$37 Find Cheap Flights from San Jose to California

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Best California Flight Deals from San Jose

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$84
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$223
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$81
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$157
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$211
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$288
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$693
Arcata
Arcata2 stops$742
Redding
Redding1 stop$272
Imperial
Imperial1 stop$366
Reno
Renononstop$77
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$147
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$84
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$223
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$81
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$157
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$211
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$288
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$693
Arcata
Arcata2 stops$742
Redding
Redding1 stop$272
Imperial
Imperial1 stop$366
Reno
Renononstop$77
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$147

Cheap Flights from San Jose to California

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Jose 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 San Jose to California

Mon, Jun 30 - Thu, Jul 3
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:30 amSJC-LAS
1h 30mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:09 pm - 11:34 pmLAS-SJC
1h 25mnonstop
$76Spirit Airlines
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Mon, Sep 29 - Thu, Oct 2
Southwest Logo
8:00 am - 9:00 amSJC-RNO
1h 00mnonstop
Southwest Logo
7:00 pm - 8:05 pmRNO-SJC
1h 05mnonstop
$77Southwest
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Mon, Aug 4 - Tue, Aug 5
Delta Logo
1:35 pm - 3:11 pmSJC-LAS
1h 36mnonstop
Delta Logo
12:15 pm - 1:52 pmLAS-SJC
1h 37mnonstop
$77Delta
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Thu, Aug 7 - Mon, Aug 11
Southwest Logo
7:00 am - 8:10 amSJC-BUR
1h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
3:15 pm - 4:25 pmBUR-SJC
1h 10mnonstop
$77Southwest
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Thu, Jul 31 - Thu, Aug 7
Spirit Airlines Logo
4:22 pm - 5:53 pmSJC-LAS
1h 31mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:29 pm - 11:54 pmLAS-SJC
1h 25mnonstop
$78Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Aug 19 - Wed, Aug 27
Delta Logo
2:29 pm - 4:05 pmSJC-LAS
1h 36mnonstop
Delta Logo
5:37 pm - 10:49 pmLAS-SJC
5h 12m1 stop
$87Delta
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Mon, Jun 30 - Fri, Jul 4
Frontier Logo
2:18 pm - 3:49 pmSJC-LAS
1h 31mnonstop
Frontier Logo
11:55 am - 1:23 pmLAS-SJC
1h 28mnonstop
$92Frontier
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Tue, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 10
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:37 am - 8:15 amSJC-SAN
1h 38mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:43 am - 10:23 amSAN-SJC
1h 40mnonstop
$97Alaska Airlines
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Mon, Jul 14 - Thu, Jul 17
Frontier Logo
2:12 pm - 3:47 pmSJC-LAS
1h 35mnonstop
Frontier Logo
4:32 pm - 6:04 pmLAS-SJC
1h 32mnonstop
$99Frontier
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Sat, Sep 6 - Tue, Sep 9
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:20 am - 11:52 amSJC-SAN
1h 32mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:43 am - 10:23 amSAN-SJC
1h 40mnonstop
$124Alaska Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Jose to California flights

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

What is the cheapest San Jose to California flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from San Jose to California.

The cheapest ticket to California from San Jose found in the last 72 hours was to San Diego, at $80 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Jose (SJC) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $161.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Jose 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 $336, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Jose 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 Jose to California is October, when tickets cost $86 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $217 and $213 respectively.

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

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

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

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Jose 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 Jose 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 Jose to California, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
High seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$37
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 21% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.
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Flights from San Jose to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from San Jose to California 
Verified travelerFlew with Spirit AirlinesSJC-LAXNov 2024
Make sure to arrive at the airport early. On my recent flight from LAX to San Jose, the plane departed 20 minutes ahead of schedule. It seemed like all passengers were on board, and the aircraft was ready for takeoff.
MohammadFlew with Spirit AirlinesSJC-BURSep 2024
The TSA process is very short and quick. No need to come 2 hours ahead.
JamesFlew with Alaska AirlinesSJC-SANJun 2024
It’s pretty simple there. It’s one of the better airports.TSA has never been a problem for me there it moves and is mostly efficient… I was happy that we didn’t have to takeoff our shoes, which surprised me. They’re always seems to be long walk to the gates coming and going not sure why that is
JoonwonFlew with Alaska AirlinesSJC-SANApr 2024
The airplane is a quite small one, compared to the regular size, so pls be ready for some restrictions on carry on bags.

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San Jose 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 Jose 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 Jose 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 Jose 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 Jose 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 in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $170 on average. Morning departures are around 58% 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 $268.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from San Jose to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $76 one-way - $125 round-trip; Los Angeles $130 one-way - $245 round-trip; San Diego $82 one-way - $141 round-trip

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Jose 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 Jose 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 10000 reviews
7.1Food
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
7.1Entertainment
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Great crew, smooth flight and landing. Wish they would offer Dr. Pepper and a choice of flavors of pretzels.

8.0 ExcellentCatlin, Jun 2025SJC - PDX
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Great crew, smooth flight and landing. Wish they would offer Dr. Pepper and a choice of flavors of pretzels.

Wish I got An email stating that I needed to check in at hawaiian even if I made my ticket thru alaska. I had to walk to terminal A from Terminal B.

These questions are hard to answer. It was not until I checked in that I learned my flight was going to Seattle for a connection and not Portland. I did not get notified, or asked, about this change by Alaska or Kayak. Thankfully I made this flight; but missed the connecting flight and it took me much longer to get home. A service representative for Alaska says this happens frequently with third party companies, like Kayak. Please please figure that out.

It was my first time flying Alaska Airlines and first time flying from Santa Rosa airport. The staff was very professional and friendly. Their instructions were clear and any question was answered satisfactorily. My seat was comfortable and the in-flight beverage service very adequate for the duration of the flight. We arrived ahead of the scheduled landing time and deplaning was simple. I look forward to flying with Alaska again.

Flight attendant took my carefully folded coat and flung it across the aisle to the bin across the way. Where one of the passengers rescued it for me, because that just wasn’t right!!

the flight was delayed twice and then delayed from taking off.

I’m New to Alaska Airlines. I was not able to connect to WiFi on either leg of my flights to/from Santa Rosa. Otherwise, it was an enjoyable ride.

All good. Great food and entertainment when there isn’t any on a one hour flight

Flight was delayed twice, I was forced to check my bag, and the only offered water or apple juice on the flight

The flight was delayed over two and a half hours thus causing me to miss my best friend’s funeral. All because the flight crew had to get more rest. That was the reason stated. I understand however very unfortunate. Glad everyone is well rested and resting in peace.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

I recently flew Southwest from San Jose to Honolulu. I was very impressed with the flight crew, especially the flight attendant in charge of the front of the plane. She came through the aisle at least five times for drinks and water, and two times for snacks. I have not seen such service since I flew first class. Also, for the first time, they gave us the correct baggage claim number, and the luggage came out quickly. I can't wait for Southwest to have assigned seating! I absolutely hate the Cattle Call boarding procedure and the mad dash to get seats and overhead bins. However, the boarding was efficient.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a hell hole of an airport. It is the new LaGuardia. Everything Cobbled together. Security gates closed. Terri directional signage

I will be flying again Southwest Airlines. Friendly crew, comfortable and affordable.

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

Boarding was a breeze, however, two of the flights that I boarded with Spirit did not have Wi-Fi available.

Very good. Nothing more or less than expected. No complaints.

My experience with the spirit as a first time it was OK, but the seats need a little cushion, the problem I had the most impacted me was when checking in the scales were so off and wrong. It will tell that you would have more weight, which was not true. The scale was say that it had Thirty Eight Pounds, when get in the labels when we send the luggage into the band. It says that it was overweight. I really really dislike that because the scales are not accurate. If I use Spirit and I have that issue again. That will be my last time flying with the spirit, even though I like so much to service the planes, and everything else

hahaha we are delayed for one hour plus.. but thx we arrived San Diego safe

Worst airline ever! The guy weighing my bag had his foot on the metal plate and when I called him out on it, I got this stupid little smirk. La is a scam and so is Spirit Airlines. All the flight attendants looked like they hated our flight just as much as we did.

Last minute 2-3 hr delay in flight schedule; no explanation Unexpected extra $52 charge What's the benefit of choosing a cheap airline if you trick people last minute and force them to pay extra last minute? Did not appreciate being cornered.

Unclear pricing; ended up being charged an extra $52 just to get onboard

Spirit is awful. Too expensive for what you get. Stop nickel and diming.

would be great to get basic water, soda at least and stop charging for carry ons

Your crew is a representation of your Standards and Values. The crew from Seattle to LAX, was very disappointing. The crew was more interested in hanging out at the lobby area. Talking, laughing loudly and eating all the snacks. They did not do regular rounds to see if customers needed anything. This was a huge disappointment. I will no longer be flying with your airlines moving forward.

They canceled flight. Hard to believe there was even a plane incoming for us to get on

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

Plane was down graded and I lost my uncharged exit row with more leg room. No mention or offer of refund from podium. Flight attendant was nice to explain this happens often and that I could request a refund via online form submission. I did this and have heard nothing back.

Horrendous. I do not recommend Frontier. The passengers lack manners and decency, and the flight attendants lack professionalism. If I wasn’t in a bind to fly with 48 hours notice for a job interview, I would not have selected a flight with Frontier and I never plan to fly with them in the future.

The seats were hard molded plastic covered in plastic vinyl. And the scam to charge people extra to sit together. Don’t they know we can just ask someone to trade seats. And watching the staff separate young children from parents… super classy. We had to guilt them into offering up our seats. This companies policies suck. Don’t give them your money.

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

It was a short flight so no food or entertainment….

Frontier had yet another flight cancellation. Have never made a complete round trip with this airline without at least one leg getting cancelled. Miserable flights - dirty, uncomfortable planes that apparently always have issues since I've had multiple delays and cancellations with them.

Flight was delayed 3 times, would have been nice to have received text message instead of email notifications. Frontier app wasn’t even updated accordingly, no gate number disclosed. No agent at front desk of gate to inform of delay. Very confused and left if the dark

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