$49 Find Cheap Flights from Palm Springs to California

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Cheap Flights from Palm Springs to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$179
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$102
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$219
San Jose
San Josenonstop$97
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$326
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$279
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$287
Redding
Redding2 stops$461
Reno
Reno1 stop$278
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$185
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$179
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$102
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$219
San Jose
San Josenonstop$97
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$326
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$279
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$287
Redding
Redding2 stops$461
Reno
Reno1 stop$278
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$185

Book Cheap Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs to California

Mon, Jan 26 - Wed, Feb 4
Southwest Logo
4:35 pm - 6:05 pmPSP-SJC
1h 30mnonstop
Southwest Logo
10:45 am - 12:10 pmSJC-PSP
1h 25mnonstop
$97Southwest
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Fri, Nov 14 - Sun, Nov 16
Frontier Logo
5:45 pm - 7:24 pmPSP-SFO
1h 39mnonstop
Frontier Logo
3:25 pm - 5:00 pmSFO-PSP
1h 35mnonstop
$102Frontier
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Wed, Jan 21 - Wed, Jan 21
Alaska Airlines Logo
12:30 pm - 2:16 pmPSP-SFO
1h 46mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:12 pm - 6:46 pmSFO-PSP
1h 34mnonstop
$111Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Dec 5 - Sun, Dec 7
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:39 pm - 9:16 pmPSP-SFO
1h 37mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:53 pm - 11:28 pmSFO-PSP
1h 35mnonstop
$116Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Jan 8 - Sat, Jan 10
American Airlines Logo
4:48 pm - 10:40 pmPSP-SFO
5h 52m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:10 am - 4:08 pmSFO-PSP
6h 58m1 stop
$158American Airlines
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Wed, Nov 19 - Sat, Nov 22
United Airlines Logo
1:55 pm - 3:35 pmPSP-SFO
1h 40mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:05 pm - 10:45 pmSFO-PSP
1h 40mnonstop
$167United Airlines
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Mon, Jan 19 - Fri, Jan 23
United Airlines Logo
6:37 am - 8:40 amPSP-SFO
2h 03mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
1:25 pm - 5:28 pmSFO-PSP
4h 03m1 stop
$172United Airlines
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Wed, Jan 7 - Sat, Jan 10
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:26 pm - 9:02 pmPSP-SFO
1h 36mnonstop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 1:23 pmSFO-PSP
6h 23m1 stop
$179Hawaiian Airlines
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Thu, Dec 11 - Mon, Dec 15
American Airlines Logo
4:49 pm - 9:50 pmPSP-LAX
5h 01m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:07 am - 4:18 pmLAX-PSP
6h 11m1 stop
$199American Airlines
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Mon, Nov 17 - Tue, Nov 18
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
8:18 am - 4:09 pmPSP-LAS
7h 51m1 stop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 3:24 pmLAS-PSP
8h 24m1 stop
$288Hawaiian Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Palm Springs to California flights

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

What is the cheapest Palm Springs to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Palm Springs found in the last 72 hours was to Burbank, at $70 round-trip. The most popular route is from Palm Springs (PSP) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $82.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Palm Springs 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.

No, with an average price for the route of $240, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Palm Springs to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs to California is July, when tickets cost $208 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $358 and $309 respectively.

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

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

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

How far in advance should I book a flight from Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs to California, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 41% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$49
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 19% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 20% lower on average.
Flight from Palm Springs to San Jose

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs 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 in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $317 on average. Morning departures are around 13% 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 $507.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Palm Springs to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $160 one-way - $279 round-trip; Los Angeles $133 one-way - $318 round-trip; San Francisco $129 one-way - $166 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Palm Springs to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Palm Springs 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Palm Springs 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.
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11214 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.1Food
7.8Comfort
7.0Entertainment
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I was delayed several times. Missed a very important event. The airline only provided a $12 voucher after being delayed 3 times.

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Oct 2025SJC - LAX
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I was delayed several times. Missed a very important event. The airline only provided a $12 voucher after being delayed 3 times.

Online check in didn't work. Somehow ended up with 2 Alaska rewards numbers and 1 for Hawaiian. No one at check in could figure out what to do. No one at check in could help me confirm an upcoming flight on Hawaiian Airlines.

This was likely the smallest, oldest plane I've been on. It didn't handle turbulence well and we were all jostled a lot more than I'm used to. At least it was a short flight.

Flight was delayed two hours; for an hour and a half flight?! And so we missed our connecting flight to Rome because of the long walk between the terminals. Hoping to hear back from Alaska about some compensation for our missed flight and night stay in Los Angeles.

Excellent service from staff at the gate as well as flight attendants on board. Seats had more room than many other airlines and if they were just a little better cushioned they would have been perfect.

Such great crew, from checkin to the plane. So friendly and helpful, I was genuinely impressed.

Staff at Gate desk were helpful. My connecting flight from the first part of my trip Kona to Seattle was late. I had to run through SeaTac Seattle to catch my flight to San Jose. They made an exception to let me board. On my return trip San Jose to San Diego and San Diego to Honolulu the same thing happened. One flight arrived late and I had to run through the terminal to catch my connection. There are no Gluten-free & Vegan options meals and snacks to purchase.

I liked the crew. There was no food flight to short

2 FLIGHT DELAYS? what an inconvenience to stay @the airport HALF THE DAY😳from 1pm till boarding @ 4pm pass 😠exhausting !

boarding was late worst was going back LAX to SFO delayed not once ? but TWICE😡I was at the airport practically almost 5 hours of previous time , very inconvenient! i would have spend longer time with family , I was wanting to avoid TSA line? but it just got me to spend unwanted time @ d airport

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Delays delays delays. Late taking off, late landing, wait for a gate, etc.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

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

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.

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

The internet service I paid for didn’t work at all and the flight crew was not very friendly.

Subject: Formal Complaint: Discriminatory and Unprofessional Conduct – Request for Immediate Action & Compensation Dear [Airline Customer Relations Team], I am writing to file a formal complaint regarding my recent travel experience with [Airline], which was by far the worst I have ever encountered. What occurred was not only unprofessional, but in several instances discriminatory, unsafe, and unacceptable. On the first leg of my trip, I arrived only four minutes past check-in. Instead of making any attempt to resolve the matter, your representative flatly denied me boarding and made me wait while she attended to passengers who arrived after me. By the time a manager intervened, it was too late to board, costing me time, money, and unnecessary frustration. The second leg of my trip (Chicago–San Francisco) raised even more serious concerns. From the outset, it was apparent that the staff—particularly two attendants—prioritized Caucasian passengers while dismissing African American and minority passengers. • When a Caucasian passenger in the exit row refused to comply with federal safety requirements, I, as a first responder, immediately offered to switch seats and assume the responsibility. My offer was blatantly ignored, and instead, a Caucasian passenger seated further up was chosen. This was discriminatory and deeply insulting, especially as I was actively de-escalating the situation that could have delayed the flight further. • During a lengthy tarmac delay of over 90 minutes, passengers were given conflicting and unreasonable instructions that created unnecessary distress and tension. • Throughout the flight, a visibly intoxicated passenger directly in front of me was disruptive, rude to others, failed to comply with seatbelt and electronic device rules, and yet faced no enforcement from the crew. In stark contrast, I was singled out for repeated compliance checks even though I was following every rule. This unequal treatment was so obvious that multiple passengers around me spoke up in my defense. This pattern of behavior demonstrated a clear lack of professionalism, disregard for passenger safety, and discriminatory treatment. I expect far better from an airline of your stature. As a paying customer subjected to this unacceptable treatment, I am formally requesting: 1. A full investigation into the conduct of the staff on both flights. 2. A written apology acknowledging the discriminatory and unprofessional behavior I endured. 3. Appropriate compensation for the distress, inconvenience, and mishandling of my travel. If this matter is not addressed promptly and thoroughly, I will have no choice but to escalate my complaint further, including filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation and sharing my experience through other channels. I trust [Airline] will take this complaint seriously and provide a timely resolution.

Check in was quick and easy during early hours. Flight was on time, and customer services was a plus.

The flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

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 are too tired and frustrated to comment politely at this point

The flight crew was rude. We were in first class and no one even offered water until an hour after we were in the air. Horrible experience

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

Did not get the seat I selected and paid for.

My flight was delayed for several hours. Sitting at gate 16 for several hours, I got a text from Kayak the gate changed to 9 before it was announced. Very bad communication at each gate from American Airlines employees. I received 10 notifications of delay from Kayak. My vacation started off horrible! I will write to American Airlines corporate office also.

Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

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.

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

i was unable to check in the flight. refund requested

I think Frontier was very good at communication. Their app worked very well. Loading was great and the flight was nice and easy.

This airline sucks. They offer low rates then charge you for everything, the app does not work well, the seats are the most uncomfortable. Maintenance issues on the flight, and you still have to sit through their credit card commercials. People are nice enough but does not make up for overall poor experience.

Great for the price. No wifi or entertainment, but gate agents and crew were fantastic and we boarded quickly and left on time.

Decent clean onboard experience. Okay discount airline experience. Unfortunately, any customer service interactions are difficult and unhelpful. There is no service. Also, a premium seat only gets you premium boarding if you line up first. Once they start general boarding you must go to the back of the line. Not very premium

The crew was mostly okay. The flight attendant who answered our questions was curt and unhelpful unfortunately. He seemed upset and I understand having off days.

Very bad! No good service delayed my second connection flight

They canceled flight. Hard to believe there was even a plane incoming for us to get on

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

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