$68 Find Cheap Flights from New Mexico to California - Compare and Save

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 New Mexico to California.

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from New Mexico to California is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

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 New Mexico to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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 New Mexico to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

New Mexico and California are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Southwest (38 flights per week), Aeromexico (31 flights per week), and Virgin Atlantic (31 flights per week).

There are 29 airports in California. The busiest airport is Los Angeles Airport (LAX), with 41% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in California is Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR), with an average flight price of $204.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to California is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $394. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $682 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $316 on average. Morning departures are around 25% more expensive than evening flights, 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 $577.

The cheapest ticket to California from New Mexico found in the last 5 days was to Los Angeles, at $177 round-trip. The most popular route is Albuquerque (ABQ) to Los Angeles (LAX) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $177.

The cheapest month for flights from New Mexico to California is August, when tickets cost $53 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $103 and $98 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from New Mexico to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 54% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

From New Mexico, there are direct flights to California from 2 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Albuquerque, with 383 direct flights each week.

There are around 59 direct flights from within New Mexico to California every day. Most flights (67%) depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 407 direct flights from within New Mexico to California. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from New Mexico to California takes 4h 28m, covering a distance of 791 miles. The shortest route is Albuquerque (ABQ) to Las Vegas (LAS) with an average flight time of 1h 30m.

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) flights to California. Instead, there are 407 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Albuquerque.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Las Vegas (35% of total searches to California). The next most popular destinations are Los Angeles (17%) and San Francisco (11%). Searches for flights to San Diego (9%), to Ontario (7%) and to Burbank (4%) are also popular.