 28 minute delay leaving and the earlier reschedule to a later takeoff time the flight was good.

Loved the leg room and tvs screens on the seats and free WiFi. Wish the price was lower and could save by rebooking

The flight was delayed for 4 hours. Once onboard the crew was wonderful.

I rate it is good we had a 4-hour travel delay at one point but JetBlue gave out food vouchers and travel points credits for another flight so they try to make up for it

Communication with the customer and stay is important. Staff off with a minor inconvenience but it worked out of course. Also this was a very old Mint Class plane. They snuck this one in on us. The updated aircraft are much better.

The flight itself was fine, but the boarding process was extremely frustrating. There is no one scanning boarding passes - passengers just scan themselves and enter the jetway. By the time my husband and I got on the plane and were halfway to our seats they determined there were too many bags on the plane and everything at that point needed to be checked. This created a lot of unnecessary chaos. They should have alerted people before getting on the plane that they would need to start checking bags instead of waiting until people were already on the plane.

My encounter with the entertainment services provided on board was moderate; the functionality of the Wi-Fi connection was either sluggish or nonoperational, while the display screens were antiquated and suffered from poor visibility. On the positive side, the cabin exuded a sense of expansiveness, and the crew exhibited amiable and accommodating behavior throughout the journey.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Crew professional. Easy bag drop off. On time. Good entertainment.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

They have lost any customer service care and support. Terrible airline now and been for awhile.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

It amaze me how other airlines leave on time and Spirit always have some type of delay. I’ve flown with Spirit many times, but it reached a point I’d rather pay twice the amount and not deal with this corporation they never do nothing to reimburse people for their time or headaches.

Spirit charges you to breathe in their presence. They have you pick and buy your seat in advance and then I got bumped from the seat I paid for because THEY overbooked the flight by a dozen people. they do not provide any entertainment, they do not provide even a small cup of water - you have to pay for everything. I will never fly Spirit again.

why's KAYAK involved? why'd Spirit charge me $19.72 on Apr 28 and $4.49 on May 1 ? And ironically my credit card had to be cancelled after trip due to a bogus charge, wonder if using it on the plane enabled a scammer to get it.

why's KAYAK involved? why'd Spirit charge me $19.72 on Apr 28 and $4.49 on May 1 ?

I love Spirit. New aircraft, great cabin service, the airfares are low cost which helps me visit my hospitalized daughter anytime I can without paying a fortune.

Be quiet! Why do they have to keep talking BS over the microphone?? Enough!

I slept the whole trip but everything else was great

Friendly staff put me at ease with processes, since this was my first time. I would recommend flying on Spirit!

The flight took an extra 30 min to take off because we were waiting for crew to board then it took another 30 min to get off the plane because there was no parking. Just overall ridiculous also please add a head rest my neck was gonna snap off thanks.

Great! First time flying with Spirit and I definitely loved it!

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