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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 Mexico found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $133 round-trip. The most popular route is León (BJX) to Los Angeles (LAX) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $133.

How much is a flight to California?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to California from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

A flight to California costs $265 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was $127 for the route Monterrey (MTY) to Los Angeles (LAX). The most popular routes on KAYAK are Guadalajara to Los Angeles which costs $246 on average, and San José del Cabo to Los Angeles, which costs $252 on average.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Mexico 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 Mexico to California is January, when tickets cost $287 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $419 and $396 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Mexico 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 Mexico to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 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 Ontario Airport (ONT), with an average flight price of $192.


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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$119
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 6% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
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Flights from Mexico to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Mexico to California 
CaitlynFlew with Alaska AirlinesSJD-LAXJul 2024
Airport in Cabo does not have drinking fountains or water bottle filling stations so be ready to buy water. Be ready for a long line at US customs and boarder patrol for US citizens just because of the sheer volume of people coming back from vacation.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska AirlinesCUN-LAXFeb 2024
Pack light and have all your passports and tickets in your hand at all times and be respectful to other fellow, travelers and staff
RaulFlew with VolarisMEX-SMFJan 2024
To make sure always have enough time for your flight..

FAQs for booking flights from Mexico to California

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Mexico 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 Mexico 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 Mexico 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 Mexico 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 Mexico 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 Friday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $310. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where round-trip prices are $368 on average.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $310 on average. Morning departures are around 2% 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 $464.

Top 5 airlines serving from Mexico 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 Mexico 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 Mexico 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
DeltaOverall score based on 7934 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.9Entertainment
7.3Food
8.5Crew
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This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

10.0 ExcellentGary, Apr 2025TPA - LAX
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This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

I love the free WiFi!! Crew was nice. Bathroom was decent. First time flying delta in a long time and I enjoyed it. Will definitely look into booking with Delta more but I think Delta is a little more expensive than the other airlines.

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

Since it wasn’t a Delta flight, I was not able to sit with my group and there was no entertainment.

Three adults, three children. They did not give us seats together. Two seats together, in row 23, one in 13, one in 14, one in 10, and one in 17. When we got on the plane, the crew tried to ask people to move but basically threw up their hands. One person moved so we had two pairs of seats together. The 1.5 year old sat on a parent's lap (despite having paid for his own seat).

the fight attendants were great and i appreciated that they had season 1 of The Wire from HBO as a viewing option

the guy in front of me put his seat back immediately...and then left it back including thru landing and taxiing to the runway. attendants did not check/ask him to put it up for landing.

The airplane was an old airplane, seats were very uncomfortable and very little space, they changed my seat and that was no option to get back into my seat even when I was traveling a senior who required assistance.

This is not a low cost airline. Stop acting like o e.

Aeromexico crew made me check my hand luggage in the door of the plane. As soon as I reach Mexico City, I notice that my luggage was opened and 8 games of Nintendo Switch were stolen (700 dllrs value aprox) (the console was there) but the games were stolen. I am very dissapointed of Aeromexico and all the crew. Instead of being a good trip, It was a sad trip

Ok. But we arrived to a remote terminal which meant that a bus had to take us to the terminal building

Old aircraft the audio of the entertainment dosent work Dirty seats

Terrible. The flight arrives 2 hr later, no AC. One of the worst flights ever

Boarding - It is unclear where the line for the group are given the signs. A solution would be a diagonal arrow pointing to the lane in which the lane for boarding of a given zone should form. As it is now, you are guessing which side of the pole the "zone 3" sign is telling you to form the line. Inflight Entertainment - The Spanish subtitles function didn't work for movie watching (in fact, all subtitles didn't work), so was difficult to follow along and I watched the movie in silence without words.

An hour-long wait to check in, 90 minutes for luggage to come out, lost luggage, chaotic operations

Atraso de dos horas y media con vuelos sobre vendidos

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 ;)

We tried to upgrade to economy premium but were told this was not possible as we had booked through United Airlines (and Air Canada was operating the flight). This seemed silly given there was ample space in economy premium. Additionally, we had to wait almost 1.5 hours upon arrival to taxi to the gate. Otherwise, the crew were very pleasant and passengers were friendly.

headphone jack didnt work for the first flight and not much variety

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Beijing PEK to SFO. I had an economy seat on this flight. The seat comfort was acceptable. My main complaint is with the FA’s lack of personality and absence from servicing the plane, specifically restroom care (I wish I could share a pic of the restroom that I captured) and care of travelers—drink cart/availability of drinks. I'm amazed at the level of service on other International travel where a passenger is most often appreciated.

The boarding process was ridiculous. The boarded groups into a walkway just before the aerobridge (about 20 mins late), whilst we watch the crew stroll casually onto the plane, running late. And then they made us line up on then aerobridge with no aircon for 10 minutes before we boarded. Staff are just as ghetto as the customers. Wouldn’t fly again

They closed the gate over 25 minutes before departure and I didn’t get to board.

No empathy for my situation, arriving at the check-in counter 5 minutes after the deadline to deposit baggage due to a very delayed incoming intercontinental flight. The attendant simply stared past my shoulder and picked up the microphone to announce a "reminder that all passengers must arrive at least one hour before the flight" before speaking to the passenger behind me. I understand that there are rules above deadlines but at least show some damn empathy. It was Christmas morning and I'd been travelling for 20 hours for goodness sake!

They no longer offer anything free to eat or drink, everything is sold, not even a bottle of water is offered for free.

I paid for Viva play and most of the time didn’t work and also I order some drinks and the price was to expensive.

The terminal and gate was never the right one announced in the Viva App, neither in screens, moved from one terminal to another

The smart/express line to check in was a mess, employees not doing the process smooth and quick, using their mobile phones, talking to their coworkers

My flight was changed 4 tienes , delaying my arrival lore than 5 hours

Everything was okay, but boarding begins late and when I was returning there was a gate change. The app never showed the change.

Flights were delayed both ways, with no communication provided by the boarding desk. Delay time kept changing and the boarding process is a pain, as it is so disorganized. Would not recommend.

Better communication about delayed flight. I am thankful for a small credit for late flight.

Liked on time, rear entry and exit from plane Dislike the use of duct tape to repair seat rests

Terrible. And they charged over $400 just for luggage. And threatened that I would loose my flight if I didn’t pay. So I didn’t have another choice but to pay.

They check you everything before entering to waiting room, if you have any liquid they take it away even if you buy it inside the airport, no recommend volaris, for mi know Alaska airline is better

They don’t give anything for free you have to pay for everything which it’s expected but at least give out water and a snack as a courtesy for flying with them.

I got to where I needed to go quickly. There were no amenities. And the seats were painful.

The worst. Kayak sent notification at 2am and 10am regarding the delay. Then sends a notification an hour before original depart time that it will depart on time. I had to wait 8 hours at the airport. My family had to pay for lodging in Guadalajara where I was landing for pick up.

The flight was delayed an hour and a half, and they would not update the board on when the flight was supposed to take off. Once the plane arrived, they started the boarding process before the plane was even ready for the passengers so we had to wait another 45 minutes on the tarmac while we waited for the plane to be ready for us. In my opinion, there is no point in starting the boarding process when you are not ready to board the plane. This just causes a crowded gate with everyone from zone one and zone two standing up going nowhere.

They were only able to give me a seat and not my travel companion, she had to fly on a different airline. unacceptable

My experience was good. But it seems that every time I go on Volaris the plane is always full, not sure if because the price is cheaper. And the flight attendants kept hitting my shoulder every time they walked by the aisle with their food cart. I’m 6’4” so I barely fit in the seat next to the aisle. Plus the seat was defective. I had a hard time raising the lever where I rest my left arm. I tried calling the flight attendant 3 times if she could assist me but she was too busy talking in the back with her fellow flight attendants. Finally after 20 mins she looked my way and she too struggled to fix the problem but she finally raised it so I could get out of my seat.

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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.
5/23Fri
nonstopVolaris
3h 11mMTY-LAX
5/26Mon
nonstopVolaris
3h 11mLAX-MTY
$183
6/13Fri
1 stopVolaris
11h 49mMTY-LAX
6/16Mon
nonstopVolaris
3h 11mLAX-MTY
$191
6/9Mon
1 stopAeromexico
8h 34mMTY-LAX
6/16Mon
1 stopAeromexico
8h 02mLAX-MTY
$206
6/13Fri
1 stopAeromexico
8h 13mMTY-LAX
6/20Fri
1 stopAeromexico
8h 02mLAX-MTY
$208
5/23Fri
1 stopDelta
9h 17mMTY-LAX
5/26Mon
2 stopsDelta
12h 55mLAX-MTY
$210
5/30Fri
1 stopDelta
8h 30mMTY-LAX
6/1Sun
1 stopDelta
11h 35mLAX-MTY
$213
5/17Sat
nonstopViva
3h 30mMTY-LAX
5/24Sat
nonstopViva
3h 05mLAX-MTY
$214
6/29Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
17h 11mMTY-LAX
8/1Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 41mLAX-MTY
$219
6/13Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
11h 55mMTY-LAX
6/23Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 21mLAX-MTY
$221
6/10Tue
nonstopViva
3h 00mMTY-LAS
6/14Sat
nonstopViva
3h 05mLAS-MTY
$224

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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.
5/6Tue
nonstopViva
3h 15mMTY-LAS
$119
5/28Wed
1 stop
8h 24mMTY-LAX
$120
5/19Mon
nonstopVolaris
3h 11mMTY-LAX
$129
5/23Fri
nonstopVolaris
3h 11mMTY-LAX
$132
5/27Tue
2 stopsAeromexico
13h 58mMTY-LAX
$133
6/4Wed
2 stopsAeromexico
12h 59mMTY-LAX
$143
6/16Mon
1 stopDelta
11h 32mMTY-LAX
$148
6/18Wed
1 stopDelta
11h 18mMTY-LAX
$150
7/24Thu
1 stopUnited Airlines
7h 30mMTY-LAX
$157
5/19Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
9h 48mMTY-LAX
$169

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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.
5/3Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 08mMEX-LAX
5/25Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
14h 55mLAX-MEX
$232
5/2Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 15mMEX-LAX
6/5Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 19mLAX-MEX
$235
5/3Sat
nonstopViva
4h 00mMEX-LAS
5/7Wed
nonstopViva
3h 50mLAS-MEX
$251
5/5Mon
nonstopViva
4h 00mMEX-LAS
5/14Wed
nonstopViva
3h 50mLAS-MEX
$261
5/2Fri
nonstopDelta
4h 31mMEX-LAX
5/4Sun
nonstopDelta
3h 42mLAX-MEX
$265
5/3Sat
nonstopDelta
4h 05mMEX-LAX
5/25Sun
nonstopDelta
3h 45mLAX-MEX
$268
5/2Fri
nonstopVolaris
3h 26mGDL-LAX
5/10Sat
nonstopVolaris
3h 07mLAX-GDL
$272
5/3Sat
nonstopVolaris
3h 26mGDL-LAX
6/7Sat
nonstopVolaris
3h 15mLAX-GDL
$273
5/2Fri
nonstopAeromexico
4h 05mMEX-LAX
5/4Sun
nonstopAeromexico
3h 42mLAX-MEX
$308
5/2Fri
multi-stopAeromexico
12h 28mMTY-LAX
5/6Tue
multi-stopAeromexico
10h 07mLAX-MTY
$319

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