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Cheap Flights from Panama City to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$668
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$693
San Diego
San Diegononstop$736
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$767
Reno
Reno2 stops$883
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$668
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$693
San Diego
San Diegononstop$736
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$767
Reno
Reno2 stops$883

Book Cheap Panama City 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 Panama City 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 Panama City to California

Wed, Sep 9 - Tue, Oct 20
United Airlines Logo
3:30 pm - 9:33 am
PTY
-
SMF
20h 03m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:12 am - 2:14 pm
SMF
-
PTY
26h 02m
2 stops
$615United Airlines
Fri, Sep 4 - Sun, Sep 13
United Airlines Logo
3:30 pm - 12:04 pm
PTY
-
SMF
22h 34m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:19 pm - 2:14 pm
SMF
-
PTY
15h 55m
2 stops
$654United Airlines
Sun, Sep 13 - Fri, Oct 30
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:24 am - 6:16 pm
PTY
-
LAX
12h 52m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:20 am - 8:20 am
LAX
-
PTY
23h 00m
3 stops
$668Multiple Airlines
Sat, Oct 31 - Thu, Nov 5
Avianca Logo
9:45 am - 10:15 pm
PTY
-
LAX
14h 30m
2 stops
Avianca Logo
11:20 pm - 10:30 am
LAX
-
PTY
8h 10m
1 stop
$673Avianca
Wed, Oct 7 - Tue, Oct 27
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:25 am - 6:16 pm
PTY
-
LAX
9h 51m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:40 pm - 8:20 am
LAX
-
PTY
35h 40m
2 stops
$674Multiple Airlines
Sat, Oct 31 - Thu, Nov 5
Avianca Logo
3:50 pm - 11:00 pm
PTY
-
LAX
9h 10m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
11:55 pm - 6:55 pm
LAX
-
PTY
16h 00m
1 stop
$675Avianca
Tue, Oct 20 - Tue, Oct 27
Copa Airlines Logo
5:51 pm - 10:30 pm
PTY
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LAS
6h 39mnonstop
Copa Airlines Logo
1:48 am - 10:14 am
LAS
-
PTY
6h 26mnonstop
$710Copa Airlines
Thu, Sep 17 - Sat, Sep 19
Copa Airlines Logo
5:51 pm - 10:30 pm
PTY
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LAS
6h 39mnonstop
Copa Airlines Logo
12:34 am - 9:00 am
LAS
-
PTY
6h 26mnonstop
$726Copa Airlines
Sun, Dec 6 - Thu, Dec 10
American Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 11:07 am
PTY
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LAS
23h 17m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:30 pm - 1:48 pm
LAS
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PTY
20h 18m
2 stops
$735American Airlines
Wed, Nov 4 - Sat, Nov 7
American Airlines Logo
2:43 pm - 6:33 pm
PTY
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LAS
30h 50m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:50 am - 1:36 pm
LAS
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PTY
9h 46m
1 stop
$736American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Panama City to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Panama City 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 Panama City to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Panama City to California departing in September.

What is the cheapest Panama City to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Panama City found in the last 5 days was to San Diego, at $378 round-trip. The most popular route is from Panama City (PTY) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $762.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Panama City 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 evening, when round-trip flights cost $674 on average. Morning departures are around 35% 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 $913.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Panama City 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 $613, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Panama City to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Panama City 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 Panama City to California is April, when tickets cost $153 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $266 and $260 respectively.

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

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

When flying from Panama City to California, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Panama City, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Panama City 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 Panama City 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 Panama City to California, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 40% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$318
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
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Flights from Panama City to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Panama City to California 
AFlew with Copa Airlines
PTY
-
LAX
Jan 2026
Bring your own food and your own screen because you won’t have any for the next couple of hours.
LisaFlew with Copa Airlines
PTY
-
LAX
Mar 2025
You have to go through an additional security clearance at the actual gate, and there was a long line so I'd get to the gate right when it opens to avoid the additional long line.
RajFlew with Copa Airlines
PTY
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SFO
Jan 2025
Pack your lunch or dinner with you either from airport restaurant.

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

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

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Panama City to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Panama City 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 Panama City 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.
7.6
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1562 reviews
7.8Boarding
6.9Food
8.1Crew
6.8Entertainment
7.4Comfort
Airline reviews

stood in line to check in luggage for nearly an hour. very poor service and not excusable

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Jun 2026
PTY - AUS
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stood in line to check in luggage for nearly an hour. very poor service and not excusable

Same as the previous flight as far as comfort and food. Entertainment didn’t have a watchable screen so everything would need to be watched on your own device in which they didn’t have a charging port that accommodated my iPhone. Seats were very uncomfortable. Staff was very friendly.

Do not book it’s a scam! They stole $1200 from me

Flight got delayed; had to go through security three times.

A lot things happened in this trip.The fly should be less stress.

Some of the Air hostesses are not that friendly. Need improvement

Had to go through security at the gate again. Had to take off shoes and go through the whole thing again even though we have global entry. They asked us to check in items bought at duty free during our layover and since we checked our luggage at the original departure airport, they forced us to check in a small backpack. None of this ever happened with other airlines. In addition, no vegetarian food option and no snacks during a 7 hr flight. Luggage limits are unusually small. This is unacceptable. Will NEVER fly Copa again and will tell friends and family to avoid this airline.

I upgraded myself to Business Class at the last minute so I had a DREAMS window seat. Seeing as I've never flown Business before everything was novel and fun for me and it made the 7 hour flight much more enjoyable for sure.

Horrible food. No wine or any other alcohol is served on the flight. Water is not served often and they refused when I asked for water in two cups. On the other hand, both going and coming back flights were on time.

it was great! Boarded on-time, reasonable leg room, pleasant staff, decent food. The only thing is we were directed to Terminal 2 when the gate was actually in Terminal 1. Smooth ride. Landed early. Got off plane easily and quickly.

It was a short, comfortable flight. It did leave an hour late due to the pilot having to be replaced (family emergency) but that didn’t inconvenience myself & my friend. The situation was explained, eventually.

There was a piece of plastic baked into my buttermilk biscuit! I have a pictures. The flight attendants in first class were really apologetic, and tried to rectify the situation. I I am very appreciative that they were able to give me some packets of pretzels and gummy bears. I understand they don't personally handle the food until warming it up so I know it wasn't their fault. I don't know whether it was a newer aircraft, or different food packaging, but I was happy that when the food was being warmed up - it didn't smell like plastic. Jokes on me with finding plastic in my food.

The seats were uncomfortable, as if the cushions haven't been switched out in many years. I felt like I was on an old bus. The food was delicious. thank you. Onboard entertainment, very limited. Unless you like violent movies. Why in the world would you have such severely violent movies on a plane? if you don't want to see such things, you don't have a choice. Have you considered that when choosing entertainment? Good god. Why would you have the Godfather? Or black women being brutally beaten with a club? Why in the hell would you put that kind of material on a plane? As for Kayak: Why when I ordered Qantas, was the plane on United?

It was terrible. sat on airplane 2 hours then flight was canceled. made to pick up bags and go through Panama immagration to rebook another flight. worst experice ever at a airport.

Crew was tired as we all were. Pretty abrupt. Flight was delayed. Not as enjoyable as the other 3 legs we flew.

Good until I was put on air canada flight Houston Vancouver not even one cookie

Where the plane landed and the next grate to get to is a LONG LONG LONG walk again if one is not fit and healthy with no carts to assist. It sucks

More racist flight attandants maybe because i sm an attracticted darkskin latino man but once again bad flight attamdants they ignored me the whole flight even the woman sitting next to me notice how rude they were towards me i really never want to fly united or american airlines they alawsys have the rudesslt and racist flight attandants

The fight didn’t happen because I was rerouted to Trinidad as previously explained.

The check in from Panama to Houston was good. From Houston to Toronto was definitely an experience. The Pilot from Houston to Toronto was exceptional. He probably saved our lives by noticing a dent in the fuselage. Everyone was taken off the plane and we boarded a new plane

This was my first time flying with you guys and my very last! This was the most horrible experience!!! There was not even tv in the plane! How cheap can this airline be!!! I paid so much for my suitcase!!! I would never fly with this airline again! The crew are very rude!

Horrible experience with Avianca, they delayed their flight and when we arrived to NYC, AVIANCA took 1 hr y 30 mins to park the airplane and all passenger get off the plane, it made me lost all my trains to get back home and I came back to my place at 3 am instead of 12 am. On the top of that their plane seat are so uncomfortable and is not enough space and killed my legs and knees, Avianca used to be good when it was a Colombian company, now after Brasilian company bought them, their service quality is bad and their flights are delayed and oversold.

It was horrible. My experience with Avianca. I didn’t know it was Pakistan international Airlines but anyway, whatever it is it is bad horrible you guys need to upgrade everything in those planes. And you guys charge $130 for a carry-on did they wanna let me in with my carry-on that I travel everywhere with the luggage you guys are such a dog thank you

The fees for baggage were outrageous. $130 for carry on and $150 for check in for an international flight. The seats did not recline. We were not even offered water. Had we known all of this, we would not have booked Avianca at all.

I was shocked flying to El Salvador that they only give you water. Everything else you have to pay for. There is no wifi or entertainment and it’s an international flight. At least back in the day they had tvs on the plane and everyone watched the same movie. Also seats do not recline, even comfort or plus.

I did not like anything, first time I use company and for sure it will be the last time, they charge for simple operations that any other average airline wouldn't charge.

The good thing is the flight was on time and the crew was really nice. They can work better the arriving with staff

The inflight entertainment did not work on a 6 hour flight The cel phone chargers did not work There was a 45 minute wait for the luggage to get off the plane.

They could offer free food and drink like other international flights.

Flight attendants to show up on time, offer drinks and food.

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