$105 Find Cheap Flights from Rochester to California

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Cheap Flights from Rochester to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$305
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$226
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$281
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$378
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$369
Fresno
Fresno2 stops$404
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo2 stops$383
Reno
Reno2 stops$302
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$277
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$305
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$226
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$281
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$378
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$369
Fresno
Fresno2 stops$404
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo2 stops$383
Reno
Reno2 stops$302
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$277

Book Cheap Rochester 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 Rochester 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 Rochester to California

Tue, Apr 21 - Tue, May 5
American Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 9:04 pm
ROC
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SFO
10h 34m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 7:10 pm
SFO
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ROC
10h 25m
1 stop
$226American Airlines
Tue, May 5 - Sat, May 9
American Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 9:04 pm
ROC
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SFO
10h 34m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 7:10 pm
SFO
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ROC
10h 25m
1 stop
$235American Airlines
Tue, Apr 21 - Tue, May 5
American Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 9:04 pm
ROC
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SFO
10h 34m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 7:10 pm
SFO
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ROC
10h 25m
1 stop
$239American Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Mon, Apr 27
United Airlines Logo
7:40 pm - 1:17 am
ROC
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SFO
8h 37m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:50 pm - 10:03 am
SFO
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ROC
8h 13m
1 stop
$255United Airlines
Fri, May 1 - Sat, May 9
Southwest Logo
4:00 pm - 11:05 pm
ROC
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LAS
10h 05m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
5:45 am - 6:05 pm
LAS
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ROC
9h 20m
1 stop
$274Southwest
Tue, Apr 14 - Sat, Apr 18
United Airlines Logo
6:20 am - 11:53 am
ROC
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SMF
8h 33m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:59 pm - 10:02 am
SMF
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ROC
7h 03m
1 stop
$277United Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Wed, Apr 22
Southwest Logo
6:40 pm - 10:50 pm
ROC
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LAS
7h 10m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
11:55 pm - 11:55 am
LAS
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ROC
9h 00m
2 stops
$278Southwest
Fri, May 8 - Fri, May 15
Delta Logo
6:17 pm - 11:10 pm
ROC
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LAS
7h 53m
1 stop
Delta Logo
12:05 pm - 12:33 am
LAS
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ROC
9h 28m
1 stop
$279Delta
Wed, Apr 29 - Tue, May 12
Delta Logo
6:18 am - 10:40 am
ROC
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LAS
7h 22m
1 stop
Delta Logo
12:05 pm - 12:33 am
LAS
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ROC
9h 28m
1 stop
$282Delta
Fri, Sep 11 - Mon, Sep 14
JetBlue Logo
1:38 pm - 9:29 pm
ROC
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ONT
10h 51m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
10:56 pm - 12:25 pm
ONT
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ROC
10h 29m
1 stop
$329JetBlue
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Rochester to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Rochester 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 Rochester, New York 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 Rochester, New York to California departing in April.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Rochester 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 Rochester to California is September, when tickets cost $313 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $538 and $456 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Rochester 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 Rochester 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 Rochester to California, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 47% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$105
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
Flight from Rochester to Las Vegas

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Rochester 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 Rochester 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 Rochester 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 Rochester 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 Rochester 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 5 airlines serving from Rochester to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Rochester 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 Rochester 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4331 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

8.0 ExcellentNicole, Mar 2026
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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.

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.

The cabin temperature was nice and cool. The wifi was not working.

As previously noted, this flight was great: departure was timely, the crew was friendly and attentive, and wifi connectivity was seamless. In particular, I appreciated that the flight attendant just told me to stow the laptop right before takeoff/landing, and trusted me to do so (which I did!).

Left a few minutes early. Got in 15 minutes early. Very attentive service on board. Very organized boarding.

There’s not much to say about a one hour flight. This is a connection from LA to RNO that I missed the previous night due to a mechanical check delay on my originating flight from JFK to LAX. The short flight itself was fine. Instructions from the pilot and crew were per usual. The coffee was barely lukewarm, which possibly was purposeful so we would down it quickly. Bags were already on carousel upon reaching baggage claim, which was excellent.

Delta continues to set the benchmark for traveler-friendly service with minimal disruption and clear communication within the mainland US (coast to coast). I am consistently pleased to be a Delta customer, and this experience once again met my expectations. There was a brief delay departing from MIA due to a technical issue that required the aircraft to return to the gate. However, the situation was handled professionally and transparently. Fortunately, my planned layover allowed ample buffer time, so the adjustment caused no stress. Overall, another smooth and reassuring experience.

Awesome! On time flight, early arrival, and a complimentary upgrade!

Was forced to check in my small carry on, even though I informed the crew it has very fragile items inside

They double booked seats, the gate staff changed my ticket as I was boarding she went over to the computer and changed it without telling me. She messed up an entire three row section for me and others. Other travelers were outraged but the gate staff were so rude, so condescending saying it wasn't their problem to solve. I would rate this a zero if I could. Will not fly Delta again I'll stick with United and American.

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.

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

I will never fly ANA again. They lost one of my large pieces of checked luggage, the heaviest one with the most valuable items in it, and they said they will not send me an email unless they can't find it, even though the paper they gave me to track the status of my lost luggage requires a code from an email they are supposed to send me so I can do baggage tracing. They claim to be an international airline, but they also insist on calling a Japanese telephone number to confirm where to send the lost baggage if they find it. It is impossible to find an actual contact email address for customer support on their website, and their AI chatbot is unhelpful, directing you to a webpage that says it is for contact information but does not have any actual email addresses or phone numbers listed on it. My seat in economy did not recline at all, even though I was not sitting in an exit row nor the very back row. I had to sit in the fully upright position for over ten hours of international travel. Awful experience overall.

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

Overall we had a good experience during our flight from San Francisco to Houston.

it was a very short flight so my expectations were low.

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

Flight delayed. WiFi connectivity very poor if not existant. Last minute arrival forced me to run to catch my connection.

The power at the seat didn't work and the seat itself was difficult to adjust - this was a business class seat. Flight attendant gave me miles to compensate. The attendant was very professional and on top of his game the entire flight.

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???!

Automated scanning was slow and somewhat haphazard. Too many people were unfamiliar with the tech and were forced to learn on the fly. The hands off approach of the gate staff made it more uncomfortable. This needs work. Overall the flight and cabin crew were excellent.

Crew were fantastic and so catering and wonderful! Full score for the entire crew!

Terrible. They canceled our early morning flight after midnight on the day of and had no available flights to rebook my family on for the next 72 hours. Yet they still had other flights that were not cancelled from JFK so it couldn’t be based on the weather. It felt like they canceled the flight based on it not being profitable enough for them. I am not interested in traveling with the again. The absolute worse customer service and lack of accountability.

First time flying with JetBlue and never again. I went to the counter to request meet and assist because I'm 74 and my wife is 79. I walk with a cane and my wife is handicapped and has her own wheel chair. I told the agent that my wife and luggage was at the entrance door. The ticketing agent said to me that they don't offer meet and assist. I need to bring them our luggage and then go back and get my wife in order to get my boarding pass. As I went back to get my luggage a Southwest agent along with a TSA agent recognized the situation and came over and took my wife and luggage to the JetBlue ticketing counter alongside the line and told the JetBlue agent to issue to take our luggage as soon as they could.

Very pleasant flight attendants. Gate crew rather loud chatting with each other.

Plane was in bad shape. TV’s and WiFi didn’t work. Plane need a refresh. Not enough room for bags.

Everything was great. I liked the text updates so that I never miss a gate change & I have all the latest info.

Worst flight experience ever flights canceled. JetBlue told us just did not even bother standing in line to come back in one and a half hours then without any information we had to go pick up all of our luggage and spend over $2000 in accommodation just to get home. JetBlue said that the next flight available for us to get home would be three days later. Absolutely absurd hasn’t offered to give us any compensation do not fly JetBlue horrible company. They said it was based on the weather and the weather is great in all locations that we would’ve been flying to total hoax. I think it’s a conspiracy theory.

Communication since no reason or explanation was given for 3 hrs delay

Excellent. Although they used to greet me as a mosaic member and provide a free drink, early boarding helps me to keep coming back to JetBlue.

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.

Smooth flight. From the early boarding and all were on board before departure time and arrived early in ONT. Great crew. Thank you!!!!

The flight was significantly delayed for 6.5 hours because of snow. There was no communication once the plane returned to the gate regarding when the flight would resume. Other flights were departing while our flight was being unloaded for reasons unknown. Our flight also seemed out of the queue regarding further deicing, refueling, and waiting to Taxi to the runway.

They are always late and seats was also not having working charger

did not have enough meal for first class passengers so offer us snack

Amazing I love American. I’ll never fly anyone else if I can help it.

Tell the crew (when boarding) to yell at the imbeciles blocking us from walking up to scan. I promise everyone crowds around and half of us (most the time I’m group 4) have to push our way through. Your staff is awesome, the public - not so much-

Everything about the flight was lovely. My only suggestion would be to offer a few more options of tv series from Apple TV or HBO.

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