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Cheap Flights from Traverse City to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$349
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$344
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$349
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$506
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$349
Reno
Reno1 stop$349
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$349
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$344
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$349
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$506
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$349
Reno
Reno1 stop$349

Book Cheap Traverse City 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 Traverse City 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 Traverse City to California

Sat, Oct 3 - Tue, Oct 6
United Airlines Logo
10:25 am - 3:32 pm
TVC
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LAS
8h 07m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 6:35 pm
LAS
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TVC
6h 35m
1 stop
$271United Airlines
Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 20
United Airlines Logo
10:25 am - 3:32 pm
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LAS
8h 07m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:15 am - 2:27 pm
LAS
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TVC
6h 12m
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$305United Airlines
Sat, Oct 3 - Tue, Oct 6
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:27 am
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LAS
6h 27m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:47 am - 11:51 pm
LAS
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TVC
9h 04m
2 stops
$308United Airlines
Fri, Sep 18 - Sat, Sep 26
American Airlines Logo
7:16 pm - 11:00 pm
TVC
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LAS
6h 44m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:37 pm - 11:55 am
LAS
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TVC
10h 18m
1 stop
$310American Airlines
Wed, Aug 19 - Sun, Aug 23
American Airlines Logo
5:13 pm - 10:35 pm
TVC
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LAS
8h 22m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:53 pm - 11:37 am
LAS
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TVC
8h 44m
1 stop
$311American Airlines
Fri, Aug 21 - Tue, Aug 25
United Airlines Logo
2:05 pm - 6:24 pm
TVC
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SFO
7h 19m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:00 pm - 10:21 pm
SFO
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TVC
7h 21m
1 stop
$344United Airlines
Sat, Dec 5 - Wed, Dec 16
Delta Logo
12:05 pm - 6:27 pm
TVC
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SAN
9h 22m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 5:10 pm
SAN
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TVC
7h 55m
1 stop
$349Delta
Thu, Aug 27 - Mon, Aug 31
Delta Logo
6:30 pm - 11:46 pm
TVC
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SMF
8h 16m
2 stops
Delta Logo
6:45 pm - 9:55 am
SMF
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TVC
12h 10m
2 stops
$359Delta
Wed, Oct 28 - Sat, Oct 31
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:53 am - 7:42 pm
TVC
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SJC
10h 49m
2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 11:28 pm
SJC
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TVC
12h 28m
2 stops
$701Alaska Airlines
Tue, Dec 8 - Sat, Dec 12
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:53 am - 10:33 pm
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SJC
13h 40m
2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:20 am - 11:28 pm
SJC
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TVC
10h 08m
2 stops
$730Alaska Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Traverse City to California flights

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How much is a round-trip flight from Traverse City 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 Traverse City to California departing in September.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Traverse City to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Traverse City 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 Traverse City to California is August, when tickets cost $167 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $348 and $308 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$203
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 30% increase in price.
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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Traverse City to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Traverse City 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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7.9
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12607 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.0Entertainment
7.1Food
8.5Crew
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Part of the first class package is luggage. We checked our luggage in easily but our luggage should be one of the first bags off when we land. On both flights this was not the case. The lounge in Kauai is awful. Food and drinks were excellent on the flight. Service was attentive. On the flight over we arrived 45 minutes early. Like last time the same thing happened in a previous flight. The problem both times was waiting in the plane for 30 minutes so that a spot to unload could open.

6.0 GoodTom, Jun 2026
LIH - OAK
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Part of the first class package is luggage. We checked our luggage in easily but our luggage should be one of the first bags off when we land. On both flights this was not the case. The lounge in Kauai is awful. Food and drinks were excellent on the flight. Service was attentive. On the flight over we arrived 45 minutes early. Like last time the same thing happened in a previous flight. The problem both times was waiting in the plane for 30 minutes so that a spot to unload could open.

There were 5 delays IN TOTAL there and back. And we got a $12 food voucher, RIDICULOUS. Will never fly Alaska again!

The flight was on time, seats were comfortable, crew is friendly and professional. Nice flight overall. Thanks!

We showed up to our gate less than 15 minutes after boarding started and they wouldn’t let us in. It was still 15 minutes even before take off so we’re weren’t even late to the flight.

The plane was delayed almost 3 hours. I had a first class seat and there was no food loaded due to the late night departure (no nuts, not meal and no cookie), and the first class bathroom was out of order. Truly a disappointment all around.

I was very surprised that at the Seattle airport, Alaska's main hub, that the gates were very small and very close together, and it was very hard to discourage between my flight, and the flight next to us going to Boise and the flight next to that going to Denver. Denver. The audio for all three Gates was at the same level, and almost impossible to differentiate unless they actually said their flight number and location. Location. People tried to get on our plane, before they were ready, because they were confused about the Denver announcements. We were on a Boeing 737- 800 00, that must have recently been redone. It actually had USB--c ports which really surprised me. The Apu was out on the plane, so when we got on it was very very hot. A lot of people were complaining. The gate agents were very professional, but it was a lot going on and even though there were two of them, I think they could have used another person to help them. Mandy was particularly helpful in getting me a window seat. Flight crew was up to the usual Alaska airline standard, which is very high. Can we please get another snack then garlic pretzels? It would also be nice, if they knew ahead that the flight was full, to offer to let us check in our bags for free at baggage check, and not at the gate!

On time, good seats, not overly full, up beast positive crew.

People were friendly. Flight was a little delayed. Maybe I missed the reason for it. Overall a nice experience.

The flight itself was great. But we had to wait over an hour to deplane so I missed my train. Not the crews fault. They were wonderful!

Great trip. No complaints. Impressed with the crew’s response to various challenges pre-boarding.

Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.

Love me some Delta. One of the few airlines to recognize and support veterans. Easy boarding, flight was on time and arrived early and the flight attendants were excellent on this flight.

We sat on the runway for over an hour before departure. That was unwelcome.

Flight delayed four separate times. I’m now one hour hours late to landing.

worst flight ever from Delta, it got delayed and kept on delaying..

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.

Meh. A late flight meant I missed my connections, and a 2pm LAX arrival turned into gettin in after midnight.

It was good until there was a 3 hour delay because there was not any pilots to fly the plane.

Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.

Food could have been better. A little more leg room would have been appreciated.

Know that the movies that you are going to be offered are the oldest be rated movies they could possibly get. They may have one or two new movies that they keep advertising but when you’re flying 15 hours, there is nothing to see past the first new movie.

This was an overnight flight, and in the morning they did know coffee service. How you can throw passengers in a San Francisco airport at 5:40 a.m. in the morning and not giving them Coffee is a crime.

Our flight was delayed several Times due to mechanical issues. Although I understand this may happen at times, it was very inconvenient and we had to book a hotel for an overnight stay. We were traveling with my 3-yo grandson and waiting at the airport from noon until 6:30pm with no reassurance that our next rescheduled flight would depart, we had to decide what’s best for him. A day later, I found out that I may be able to demand compensation if my flight is delayed more than 4 hours. I will hav to read the fine print next time.

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

Like: departed and arrived on time. Unlike: Food options for purchase allways bad, 1 of 2 of the crew members not very friendly at all. Seats and leg room aweful. At this point I am thinking on switching to AA.

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Packed flight, which makes it tough on crew and boarding staff (and the customers of course). But this was great boarding, clear instructions, etc. Traveling on the weekends are always fraught with danger as you have families and less frequent flyers thus more confusion. But this flight went as planned.

Destroyed my suitcase. Tired of talking about it. Cancelling my unite mileage plus account.

New plane was lovely. Crew customer service is always lax but expected. Kraft on time and arrived safely.

Some sort of compensation for missing work because of a cancelled flight that was United’s fault

The flight attendant was very polite and attentive. The food was good.

Flight cancelled. Twice. And no communication. No gate agent. Went past boarding time and had to go and see email from AA. Airport communication was bad

It was so much better than expected, Ohare is not such a pleasant experience but American Airlines with the new, clean aeroplane and free Wi-Fi was outstanding and the crew so pleasant and helpful.

Was put into a seat right behind the toilet that had no entertainment possible but did have plenty of leg room over noisy part of plane.

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.

There was over an hour delay to get my bags. Communication should have been better.

The entertainment box wasn’t working. The food was mediocre. The fruit was warm. The tiny salad was good. The champagne wasn’t cold. I really expected more from First Class.

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