$74 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$239
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$167
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$263
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$167
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$281
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$282
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$304
Redding
Redding1 stop$298
Reno
Reno1 stop$253
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$239
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$167
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$263
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$167
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$281
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$282
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$304
Redding
Redding1 stop$298
Reno
Reno1 stop$253

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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Palm Springs to California

Sat, Jul 25 - Sat, Aug 1
Southwest Logo
5:35 am - 9:15 am
PSP
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SJC
3h 40m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
7:30 pm - 10:50 pm
SJC
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PSP
3h 20m
1 stop
$167Southwest
Wed, Jul 15 - Sat, Jul 18
United Airlines Logo
7:26 am - 10:45 am
PSP
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SFO
3h 19m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:12 pm - 1:58 pm
SFO
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PSP
1h 46mnonstop
$167United Airlines
Wed, Aug 12 - Tue, Aug 18
Delta Logo
5:12 pm - 11:56 pm
PSP
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OAK
6h 44m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:00 pm - 9:30 pm
OAK
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PSP
4h 30m
1 stop
$167Delta
Tue, Oct 27 - Tue, Nov 3
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:12 pm - 8:43 pm
PSP
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SFO
1h 31mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:10 pm - 5:49 pm
SFO
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PSP
1h 39mnonstop
$170Alaska Airlines
Sat, Aug 22 - Tue, Aug 25
Southwest Logo
11:10 am - 6:10 pm
PSP
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OAK
7h 00m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
1:35 pm - 9:55 pm
OAK
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PSP
8h 20m
1 stop
$172Southwest
Tue, Aug 11 - Mon, Aug 24
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 8:48 am
PSP
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SFO
1h 33mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:33 am - 1:18 pm
SFO
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PSP
1h 45mnonstop
$176Alaska Airlines
Tue, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 5
Delta Logo
5:12 pm - 9:59 pm
PSP
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SFO
4h 47m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:08 pm - 9:30 pm
SFO
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PSP
4h 22m
1 stop
$177Delta
Tue, Aug 18 - Mon, Aug 31
United Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 12:28 pm
PSP
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SFO
5h 13m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:38 am - 10:24 am
SFO
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PSP
1h 46mnonstop
$186United Airlines
Tue, Jul 21 - Wed, Jul 29
American Airlines Logo
4:51 pm - 10:41 pm
PSP
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SJC
5h 50m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:01 am - 11:50 am
SJC
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PSP
5h 49m
1 stop
$229American Airlines
Fri, Aug 14 - Mon, Aug 17
American Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 11:57 am
PSP
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SJC
5h 27m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 12:24 pm
SJC
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PSP
6h 24m
1 stop
$240American Airlines
Booking Insights

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 5 days was to San Francisco, at $176 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 5 days was $176.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Palm Springs to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $339 on average. Morning departures are around 6% 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 $502.

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 $355, 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 September, when tickets cost $38 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $136 and $117 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 Thursday is the most expensive. Flying from California back to Palm Springs, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$74
Most popular time to fly with an average 11% increase in price.
Flight from Palm Springs to Oakland

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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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 $203 one-way - $338 round-trip; Los Angeles $233 one-way - $423 round-trip; San Francisco $157 one-way - $277 round-trip

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

 
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7.9
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12583 reviews
7.0Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.0Food
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
Airline reviews

Flight delayed Didn’t send second leg of trip itemerary First class was fair, but not great.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Jun 2026
PSP - PDX
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Flight delayed Didn’t send second leg of trip itemerary First class was fair, but not great.

I had to cancel my trip due to medical reasons. I have been unable to cancel online through either Kayak or Alaska Airlines.. I am trying to get my insured trip reimbursed by XCover. They are requiring a notice of cancellation or not using to get my refund. Please help me get that information. I have been unable to get this information from either Kayak or Alaska Airlines.

A TV Screen and movies would have been a great addition. The Alaska Terminal at JFK is TOO BIG!!! You need to go up and down 3 escalators to get to your gate and to baggage claim -- and all this while you are carrying your backpack, other bags, etc. I don't know what they were thinking. You can easily miss a flight if you don't add in at least 30 minuites to get to a gate.

Flights were on time, which made making connections do much better. Well organized

Ended up sitting in front of a child who kicked the back of the seat and screamed for most of the flight.

Overall it was fine, however one of my two checked bags did not arrive and I was told it was left in Palm Springs. I don't understand how one of the two bags made it through fine but the other got lost .

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.

It was really good and that's why we choose AA over other airlines.

Flight was changed twice. Original flight was scheduled at 5:30pm. Weeks before flight, flight was changed to 7:00pm. On the date of flight, flight was delayed and departed at 9:00pm. This caused many problems and significantly affected our schedule at our destination.

The flight was delayed by an hour and that was the last flight out so It was a concern.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

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.

If your boarding Military, it should be with ore board, and with my spouse, so rude and stupid to not let us board together and before a group. All the other airlines clearly understand Military courtesy, this is why I Rarely fly SWA and Always fly Alaska

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

Late plane. Only one crew on the ground so we b had to wait for Denver flight to come in, board, and depart. At 78 yrs of age I was not pleased trying to get my connection. What really made me angry was the notification you sent me to hurry up or I would miss my connection. Why tell me to hurry up when you got me in late. It was not a good way of treating customers.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

it was a very short flight so my expectations were low.

The Palm Springs to Chicago O’Hare was on Time and Palm Springs airport is easier navigate. As our connection was only an approximately 50 minutes, we asked staff for insights for the Chicago airport in terms of transferring into the other terminal from which our flight left, and they were unhelpful. However, the United App was very helpful in terms of notifications and even providing directions. The Chicago to Detroit flight was significantly delayed which we all know does happen. However, there were very few updates or notifications as to why this was happening when we would actually arrive. It took nearly 30 minutes for bags to make it to baggage claim. We arrived nearly 1 hour late on a 40 minute flight.

Wifi did not work. Cut off on and off every 10 min

When I purchased my ticket, I assumed it was a real ticket, as in, when I go to the airport I am guaranteed a seat. Not so. When I checked in 24 hours ahead of time, I noticed I did not have a seat assignment and my boarding pass said "Standby." I was informed at the gate that the flight was full and I may not get on that plane. I don't recall being offered the option of selecting a seat when I checked in, and apparently, for the honor of pre-selecting a seat, you must pay an additional fee. So, a ticket really isn't a ticket, it's actually a lottery and if you're lucky, you may make it on board - or you can choose to be extorted for extra money for the guarantee of a seat. It's like making reservations with the Godfather - one payment isn't enough, there's always another bribe you have to make. After the first few zones were called and I hadn't been informed of my status, I went to the gate agent and they handed me a boarding pass, for the very last row near the restrooms, in between two very large people. Apparently that was my punishment for not purchasing a seat ahead of time. Airline service has not only gotten more expensive, but the return on your money has shrunk and there is little regard for the passengers. This feels like a racket. I am not pleased, as you may have gathered.

Flight cancelled. Twice. And no communication. No gate agent. Went past boarding time and had to go and see email from AA. Airport communication was bad

It was so much better than expected, Ohare is not such a pleasant experience but American Airlines with the new, clean aeroplane and free Wi-Fi was outstanding and the crew so pleasant and helpful.

Was put into a seat right behind the toilet that had no entertainment possible but did have plenty of leg room over noisy part of plane.

American delayed the flight for a crew rest period. The delay occurred late in the evening - the earliest i can find is 10:20 pm. With a 6 am flight anyone on the flight would have already have been asleep (unless you are insane, a vampire or on drugs) and at least for me i was already on the way to the airport at 445 am the next morning when i discovered they delayed the flight until 9 am. Given the incoming flight was in the air at 6 pm the evening before this should have been figured out a lot more timely that was there only crew to use. Just frustrating given there is no consideration for customer experience anymore in flying.

The experience at checkin for my American Airlines flight from Sacramento to LAX was very good including the assistance I received in getting my bags checked in and boarding passes printed. Was pleasantly surprised the my bags were checked through all the way to my destination at Clark International Airport in Angeles, Philippines.

Delay after delay with little communication then AA lost my luggage and at airport would not assist just said scan this QR code to track your luggage and submit a claim. However QR code provided did not work so have to go back to airport

Excellent. Attendants served preflight drinks and were courteous and nice.

Flight From PHX to CVG was on time, very professional staff

On time! Cabin crew attentive. Good WiFi sofrtvterm free internet appreciated

The flight landed at LAX we were then bussed to collect our bags. That process took nearly as long as the flight. Luckily we weren't in a hurry!

No frills for sure. No gate announcements about flight delay, not even water to drink on the flight.

Charges unexpected. For seat that didnt recline. Please reverse extra seat and carryon charge. Bad business that is a bait and switch.

I couldn’t check in because the app didn’t work. It took 3 Frontier employees at the counter to get me checked in. Flight left 3 hours after departure time

Stop changing gates at sfo. When you are elderly going back for it’s not fun.

There was no easy way to check in. I don't want to install an app to checkin. I will use alaska from now on because they have a web check in method that is easy.

Horrible! The short distance flight ended up taking 5 hrs! There was a 3 hr delay for the flight to take off and there was a 70 min wait on the tarmac for some bogus reason that the pilot said the gate he was supposed to board was taken up. After a 30 min wait he said the plane that was supposed to push out of the gate called a medical emergency and 40 min later he ended up boarding another gate. For the initial 3 hr delay there was no information/alert about the gate or delay in the app or the boards up until the boarding time and even beyond! Had to walk all the way to the end of the terminal to find the frontier staff to ask what was going on. Avoid this airline at all costs! If you have carryon bags or checked bags , their prices come equivalent to the prices of more reliable airlines. They are the worst in timeliness at 60% (reported as delayed) this year (check the data) by a high margin even compared to the second worst airline. If you are ok with having a miserable flight experience with the odds close to flip of a coin, feel free to try them. If you value your time , money and flying experience, stay away.

I went to the Frontier counter in San Jose at 1030am or so on Sunday 10/13/24 to see if I could get an earlier flight to San Diego in lieu of my reserved 630pm flight. One thing led to another, and I was able to obtain an open seat for about $ 56. on the earlier flight. Fine. Then the agent asked if I "was checking a bag". Not knowing that carry-ons cost extra per Frontier policy, I thought that she meant a regular checked bag. Therefore, I said no. Once I got to the gate, the same gate agent who sold me a ticket told me that I had to pay $99 for a carry-on, and that all bags were extra on Frontier. Having never flown on Frontier, I was not aware of this. Part of the issue was that she was not a native English speaker, so there was a miscommunication as to what "bag" meant. I would have preferred for her to have clearly let me know at the front counter that any bag including a carry-on cost $99. It would have had the same outcome, as I had to take my carry-on. But it got hectic at the last minute at the gate itself. The baggage policy should have mentioned "including carry-ons" when we first spoke.

Most horrible airlines. Please avoid it. It's ok to spend $50 extra for delta, united or Alaska

The trip was good but the last minute changes I didn’t like because I had already talked to the attendee and they didn’t help me with my ticket I was having trouble checking in and when the time was up they help me but charge me for that and last minute luggage it was a small bag. After I was in the airplane I realized you were charging because the flight was almost empty and you have to get the money some how. Thanks for everything.

Our flight was delayed by four hours without notice, the app for getting my boarding pass is super confusing, and I wasn’t able to check a suitcase without paying for a higher cost package

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