$42 Find Cheap Flights from Reno to California

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Cheap Flights from Reno to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$116
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$132
San Diego
San Diegononstop$137
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$146
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$251
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$197
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$235
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$238
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$200
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$116
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$132
San Diego
San Diegononstop$137
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$146
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$251
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$197
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$235
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$238
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$200

Book Cheap Reno 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 Reno 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 Reno to California

Thu, Feb 26 - Sun, Mar 1
Frontier Logo
8:39 pm - 10:02 pm
RNO
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LAS
1h 23mnonstop
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 7:29 am
LAS
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RNO
1h 29mnonstop
$85Frontier
Fri, Mar 13 - Mon, Mar 16
Frontier Logo
3:59 pm - 5:22 pm
RNO
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LAS
1h 23mnonstop
Frontier Logo
1:15 pm - 2:44 pm
LAS
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RNO
1h 29mnonstop
$86Frontier
Thu, Mar 19 - Sun, Mar 22
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:35 am - 12:56 pm
RNO
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LAS
1h 21mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:13 pm - 7:37 pm
LAS
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RNO
1h 24mnonstop
$87Spirit Airlines
Tue, Feb 24 - Fri, Feb 27
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:25 pm - 4:01 pm
RNO
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SAN
1h 36mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:27 pm - 11:23 pm
SAN
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RNO
1h 56mnonstop
$137Alaska Airlines
Thu, Apr 16 - Tue, Apr 21
Southwest Logo
6:45 pm - 8:15 pm
RNO
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LGB
1h 30mnonstop
Southwest Logo
5:30 pm - 6:55 pm
LGB
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RNO
1h 25mnonstop
$144Southwest
Wed, Feb 25 - Fri, Feb 27
Southwest Logo
7:40 am - 9:25 am
RNO
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SAN
1h 45mnonstop
Southwest Logo
6:50 pm - 11:25 pm
SAN
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RNO
4h 35m
1 stop
$147Southwest
Thu, Mar 5 - Sat, Mar 7
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:25 pm - 4:01 pm
RNO
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SAN
1h 36mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
12:39 pm - 2:28 pm
SAN
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RNO
1h 49mnonstop
$152Alaska Airlines
Tue, Feb 24 - Fri, Feb 27
Delta Logo
1:15 pm - 6:04 pm
RNO
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SAN
4h 49m
1 stop
Delta Logo
7:25 pm - 10:56 pm
SAN
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RNO
3h 31m
1 stop
$157Delta
Sun, Apr 5 - Tue, Apr 7
United Airlines Logo
2:28 pm - 9:09 pm
RNO
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PSP
6h 41m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:35 pm - 11:59 pm
PSP
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RNO
4h 24m
1 stop
$276United Airlines
Wed, Apr 8 - Sun, Apr 12
United Airlines Logo
2:28 pm - 6:26 pm
RNO
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PSP
3h 58m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:45 am - 11:47 am
PSP
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RNO
4h 02m
1 stop
$294United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Reno to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Reno to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Reno to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Reno found in the last 72 hours was to San Diego, at $147 round-trip. The most popular route is from Reno (RNO) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $239.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Reno 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 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $307 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Reno to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Reno 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 Reno to California is February, when tickets cost $148 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $221 and $220 respectively.

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

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

For Reno to California, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from California back to Reno, the best deals are generally found on Saturday, with Thursday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Reno 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 Reno 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 Reno to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 55% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$42
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 19% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
Flight from Reno to Las Vegas

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Reno 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 Reno 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 Reno 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 Reno 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 Reno 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 at night, when round-trip flights cost $430 on average. Morning departures are around 9% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $567.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Reno to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $81 one-way - $114 round-trip; Los Angeles $148 one-way - $267 round-trip; San Francisco $230 one-way - $405 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Reno to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Reno 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 Reno 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 11835 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.1Food
8.5Crew
7.0Entertainment
Airline reviews

The he whole flight was very smooth on every aspects.

10.0 ExcellentPhilip, Feb 2026
SFO - SAN
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The he whole flight was very smooth on every aspects.

Flight cancelled and deplaned. Rescheduled 8 hours later at a different airport. Ended up at destination but late.

Alaska used to be a top notch airline. With it's growth it is now in line with the big airlines. Not bad, not great.

Due to plane delays on both legs of my flight home, I had to be rerouted from Santa Rosa to Las Vegas on Skywest and then to DCA on American. SkyWest airlines sat on runway in Las Vegas for 20 minutes waiting for gate to clear. My boarding pass for American that I was given by Alaska was incomplete and the Las Vegas airport lacked signage and departure boards. I barely made my flight bc it was so confusing. American Airlines has a much better wireless connection. I’ll never fly Alaska again. It clearly has problems.

Great. I did have a little issue getting into the Lounge, which is likely more an American Airlines issue. I did not carry my physical AAdvantage Executive credit card with me on this trip, which Admirals Club membership is a part of the benefits of having this card. The instructions on the AA website and the Citi cards website make it seem like you don't need the physical card, as both sites state you can enter with your boarding pass and driver's license. But both lounges said you were required to present the physical card (and not the digital version, via Apple Pay), as only the physical card says "Admirals Club" on the back.I also do not have a physical Admirals Club membership card, so while both lounges eventually let me in, both denied me entrance initially for this reason.

I paid for wifi and it never worked... it was miserable. I couldn't access my shared files to work on the plane, it didn't work on my phone. I paid for nothing but frustration and continual refreshing, hoping it would work

We left about 30 minutes late due to ramp issues. It did not impact me, but I know others on the flight had very tight connections to Maui.

Everything from the time I booked my flight through to the end when I got home was smooth and wonderful. Service was great, the flight attendants were attentive and there were no outstanding delays.

The staff was extremely helpful and accommodating. The only thing I could have done without was the long layover in between flights but I was going to a less popular destination so it was understandable.

Delayed and no entertainment? I also forgot my headphones and immediately reported it and have not heard back yet.

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

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was 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.

Still a fan of open seating. Flight was on schedule and arrived on time. The 737 MAX is very comfortable.

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.

Delays delays delays. Late taking off, late landing, wait for a gate, etc.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

As always, the entire Southwest experience was perfect. Purchasing the tickets on the Southwest web site was effortless, departure and arrival gates were spotless and comfortable, plane was clean and comfortable, crew was excellent and flight was on time. Wheelchair service in Las Vegas at departure was somewhat chaotic and disjointed, but I am not sure if that was Southwest problem, airport problem or combination.

I usually get upgraded so my experience is usually amazing. I did not get upgraded this time - which was fine - but the wifi had issues, the monitors were going in & out, & (though not Delta's fault) one of the gentlemen next to me desperately needed a shower.

I really liked the legroom. I am 6’4”.a at For some reason our seats were not together and using the app to fix it didn’t work. Passengers were nice enough to move for us but you should absolutely ensure a parent sits with their child.

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

The crew took good care of us. The flight from ATL to SFO is a longer one, and there were multiple beverage offerings. I like the 757's that Delta uses. Good airplane that is comfortable. I do wish Delta would separate Priority boarding from the better seats. I would gladly take a smaller seat in an open row than be jammed into Comfort just to get priority boarding, just to make sure I don't have to check a bag.

Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

the whole trip was smooth, and as comfortable as flying is these days. flight crew was friendly and very courteous and helpful.

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

Flight was late - I was downgraded from first class to coach

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours and we had no food or water or chargers

Horribly late because they had no crew!!! And then jet bridge didn’t work!! Then we arrived at a gate at lax miles away that we had to take a shuttle to a terminal!! I was over 3 hours late to getting the LA! Should have been here at 8:30 and at an appointment at 10:30 and arrived and left lax at 11 am!! Horrible experience!!!

Once again, the staff seem to think they are above the customers and treat everyone with disdain, belittling people.

Flight was canceled 8 hours before departure for lack of operational control and prepositioning of a plane. Then had the audacity to say it was because of weather, however there was no weather here in California or New Orleans or in between. It was the weather in Florida, Florida it had nothing to do with our flight path just the plane was supposed to fly us. 8 hours is more than enough time to move a plane anywhere in the US. That left me with a bill of 1200 dollars to re book a flight oh and kayaks insurance what a joke. Probably will never use kayak or spirit ever again terrible companies terrible customer service. I’ll also let everyone and anyone know this was an abomination and only for the customer. Also will be making a report to the DOT on bad business practices on behalf of kayak and spirit as well as the BBB. Do better, take care of your customers and don’t suck

The airplane had a strange noise that was constant throughout the flight. Thankfully I had noise-cancelling over-ear headphones that muted much of it.

it was terrible. flight was cancelled hours before the flight without a given reason and no other booking available .

The plane was freezing and everyone had on their winter coats. I pulled out my sweaters out of my carryon to cover myself and put on an extra pair of socks. They offered NO FREE drinks or snacks on a 6 hour flight. The seats don’t have plugs or charges or any form of entertainment- so I just played my one downloaded game on my phone because I couldn’t sleep because I was too cold. Miserable flight though we landed safely.

Always comes in handy when I want a quick weekend getaway.

My luggage didn’t arrive at LAX, so that wasn’t a good experience.

I was never aware that I had to pay $100 per luggage to them on the plane that are simply carry-ons. This is discriminatory and I’m going to be alerting my entire family and friends and my Instagram following up over 75,000 of this issue and misunderstanding, including mismanaging.

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