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Cheap Flights from Helsinki to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$787
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$789
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$905
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$1,033
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$789
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$787
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$789
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$905
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$1,033
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$789
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Helsinki to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Helsinki 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 Helsinki to California?

Flight prices are typical for this route right now.

Flights to California from Helsinki usually cost between $765 and $930 in February.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $787 on Multiple Airlines (Feb 17-Mar 2).

What is the cheapest Helsinki to California flight route?

The cheapest ticket to California from Helsinki found in the last 5 days was to Los Angeles, at $1,196 round-trip. The most popular route is from Helsinki (HEL) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $1,196.

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 $1,144 on average. Morning departures are around 100% 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 $1,144.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Helsinki to California?

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 $935 on average.

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

The cheapest month for flights from Helsinki to California is February, when tickets cost $827 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,127 and $1,064 respectively.

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to California on a Monday and more expensive on a Wednesday. On your return trip to Helsinki, you should consider flying back on a Sunday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

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

To get a below average price on the flight from Helsinki to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 27% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

August

Cheapest flight

$439
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 1% increase in price.
Flight from Helsinki to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

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

  • How many flights are there between Helsinki and California per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Helsinki and lands in California, with an average flight time of 11h 05m. The most common departure time is 4:00 pm and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 3 flights.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Helsinki to California

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Helsinki 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.
7.6
FinnairOverall score based on 1417 reviews
6.7Food
7.6Boarding
6.9Entertainment
8.2Crew
7.4Comfort
Airline reviews

I love this company for comfort, cleanliness on board the liner, excellent food, very good selection of films in Russian. Looked with pleasure. And the main friendly conductors who work smoothly and with the soul.

10.0 ExcellentOlga, Oct 2026
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I love this company for comfort, cleanliness on board the liner, excellent food, very good selection of films in Russian. Looked with pleasure. And the main friendly conductors who work smoothly and with the soul.

Business class should have free wi-fi. Food was horrible

Finnair was ok. But some things were pretty bad: 1. Crew was not friendly, especially a crew member named, Maria. She woke me up while I was deep asleep by force just to let me know that 2 people can’t be on the same seat (my toddler and me) for sleeping. 2. There was no vegetarian option in the menu so I had to eat bread for one meal 3. They didn’t have an option for child meal

The food was delicious. There has been a major improvement here in the last few years. Excellent, friendly service. An enjoyable experience.

Late, dirty cabin, charging ports broken, uncomfortable, no tomato juice, barely edible food

The crew was friendly, and the flight landed on time

It was okay. The airplane was a little smaller than a flight from Thailand to Helsinki.

This was an absolutely exceptional flight. The flight attendants were extremely attentive and very friendly. They seemed to go out of their way to make us comfortable and to make sure that we had everything we needed., We were in business and were very happy with the size and the details for our pods. We would definitely recommend Finnair and will definitely be flying with them again.

Any flight that lands safely is a good flight. However our leg from Helsinki was delayed 1 hour with no explanation. The delay would not allow us to make our connection to Cincinnati. I was informed by American Airlines that our Cincinnati flight was rescheduled for the following day. I immediately made a non refundable hotel reservation in Dallas. Upon exiting the plane at Dallas I was given a hotel voucher. Nice, but I can't get a refund on the hotel I booked. A little communication would have been helpful. Food on Finnair is below quality of Korean Air.

Everything was quite easy from boarding to landing - the staff was great and service was excellent too!

Some of the rudest flight crew I have encountered in over 40 years of flying. Despite pre-ordering a vegetarian meal, the only options provided included meat, with no other choices or substitutes offered. Additionally, the sound on the entertainment system was not working. With flight delays had only 20 minutes to make it to next boarding gate and after running most of the way made it to flight with 2 minutes to spare Will never fly SAS again and I am looking for partial refund for false advertisement.

I feel SAS is the only airline that does not let you choose your seats when you're checking in, and so we were forced into two middle seats and it was quite uncomfortable. There are not enough new and quality movies available on the entertainment system. After our inbound SAS flight being canceled with less than 12 hours til departure, the whole experience flyign with SAS wasn't great.

My biggest recurring disappointment is that I buy a pre-assihned seat while pucrhasing the ticket and then when checking in it disappeared and I have to buy it again. That's very disappointing and actually a reason I will actively avoid SAS in the future

More movie options More friendly responds to passengers requests More stops from crew inside airplane

Payed $140 xtra for seat arrangement Did not get the preselected seats neiter outbound nor inbound. Absolutely not worth the xtra money

not good missed my connection SAS did not leave me anywhere near enough time to make my connection. Ended up adding about 10 hours to my travel day

Overall a great experience. I didn’t like that they didn’t assign seats until we arrived at airport. All the employees we interacted with at the airport and on the flight were kind and helpful.

Since our earlier flight was delayed, we missed this flight and were rerouted on Lufthansa 2 days later.

Scandinavian Airlines is terrible. Flight was late. Lost luggage. Rude flight attendants. Terrible experience.

Ancient aircraft (busted armrests, poor cabin temperature with no option for passenger control). Garbage everywhere. Risible checking of safely conditions on landing. Also, late.

Cabin staff were very disengaged, spoke with no eye contact, dismissive. Disappointing compared to my United experiences.

The seat configuration was insane. Horrible. Had to jump over sleeping people to go the bathroom. The food was the best we’ve had in any Business class.

Flight attendants were pleasant and helpful. Pilot gave fair warning about turbulence.

Unfortunately the flight was delayed. On a positive note the status updates in the app/text message were good

extremely tight seats. seating next to a large person makes the space very uncomfortable. The crew is not very friendly either.

The flight was 3 hours and 40 minutes late. The communication around the delays was awful. I fly this route regularly and it is always late. I don't understand it. The flight attendants were not friendly and were generally loud. This was an overall bad look for American Airlines.

Too little snack and drink for almost 6:00 hr flight. Should have serve some food.

Everything was fine except they changed the gate number and we ended up running all over LAX because of it.

Best: Flight attendants. Worst: Bags took forever to receive at LAX despite being tagged Priority - at least a 35 minute wait.

The crew in the Vegas airport clearly was having a bad day … they moved on and the crew that checked us in for boarding was great, as was the flight crew. I did get the wheel of my carry on stuck in the overhead bin. Amazing team effort to include the flight attendants, the pilot, and another pilot who was on the flight as a passenger. Finally got it unstuck ✅

Such a comfortable flight! Food was yummy and staff was very friendly! Will absolutely fly Lufthansa again.

The flight from FRA to SFO was uncomfortable. The crew allowed people to change seats after boarding finished, but then made some people move back to their seats but not others, which resulted in my wife and I having to sit in two middle seats for an 11 hour flight. The entertainment system was not working well throughout the flight, and stopped working completely around hour 8.

Inflight food quality is definitely declining. Only one hot food was served and rest of were boxed meals. That’s not how was done before. Better to fly Asia or Qatar carriers for better service.

The seats on Lufthansa’s international business class on the A350-900 is the worst product in the market. Our chief purser was AMAZING though. She is the best FA I have had in many years.

I have very bad experience with United because Vince two weeks that I did not receive my luggage yet

Good and they are leaving at time and arriving on time

The flight attendants were wonderful - one man put my carry on in the bin for me. Very attentive service. Loved the blanket and pillow waiting for me in economy. Food was excellent which is a surprise given the reputation of any airline food. Wine was fine with the meals. Delighted with the new movies - flight went by very quickly. I would definitely fly Lufthansa again.

Generally good. Not their fault but the design of the Boeing 747 had seating supports directly in line with my legs. So my legs always had to straddle this support which caused body misallignment. Such poor design from Boeing. There was no USB port for me to charge my phone. The screen touch control was very poor.

Patrick and the whole crew were amazing! Hope to have this team for all my European trips.

All was good. I would have preferred free drinks besides water (coffee/tea).

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