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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$88
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$191
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$228
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$287
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$219
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$314
Reno
Reno1 stop$231
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$150
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$179
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$88
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$191
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$228
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$287
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$219
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$314
Reno
Reno1 stop$231
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$150

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

Thu, Oct 16 - Sun, Oct 19
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8:33 am - 10:08 amPSP-SFO
1h 35mnonstop
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3:17 pm - 4:52 pmSFO-PSP
1h 35mnonstop
$88Multiple Airlines
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Fri, Oct 10 - Mon, Oct 13
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:10 pm - 4:50 pmPSP-SFO
1h 40mnonstop
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8:39 am - 10:23 amSFO-PSP
1h 44mnonstop
$91Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Sun, Nov 16
Frontier Logo
11:52 am - 12:14 amPSP-SFO
12h 22m1 stop
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3:25 pm - 5:00 pmSFO-PSP
1h 35mnonstop
$107Frontier
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Fri, Oct 10 - Sun, Oct 12
Frontier Logo
5:47 pm - 7:26 pmPSP-SFO
1h 39mnonstop
Frontier Logo
8:21 pm - 11:15 amSFO-PSP
14h 54m1 stop
$108Frontier
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Tue, Nov 25 - Wed, Nov 26
United Airlines Logo
8:34 am - 12:27 pmPSP-LAS
3h 53m1 stop
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6:00 am - 10:33 amLAS-PSP
4h 33m1 stop
$119United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 22 - Wed, Oct 22
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:03 amPSP-SFO
2h 03mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:51 pm - 10:33 pmSFO-PSP
1h 42mnonstop
$124United Airlines
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Tue, Dec 9 - Wed, Dec 10
Southwest Logo
5:30 am - 10:10 amPSP-SFO
4h 40m1 stop
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2:35 pm - 9:00 pmSFO-PSP
6h 25m1 stop
$137Southwest
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Wed, Oct 15 - Mon, Oct 20
Southwest Logo
3:10 pm - 11:05 pmPSP-SFO
7h 55m1 stop
Southwest Logo
5:00 am - 3:25 pmSFO-PSP
10h 25m1 stop
$149Southwest
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Wed, Oct 22 - Tue, Oct 28
American Airlines Logo
12:41 pm - 4:55 pmPSP-SFO
4h 14m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 4:09 pmSFO-PSP
7h 09m1 stop
$159American Airlines
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Wed, Oct 22 - Sat, Oct 25
American Airlines Logo
12:41 pm - 4:55 pmPSP-SFO
4h 14m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:56 amSFO-PSP
5h 56m1 stop
$183American 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 $77.

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 $277, 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 $312 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 Monday, 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 42% 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$55
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 21% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 21% lower on average.
Flight from Palm Springs to San Francisco

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 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 $447.

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 $144 one-way - $257 round-trip; Los Angeles $189 one-way - $298 round-trip; San Francisco $106 one-way - $142 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.
8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.1Food
7.8Comfort
7.1Entertainment
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Such great crew, from checkin to the plane. So friendly and helpful, I was genuinely impressed.

10.0 ExcellentJuli, Aug 2025SAN - SBP
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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

Flight was delayed - we left at 11:30 pm instead of 10:30 and it was extremely inconvenient. It affected both the day of the flight and the next day

Plane boarded and left on time or very close to the stated departure. Arrived on time. Staff was subdued. Could not hear the flight attendant too well. No announcement from the pilot which is always nice. Biggest complaint absolutely no little snacks! But the important thing is we left and arrived on time and we survived.

Departing flight to San Diego was delayed. Return flight from SD to SBP was delayed. Not terrible but not ideal

Delayed flight both ways. Then, on the return flight, we were stuck on the tarmac for at least 30+ minutes. Idk what happened, but this was a bad experience.

Coffee or tea service would be nice for an evening flight, water or juice not good enough.

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.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

I will be flying again Southwest Airlines. Friendly crew, comfortable and affordable.

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 were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

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.

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

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.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

Plane was down graded and I lost my uncharged exit row with more leg room. No mention or offer of refund from podium. Flight attendant was nice to explain this happens often and that I could request a refund via online form submission. I did this and have heard nothing back.

Horrendous. I do not recommend Frontier. The passengers lack manners and decency, and the flight attendants lack professionalism. If I wasn’t in a bind to fly with 48 hours notice for a job interview, I would not have selected a flight with Frontier and I never plan to fly with them in the future.

The seats were hard molded plastic covered in plastic vinyl. And the scam to charge people extra to sit together. Don’t they know we can just ask someone to trade seats. And watching the staff separate young children from parents… super classy. We had to guilt them into offering up our seats. This companies policies suck. Don’t give them your money.

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