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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 York State to California.

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

New York State and California are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are United Airlines (244 flights per week), JetBlue (219 flights per week), and Virgin Atlantic (192 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 Ontario Airport (ONT), with an average flight price of $283.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to California is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $404. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $537 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $404 on average. Morning departures are around 38% 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 $655.

The cheapest ticket to California from New York State found in the last 5 days was to Sacramento, at $183 round-trip. The most popular route is Buffalo (BUF) to Los Angeles (LAX) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $279.

The cheapest month for flights from New York State to California is September, when tickets cost $223 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $307 and $295 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from New York State to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 34% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

From New York State, there are direct flights to California from 2 cities. The city with the most direct flights is New York, with 3,609 direct flights each week.

There are around 517 direct flights from within New York State to California every day. Most flights (38%) depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 3,619 direct flights from within New York State 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 York State to California takes 7h 34m, covering a distance of 2411 miles. The shortest route is Buffalo (BUF) to Las Vegas (LAS) with an average flight time of 4h 40m.

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to California. Instead, there are 3,619 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from New York.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is San Francisco (52% of total searches to California). The next most popular destinations are Los Angeles (16%) and Las Vegas (14%). Searches for flights to Ontario (4%), to San Diego (4%) and to San Jose (3%) are also popular.