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Cheap Flights from Lisbon to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$644
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$588
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$868
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$611
Fresno
Fresno2 stops$1,094
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$644
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$588
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$868
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$611
Fresno
Fresno2 stops$1,094

Book Cheap Lisbon 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 Lisbon 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 Lisbon to California

Wed, Nov 4 - Wed, Nov 11
Finnair Logo
6:30 am - 12:43 am
LIS
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SFO
26h 13m
2 stops
Finnair Logo
10:16 am - 11:25 pm
SFO
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LIS
29h 09m
2 stops
$588Finnair
Wed, Nov 18 - Wed, Nov 25
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:45 pm - 9:02 am
LIS
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SFO
20h 17m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:45 am - 2:50 pm
SFO
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LIS
19h 05m
2 stops
$591Multiple Airlines
Mon, Nov 23 - Wed, Dec 9
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:45 pm - 9:02 am
LIS
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SFO
20h 17m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:24 am - 2:50 pm
SFO
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LIS
19h 26m
2 stops
$597Multiple Airlines
Fri, Sep 18 - Tue, Sep 29
United Airlines Logo
10:25 am - 8:19 pm
LIS
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SFO
17h 54m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:45 pm - 10:30 am
SFO
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LIS
13h 45m
1 stop
$598United Airlines
Thu, Aug 27 - Sat, Sep 12
British Airways Logo
11:05 am - 6:56 pm
LIS
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SFO
15h 51m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
3:58 pm - 11:10 pm
SFO
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LIS
23h 12m
2 stops
$606British Airways
Thu, Aug 20 - Thu, Aug 27
British Airways Logo
11:05 am - 6:56 pm
LIS
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SFO
15h 51m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
4:35 pm - 6:10 pm
SFO
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LIS
17h 35m
1 stop
$607British Airways
Mon, Aug 24 - Mon, Sep 7
American Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 4:40 pm
LIS
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SFO
16h 15m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:35 pm - 3:45 pm
SFO
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LIS
15h 10m
1 stop
$608American Airlines
Fri, Aug 7 - Tue, Aug 11
American Airlines Logo
6:35 am - 10:32 pm
LIS
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SJC
23h 57m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:42 pm - 3:35 pm
SJC
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LIS
18h 53m
2 stops
$611American Airlines
Tue, Jan 19 - Thu, Jan 28
United Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 5:47 pm
LIS
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ONT
20h 47m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 8:10 am
ONT
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LIS
18h 10m
2 stops
$920United Airlines
Sun, Aug 9 - Fri, Aug 14
Delta Logo
5:00 am - 3:50 pm
LIS
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SJC
18h 50m
2 stops
Delta Logo
2:59 pm - 5:50 pm
SJC
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LIS
18h 51m
2 stops
$1,289Delta
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Lisbon to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Lisbon 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 Lisbon 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 Lisbon to California departing in September.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to California from Lisbon usually cost between $958 and $1,299 in September.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $644 on British Airways (Sep 4-Sep 19).

What is the cheapest Lisbon to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Lisbon found in the last 5 days was to San Francisco, at $675 round-trip. The most popular route is from Lisbon (LIS) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $675.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Lisbon to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $1,034 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,034.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Lisbon 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 $1,227, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Lisbon 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 Lisbon to California is February, when tickets cost $746 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,123 and $1,039 respectively.

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

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

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

How far in advance should I book a flight from Lisbon 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 Lisbon 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 Lisbon to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 17% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

$420
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 12% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 16% increase in price.
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Flights from Lisbon to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Lisbon to California 
DeannaFlew with TAP AIR PORTUGAL
LIS
-
SFO
Jun 2026
Arrive 3 hrs before flight time to allow for new check in process. Facial recognition is now being used.
AmirFlew with TAP AIR PORTUGAL
LIS
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SFO
Jul 2024
For any flight that's part of a Multi-City flight plan, don't miss it. Otherwise, all your remaining flights on that plan will be terminated.

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

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

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Lisbon to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Lisbon 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 Lisbon 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.
7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8486 reviews
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.2Food
Airline reviews

We never made it on this flight because we missed our connection due to o delayed flight from Jackson.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jul 2026
SLC - SJC
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We never made it on this flight because we missed our connection due to o delayed flight from Jackson.

We got stuck on the tarmac taxiing after landing early so we didn’t get off the plane until an hour later than we thought we would

It was okay. We were delayed for weather reasons, but the pilots and the flight control staff figured a way around the storm and were able to get us to Los Angeles safely. Not all the staff members were polite, but the entertainment on the flight was good.

I am a Diamond Medallion Delta traveller and this was a disappointing flight. They allowed half the flight to preboard before Delta One and Diamond Medallion. Once on the plane in my Delta Premium Select seat we were not given any welcome or greeting. Throughout the flight the flight attendant also did not make us feel any sort of special service or attention and even rushed us when she did bring us a snack to pick in the dark not even offering a light to look at what it was -- she was overall not helpful and not accommodating. for the extra cost of the seat it was honestly not a special experience this flight. heads up that even the warm cookies are now packaged. I ate nothing. There really was nothing that was special, stood out or exceptional. Luckily I mostly slept. But I was disappointed and question if I may try a different flight next time I go to Tokyo. The last few Delta flights have been less than great. which makes me very sad.

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

Terrible. I was bumped off of my original flight and spent the next six days fighting to get back on it. I lost hours of my vacation trying to get this situation corrected.

Boarding was tough as we had to take a bus out to the plane and walk up a lot of stairs. Difficult with heavy carry-ons that said I got an entire empty row of seats, which was excellent for an international flight. Food was very mediocre but happy with the comfort so not complaining.

Delta is a cut above the others in customer service.

Tasty snacks. On-time departure and early arrival. Luggage arrived quickly at the carrousel. The only negative was a man behind us that was heavily inebriated. He was served 3 double drinks during the flight. There was no telling how much he had before the flight. He was so out of it that he spilled a drink and broke the heavy liquor glass on the floor. I don't believe he should have been served so much alcohol on a two-hour flight.

Checkin was easy, boarding was organized, employees friendly and nice. Was a lovely flight.

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

Our flight was delayed 2.5 hours from Lisbon to DC so we missed our connection to Seattle that would have arrived at about 9 PM. The agent initially said we had to stay overnight in DC and there were no other options to put us on to get us to Seattle. While on board I discovered a flight via American he could have put us in but by the time we arrived in DC that was sold out. We were then put on a flight to San Francisco that was also delayed then arrived in San Francisco and our flight to Seattle was also delayed so we ended up not arriving until 2:15 am. Our son could not pick us up so we ended up having to pay over $100 to Uber home. This is the second trip with United that the flight has been delayed causing us to miss an evening in Las Vegas and we were given nothing.

Lufthansa was great from Lisbon to Frankfurt. The United Airlines flight from Frankfurt to Denver was very cramped. In that tight space, when the seat in front was fully declined I could barely move. I'm a fairly small person, I can't imagine what a larger person would feel like.

I would have liked an opportunity to move to a different seat ( even would have checked in my hand luggage)as I had health issues where I didn't have to clamber over the passenger next to me to for toilet use/ movement [ She was a highly unpleasant neighbor to sit next to]. In addition, I found that my European phone plan had run out of data and so I was not receiving emails from yourselves on airport wifi to be able to check in online and verifications difficult as did not accept the ticket number I had. I asked for an extra blanket but was told there was none. Then I saw other passengers receiving them. I couldn't eat the food and asked for snacks : Stewardess said " on the way" but they did not bring. The best bit was the check in process in Lisbon. Very efficient. However, I did not understand why we had to collect our bags at Washington then go through customs again. It was not explained. I also with my leg and health issue had approximately mile walk to the gate ( which then changed) . There appeared to be no moving walkways or help provided.

United left one of our bags back in SFO but that’s not my real complaint. The complaint is how it all went down. So we checked in the day before online and were told we could use the quick drop for luggage. So the next day I used baggage quick drop curbside at SFO. The agent mistakenly didn't tag my bag as he put my bag on the conveyor belt untagged. We immediately alerted him he had not tagged the bag. I walked with him to the baggage service office to find my bag and tag it. We waited outside the office for 10 mins. He came out and said everything was ok and the bag was going to be tagged and on my flight. We received a text that one of our bags was on the flight but the other was not. I alerted my first class flight attendant immediately upon boarding the flight. She was helpful and said she’d get it sorted out right away. She called over the gate agent. The gate agent used my bag number and looked over information on her device. She said my bag was on the flight. The flight attendant was standing with her, looking at the device, and also said “yep it’s on the flight”. During the flight the flight attendant made reference to how reassuring it must feel knowing the bag was on the flight. Upon arriving to IAD we received a text that my bag was not on my flight. The text said my bag would arrive to my final destination LIS 24 hrs late. I understand that mistakes happen. I was totally ok with my bag mistakenly not getting tagged at the quick drop. I was fine with walking down to baggage services to tag my bag. But, what I am not ok with is that the United staff said they fixed the mistake two different times, assuring me twice that my bag would be/was on the plane…and it wasn’t. I expected better attention by the employees, for them to do what they said they were going to do. We also spent extra money to upgrade our seats to first class, including the entire return leg from Lisbon to San Francisco because we wanted a smoother and more relaxing travel experience. Our money was not well spent. We will not be using United for travel going forward.

Checked my bag despite paid the seat upgrade and there was plenty of space available in the overhead bin.

The flight crew was fantastic. The flight attendants were incredibly considerate, kind and attentive.

One of the best flying experiences I’ve ever had.

The flight from Lisbon to Newark was much, mush better then flight from Newark to Porto.

Excellent! Flight left a bit late but overall a pleasant experience.

Business class seats aren't comfortable. Food was not good.

Kayak let me choose these flights on TAP but then after 2 months, cancelled my flights because they didn't think 90 minutes was enough time for the connection. I notice that neither flight was actually cancelled. Just my reservation. Why let me go through all of that effort to find the right flights for us, only to cancel it from underneath us 2 months later leaving us scrambling to find an alternative?

Flew Business class and did not like anything, flight attendants were rude and not helpful. Food was of poor quality and I did not eat meals.

The layover was only one hour and a huge line for passport control. If I didn’t cut the line and argue was every single official, I would’ve spent the night in this one. Obviously.TAP AIR people. do not take into account.this problem with their flight scheduling, which is extremely frustrating. Poor food choices, on the pasta was offered, they ran out of chicken right away. All the sodas and water poured in a tiny 70 mL cups, which is not enough to keep hydrated on the long flight. I had to ask for 34 cups at a time. Flight attendant seemed to be tired and overworked.

Got in on time. Food was the worst ever. Comfort was terrible. Check in was incredibly bad.

Flight delays. Mad rush with no help from staff. Staff for TAP is elusive like the Tasmanian devil... you hear about it but never seen it. Seats were the only thing that was ok as its lie flat, but trying to sleep was like being at a concert as the crew were chit chatting non stop while you are trying to sleep. Food was seriously better in Premium EY on other airlines like Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, United. We traveled Business Class on TAP. Crew were friendly enough but not very present at lull period of flight.

Crew woke me up to see if I wanted food - NEVER want food on a 12 hour flight more than I want to sleep. Sleep was not easy, as a child screamed and threw fits 70%of the flight. That same child kicked my seat most of the flight. BUT, despite the child and a poor boarding effort, the rest was solid. The crew worked hard otherwise - just don’t wake me up IF I actually get to sleep.

Way too much money for the experience, would have been better in economy

It was excellent - good value; good service. No complaints; my sister moved to Portugal so I will be flying there annually and will continue to use TAP. I love that I can get nonstop flight from SFO to Lisbon.

Worst communication. Delayed boarding for two hours without a single announcement until hour 1 had passed - on time status showing until our flight was supposed to takeoff and the crew had already walked away. No one was boarding. Disgusting part of DFW overcrowded with no AC on a 97 degree day. Then the first app update is that we’d take off in 15 mins… but again no one had boarded a full flight. No announcement in the terminal so everyone is just crowded around a disgusting place with no info for over an hour which turned into two. This was an overfill flight and a disgrace to passenger decency all while likely just trying to fix their own issue of overbooking. The worst airline at the worst airport.

I’ve been on 8 flights with American Airlines in the last 2 months and 4 have been delayed.

Mechanical delay > Crew Time out. No communication to passengers. Crew time out was positioned as a surprise (even though it must have been know at the time of boarding that the crew would time out.

I could not ask for more. Great service and experience.

My flight times changed 4 times since I originally booked the flight. The last time being the day of flight - a 2 hour delay. This meant instead of getting into IAH at 9:30p, I got in at 2:30a. This was very disappointing!!!

Seats were roomy. Lavatories were surprisingly big and clean. Plenty of entertainment available. We were fed and offered drinks, multiple times during the flight.

The flight attendants were by our seats often and we had everything we needed. Food was above average and the seats were extremely comfortable. The entertainment was vast, and allowed us to enjoy our time although it took less time then we thought to get home. Good experience and early too!!

While going my luggage was delayed for 3 days . While coming back My flight was delayed and missed my connecting flight . No compensation for delayed luggage. Not a happy experience .

Luggage got lost, need more staff not sure why we checked in over 1.5 hours before flight boarding .

The check in process was a nightmare. We could not check it online the day before, therefore everyone that was on the flight from Lisbon to Heathrow had to do the check-in at the airport with an agent. They only had two agents available for that many people. The plane was delayed taking off due to that problem. They handed out small bottles of water on the plane for everyone. And one snack snack for everyone. They had no options for snack.

First time flying with them! Loved it! Specially the schedule from Miami and being able to come back directly to New Orleans :)

The flight crew was kind, flexible, and accommodating. The seats on the plane were extremely uncomfortable.

The transit at Heathrow was an absolute and total nightmare. Absolutely gut wrenchingly horrible and scary. Embarrassing that their National air carrier cannot figure a half decent experience for passengers to transit via London. Shameful.

Besides having a LONG layover in Philadelphia to begin with, our flight was delayed and left late. We spent 7 hours in the Philadelphia airport after being in the air 7 hours from Portugal to Philly. It turned into a 24 hour day of travel which was exhausting. I know you can't help weather but our layover was difficult as my husband is handicapped. The staff was EXTREMELY helpful with his wheelchair tho!!

I do not understand how BA takes coach seating and has people paying for business class. There is no leg room, seats don’t recline and no entertainment to be had unless you brought your own.

It is a wonderful airline. The cabin crews were friendly and the food as well as the service the were excellent.

Outdated from start to finish. Good was inedible, choice was very poor. They don’t seem to care

Was delayed on first leg and missed connection. They would not let me board although I arrived at the gate 5 min before take off. I was delayed 24hrs

The decided to just remove our booking without telling us. It ended up costing us thousands

Is it American Airlines or British Airways? This is so confusing. I got it from Portugal.

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