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Cheap Flights from Orlando to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$248
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$335
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$269
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$225
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$249
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$265
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$305
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$439
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$394
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$414
Merced
Merced1 stop$404
Reno
Reno1 stop$300
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$248
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$335
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$269
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$225
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$249
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$265
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$305
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$439
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$394
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$414
Merced
Merced1 stop$404
Reno
Reno1 stop$300
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Orlando to California flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Orlando Airport to California?

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to California from Orlando Airport usually cost between $293 and $499 in November.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $248 on Frontier (Nov 5-Nov 9).

What is the cheapest Orlando Airport to California flight route?

The cheapest ticket to California from Orlando Airport found in the last 5 days was to John Wayne (Santa Ana), at $98 round-trip. The most popular route is from Orlando Airport (MCO) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $260.

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $344 on average. Morning departures are around 58% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,100.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Orlando Airport to California?

No, with an average price for the route of $443, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Orlando Airport to California?

The cheapest month for flights from Orlando Airport to California is January, when tickets cost $325 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $454 and $411 respectively.

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

For Orlando to California, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from California back to Orlando, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Orlando Airport to California?

To get a below average price on the flight from Orlando Airport to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 30% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$106
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 13% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 7% increase in price.
Flight from Orlando to Sacramento

Flights from Orlando to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Orlando to California 
AiswaryaFlew with United Airlines-Sep 2026
Carry your own food. The flights are already long. On top of it when it gets delayed, you will end up extremely hungry with no food.
JamesFlew with Alaska Airlines-Jan 2026
My advise is to pack lightly to avoid paying for the cost of one bag in the amount of 35 dollars. The amount isn't the worst I've paid, for my traveling bag but so many individuals used the overhead luggage rack as well as a back pack that didn't pay for transporting a large suitcase that I intend to do the same in the future.
BrianFlew with Alaska Airlines-Jan 2026
I would say bring a backup snack or pre-order food with Alaska. I love Alaska airlines' new food options.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines-Nov 2024
Use their app, it’s great & they notify boarding, etc
LorraineFlew with Alaska Airlines-Mar 2024
Do get there 2 hrs. ahead as security lines can be long.
FranciscoFlew with Alaska Airlines-May 2024
Make sure to read all the disclaimer disclosures before booking.

FAQs - booking California flights

  • What types of flight options are available to California from Orlando Sanford International Airport?

    Situated about 35 miles from Orlando International Airport (MCO), Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFO) is a good alternative for people finding flights to California. From this airport, you can find a one-stop flight aboard a combination of Allegiant Air and American Airlines that has a layover at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) before arriving at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). You can also fly on a combination of Allegiant Air and United Airlines to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), which also includes a layover at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

  • Do any airlines on this route allow children to fly by themselves?

    United Airlines ensures a secure and supportive travel experience for children flying alone through its Unaccompanied Minor service. Tailored to youngsters aged 5 to 14, the program provides dedicated assistance from check-in to arrival. Trained staff supervises boarding, offers in-flight support, and facilitates a secure handover at the destination. Regular updates for parents or guardians enhance peace of mind.

  • Can I find an airline on this route that can offer me a specialized meal for my limited dietary needs?

    American Airlines caters to diverse dietary needs with its range of specialized meals. Passengers can request options such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and diabetic-friendly meals during the booking process. These specialized meals ensure that passengers with specific dietary requirements or preferences have a satisfying dining experience on board.

  • If I am looking for the most environmentally-friendly way to make this trip, what would be a good airline choice?

    Delta Air Lines is at the forefront of sustainability in the aviation industry. The airline actively prioritizes initiatives to minimize its environmental impact, investing in fuel-efficient aircraft and exploring sustainable aviation fuels. Delta participates in carbon offset programs and sets ambitious goals for emissions reduction, aiming for carbon neutrality. Through these efforts, Delta contributes significantly to a more sustainable future for aviation, aligning with global environmental objectives and demonstrating responsible corporate practices in the pursuit of a greener industry.

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

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

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

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Orlando to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $200 one-way - $310 round-trip; Los Angeles $197 one-way - $409 round-trip
  • One of the quickest trips you can make from Orlando to California is to travel on a nonstop flight aboard United Airlines, American Airlines, or Delta Air Lines that travel from Orlando International Airport (MCO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
  • Passengers who want to fly to San Francisco can choose nonstop flights aboard Alaska Airlines or United Airlines that depart from Orlando International Airport and arrive at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
  • If your destination in California is the coastal city of San Diego, there are nonstop flights aboard Alaska Airlines that travel from Orlando International Airport to San Diego International Airport (SAN).
  • If you are departing early in the morning for a flight to California from Orlando International Airport, a better choice than getting up quite early to drive yourself to the airport is to stay at the Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport, which you will find inside the main terminal on Level Four.
  • If you plan on visiting Sacramento, the capital of California, you can travel there on a nonstop flight that departs from Orlando International Airport and arrives at Sacramento International Airport (SMF) aboard Southwest Airlines.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Orlando to California

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Orlando 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.
7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4209 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

Wasn't expecting this, but, we actually ended up getting assigned to the first row of seats!!!!! The extra legroom came in handy

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Sep 2026
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Wasn't expecting this, but, we actually ended up getting assigned to the first row of seats!!!!! The extra legroom came in handy

Flights delays were communicated timely and helpfully, but there was a significant delay without any real effort to make up for that. Also, the in-flight WiFi was very spotty. That said, this was my first time with Southwest and I was quite happy with the service and staff otherwise.

Delayed and once landed waited very long for the luggage

Eveeyrime I fly they are begging for bags due to cabin overhead space. What they should so ia take the bags that are clearly too big to fit wheels first on their side. And those of us who give up the bag should really get their bags first. When boarding, nobody wants stupid jokes about how hot it is on board. Give us some cool air. Im usually sick from the heat by the time we take off.

Friendly crew kept coming by to make sure all was ok, provide additional refreshments, etc.

Kayak could’ve posted the correct gate number. Almost missed my flight.

Slow boarding, limited food and drink portions. Bad delays and turbulence

The checking experience in Orlando was terrible, almost missed the flight. Too many travelers and Southwest completely understaffed.

Communication about the delayed flight was poor. We were told to move gates three times but that was bad information. We went from gate 128 to gate 126 and then to gate 123 and back to gate 126. Communication about the delay was bad. Ended up being 1 1/2 hour late getting home.

I liked it better when you were truer to your roots Am paying more for less fun

Great flight. Thank you for the upgrade to first class.

Both legs on the way were smaller planes, each had a mechanical issue causing a delay

Delayed flight. Dirty seats, dirty seat belts with food stuck on it from previous passengers maybe. No one cleaned the seats or flight.

No headphones, forced to sit in another seat that I did not book, had to check my carry on when I boarded the plane I saw backpacks and other non carry on items stuffed in the carry on holder! Horrible experience Wi-Fi did not work either

There was no food, so :( to that one. The flight was delayed by 3 hours. Not Delta's fault. Not the crew's fault. Considering how tired all us passengers were, everything went surprisingly well. The flight crew were very helpful, friendly, and professional. I always fly Delta.

My flight was delayed and I got back around 3.5 hours later than expected. I had to get a new connecting flight

Five hour delays every hour, I wish it were all at once

Got rerouted from a straight flight from Orlando to Atlanta to Knoxville to a flight from Orlando to Detroit to Knoxville! Seriously!! Flight delay out of Detroit! Long day for what should have been a pretty easy travel day!

Clean planes and not take my comfort class seat away.

Much better than Latam, the worse airline company ever. I hope I don't have the need to fly Latam ever in my life again.

Fantastic experience once again flying with United! There was great communication from the cockpit and one of the flight attendants went out of her way to get my two little kids some special treats which elevated our travel experience coming home.

Flight attendants need to know their plane. Seated in first row yesterday. The seat had about a 1 inch recline that was not adjustable. I don't appreciate being awakened to raise a seat that can't go any further forward and such a small recline is either irrelevant or the plane needs to be repaired. Not the way to treat any customer and especially the ones who have paid that level of money for the seats.

typical but they have finally enhanced the wifi on some UA flights. Boy, its such a huge improvement

Delayed too much. 1.5 hrs in the airport and another 1 hr in the runway. Got too late in the night. There was no proper food available.

Did not like the check in guy quibbling over a couple pounds at the luggage weigh in

This is related to my second leg of the flight, from Washington DC to SFO. I understand things happen, but I got home at 3 am for a 12:59 am landing. I live 10 min from the airport. Bridge breaks when a few rows of the plane are off? Maintenance didn’t catch that?

WiFi was slow as compared to trip down. Maybe because it was a night flight and more people were using it?

Excellent except for the 2 screaming kids who wouldn’t stop crying and screaming for the entire flight but what are you going to do? The flight was early- good experience

Kept changing the takeoff time and the moved it up so arrived when boarding had already started. Then sat waiting to taxi in for a long time

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

This trip on American was the WORST I have ever experienced. The plan was LATE taking off from Tucson due to mechanical issues. It caused me to arrive late in Dallas, so I tried to move flights so I would not miss my dinner meeting. First attempt, that flight was delayed, Second attempt, that flight was also delayed. Got back on original flight, the mechanical issue was NOT fixed, so we de-planed and had to find the new gate. Overall, was which was 4 hours delayed and missed the dinner meeting. Friday return, flight from Orlando was on time and landed early. Then the next flight was delayed due to crew coming in late, and them waiting on other passengers. After 90 minutes of delay, we boarded, and then were informed the Fist Officer could not fly due to time constraints. At 12:15 AM we were offered a hotel for a 4:20 boarding flight. Not happening. DFW was COLD and no place to sleep. Plane delayed again to 6:50, but was late taking off AGAIN. Finally landed in Tucson at around 8AM. Should be refunded 75% of the ticket costs due to negligence, nothing more.

Flight was 2+ hours delayed and they “misplaced” all 3 of our checked-in bags.

I have executive platinum status with American Airlines. It seems impossible to be upgraded anymore and I’m never offered a cheese plate or thanked for my loyalty.

if it's a mobile only entertainment experience, please provide a place to hold the device in the back of the seat.

Not great. I understand delays happen due to weather and crew issues, but it was unacceptable that no agents were available at the counters inside the airport for customer service or help getting on a standby list. The app was not helpful either. I stood in line for an hour waiting for someone to show up at the gate to help me get on a standby flight. Customer care does not seem to be a priority.

It was awful. My first flight was delayed and as a consequence I lost my second flight to Greensboro. I did not know what to do so I rebook myself a flight to Charlotte . It was very inconvenient I not to have anybody form corporate assisting me either from PwC or from kayak . It is a very disappointing experience that American did not wait 1 minute or told me to rebook before making the first flight

My original flight got delayed day of so I had to rebook it from one layover to two layovers. The flight also left earlier which was a slight inconvenience but manageable. Then my first connection flight got delayed 3 separate times for a total of 2 hours delayed, causing me to miss my second connection flight back to Santa Barbara. Now, because of this missed flight, I am missing my college classes that I pay for.

Flight: Started on time. Comfortable flight. Arrived on time. Crew: Very cordial and helpful. Drinks and snack was served with a smile. Overall enjoyed the trip. Regards, Hari Doss Chanchala Doss

It was great. Smooth flight, comfortable, left on time and landed on time.

Really good. I accidentally left my duffel on the plane and the reps were so friendly in retrieving it.

Flight delayed 9 hours. On tarmac for over an hour after arrival. Will never book with Frontier under any circumstances ever again.

When I was boarding my departure from Raleigh to Orlando I was inappropriately scolded by a female dog named Mia because I didn’t pay in advance for my carry on bag ($75). Frontiers website is confusing regarding pre-paying for carryons so it was a simple mistake. I also had paid for “upfront plus” meaning me and my son were seated in the front row with no one in the middle seat ($450 upgrade). When we were boarding Mia said “sir, you didn’t pay for your carryon” in a not so polite tone and told me to get out of line and come back to the counter to pay for my carryon. The way they had the retractable rope left me no room to circle back without making the people behind me move so I just stood there and then she said a second time “sir!! Go pay for your carryon” in an embarrassing tone. I then moved their rope so I could get back to the counter when a second female dog then asked “are you done!?!?” because I had said “do you want me to bulldoze the people behind me?” I then said you do realize I paid over $400 for upfront plus so I was certainly not trying to sneak a carryon bag without paying. Long story short, I am soooo done with discount airlines!!! By the time you pay for all the “extras” you might as well have paid for Delta Southwest or American! Frontier airlines sucks and I was embarrassed by a female dog named Mia!!!

Flight got delayed for 5 hours no good explanation was offered ;(

The experience was good. No frills but I got there safe and sound and on time.

After boarding and un-boarding twice over 6+hours, the flight was canceled.

Severe turbulence. Captain never came on to reassure passengers after things settled down.

Boarding in Orlando was not good. Giant mob at the gate, should have been lines.

My flight was delayed by two hours which made it so that I would miss my layover flight. I stood in line for customer service for over an hour and when I reached the agent she told me to scan a QR code and it'll give me options. I wasn't offered any help, guidance or compensation, only told that I have options but that I had to figure it all out myself. I was refunded part of the trip and had to buy an expensive same day ticket from another airline in order to get home. I will never fly Frontier again.

The confirmation # CK8GNW and my name was not recognized/in Frontier system. I was able to check in on Frintier app so i went to the Frontier ticket agent, at time they told me that my name/ confirmation did not show up as a purchased ticket. I had to purchase a new ticket that cost $289.00 one way.

The crew was delayed because they came on another flight that was delayed due to weather 10pm flight left at 1.30 am The airline made no effort to align alternate crew

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