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Cheap Flights from San José to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$416
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$585
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$397
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$462
Redding
Redding1 stop$586
Reno
Reno1 stop$367
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$440
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$416
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$585
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$397
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$462
Redding
Redding1 stop$586
Reno
Reno1 stop$367
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$440

Book Cheap San José 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 San José 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 San José to California

Sat, Sep 12 - Thu, Sep 17
United Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 7:56 pm
SJO
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RNO
12h 11m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:39 pm - 7:15 am
RNO
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SJO
11h 36m
1 stop
$367United Airlines
Sat, Sep 12 - Thu, Sep 17
United Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 5:41 pm
SJO
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RNO
9h 56m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
3:55 pm - 12:21 pm
RNO
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SJO
19h 26m
2 stops
$371United Airlines
Mon, Jun 1 - Thu, Jun 4
United Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 11:58 pm
SJO
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RNO
16h 13m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 9:15 pm
RNO
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SJO
25h 20m
3 stops
$383United Airlines
Fri, Oct 9 - Sun, Oct 18
Copa Airlines Logo
4:08 am - 6:30 pm
SJO
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SAN
15h 22m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
9:07 pm - 9:58 am
SAN
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SJO
11h 51m
1 stop
$397Copa Airlines
Sat, Oct 10 - Wed, Oct 14
Copa Airlines Logo
6:17 pm - 6:30 pm
SJO
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SAN
25h 13m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
9:07 pm - 6:24 pm
SAN
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SJO
20h 17m
1 stop
$410Copa Airlines
Wed, Sep 9 - Sat, Sep 19
American Airlines Logo
1:05 pm - 10:52 am
SJO
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SMF
22h 47m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 11:05 am
SMF
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SJO
19h 15m
2 stops
$463American Airlines
Wed, Sep 9 - Fri, Sep 25
American Airlines Logo
1:05 pm - 9:55 am
SJO
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RNO
21h 50m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
1:50 pm - 11:05 am
RNO
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SJO
20h 15m
2 stops
$473American Airlines
Sat, Sep 19 - Sat, Sep 26
Avianca Logo
3:10 pm - 9:45 pm
SJO
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ONT
7h 35m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
11:35 pm - 8:45 am
ONT
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SJO
8h 10m
1 stop
$562Avianca
Sat, Sep 19 - Sat, Sep 26
Avianca Logo
3:10 pm - 9:45 pm
SJO
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ONT
7h 35m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
11:35 pm - 8:45 am
ONT
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SJO
8h 10m
1 stop
$583Avianca
Fri, Jul 24 - Wed, Aug 12
Alaska Airlines Logo
1:06 am - 8:57 pm
SJO
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SFO
20h 51m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:08 pm - 11:46 pm
SFO
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SJO
48h 38m
2 stops
$636Alaska Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San José 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 San José 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 San José to California departing in August.

What is the cheapest San José to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from San José found in the last 3 days was to Los Angeles, at $293 round-trip. The most popular route is from San José (SJO) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 3 days was $293.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from San José 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 afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $306 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $488.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San José 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 $489, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José 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 San José to California is November, when tickets cost $339 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $581 and $510 respectively.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to California on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Monday. On your return trip to San José, you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San José 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 San José 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 San José to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 7% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$163
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Flight from San José to Las Vegas

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San José 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 San José 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 San José 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 San José 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 San José 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 San José to the following destinations at these prices or less: Los Angeles $282 one-way - $468 round-trip; San Francisco $282 one-way - $605 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San José to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José 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 San José 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.
7.9
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12398 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.5Crew
7.0Entertainment
Airline reviews

The gate agents begged us to check our carryons. They BEGGED us, over and over, and said that the flight was completely, totally full, and said that if we don't check our bags, it will cause huge delays. They finally said that "group suchandsuch will be required to check bags!" So I checked mine. Well, the flight wasn't close to being full, and many of the overhead compartments were *empty*! Moreover, my bag was delayed at the carousel, and it wasn't on the carousel that was posted. COME ON, AIRLINE, you can look at the seating for the flight on your computer and decide whether it's really necessary to beg and beg and beg people to go through the hassle of checking their bags! This is annoying as hell and makes me not want to use your crummy airline ever again.

4.0 OkayBryan, May 2026
SBP - SAN
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The gate agents begged us to check our carryons. They BEGGED us, over and over, and said that the flight was completely, totally full, and said that if we don't check our bags, it will cause huge delays. They finally said that "group suchandsuch will be required to check bags!" So I checked mine. Well, the flight wasn't close to being full, and many of the overhead compartments were *empty*! Moreover, my bag was delayed at the carousel, and it wasn't on the carousel that was posted. COME ON, AIRLINE, you can look at the seating for the flight on your computer and decide whether it's really necessary to beg and beg and beg people to go through the hassle of checking their bags! This is annoying as hell and makes me not want to use your crummy airline ever again.

A gluten free option I could actually eat would have been nice.

On this flight there wer only 25 people on board. So no one in 5 rows ahead of me and noone in 7 rows behind me. So very chill.

I hate it when I was forced to check my carry on and there were over 12 spots for bags in the overhead compartments even after everyone was on. So idiotic. It would be so simple for the crew to report lack of space directly instead of an arbitrary number or whatever you smart upper level people make up.

Flight delayed no communication. The gate was changed so many times.

It departed an hour and a half late because the crew got in late the previous night due to weather related problems. So we got into LA later than anticipated and traffic was much worse.

Good. I didn’t order food and there was no entertainment available.

It is a hassle to not have entertainment screens on the backs of the seats.

I had to cancel this trip due to medical reasons. I took out flight insurance but I was unable to cancel my reservation on either Kayak or Alaska. I need proof that I did not take this flight to get my refund. I have tried for a week and a half together that information from either Kayak or Alaska but so far I have gotten no response. I am very disappointed!

Attentive and kind staff. Decent boarding for wheelchair bound partner, off boarding is a little lengthy due to waiting for everyone to deplane before aisle chair can arrive. Not sure if there’s a better option.

Smooth flight. Easy boarding. Come early. Check in line is long

Quick boarding and check in.. but premium seats don’t recline.. very hard to relax. But overall, it was a Great a satisfying experience.. Thank You

If they listen to you especially when there’s a problem with a passport now I lost my tickets and also my seat money

The worst airline I have ever experienced. Terrible customer service. Absolutely disgraceful

Checking bags at the airport, very confusing they make lines for different flights but they don’t have any signs, so if you are on the wrong line be aware they will send you to the end of the correct line. No priority for check in even if you pay and no priority to disabled persons and elderly persons.

Despite all the negative reviews, I took Volaris with a family of 4 (including a toddler and infant in arms). The only compliant was they charged me $70 to gate check our wagon (which we use as a stroller) and then it was not available for pickup at the gate (which is the entire point), so we had to get through customs and the airport with our luggage and no way to push our kids :(

Après avoir manqué l’avion aucune aide de la part des agents à l’aéroport pour trouver un autre vol

Más comida no cobrar tanto por los asientos y comida food

Worst airline ever!! Delays in all my flights!!! Do not flight with Volaris!

The departures screens in the airport showed the flight as canceled for some weird reason, but when I got to the gate just to double check, it showed it as on time, and not canceled. This was confusing, but ultimately I was able to get to where I needed to go.

I was flying business class, and the French fellow passengers were super noisy. It was not a comfortable flight. And the crew was not helpful.

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.

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

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

Boarding was quick & efficient; they gave boarding groups due priority; staff & air crew were very cordial and helpful, pleasant flight.

As always, Copa Airlines is great to fly on. The flights are always on time, the staff are pleasant and helpful and it's always a wonderful flying experience.

Cops Airlines is fantastic! The level of care and professionalism provided by the entire crew was top rate.

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?

The flight to Houston the agents were not very helpful

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 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!

The crew was great! They waited for me as Air Canada flight was delayed by 1:15 hours from Ottawa to Toronto. I am a bit disappointed that we could only use wifi for entertainment but I survived! The only thing I would of liked is a more comfortable seat. The seat cushions are not thick enough for flights longer than 3 hours. Aside from that, everything was great.

Seating was tight. Seats don't recline. Initial flight was cancelled. Lost two days of vacation.

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.

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

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

6 hour flight and have to pay for everything 100 dollars to add a carry-on bag is insane

Usb plugs for charging your phone does not work in every flight. uncomfortable chairs even in higher categories.

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