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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 North Carolina to California.

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

North Carolina and California are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are American Airlines (190 flights per week), Alaska Airlines (68 flights per week), and Air Tahiti Nui (60 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 San Diego Airport (SAN), with an average flight price of $229.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to California is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $516. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $1,078 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $504 on average. Morning departures are around 58% 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 $1,202.

The cheapest ticket to California from North Carolina found in the last 5 days was to San Diego, at $193 round-trip. The most popular route is Charlotte (CLT) to Los Angeles (LAX) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $391.

The cheapest month for flights from North Carolina to California is January, when tickets cost $210 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $336 and $332 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from North Carolina to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 13% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

From North Carolina, there are direct flights to California from 2 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Charlotte, with 348 direct flights each week.

There are around 79 direct flights from within North Carolina to California every day. Most flights (42%) depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 550 direct flights from within North Carolina to California. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from North Carolina to California takes 6h 21m, covering a distance of 2124 miles. The shortest route is Knoxville (TYS) to Las Vegas (LAS) with an average flight time of 4h 07m.

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 550 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Charlotte.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Las Vegas (33% of total searches to California). The next most popular destinations are Los Angeles (20%) and San Francisco (15%). Searches for flights to San Diego (8%), to Ontario (6%) and to John Wayne (Santa Ana) (4%) are also popular.