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Cheap Flights from Grand Rapids to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$218
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$218
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$212
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$301
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$369
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$374
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$359
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$348
Reno
Reno1 stop$345
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$218
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$218
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$212
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$301
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$369
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$374
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$359
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$348
Reno
Reno1 stop$345

Book Cheap Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids to California

Mon, Oct 26 - Wed, Oct 28
Allegiant Air Logo
2:31 pm - 3:38 pm-
4h 07mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
8:30 am - 3:13 pm-
3h 43mnonstop
$179Allegiant Air
Mon, Oct 5 - Fri, Oct 9
Allegiant Air Logo
10:00 pm - 11:07 pm-
4h 07mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
6:47 am - 1:28 pm-
3h 41mnonstop
$179Allegiant Air
Thu, Aug 20 - Thu, Aug 27
Frontier Logo
8:01 pm - 9:05 am-
16h 04m
Frontier Logo
3:45 pm - 7:06 pm-
24h 21m
$212Frontier
Fri, Aug 21 - Thu, Aug 27
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 10:21 am-
28h 21m
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:48 pm - 10:32 pm-
3h 44mnonstop
$215Multiple Airlines
Sat, Aug 22 - Thu, Aug 27
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:00 pm - 11:22 pm-
14h 22m
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:48 pm - 10:32 pm-
3h 44mnonstop
$215Multiple Airlines
Sat, Aug 22 - Sat, Aug 29
Frontier Logo
8:01 pm - 12:18 am-
7h 17m
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 7:06 pm-
10h 06m
$218Frontier
Thu, Aug 27 - Mon, Aug 31
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 1:30 pm-
9h 30m
American Airlines Logo
3:21 pm - 12:41 am-
6h 20m
$297American Airlines
Sat, Sep 26 - Wed, Sep 30
American Airlines Logo
5:42 am - 10:36 am-
7h 54m
American Airlines Logo
3:11 pm - 12:38 am-
6h 27m
$297American Airlines
Tue, Oct 13 - Mon, Oct 19
Delta Logo
4:05 pm - 8:54 pm-
7h 49m
Delta Logo
10:40 pm - 11:56 am-
10h 16m
$301Delta
Sat, Sep 5 - Mon, Sep 14
Delta Logo
2:10 pm - 9:41 pm-
10h 31m
Delta Logo
10:50 pm - 11:54 am-
10h 04m
$301Delta
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Grand Rapids to California flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Grand Rapids to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Grand Rapids to California departing in August.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to California from Grand Rapids usually cost between $299 and $412 in August.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $218 on Frontier (Aug 27-Aug 31).

What is the cheapest Grand Rapids to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Grand Rapids found in the last 5 days was to John Wayne (Santa Ana), at $165 round-trip. The most popular route is from Grand Rapids (GRR) to John Wayne (Santa Ana) (SNA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $165.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Grand Rapids 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 $425, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Grand Rapids to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids to California is September, when tickets cost $399 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $528 and $525 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 30% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$76
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 11% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 17% lower on average.
Flight from Grand Rapids to Las Vegas

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Grand Rapids to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $163 one-way - $246 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Grand Rapids to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids 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 4222 reviews
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

No wifi, seems to be very common with Southwest currently. Everything else was normal.

8.0 ExcellentSean, Jul 2026
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No wifi, seems to be very common with Southwest currently. Everything else was normal.

Poor customer service, no accommodation for passengers when the flight was delayed over 5 hours.

The flight was late. The crew was rude. There was no food. Cramped and uncomfortable. Nothing about this flight was good.

It was just okay, no frills, basic transportation with no luxury. No screens on the seats, no water or drinks on a short flight. Full flight but at least it was on time.

The first time I flew in the extra legroom section. It was difficult to notice a difference. I had bad luck with my neighbors. The crew was okay. Southwest has reduced the live TV options.

No gluten free snacks. Seats felt worn or bare bones even though it was a new 737 MAX 8.

Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

Comfortable seats. Nice service online. Short flight, so not a lot of time to enjoy.

The flight was done by SkyWest only WIFI no entertainment center are available on the CRJ

Delta is always late. Ruined our first day of a short vacation. Timing is important. We pay to stay on an itinerary

Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.

Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

No wheel chair as requested at Atlanta arrival on first flight.

Meh. A late flight meant I missed my connections, and a 2pm LAX arrival turned into gettin in after midnight.

It was good until there was a 3 hour delay because there was not any pilots to fly the plane.

Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.

Food could have been better. A little more leg room would have been appreciated.

The SFO lounge closes at 12 midnight. My flight took off at 2AM

Delayed 2 hours while stuck on the aircraft. If the luggage was properly loaded the first time we probably wouldn’t have been delayed at all

Flight be on time would be a good start. Then train your flight attendants to be attentive and friendly. This time they completely forgot my row for the measly snack! United, do better!

It was a short, comfortable flight. It did leave an hour late due to the pilot having to be replaced (family emergency) but that didn’t inconvenience myself & my friend. The situation was explained, eventually.

There was a piece of plastic baked into my buttermilk biscuit! I have a pictures. The flight attendants in first class were really apologetic, and tried to rectify the situation. I I am very appreciative that they were able to give me some packets of pretzels and gummy bears. I understand they don't personally handle the food until warming it up so I know it wasn't their fault. I don't know whether it was a newer aircraft, or different food packaging, but I was happy that when the food was being warmed up - it didn't smell like plastic. Jokes on me with finding plastic in my food.

The seats were uncomfortable, as if the cushions haven't been switched out in many years. I felt like I was on an old bus. The food was delicious. thank you. Onboard entertainment, very limited. Unless you like violent movies. Why in the world would you have such severely violent movies on a plane? if you don't want to see such things, you don't have a choice. Have you considered that when choosing entertainment? Good god. Why would you have the Godfather? Or black women being brutally beaten with a club? Why in the hell would you put that kind of material on a plane? As for Kayak: Why when I ordered Qantas, was the plane on United?

UA594 was delayed multiple times. I ended up getting picked up so I can make it in time for work 6AM on Monday, 7/6/2026

Excellent flight. On time. Great staff. Clean and crisp cabin.

We got delayed three hours and nobody thought to have the bathroom fixed while we were sitting waiting to board? took a full hour to have maintenance come and check it off. Had to shut the bathroom down twice so that the pilots could go to the bathroom. Everyone missed their connections.

Not good - outbound flight was delayed and missed my connection even though I got to the gate after running through the airport - the agent would not let me on because the door was closed (flight had not left). There was no notification from United - overall experience was very disappointing. Additionally, I was downgraded from first class to coach on the alternative flight

My flight in Dallas had maintenance issues. Which caused us to missed our connecting flight in LA. We had to stay overnight in Los Angeles. American Airlines booked us a hotel. The hotel was the Holiday Inn. It was horrible. The whole hotel smelled like weed and there were people rambling all night long up and down the hallways. The carpets in the hallway and the room has stains. There was dirt on the floor. It was so nasty that I slept in my clothes.

Great. Clean. Seats comfortable. Food was free. Had new release movies.

The airplane I love and I love I came back safe thank you American airlines

Horrible. No AC. No Air inside the plane. We had to deplane twice! It is late almost 5 hrs in total. I almost passed out and about to call 911. I asked the crew to be honest and open the door. The lady next to me was lay down in the floor due to heat and no air inside the plane. I got headaches, can’t wait the replacement flight about midnight Dallas time. I end it up rebook for next day flight and stay overnight using my own pocket in a hotel nearby due to headaches and can’t breath. I still have a headache this morning. Still not decided yes how to file this issue to AA and/or FAA.

They should have allowed for extra time to de-ice the plane before boarding passengers. This delayed us about 10-15 mins after we boarded. Overall experience was fine. Crew was friendly and on top of everything. We didn’t have any issues during the flight.

Everything was excellent. I loved my flight Thank you so much 😊

I wish the indicator on the side of each row was easier to decipher regarding which seat was the window, middle and row seat. Otherwise, no complains.

Turbulence was bad and flight attendants gossiped about going to the bar and dating. Could have better awareness.

First of all the check in was terrible . No customer service treated us like we are lucky to fly on American . And kayak never notified us of flight changes , I think we got a text at 3 in the morning before our flight . Charges for seats and luggage ! Really flying is just plain stressful .

Mas información, nos quedamos parado en el avión media hora

Tiny seats, no entertainment, no amenities, delays, they charge for carry on and their allowed personal item is smaller than in other airlines.

I really didn't like anything. Paid for my checked luggage online ($79) and then was told that I would have to paid another $79 for my carry on. Was not allowed to enter the terminal until 3 hours before my flight and when I finally was allowed to check my bag and enter, my flight was delayed 3 times. When I finally landed, we were all instructed to "run off the plane" as they had to do a quick turn around to Las Vegas. Me and several of my flying companions will never fly Frontier again.

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

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

This was one of the first frontier airline flights this spring that wasn't delayed. It actually left on time. Some of the flight crew did not look happy, they didn't smile when the passengers were boarding or getting off the plane, and the passengers initiated greetings, not the staff. To me this was an odd experience to have with any flight/airline. I had a bad experience booking this flight. The price didn't solidify until late hours into the night. Ever time I purchased the ticket, I either received a denial email or an error because the price has changed, but it was never reflected on the flyfrontier or kayak websites until way after midnight on the date of travel. This caused me anxiety and irritation with the websites. Then I noticed a mishap with my name on my voucher as I went to check in, it was incorrect. When I proceeded to correct it, Frontier had no easy, let alone free, way to remedy it. I couldn't correct my name without a $75 charge, I couldn't cancel my voucher to repurchase it with the correct name without a $100 charge, because it was too close to departure. Then calling frontier was nearly impossible to remedy the situation with a human. It's already difficult to want to choose frontier because of all the upcharges, but you feel kinda trapped into doing so because it's the more affordable airline.

We’ve been sitting waiting for a gate for 30 minutes without explanation. Several of the older flight attendants are very rude.

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