$320 Find Cheap Flights from Panama City to California

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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$650
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$693
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$696
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$713
Reno
Reno2 stops$894
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$800
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$650
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$693
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$696
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$713
Reno
Reno2 stops$894
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$800

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

Recent round-trip flight deals from Panama City to California

Thu, Aug 20 - Sun, Aug 23
Delta Logo
2:20 pm - 11:10 pm
PTY
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LAS
10h 50m
1 stop
Delta Logo
10:00 pm - 12:55 pm
LAS
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PTY
12h 55m
1 stop
$619Delta
Sun, Aug 30 - Sat, Sep 5
Delta Logo
2:20 pm - 11:10 pm
PTY
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LAS
10h 50m
1 stop
Delta Logo
12:35 am - 1:13 pm
LAS
-
PTY
10h 38m
1 stop
$649Delta
Fri, Jun 5 - Sat, Jun 13
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 12:25 pm
PTY
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LAX
8h 55m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:15 am - 2:15 pm
LAX
-
PTY
36h 00m
2 stops
$650Multiple Airlines
Wed, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 1
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:10 am - 10:45 pm
PTY
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LAS
14h 35m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:29 pm - 4:06 pm
LAS
-
PTY
14h 37m
1 stop
$653Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jun 11 - Thu, Jun 25
Avianca Logo
3:50 pm - 6:05 am
PTY
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LAX
16h 15m
2 stops
Avianca Logo
2:40 pm - 10:30 am
LAX
-
PTY
17h 50m
1 stop
$677Avianca
Mon, Nov 2 - Sun, Nov 8
Avianca Logo
7:50 pm - 11:35 am
PTY
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LAX
18h 45m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
11:20 pm - 6:55 pm
LAX
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PTY
16h 35m
1 stop
$687Avianca
Thu, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 9
Copa Airlines Logo
5:57 pm - 10:30 pm
PTY
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LAS
6h 33mnonstop
Copa Airlines Logo
12:34 am - 9:00 am
LAS
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PTY
6h 26mnonstop
$689Copa Airlines
Sun, Aug 23 - Thu, Aug 27
United Airlines Logo
10:00 am - 6:24 pm
PTY
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LAS
10h 24m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 6:37 pm
LAS
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PTY
10h 37m
1 stop
$694United Airlines
Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Aug 24
Copa Airlines Logo
2:01 pm - 6:30 pm
PTY
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SAN
6h 29mnonstop
Copa Airlines Logo
8:58 pm - 5:20 am
SAN
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PTY
6h 22mnonstop
$714Copa Airlines
Wed, Jul 8 - Wed, Jul 15
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 12:03 pm
PTY
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SJC
30h 08m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:10 pm - 6:37 pm
SJC
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PTY
27h 27m
1 stop
$714United Airlines
Booking Insights

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 June.

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 3 days was to San Francisco, at $553 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 3 days was $579.

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 26% 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 $852.

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 $720, 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 September and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $309 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 Wednesday and avoid Mondays 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 Saturdays.

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 18% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$320
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 10% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
Flight from Panama City to San Francisco

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
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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.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Panama City to the following destinations at these prices or less: Los Angeles $453 one-way - $598 round-trip

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.
7.5
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1576 reviews
7.4Comfort
7.8Boarding
8.1Crew
6.9Food
6.8Entertainment
Airline reviews

Boarding was a mess, they call all priority members without distinction so gold, platinum, silver were all mixed together in a long line which defeats the purpose

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2026
DAV - PTY
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Boarding was a mess, they call all priority members without distinction so gold, platinum, silver were all mixed together in a long line which defeats the purpose

Avoid at all costs. My wife had to stay back on a connecting flight as her parents flight was delayed. 10 days later on the way back they cancelled all our flights. We had to rebook all four of us on the next days flight.

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

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

Copa staff at PTY and one particular crew member were unhelpful & rude.

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

Horrible. No TV or any type of entertainment on board. Passwnger listening to/watching stuff on their own phone with no headphones making it noise and uncomfortable for everyone else, little/tiny food portions, old seats, useless wifi (cant access anything). Horrible exlerience especially it was a lomg distance flight with kids.

The flight was good overall. Everything went smoothly, although the landing was a bit rough. Still, it was a pleasant experience

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

They were super friendly bumped me up to exit row free of charge, All flight legs were on time

6 1/2 hours from Tampa to SFO on a Boeing 737. Cramped. No Service. No real food. One pass for coffee at the beginning and a second pass THREE hours later. And check-in in Tampa was nasty even by United standards. And I am at almost TWO million miles on United. It's a non-stop. But terrible service.

First class ticket gets you no seat back entertainment? I have to bring my own laptop to see a movie? And most of their movies have ADS? No thank you. Worse: Tiny snacks only on a 2 hr flight?

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.

No complaints other than luggage carousel was incorrectly guiding passengers to the wrong carousel on the screen.

Seats were not super comfortable and food was not good at all. If I had a chance I would definitely fly a different airline. Of course they are better than any budget airline, but not by much.

Flew steerage class. Short on leg room unless you pay more. No window unless you pay more. Etc. United is trying to squeeze every cent from you. It doesn’t make for any loyalty.

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

Outstanding service, great food, friendly & efficient crew, safe & comfortable flight

Staff were not attentive, wifi did not work, cut my head in the bathroom due to the position of the soap on the sink, had blood running down my face, told staff, they had no expression no sympathy, didn't even say "sorry", they said "oh we will have a look at that" about 10 mins later the purser brought me a bandaid, still no sorry.... Shocking

The crew was great. Very friendly and responsive. The plane was old, small and tight. We ran out of overhead space and I had to check. Middle seat was particularly tight.

The employees at the gate were not communicating, they preferred to give the upgrade to pilots and not to the elite passengers Every flight I more disappointing, clients shooed be priority instead of other employees even if they are pilots, there was plenty room for pilots in economy

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!

Overall, the flight went well and the service was good. However, there was a very frightening moment during landing in Bogotá. Just as the plane was about to touch down, it suddenly went back up into the air. The aircraft was not descending straight and seemed to move left and right, which made the situation feel unstable. This was quite scary. After going back up, the plane circled for about 15 minutes before attempting to land again. Although I understand that safety always comes first and situations like this can happen, it was still a shocking experience for passengers.

They should provide water to passengers who ask for it

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.

Pros: we leave and arrive on time Cons: the most uncomfortable seats ever. You cant recline at all your seats. No entertainment No TVs flight attendants didn't provide even a glass of water. You have to go to back of the airplane and ask for one. I am Colombian and I remember seeing the flight attendants very neat, elegants which is or was a staple of Avianca.it was one with tennis shoes, no male up, the hair was messy... that was really odd.

Here we have another airline flying to Guatemala but doesn't have a plus or a less, just in the middle. Why? Well, first we don't have even free water Movie selection is poor Seats don't recline in some places Food selection is carb based Forgot to mention, customer service on the web is the worst. Good things; Very reliable on schedule Kind crew

Last seat of Bussines Class it does recline but passenger seating behind kept pushing since they did not have space once my seat was reclined

I handed in my suitcase in perfect condition at SAL Airport. And in MIA Airport I received it with one corner broken and the wheels bent.

I like the crew members they're very friendly. Clean plane. The flight was on time. I dont like the comfort my car seat its better that the plane seats. They charge for everything. This airline was very good. Now it's a low cost airline

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