$295 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 Angelesnonstop$580
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$691
San Diego
San Diegononstop$725
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$695
Reno
Reno2 stops$862
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$659
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$580
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$691
San Diego
San Diegononstop$725
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$695
Reno
Reno2 stops$862
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$659

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

Mon, Jun 1 - Sun, Jun 7
Copa Airlines Logo
6:10 pm - 11:05 pm
PTY
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LAX
6h 55mnonstop
Copa Airlines Logo
2:02 am - 10:24 am
LAX
-
PTY
6h 22mnonstop
$580Copa Airlines
Tue, Jun 2 - Fri, Jun 5
Delta Logo
2:15 pm - 8:50 am
PTY
-
LAX
20h 35m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:15 pm - 12:50 pm
LAX
-
PTY
17h 35m
1 stop
$585Delta
Sat, Jun 6 - Mon, Jun 8
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 6:08 pm
PTY
-
LAX
12h 13m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:21 pm - 2:14 pm
LAX
-
PTY
16h 53m
1 stop
$594United Airlines
Tue, Jun 9 - Tue, Jun 16
Avianca Logo
3:50 pm - 10:40 pm
PTY
-
LAX
8h 50m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
2:40 pm - 10:30 am
LAX
-
PTY
17h 50m
1 stop
$628Avianca
Tue, Jun 9 - Thu, Jan 7
United Airlines Logo
3:30 pm - 11:25 pm
PTY
-
LAX
9h 55m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 7:38 pm
LAX
-
PTY
9h 23m
1 stop
$650United Airlines
Tue, Aug 4 - Tue, Aug 25
American Airlines Logo
1:14 pm - 2:14 pm
PTY
-
SMF
27h 00m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
3:05 pm - 12:24 pm
SMF
-
PTY
19h 19m
2 stops
$659American Airlines
Wed, Aug 12 - Wed, Aug 19
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:10 am - 12:13 am
PTY
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LAS
16h 03m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:29 pm - 2:30 pm
LAS
-
PTY
13h 01m
1 stop
$671Multiple Airlines
Mon, Sep 21 - Fri, Sep 25
Avianca Logo
5:30 am - 12:50 pm
PTY
-
SFO
9h 20m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
11:55 pm - 10:30 am
SFO
-
PTY
8h 35m
1 stop
$691Avianca
Thu, Aug 6 - Sat, Aug 8
American Airlines Logo
1:24 pm - 10:51 am
PTY
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LAS
23h 27m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:34 pm - 12:24 pm
LAS
-
PTY
19h 50m
2 stops
$722American Airlines
Sun, Nov 1 - Tue, Nov 10
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:25 am - 9:37 am
PTY
-
SAN
25h 12m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:32 pm - 6:55 pm
SAN
-
PTY
21h 23m
2 stops
$775Multiple 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 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $421 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 72 hours was $421.

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 $638 on average. Morning departures are around 36% 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 $865.

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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $718 on average.

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 $128 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $309 and $251 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 20% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$295
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 13% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% 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
-
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 - $698 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 1584 reviews
8.1Crew
7.4Comfort
7.8Boarding
6.8Entertainment
6.8Food
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.

There should be a warning regarding the quality of the aircraft on the website as we reserve the tickets. There was no TV or any type of screen onboard. The wifi they offer is good for nothing. Traveling 9 hours straight with kids and no type of entetainment was horrible. I wish I had been informed prior so I could buy a ticket with another airline. The food was a joke too. A very tiny portion per passenger. They also charged $100 per checked bag. With United I used to pay $60. So, fair to say that I wont be flying Copa anymore. Their aircraft was super old, outdated, no entertainment, with nearly no onboard food.

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

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.

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.

The flight was delayed from take off because only one runway was operational in San Francisco.

Several missed and almost missed connections. It felt like everything was being patched together last minute without enough resources and it ended up being an extremely stressful experience that basically ruined our weekend on the west coast. What a waste.

Dinner was good, but the breakfast served in the morning was horrible.

Seats are absolutely not comfortable and large enough. There’s a limit and you stepped over it. I understand that there’s a business class, however for the price it costs, it’s just plain stupid for a 50 minute flight.

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!

The worst experience I've ever had because the "people" @ Avianca wouldn't let me fly because they said I needed a round trip ticket

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.

Provide free food and drinks on an international flight. Add updated head rests

Not good, tried to purchase a first class upgrade and they couldn’t get it done. Was super uncomfortable the whole time.

The flight attendant smashed her beverage cart into my knee, causing significant amount of pain. The seats were extremely uncomfortable. No food or drink is offered unless you want to pay the ridiculous prices for it. The schedule of flying in the overnight hours is also very uncomfortable.

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

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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