$86 Find Cheap Flights from Madison to California

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Cheap Flights from Madison to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$295
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$326
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$313
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$305
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$313
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$369
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$772
Redding
Redding2 stops$673
Reno
Reno1 stop$281
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$291
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$295
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$326
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$313
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$305
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$313
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$369
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$772
Redding
Redding2 stops$673
Reno
Reno1 stop$281
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$291

Book Cheap Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison to California

Thu, May 7 - Sun, May 24
Frontier Logo
7:59 pm - 10:05 am
MSN
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ONT
16h 06m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 7:14 pm
ONT
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MSN
11h 14m
1 stop
$171Frontier
Sat, May 30 - Sat, Jun 6
Frontier Logo
7:59 pm - 11:49 pm
MSN
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ONT
5h 50m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 7:14 pm
ONT
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MSN
11h 14m
1 stop
$210Frontier
Sat, Aug 15 - Tue, Aug 18
American Airlines Logo
11:37 am - 6:42 pm
MSN
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RNO
9h 05m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:53 pm - 8:58 pm
RNO
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MSN
6h 05m
1 stop
$281American Airlines
Sat, Aug 15 - Tue, Aug 18
American Airlines Logo
11:37 am - 6:42 pm
MSN
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RNO
9h 05m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:29 pm - 8:15 am
RNO
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MSN
10h 46m
2 stops
$286American Airlines
Tue, Jun 30 - Tue, Jul 7
United Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 9:07 am
MSN
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SNA
6h 07m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:10 pm - 10:59 pm
SNA
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MSN
6h 49m
1 stop
$289United Airlines
Sat, May 2 - Mon, May 11
Delta Logo
10:50 am - 4:51 pm
MSN
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LAS
8h 01m
1 stop
Delta Logo
12:35 am - 8:26 am
LAS
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MSN
5h 51m
1 stop
$291Delta
Sat, Jul 25 - Tue, Jul 28
United Airlines Logo
5:45 pm - 9:59 pm
MSN
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LAS
6h 14m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:25 pm - 10:59 pm
LAS
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MSN
6h 34m
1 stop
$297United Airlines
Fri, May 8 - Mon, May 11
Breeze Airways Logo
9:10 am - 11:27 am
MSN
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LAX
4h 17mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
12:12 pm - 6:10 pm
LAX
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MSN
3h 58mnonstop
$298Breeze Airways
Tue, May 5 - Sat, May 9
Delta Logo
2:41 pm - 8:37 pm
MSN
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SJC
7h 56m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:20 am - 1:53 pm
SJC
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MSN
5h 33m
1 stop
$305Delta
Mon, Jun 1 - Mon, Jun 8
Breeze Airways Logo
9:10 am - 11:27 am
MSN
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LAX
4h 17mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
12:12 pm - 6:10 pm
LAX
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MSN
3h 58mnonstop
$308Breeze Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Madison to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison to California departing in May.

What is the cheapest Madison to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Madison found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $236 round-trip. The most popular route is from Madison (MSN) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $236.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Madison 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 $258 on average. Morning departures are around 33% 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 $383.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Madison 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 $448, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Madison 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 Madison to California is August, when tickets cost $288 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $455 and $450 respectively.

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Madison to California, look for departures on Sundays 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 Friday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 15% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$86
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 49% increase in price.
Flight from Madison to San Diego

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison to the following destinations at these prices or less: Los Angeles $153 one-way - $238 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Madison to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Madison 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.
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8.1
Breeze AirwaysOverall score based on 276 reviews
8.7Crew
6.6Food
6.6Entertainment
8.3Boarding
8.2Comfort
Airline reviews

Our flight was delayed 7 hours. Due to a change in equipment we were downgraded from "Nicest" to "Nicer," even having to pay for a soft drink. Disappointing. To Breeze's credit that issued a $100 flight credit. A refund would have been more appreciated.

6.0 GoodJames, Feb 2026
RDU - RSW
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Our flight was delayed 7 hours. Due to a change in equipment we were downgraded from "Nicest" to "Nicer," even having to pay for a soft drink. Disappointing. To Breeze's credit that issued a $100 flight credit. A refund would have been more appreciated.

Lost my luggage and terrible experience with customer service trying to track it down

10 hour delay with minimal updates. Couldn’t leave terminal and then ended up on redeye with a dirty broken plane. It is literally impossible to reach customer service via gate agent, app, phone, text or email.

I thought that I had pre-purchased carry-on luggage and was surprised when I tried to check in that I did not have it.

Flight departure was 90 min delayed, and the boarding experience was confused, stressful, and generally poor. Additionally, the wifi on the plane was malfunctioning for all but the final 15 min of the flight into ILM.

Great experience and In love flying in and out of Provo airport

You get what you pay for. It’s like a bus but flying. No frills, no snacks. Leg room was fine, boarding was good.

Overall good. Plenty of legroom and fairly comfortable seats. No issues with capacity and the overhead been even though most people brought several carry-ons on. I don’t think Breeze really enforces the pay for a carry-on rule.

Surprised at how much I enjoyed Breeze. Paid for the Nicer upgrade which made it closer in price to a flag ship carrier but with more comfortable seats and much more leg room. Crew was polite and since we brought our food no loss there. Would make the point that the ‘have to pay for a carry-on is BS’. Most people did not and had several. Still was plenty of room in the overheads.

Comfortable seating, adequate space available, nice to have USB port, polite crew.

my mom urmila patel needed a wheelchair which was not available on the curbside. she needed to walk almost 50 meters inside (at the risk of falling) and then had to wait in line to get a wheelchair (this is not ok). Once obtained she had to seat in it for 30-45 minutes for someone to take her in thru the checkin process (which was fairly smooth and easy). the lady who helped her with her checkin process was very courteous and helpful

Staff at the check-in counter were friendly, happy and helpful. They tagged our bags and sent us to “bag drop off” but were not very clear about where that was. The airport was busy we headed off in what we thought was the right direction until a gentleman waved us down and actually came after us. He was the baggage handler for Delta and recognized our “deer in the headlights “ look-he brought us to the right area (which was marked as the Southwest Airlines Drop Off) and sent us on our way. Wonderful guy, low key and working with a big smile on his face. Loved it. Loved him.

Arlene was a great flight attendant. I also liked how one of the other flight attendants gave us a heads up about snacks and asked everyone to remove their headphones when it was their turn to order. Good idea.

I haven’t flown economy in over 20 years but it was not bad. Room by my feet for my bag and seat was roomy enough. Surprised in a good way.

The cabin temperature was nice and cool. The wifi was not working.

As previously noted, this flight was great: departure was timely, the crew was friendly and attentive, and wifi connectivity was seamless. In particular, I appreciated that the flight attendant just told me to stow the laptop right before takeoff/landing, and trusted me to do so (which I did!).

Left a few minutes early. Got in 15 minutes early. Very attentive service on board. Very organized boarding.

There’s not much to say about a one hour flight. This is a connection from LA to RNO that I missed the previous night due to a mechanical check delay on my originating flight from JFK to LAX. The short flight itself was fine. Instructions from the pilot and crew were per usual. The coffee was barely lukewarm, which possibly was purposeful so we would down it quickly. Bags were already on carousel upon reaching baggage claim, which was excellent.

Delta continues to set the benchmark for traveler-friendly service with minimal disruption and clear communication within the mainland US (coast to coast). I am consistently pleased to be a Delta customer, and this experience once again met my expectations. There was a brief delay departing from MIA due to a technical issue that required the aircraft to return to the gate. However, the situation was handled professionally and transparently. Fortunately, my planned layover allowed ample buffer time, so the adjustment caused no stress. Overall, another smooth and reassuring experience.

Awesome! On time flight, early arrival, and a complimentary upgrade!

Flight left on time, arrived early, pleasant staff provided water, coffee, etc. access to bathrooms was reasonable and were well maintained. blankets were available, lots of entertainment options. LUGGAGE SERVICE WAS GREAT. I got my one checked bag quickly and was able to make a bus connection for a 2 hour bus ride saving me from waiting another 1.5 hours.

Terrible, if possible won't be flying again anytime soon!

Wonderful in-seat entertainment with seatback screens and huge selection of quality movies. The ability to bluetooth connect headphones was amazing.

Horrible service no Wi-Fi connection on both leg of the flight and they are refusing to fix bad service

I will never fly ANA again. They lost one of my large pieces of checked luggage, the heaviest one with the most valuable items in it, and they said they will not send me an email unless they can't find it, even though the paper they gave me to track the status of my lost luggage requires a code from an email they are supposed to send me so I can do baggage tracing. They claim to be an international airline, but they also insist on calling a Japanese telephone number to confirm where to send the lost baggage if they find it. It is impossible to find an actual contact email address for customer support on their website, and their AI chatbot is unhelpful, directing you to a webpage that says it is for contact information but does not have any actual email addresses or phone numbers listed on it. My seat in economy did not recline at all, even though I was not sitting in an exit row nor the very back row. I had to sit in the fully upright position for over ten hours of international travel. Awful experience overall.

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

Overall we had a good experience during our flight from San Francisco to Houston.

it was a very short flight so my expectations were low.

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

Flight delayed. WiFi connectivity very poor if not existant. Last minute arrival forced me to run to catch my connection.

Going non stop to lax like I paid for. Not stopping in MCI for gas. Too long of delays

Delayed for mechanical and no updates on what was happening and how long the delay might be.

A first class seat should fit a fat person, and this doesn't. The trays in the armrest are less functional than an ordinary tray in the back of the seat.

The experience at checkin for my American Airlines flight from Sacramento to LAX was very good including the assistance I received in getting my bags checked in and boarding passes printed. Was pleasantly surprised the my bags were checked through all the way to my destination at Clark International Airport in Angeles, Philippines.

Smooth flight. From the early boarding and all were on board before departure time and arrived early in ONT. Great crew. Thank you!!!!

The flight was significantly delayed for 6.5 hours because of snow. There was no communication once the plane returned to the gate regarding when the flight would resume. Other flights were departing while our flight was being unloaded for reasons unknown. Our flight also seemed out of the queue regarding further deicing, refueling, and waiting to Taxi to the runway.

They are always late and seats was also not having working charger

did not have enough meal for first class passengers so offer us snack

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

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.

They switched our terminal 3 times and we were delayed for four plus hours!!!

It was an early flight and most people napped/slept and the crew let us which was nice.

The crew acted like they had never done this and kept barking passive aggressive orders at people. + the security line + the delay + sitting on the tarmac for 2 hours + none of the apps or signage updating with correct times

More inflight connection. And leg space is horrible. And the paying for baggage I'd ridiculous!!!

My flight was originally from SAT to MCO connecting from MCO to ORD. We got diverted to ATL and than Frontier staff there was sooo un helpful first they said they couldn’t give us any accommodation since our flight first got delayed that cancelled and now it’s 221am and I am still in ATL since they said they need to create a new flight my final destination is ORD and I have been delayed twice and cancelled. With no real help the frontier app didn’t work no email updates over all such a horrible experience

There's no seats that lean back with little leg space i wad uncomfortable the entire flight. Your charges for extra baggage is despicable and costly!!

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

Flight was canceled. Most upsetting was message from Kayak, stating that the flight was canceled and click with Kayak for details regarding rebook, refund details. THERE'S NO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY KAYAK EXCEPT THAT FLIGHT IS CANCELED. AND NOW THIS SURVEY TO FIND OUT HOW WAS THE FLIGHT !!!!!!!

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

Gate not determined until I got to the airport - hard to plan the trip to the airport.

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