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Cheap Flights from Nashville to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$97
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$172
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$113
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$159
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$263
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$243
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$369
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$259
Reno
Reno1 stop$168
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$128
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$97
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$172
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$113
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$159
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$263
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$243
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$369
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$259
Reno
Reno1 stop$168
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$128

Book Cheap Nashville 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 Nashville 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 Nashville to California

Thu, Sep 11 - Mon, Sep 15
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6:17 pm - 8:53 pmBNA-LAX
4h 36mnonstop
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11:15 am - 5:20 pmLAX-BNA
4h 05mnonstop
$97Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Oct 2 - Sun, Oct 5
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:17 pm - 8:53 pmBNA-LAX
4h 36mnonstop
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7:00 am - 1:01 pmLAX-BNA
4h 01mnonstop
$98Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 16
United Airlines Logo
4:55 pm - 7:43 pmBNA-SFO
4h 48mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
11:10 pm - 5:36 amSFO-BNA
4h 26mnonstop
$173United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 9 - Sat, Sep 13
American Airlines Logo
3:17 pm - 11:15 pmBNA-SFO
9h 58m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:14 pm - 9:58 pmSFO-BNA
7h 44m1 stop
$193American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 9 - Mon, Sep 15
United Airlines Logo
4:55 pm - 7:43 pmBNA-SFO
4h 48mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
12:43 am - 9:39 amSFO-BNA
6h 56m1 stop
$200United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 16
American Airlines Logo
6:44 am - 1:54 pmBNA-ONT
9h 10m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:10 am - 4:54 pmONT-BNA
8h 44m1 stop
$207American Airlines
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Fri, Sep 12 - Mon, Sep 15
Southwest Logo
12:20 pm - 6:20 pmBNA-SJC
8h 00m1 stop
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4:30 pm - 12:20 amSJC-BNA
5h 50m1 stop
$222Southwest
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Fri, Sep 12 - Mon, Sep 15
Southwest Logo
2:30 pm - 5:10 pmBNA-SJC
4h 40mnonstop
Southwest Logo
4:30 pm - 12:20 amSJC-BNA
5h 50m1 stop
$223Southwest
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Wed, Jan 14 - Wed, Jan 21
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 2:57 pmBNA-SJC
9h 57m1 stop
Delta Logo
11:33 am - 12:12 amSJC-BNA
10h 39m1 stop
$257Delta
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Sat, Sep 6 - Sat, Sep 13
Delta Logo
5:10 pm - 10:13 pmBNA-SMF
7h 03m1 stop
Delta Logo
1:27 pm - 12:02 amSMF-BNA
8h 35m1 stop
$257Delta
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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Nashville to California flights

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

What is the cheapest Nashville to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Nashville found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $87 round-trip. The most popular route is from Nashville (BNA) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $87.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Nashville 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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $796 on average.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Nashville 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 Nashville to California is September, when tickets cost $238 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $482 and $472 respectively.

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to California on a Friday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Nashville to California. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Nashville 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 Nashville 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 Nashville to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 37% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$43
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
Flight from Nashville to Las Vegas

FAQs - booking California flights

  • Where are common layovers on flights from Nashville to California?

    If you aren’t able to avoid booking a flight that makes stops on the way from Nashville to California, be aware of where layovers might take place. Some of the airports where these layovers will occur might include Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) or Denver International Airport (DEN).

  • Which California airport is close to Disneyland?

    John Wayne Airport (SNA) is the closest airport to Disneyland, but since there aren’t many major airlines that fly to it, you might want to consider flying to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) instead on your way to Disneyland. LAX is only about 1h 30 min away from Disneyland by car.

  • Which airlines will allow me to bring a pet on a flight to California?

    Many airlines will enable you to bring a pet on a flight as a carry-on when you’re traveling to California. Delta is one example as they'll allow you to fly with a small dog, cat, or bird as long as it fits into a soft-sided ventilated pet kennel that is no larger than 18 x 11 x 11 inches. Your pet will also need to be at least 8 weeks old and be vaccinated for rabies in most cases.

  • How can I make a flight from Nashville to California sustainable?

    If you’d like to make a flight from Nashville to California sustainable, do your research on the different sustainability plans airlines have put in place. Options like American Airlines have committed to becoming carbon-neutral by 2050 by investing in fuel-friendly planes for its fleet and finding ways to offset its carbon emissions.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Nashville 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 Nashville 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 Nashville 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 Nashville 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 Nashville 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 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 $317 on average. Morning departures are around 1% 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 $465.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Nashville to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $133 one-way - $160 round-trip; Los Angeles $132 one-way - $160 round-trip
  • When you want to fly from Nashville to California, you should plan to depart from Nashville International Airport (BNA). You should also figure out which airport you would like to fly to in California since there are so many options. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), and Oakland International Airport (OAK) will be just a few of the airports available to you.
  • You'll need to give thought to which airline you want to fly with when traveling from Nashville to California. American Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, Spirit Airlines, and United Airlines will all be options. Search for one that offers non-stop flights from Nashville to California whenever possible. Spirit Airlines, for example, can provide direct flights from Nashville International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport.
  • Even if you’re able to find direct flights from Nashville to California, they’ll still be on the longer side. For instance, a non-stop Spirit Airlines flight from Nashville International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport will take nearly 5 hours. Attempt to upgrade to a first-class seat after buying an economy-class seat if you can. Keep an eye on your email inbox and look for upgrade offers from your airline.
  • Many airlines, like American Airlines, will charge you for every bag that you check when flying through them. A better option would be to only bring a carry-on bag that doesn't exceed 18 x 14 x 8 inches to avoid baggage fees.
  • Those who arrive early at Nashville International Airport for a flight to California might find themselves with extra time on their hands. If you are traveling with American Airlines, you'll be able to relax in the Admirals Club to kill time while you wait for your flight to take off.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Nashville to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Nashville 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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SouthwestOverall score based on 4244 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.6Crew
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

10.0 ExcellentGordon, Jul 2025GEG - OAK
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

Worst experience I had on Southwest. Still better than most, but the seating was barely tolerable.

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

Cluster mess boarding. Can't wait for SWA reserved seating. Internet didn't seem to work on the plane.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

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.

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

1. when we went to check in, our 2 first class seats had been CANCELED and the flight was sold out. This was done without our prior knowledge. It was all we could do to restore one first class seat for my wife and I flew economy. 2, Our flight home was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. Due to tsunami warnings, the roads were closed and our flight status was uncertain as to whether it would leave as scheduled. It was announced that it would now leave at 11:20 pm and the roads were now open since the tsunami had come and gone. We made a mad dash to the airport and checked in. Delays were announced at 12:30 pm, 1:30 am, 2:30 am and at 3:30 am it was canceled. Since this was a flight due to natural (tsunami) causes, there was no compensation. We were told to return at 1:00 pm the next day and our baggage would be kept on the plane since the same plane was going to leave at 1:00 pm. We had to return to our hotel for the rest of the night. The same plane did not leave at 1:00 pm and our baggage was gone! All in all, it was a miserable performance by UA. Information was hard to obtain and no one knew what was going on and what was going to happen. Hundreds of passengers slept on the floor, chairs, etc. No food and no water was made available to the passengers. It was a situation where UA could care less what was going on. As a one million mile flyer, I had not experienced anything like this before and it was hugely disappointing!

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

There is no room, no gluten free options, or any free internet/entertainment. You have to bring your own tablet or smartphone because there are no screens.

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

The flight delay in Dallas created a domino effect that impacted all connecting flights, leading to an increase in the number of connections. As a result, I missed my flight from Casablanca to Marrakech due to the tight turnaround when landing in Casablanca. CMN Airport was understaffed; only one employee was available to assist passengers while others just stood by and watched. It was an extremely frustrating situation. Many passengers were crying and banging their hands on the counter while talking to customer service representative Allabough. Unfortunately, Allabough couldn’t change my flight in the system. At the same time, I was on the phone with an American Airlines customer service representative named Solomon, who said he couldn’t make the change either. So, I decided to take an ONYA Voyages train from Casablanca to Marrakech to reach my destination on Friday, June 26. It turned out to be an unpredictable trip.

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

During service there was a garbage/beverage spill near our seats that never was cleaned up. On a relatively short flight when we’re fortunate enough to actually have in flight movies available, the flight attendants pitching the AADVANTAGE credit card shouldn’t talk for the last 10 minutes of the flight so that we miss the end of the movie.

Late departure by 1:45min. No explanation why. During boarding inconsistent policing of their baggage rules. Before takeoff and lamdimg strange obsession with window shade and armrest positions. Don't know why they care. 15 min tarmac delay on arrival, they blamed airport congestion but we were the o lh flight waiting, it was clear it was due to poor staff planning (only one ground crew to receive airplanes and multiple arrivals) Got there but was rrally lame the whole trip.

As expected. Nothing jumps out at me as bad or wrong, but the flight was fine. No complaints with pilot or crew. The flight left on time and arrived earlier than stated. Overall, I will continue to plan on flying with Spirit.

Boarding was a breeze, however, two of the flights that I boarded with Spirit did not have Wi-Fi available.

It was horrible. We were not allowed on the flight by spirit staff at the gate during boarding because I had a guitar. The same guitar I had at check in which I paid for and they said I can take it on the plane. We missed our flight, lost our luggage, and had to pay another $900 to rebook flights. Worst travel experience ever and spirit staff are the worst staff ever.

Very good. Nothing more or less than expected. No complaints.

My experience with the spirit as a first time it was OK, but the seats need a little cushion, the problem I had the most impacted me was when checking in the scales were so off and wrong. It will tell that you would have more weight, which was not true. The scale was say that it had Thirty Eight Pounds, when get in the labels when we send the luggage into the band. It says that it was overweight. I really really dislike that because the scales are not accurate. If I use Spirit and I have that issue again. That will be my last time flying with the spirit, even though I like so much to service the planes, and everything else

hahaha we are delayed for one hour plus.. but thx we arrived San Diego safe

Worst airline ever! The guy weighing my bag had his foot on the metal plate and when I called him out on it, I got this stupid little smirk. La is a scam and so is Spirit Airlines. All the flight attendants looked like they hated our flight just as much as we did.

Unclear pricing; ended up being charged an extra $52 just to get onboard

Spirit is awful. Too expensive for what you get. Stop nickel and diming.

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