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Cheap Flights from Tucson to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$167
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$263
San Diego
San Diegononstop$197
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$283
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$332
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$303
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$329
Reno
Reno1 stop$277
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$247
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$167
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$263
San Diego
San Diegononstop$197
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$283
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$332
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$303
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$329
Reno
Reno1 stop$277
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$247

Book Cheap Tucson 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 Tucson 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 Tucson to California

Tue, Sep 1 - Wed, Sep 2
Southwest Logo
6:15 am - 11:40 am
TUS
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LAX
5h 25m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
1:25 pm - 7:05 pm
LAX
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TUS
5h 40m
2 stops
$167Southwest
Wed, May 20 - Wed, May 27
Southwest Logo
10:35 am - 12:10 pm
TUS
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LAX
1h 35mnonstop
Southwest Logo
6:35 am - 11:55 am
LAX
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TUS
5h 20m
1 stop
$174Southwest
Wed, Jun 3 - Tue, Jun 9
Southwest Logo
10:35 am - 12:10 pm
TUS
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LAX
1h 35mnonstop
Southwest Logo
8:00 am - 2:10 pm
LAX
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TUS
6h 10m
2 stops
$179Southwest
Tue, May 19 - Wed, May 20
American Airlines Logo
11:45 am - 1:28 pm
TUS
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LAX
1h 43mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
3:05 pm - 4:38 pm
LAX
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TUS
1h 33mnonstop
$180American Airlines
Wed, Jun 3 - Sat, Jun 6
Southwest Logo
6:35 pm - 10:30 pm
TUS
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LAX
3h 55m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
5:35 am - 9:00 am
LAX
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TUS
3h 25m
1 stop
$184Southwest
Tue, Jun 2 - Tue, Jun 2
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:45 am
TUS
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LAX
1h 45mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
3:21 pm - 4:55 pm
LAX
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TUS
1h 34mnonstop
$188American Airlines
Thu, May 28 - Thu, Jun 4
Delta Logo
6:50 am - 8:38 am
TUS
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LAX
1h 48mnonstop
Delta Logo
2:38 pm - 4:12 pm
LAX
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TUS
1h 34mnonstop
$191Delta
Tue, Jul 28 - Sat, Aug 1
Delta Logo
12:30 pm - 4:41 pm
TUS
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LAS
4h 11m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:15 pm - 9:57 pm
LAS
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TUS
4h 42m
1 stop
$215Delta
Sat, Jun 6 - Mon, Jun 8
United Airlines Logo
3:28 pm - 5:47 pm
TUS
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SFO
2h 19mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:57 pm - 11:26 pm
SFO
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TUS
2h 29mnonstop
$269United Airlines
Thu, Jun 25 - Mon, Jun 29
United Airlines Logo
9:04 am - 11:25 am
TUS
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SFO
2h 21mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:57 pm - 11:26 pm
SFO
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TUS
2h 29mnonstop
$281United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Tucson to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Tucson 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 Tucson 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 Tucson to California departing in September.

What is the cheapest Tucson to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Tucson found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $193 round-trip. The most popular route is from Tucson (TUS) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $193.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Tucson 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 $379 on average. Morning departures are around 6% 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 $593.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Tucson 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 $332, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Tucson 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 Tucson to California is June, when tickets cost $69 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and October, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,097 and $137 respectively.

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Tucson to California, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Tuesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from California, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Tucson 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 Tucson 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 Tucson to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 55% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$69
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 16% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.
Flight from Tucson to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking California flights

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

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Tucson 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 Tucson to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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    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 Tucson 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 Tucson to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $154 one-way - $293 round-trip; Los Angeles $188 one-way - $368 round-trip; San Francisco $293 one-way - $392 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Tucson to California

 
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8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4314 reviews
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
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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

8.0 ExcellentCheryl, Apr 2026
DEN - SBA
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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.

I had to change my flight last minute due to a medical emergency. Their agent was compassionate and extremely helpful. This airlines really cares about making travel, for fun, work, or an emergency a customer-focused experience. Thank you!

Tucson AS767 flight yesterday from Tucson to SeaTac international Flight left Tucson around 7:44 am My name is Tanya Blendheim and I had a horrible experience yesterday morning at Alaska Airlines desk leaving from Tucson AZ. The agent was extremely rude and questioned everything about my trip. First she said (in a less than pleasant tone) you know your flight boards in 8 minutes? And we stop checking luggage 15 minutes before boarding. I acknowledged the first statement, but said that I didn't know about the check bag policy. (Another passenger, a man, was right behind me and he was denied checking his bag, which made him have to go back to his car to leave liquids behind) I also needed wheelchair assistance for my friend. I ended getting the wheelchair myself. The agent also said I wasn't checked in, which I was. One person in our group was no longer flying. She also said I had to pay $40 to check my bag and that my bag was 6 pounds over. The thing is, everything she said to me was said in a sassy tone and that was not professional or necessary. There are ways of informing customers of what is happening, without being condescending or rude.

On time. .breakfast was especially good. First class service was special

See what I wrote in the previous section. This was a terrible experience. I would like refund.. I even paid an extra $70 for an aisle seat closer to the front to ensure that I got off early enough to catch the next flight. The fact that the plane did not wait, and even left eearlier, knowing that the first flight came in late, and was moved to a terminal three train stops away is appalling. My friend that flew JetBlue, their flight was delayed and came in later and the connecting flight WAITED for them. How is it that JetBlue could do that, and Alaska could not.

The seat on the plane out was broken and would not lean back. I have back problems and sitting up straight was hard on my lower back and caused pain for over half the flight. Since I paid extra for First Class so I would not have these issues. This needs to be addressed.

No headphones provided. No gf food. Only 1 beverage cart run sAN to HNL. Rarely saw crew members

The check-in crew for Alaska was rude, unhelpful, and the opposite of customer-centric. We arrived 50 minutes before our flight and were told it was too late to check baggage. When I asked what the cutoff was, the agent started speaking in codes “D50” and yelling to their manager who also spoke in codes. They then tried to speak to me using these codes and all I wanted to know was the time of the cutoff, which they would not — or could not — articulate. They booked me and my family on the next flight while smirking.

Generally Good. Outbound flight was marred by a continuously s creaming baby. Fortunately the flight was only 90 mins long it would be nice if people traveling with small childres could be centered in one part of the plane. Also, you need to adapt your servey to include a "not applicable " option for things like food and entertainment, which are not offered on shorter flights. I fily Alaska by choice as given all the cirumstances, I fel\el you do a good job.

A solidly good experience, but would’ve appreciated more communication with regards to travel delays.

I wasn’t aware that we needed to supply our own screens for entertainment

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

Like: flights are on time, good boarding process Can improve: planes are old, improve entertainment and make space more comfortable

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.

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