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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to California

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

What is the cheapest flight to California?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to California from Germany found in the last 72 hours was to San Diego, at $453 round-trip. The most popular route is Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) to San Francisco (SFO) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $510.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Germany 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 Germany to California is December, when tickets cost $607 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,119 and $888 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Germany to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights 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 Germany 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.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in California?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in California is Los Angeles Airport (LAX), with an average flight price of $714.


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Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from Germany to California

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Germany 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 Germany 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 Germany 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 Germany 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 Germany 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 day to fly to California?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to California is Wednesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $732. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $886 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $637 on average. Morning departures are around 30% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $876.

Top 5 airlines serving from Germany to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Germany to California. 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 Germany 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 8790 reviews
6.6Food
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
7.0Entertainment
8.1Crew
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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.

8.0 ExcellentLawrence, Jun 2025HNL - SFO
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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 😁

Airbus plane, nice and polite staff, entertainment even as it was a short flight.

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.

Its good expeince but in enternteiment please be like you tube the music i like or movie

I needed to make changes to my flights. When I called customer service, they assisted me with care professionalism.

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

Wonderful and fast TSA checkpoint. The line was fast and our gate was close by

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 ;)

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.

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.

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

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight

The food not that great. Did not like the fact that we could not purchase upgrade at the airport

We paid for business class, and my seat did not work at all. Each time I wanted to adjust the position, an attendant had to come to physically force the seat into its new position. They tried to fix it by fiddling with the electronics (military reset, for example), to no avail. Also, the food was just mediocre. We were at the end of a serving section, so they ran out of several choices. (This was on the flight from Los Angeles to Munich.)

The crew was the best I’ve ever encountered. Business class was spacious, immaculate, and very modern.

The plane was very clean. The bathroom was clean as well. The land crew were very polite and informative and helpful. They informed me that there is a long way and challenging to go from international terminal to national terminal and in addition to getting my suitcases and going through customs and dropping them again for my second leg of trip which was San Francisco to Los Angeles . I have left knee issue and had a recent fall with aching muscles all over, the land crew suggested wheelchair help for me, God bless her. If I did not have help, I could not make it to my last terminal. Thank you UNITED AIRLINE!

I like the service and the efficiency. I am lactose intolerant and the lactose intolerant meal in business class was not astounding. Also, the business class fully reclining seats are not that comfortable.

Food was great but they didn't clear my meal tray for 3 hours. You'd think they could check though the cabin now and then.

Upon arriving at IAH, it was informed that the luggage had not arrived. Still waiting to hear back when it will be delivered.

I wasn’t allowed to board with my children. I was charged outrageous costs for basic carry on size luggage. The entertainment screens were outdated and not user friendly.

I was very happy with everything, thank you for the smooth flight ✈️

helpful and friendly. The Lufthanza people I dealt with before my holiday were so unhelpful by comparison.

Better synchronizing the boarding processes. The audio announcements, the personnel and the digital signage were not saying the same thing. All confusion.

The first class seats were unusable, mine at the end of the flight, my husband's in the middle of the flight, and the one next to me was unusable either, they had to move the person to another seat.

Last minute gate change. Didn’t put our TSA global on our trip even though we asked multiple times to confirm. Did not help with food when could not eat what was served.

Our luggage didn’t arrive with us, that puts a damper on the whole trip.

The cabin was bit colder than I like but the crew members looked after us very well. They did even offer hot water bottle and hot chocolate. I cannot rate the crew enough excellent is not good enough. They really were wonderful.

Boarding is always a challenge as folks in al groups crowd around for no reason, but crew handled it well. I once again applaud the LHR ground baggage staff as they got our bags from a flight at Terminal 5A to a flight in Terminal 5C within 40 minutes...amazing!

This flight from London to Chicago was actually on an AA airline. I did book through BA but the flight was AA. Great flight, hectic in Chicago, I wouldn't choose to fly through Chicago again, but that's not the airlines fault. The flight itself was great.

Push back is not working when I complaint a male staff he told me that most of the seats are like that so we can’t do anything

Seats were way too small. I got claustrophobic waiting for trash from meal to be taken away. I couldn't move to even close my tray until trash was taken.

Was 3 hrs delayed and my poor friend I met in Barcelona was waiting at airport for 3 hrs. Dallas airport was awful

Flight 1.5 hours late; missed connection. Ground support for rebooking inadequate to the point of ridiculousness.

Flights delayed, and not communicated to the level I accustomed to by other airlines. The crew seems to be hating their job and it shows. It costs you nothing to smile and be a bit more friendlier. Also, no jet bridge, passengers have to use stairs, which is hard for my elderly parents. What's the point of ordering wheelchairs?

One of the stewardess was really rude to a customer right near me. I ordered water and was given sparkling water which kind of surprised me as I've always been given still water but I didn't say anything. The lady after me ordered water as well and when she saw it was sparking water, she stopped the stewardess who then said very curtly "You could have told me sooner." Whoa...that was rude! Later this same customer had some liquid spilled on her as the same stewardess handed a drink to the person sitting next to her. I know it wasn't intentional, but it was rather strange. It was very hard to navigate how to get through the Frankfurt airport to our connecting flight. No one told us you'd have to go through security again so it was rather confusing as we didn't have a boarding pass. Luckily we were able to get necessary papers and get to our flight. Sadly, my luggage did not make it out of Frankfurt though.

Quick easy flight, checked my bag and was told to pick it up in LAX but my bag stayed in Frankfurt. I am tracking it with an air tag. I filed a complaint with Alaska Airlines at my last stop in SJC.

For context: 10 hour flight FRA-YVR. Newer A330 Neo plane. Crew were amazing - friendly and efficient. The plane is newer with great overhead space. My main issue is that the Premium Econ cabin is inferior compared with other airlines. Cute amenity kit (a plus). Food was fine, though I’d like to see more wine selection beyond 1 red and 1 white. But, seats aren’t as comfortable, and all Prem Econ and Econ passengers share only 4 washrooms. Washrooms in business are off limits. In addition, Condor charges for seat selection in Prem Econ. Ridiculous on a $1500 one-way ticket. Prem Econ configuration is 2, 4 and 2, and Condor put me and my partner into 2 middle seats in the group of 4 seats, meaning we’d have a single person to our left and to our right. Again, ridiculous. A kind airport agent was able to give us 2 seats in first (and exit) row of Prem Econ but these had no footrests. I wouldn’t rush back to Premium Economy on Condor.

The crew was friendly, but the comfort of the plane and the food definitely had room for improvement.

The cabin staff was very friendly and attentive. The plane was modern and fairly quiet in flight. The video screens are large and of high quality, and I liked that the documentary movie "Anselm" was available for watching.

The flight from Saskatoon to Calgary was canceled by WestJet due to the airline strike. Condor, as the main operator, did not inform us. We found out that information just when we arrived at Saskatoon airport. Fortunately, we had enough time to drive to Calgary airport and catch the flight to Frankfurt. We couldn’t claim compensation for the missing flight because nobody takes responsibility for this situation. When we tried to contact BudgetAir, they redirected us to Condor, and Condor redirected us to WestJet. WestJet keeps saying that they are not responsible for the ticket that was bought from a third-party company.

Because of luggage I had to upgrade to premium economy , which was worth it!

Every thing was fine. The food was lack luster especially after leaving from Italy.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/28Tue
nonstopLufthansa
12h 00mMUC-SFO
11/20Thu
nonstopLufthansa
11h 20mSFO-MUC
$265
9/2Tue
1 stopLufthansa
14h 44mFRA-LAS
9/10Wed
1 stopLufthansa
13h 00mLAS-FRA
$315
9/21Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
21h 38mFRA-LAS
10/5Sun
2 stopsBritish Airways
17h 40mLAS-FRA
$504
6/25Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
15h 55mMUC-SFO
7/8Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
11h 05mSFO-MUC
$510
10/14Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
15h 40mFRA-LAS
10/28Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
31h 22mLAS-FRA
$510
6/25Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
13h 25mMUC-SFO
7/8Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
16h 10mSFO-MUC
$514
9/1Mon
1 stopCondor
14h 30mMUC-SFO
9/21Sun
1 stopCondor
14h 45mSFO-MUC
$518
8/14Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
20h 41mMUC-SFO
8/26Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
21h 50mSFO-MUC
$531
9/30Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
15h 40mFRA-LAS
10/13Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
18h 27mLAS-FRA
$531
8/29Fri
nonstopCondor
11h 50mFRA-SFO
9/14Sun
nonstopCondor
11h 10mSFO-FRA
$540

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/17Tue
1 stop
33h 35mFRA-LAX
$308
6/17Tue
1 stop
33h 35mFRA-LAX
$320
6/19Thu
nonstopCondor
11h 35mFRA-LAS
$383
6/25Wed
nonstopCondor
12h 00mFRA-LAX
$571
9/30Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
16h 10mFRA-SFO
$591
9/19Fri
1 stopBritish Airways
15h 00mMUC-LAX
$616
10/16Thu
nonstopLufthansa
11h 35mFRA-LAS
$633
6/22Sun
nonstopLufthansa
11h 30mFRA-LAX
$633
10/13Mon
3 stopsUnited Airlines
20h 52mFRA-LAS
$1,412
10/2Thu
3 stopsUnited Airlines
21h 02mFRA-LAS
$1,416

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Last minute flights to California

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to California that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/16Mon
multi-stop
31h 55mFRA-LAX
7/23Wed
multi-stop
30h 05mLAX-FRA
$500
6/17Tue
multi-stopBritish Airways
15h 30mMUC-SFO
7/10Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
19h 59mSFO-MUC
$538
6/15Sun
nonstopCondor
11h 35mFRA-LAS
6/29Sun
nonstopCondor
11h 00mLAS-FRA
$541
6/17Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
20h 15mMUC-SFO
6/23Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
22h 45mSFO-MUC
$543
6/15Sun
nonstopCondor
11h 35mFRA-LAS
6/29Sun
nonstopCondor
11h 00mLAS-FRA
$545
6/17Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
18h 43mMUC-SFO
6/24Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
22h 45mSFO-MUC
$557
6/16Mon
nonstopLufthansa
11h 30mFRA-LAX
6/26Thu
nonstopLufthansa
11h 15mLAX-FRA
$587
6/16Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
14h 22mFRA-LAX
6/26Thu
nonstopLufthansa
11h 15mLAX-FRA
$593
6/14Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
34h 40mFRA-SFO
6/28Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
33h 05mSFO-FRA
$657
6/14Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
34h 17mFRA-LAX
6/28Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
33h 20mLAX-FRA
$657

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