$80 Find Cheap Flights from Richmond to California

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Cheap Flights from Richmond to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$268
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$329
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$213
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$388
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$393
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$388
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo2 stops$399
Redding
Redding2 stops$636
Reno
Reno1 stop$383
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$396
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$268
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$329
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$213
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$388
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$393
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$388
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo2 stops$399
Redding
Redding2 stops$636
Reno
Reno1 stop$383
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$396

Book Cheap Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond to California

Thu, May 14 - Sat, May 23
Frontier Logo
6:25 pm - 8:42 am
RIC
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SAN
17h 17m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:37 am - 5:40 pm
SAN
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RIC
29h 03m
1 stop
$213Frontier
Thu, May 28 - Sun, May 31
Frontier Logo
6:25 pm - 10:05 am
RIC
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ONT
18h 40m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 5:40 pm
ONT
-
RIC
8h 40m
1 stop
$231Frontier
Sun, Sep 13 - Thu, Sep 17
Breeze Airways Logo
8:58 am - 11:34 am
RIC
-
LAS
5h 36mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
12:19 pm - 7:50 pm
LAS
-
RIC
4h 31mnonstop
$266Breeze Airways
Tue, May 12 - Tue, May 19
Breeze Airways Logo
9:25 am - 12:08 pm
RIC
-
LAX
5h 43mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
12:53 pm - 9:04 pm
LAX
-
RIC
5h 11mnonstop
$268Breeze Airways
Wed, Jul 22 - Wed, Aug 5
Delta Logo
6:35 pm - 12:29 am
RIC
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LAX
8h 54m
1 stop
Delta Logo
12:30 am - 1:38 pm
LAX
-
RIC
10h 08m
1 stop
$277Delta
Tue, May 12 - Tue, May 19
Delta Logo
12:45 pm - 5:21 pm
RIC
-
LAX
7h 36m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 6:46 pm
LAX
-
RIC
9h 46m
1 stop
$290Delta
Sat, May 23 - Sat, May 30
American Airlines Logo
5:35 pm - 11:03 pm
RIC
-
SFO
8h 28m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:01 am - 5:01 pm
SFO
-
RIC
8h 00m
1 stop
$340American Airlines
Wed, May 27 - Wed, Jun 3
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 10:59 am
RIC
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SNA
7h 29m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:55 pm - 12:39 am
SNA
-
RIC
7h 44m
1 stop
$383United Airlines
Tue, Jun 2 - Tue, Jun 9
American Airlines Logo
7:25 pm - 11:59 pm
RIC
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FAT
7h 34m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:38 pm - 10:27 am
FAT
-
RIC
11h 49m
2 stops
$388American Airlines
Thu, May 28 - Thu, May 28
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 12:03 pm
RIC
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SJC
8h 33m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:37 pm - 9:55 am
SJC
-
RIC
12h 18m
2 stops
$404United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Richmond to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond to California departing in May.

What is the cheapest Richmond to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Richmond found in the last 72 hours was to San Francisco, at $134 round-trip. The most popular route is from Richmond (RIC) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $238.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Richmond 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 morning, when round-trip flights cost $331 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 $331.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Richmond 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 $437, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Richmond 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 Richmond to California is November, when tickets cost $72 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $159 and $138 respectively.

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

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

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

How far in advance should I book a flight from Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 31% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$80
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 12% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 11% increase in price.
Flight from Richmond to Las Vegas

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Richmond to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Richmond 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.
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8.1
Breeze AirwaysOverall score based on 281 reviews
8.3Boarding
8.7Crew
6.6Entertainment
8.2Comfort
6.6Food
Airline reviews

I normally have very good experiences with Breeze. The crew is great, pricing is excellent, and the planes are new and usually clean. This time in Huntsville we were delayed, which I understand can happen, however we were moved from one gate to the opposite side of the terminal and then back again... There was a lot of confusion. Also, my seat had a lot of food crumbs still on the floor where I had to stow my bookbag, so that was a bit disappointing. Other than that, all was good. Crew was great as usual!

8.0 ExcellentBrian, Apr 2026
HSV - TPA
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I normally have very good experiences with Breeze. The crew is great, pricing is excellent, and the planes are new and usually clean. This time in Huntsville we were delayed, which I understand can happen, however we were moved from one gate to the opposite side of the terminal and then back again... There was a lot of confusion. Also, my seat had a lot of food crumbs still on the floor where I had to stow my bookbag, so that was a bit disappointing. Other than that, all was good. Crew was great as usual!

Our flight was delayed 7 hours. Due to a change in equipment we were downgraded from "Nicest" to "Nicer," even having to pay for a soft drink. Disappointing. To Breeze's credit that issued a $100 flight credit. A refund would have been more appreciated.

Lost my luggage and terrible experience with customer service trying to track it down

10 hour delay with minimal updates. Couldn’t leave terminal and then ended up on redeye with a dirty broken plane. It is literally impossible to reach customer service via gate agent, app, phone, text or email.

I thought that I had pre-purchased carry-on luggage and was surprised when I tried to check in that I did not have it.

Flight departure was 90 min delayed, and the boarding experience was confused, stressful, and generally poor. Additionally, the wifi on the plane was malfunctioning for all but the final 15 min of the flight into ILM.

Great experience and In love flying in and out of Provo airport

You get what you pay for. It’s like a bus but flying. No frills, no snacks. Leg room was fine, boarding was good.

Overall good. Plenty of legroom and fairly comfortable seats. No issues with capacity and the overhead been even though most people brought several carry-ons on. I don’t think Breeze really enforces the pay for a carry-on rule.

Surprised at how much I enjoyed Breeze. Paid for the Nicer upgrade which made it closer in price to a flag ship carrier but with more comfortable seats and much more leg room. Crew was polite and since we brought our food no loss there. Would make the point that the ‘have to pay for a carry-on is BS’. Most people did not and had several. Still was plenty of room in the overheads.

This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

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.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

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

Mediocre. Boarding is now unpleasant. The employees, once friendly and nice, are now regularly speaking sternly to passengers, badgering them to do things right so they can take off on time and gate check bags because they don't have enough overhead bin space. The pretzel snack was crushed flat and broken into even smaller pieces, which happens frequently lately. Drink service was suspended before they reached my row.

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

Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

One of the flight attendants was a little cranky. I appreciated the free wifi and plug to charge my laptop

WiFi didn’t work most of the time. The usb chargers would work only occasionally for 5 mins and wouldn’t charge after that. Had to keep trying repeatedly at each of the seats in the row.

The crew bent over backwards to thank us for flying and make us comfortable. The food service was quick and efficient. The Captain communicated and said goodbye and thank you as we departed. They really stood out!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

my mom urmila patel needed a wheelchair which was not available on the curbside. she needed to walk almost 50 meters inside (at the risk of falling) and then had to wait in line to get a wheelchair (this is not ok). Once obtained she had to seat in it for 30-45 minutes for someone to take her in thru the checkin process (which was fairly smooth and easy). the lady who helped her with her checkin process was very courteous and helpful

Staff at the check-in counter were friendly, happy and helpful. They tagged our bags and sent us to “bag drop off” but were not very clear about where that was. The airport was busy we headed off in what we thought was the right direction until a gentleman waved us down and actually came after us. He was the baggage handler for Delta and recognized our “deer in the headlights “ look-he brought us to the right area (which was marked as the Southwest Airlines Drop Off) and sent us on our way. Wonderful guy, low key and working with a big smile on his face. Loved it. Loved him.

Arlene was a great flight attendant. I also liked how one of the other flight attendants gave us a heads up about snacks and asked everyone to remove their headphones when it was their turn to order. Good idea.

I haven’t flown economy in over 20 years but it was not bad. Room by my feet for my bag and seat was roomy enough. Surprised in a good way.

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

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 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.

Packed in plane small uncomfortable seats elbow to elbow nobody wants to be in that situation for the money they paid

Checking in united could not figure out my star alliance gold. Baggage did not get marked priority and didn't receive boarding passes. When got to SFO lounge personal fixed everything Immediately

Flight left on time, arrived early, pleasant staff provided water, coffee, etc. access to bathrooms was reasonable and were well maintained. blankets were available, lots of entertainment options. LUGGAGE SERVICE WAS GREAT. I got my one checked bag quickly and was able to make a bus connection for a 2 hour bus ride saving me from waiting another 1.5 hours.

Terrible, if possible won't be flying again anytime soon!

Wonderful in-seat entertainment with seatback screens and huge selection of quality movies. The ability to bluetooth connect headphones was amazing.

Horrible service no Wi-Fi connection on both leg of the flight and they are refusing to fix bad service

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.

Flight: Started on time. Comfortable flight. Arrived on time. Crew: Very cordial and helpful. Drinks and snack was served with a smile. Overall enjoyed the trip. Regards, Hari Doss Chanchala Doss

To have arrived on time and not 3 hours late after having already spent $100 to change to an earlier flight, only to arrive back home close to the original flight time.

American Airlines is a miserable experience. It is predictably miserable, in the sense that every time I fly American, I brace myself for the certainty that it will be unpleasant and uncomfortable. But it is unpredictable in the sense that I never know if the flight will be on time or delayed nine hours (both happened to me this week). I never know if I will be able to sit in the seat that I selected when I purchased the ticket or if I will be told by Customer Service (!!!) that I must relocate from first class to a seat in the back of the aircraft with no explanation (both happened to me this week). Will the food be frozen and half defrosted, or scalding hot? Will the drinks be warm? Will the flight attendants be surly and mean? Will the toilets be cramped and foul? Will the seats be narrow and uncomfortable? Will there be a real electric outlet at the seat, or just an unreliable USB-2 port? Will there be enough seats in the boarding lounge or just a few? Will the boarding process be smooth and efficient, or will the gate agents mess it up and delay it needlessly for 30 or 40 minutes? Will the catering and cleaning crew be prompt or will they take an extra 30 minutes? Will the brakes on the aircraft work properly, or will the pilot delay takeoff for four hours while the ground crew attends to what can only be described as routine maintenance that should have been done the night before? I've eexperienced every one of these unpleasant things this year, 2026. The only thing I can reliably count on is that American will find a new way to make the experience of flying as miserable as they possibly can.

Wifi was spotty. Tray table was very dirty when I sat down.

The WiFi would not connect enough for me to do my actual work. It permaspooled, disconnected, said it was connected, then wouldn't open an email... it was frustrating. I am not a tall person, 5'4" - and I felt cramped with little room to reach into my bag under the seat in front of me. I feel sorry for anyone taller than me having to fly. the one positive thing I will add, is the overhead bins are roomy enough to manage more bags than other carriers.

Going non stop to lax like I paid for. Not stopping in MCI for gas. Too long of delays

Delayed for mechanical and no updates on what was happening and how long the delay might be.

A first class seat should fit a fat person, and this doesn't. The trays in the armrest are less functional than an ordinary tray in the back of the seat.

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.

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