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Cheap Flights from Fort Lauderdale to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$153
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$203
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$233
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$316
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$305
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$315
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$329
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$458
Reno
Reno1 stop$165
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$291
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$153
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$203
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$233
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$316
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$305
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$315
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$329
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$458
Reno
Reno1 stop$165
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$291

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

Recent round-trip flight deals from Fort Lauderdale to California

Wed, Feb 25 - Sat, Feb 28
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:11 pm - 8:13 am
FLL
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BUR
14h 02m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 5:25 am
BUR
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FLL
8h 45m
1 stop
$119Spirit Airlines
Wed, Mar 4 - Tue, Mar 10
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 8:57 pm
FLL
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SNA
16h 27m
2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:20 pm - 5:30 am
SNA
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FLL
13h 10m
1 stop
$122Spirit Airlines
Tue, Feb 24 - Tue, Mar 3
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 8:57 pm
FLL
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SNA
16h 27m
2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
4:37 pm - 5:25 am
SNA
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FLL
9h 48m
1 stop
$125Spirit Airlines
Fri, Apr 17 - Mon, Apr 20
United Airlines Logo
4:50 pm - 9:26 pm
FLL
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SAN
7h 36m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:32 am - 8:05 pm
SAN
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FLL
10h 33m
1 stop
$237United Airlines
Wed, Feb 18 - Tue, Feb 24
American Airlines Logo
2:40 pm - 8:56 pm
FLL
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SAN
9h 16m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:56 am - 11:48 pm
SAN
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FLL
8h 52m
1 stop
$239American Airlines
Thu, Feb 26 - Wed, Mar 4
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 1:17 pm
FLL
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SJC
10h 17m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 4:21 pm
SJC
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FLL
7h 21m
1 stop
$316American Airlines
Thu, Feb 19 - Wed, Feb 25
Delta Logo
1:35 pm - 9:18 pm
FLL
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SJC
10h 43m
1 stop
Delta Logo
10:35 pm - 9:18 am
SJC
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FLL
7h 43m
1 stop
$317Delta
Thu, Feb 19 - Wed, Feb 25
Delta Logo
5:35 pm - 11:59 pm
FLL
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SJC
9h 24m
1 stop
Delta Logo
9:50 am - 11:18 pm
SJC
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FLL
10h 28m
2 stops
$322Delta
Sun, May 10 - Sat, May 16
Southwest Logo
5:30 am - 10:20 am
FLL
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SJC
7h 50m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
8:15 am - 9:15 pm
SJC
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FLL
10h 00m
1 stop
$337Southwest
Sat, Feb 28 - Sat, Feb 28
Southwest Logo
6:20 am - 11:15 am
FLL
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OAK
7h 55m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
2:25 pm - 12:20 am
OAK
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FLL
6h 55m
1 stop
$348Southwest
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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?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Fort Lauderdale found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $119 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 $119.

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $315, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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 October, when tickets cost $257 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $347 and $342 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, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday 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, which saves you about 37% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$58
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 17% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
Flight from Fort Lauderdale to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

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 Airlines
FLL
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SFO
May 2024
Arrive early for morning flight. Airport had really long lines!
Verified travelerFlew with Spirit Airlines
FLL
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LAX
Feb 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 $207 on average. Morning departures are around 3% 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 $329.

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 $168 one-way - $245 round-trip; Los Angeles $140 one-way - $208 round-trip; San Francisco $164 one-way - $256 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8128 reviews
7.8Entertainment
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.2Food
7.9Comfort
Airline reviews

Excellent flight and got us around tough weather. Only issue was seat TV did not work and crew tried to reboot.

10.0 ExcellentSteven, Jan 2026
FLL - CVG
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Excellent flight and got us around tough weather. Only issue was seat TV did not work and crew tried to reboot.

I usually get upgraded so my experience is usually amazing. I did not get upgraded this time - which was fine - but the wifi had issues, the monitors were going in & out, & (though not Delta's fault) one of the gentlemen next to me desperately needed a shower.

Food is basically Sun Chips, cookies or Cheezits. I had an exit row seat so I had plenty of room. The crew was very nice and efficient. Pilot kept us informed. Pretty good flight.

I really liked the legroom. I am 6’4”.a at For some reason our seats were not together and using the app to fix it didn’t work. Passengers were nice enough to move for us but you should absolutely ensure a parent sits with their child.

I fly Delta all the time, have Platinum Medallion status. But this route seems to have major problems with delays and seems to never leave on time! Have only taken it twice in the last two weeks, and each time it had delays of more than 1 hour... very disappointed!!!!

This flight was straightforward and without difficulty. Service was OK, but I continue to be underwhelmed by level of attention given to Sky Priority passengers.

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

The crew took good care of us. The flight from ATL to SFO is a longer one, and there were multiple beverage offerings. I like the 757's that Delta uses. Good airplane that is comfortable. I do wish Delta would separate Priority boarding from the better seats. I would gladly take a smaller seat in an open row than be jammed into Comfort just to get priority boarding, just to make sure I don't have to check a bag.

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

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

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

Flight was late - I was downgraded from first class to coach

Flight team stood out for perzonal attention, kindness at bright cheery attitudes at 8am. Very helpful.

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

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

Little warm on the plane and delayed for an hour

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.

For whatever reason, the flight was not catered -we were told it would be a 45 minute delay waiting for catering - so no food. There were opened candy and peanuts in the seatback pocket. Flight landed early in DFW but due to the assigned gate not being available, we sat on the ground for 30 minutes waiting for the gate to open - making the flight actually arrive at the gate late.

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

Horribly rude check in at airport, worst in 25 years of flying. All over a simple issue they could have googled to resolve.

1) No pilot available for 1 hour 2) no room for most passengers careyon in overhead—-> stowed below 3) when we landed we had to wait 45 min. Before docking at gate as gate was not ready

Good. No issues except a slight delay. Crew came in late.

The flight was two hours late due to a computer fault and resulting maintenance. Nothing was offered as compensation beyond bottles of water during the time we were deplaned and waiting in the terminal.

Very pleasant flight attendants. Gate crew rather loud chatting with each other.

There was a fowl odour coming from the lavatory the entire flight

very difficult boarding process - aggressive passengers not the friendliest crew

WiFi was not eorkig (again) And the plane was from 1990 with the screens which were.not touch and most didn’t even work and if lucky could tune in tv

It was great. I had never flown on JetBlue before, but would be very happy to fly with them in the future.

The captain gave good announcements and the flight attendants were friendly. The WiFi was pretty good. The plane itself looked very old inside and the seats were very uncomfortable. The screens in the seat backs were the smallest I’ve ever seen. There were so many loud and obnoxious kids on this flight and the parents didn’t do much to try to quiet them down. Some had videos and games on tablets with higher than necessary volume going the whole time.

Nothing everything cost money a bottle of water is 5 dollars and there wasn't even an outlet to plug 🔌 in my 📱 phone

didn't order food on board. there's no way to hold a water botton on the way. otherwise it was a pleasant flight, thanks to the crew.

Even though there was a delay the crew was exceptional.

Flight was not on time and it was very annoying flight. Keep changing gates.

It was delayed but the landing was the smoothest in a while that I’ve had.

Second time in 3 days I walked off the plane late. This time - almost an hour.

Everything went well. The flight was slightly delayed however we landed on time.

spirit delayed my first flight 9 hours and then cancelled my flight back home. Very disappointed with their service.

They canceled the flight at the last minute! No customer service. Unable to get another flight for 3 days!! Spirit was NO help at all!!

They cancelled our flight (and others across the country) because crews called out sick. It was a miserable experience.

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