$31 Find Cheap Flights to California

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Best California Flight Deals

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$77
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$70
San Diego
San Diegononstop$56
San Jose
San Josenonstop$77
Palm Springs
Palm Springsnonstop$111
Fresno
Fresnononstop$77
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispononstop$133
Bakersfield
Bakersfieldnonstop$169
Arcata
Arcatanonstop$124
Redding
Reddingnonstop$169
Imperial
Imperialnonstop$152
Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Lakes2 stops$1,201
Merced
Mercednonstop$241
Reno
Reno1 stop$84
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$77
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$77
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$70
San Diego
San Diegononstop$56
San Jose
San Josenonstop$77
Palm Springs
Palm Springsnonstop$111
Fresno
Fresnononstop$77
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispononstop$133
Bakersfield
Bakersfieldnonstop$169
Arcata
Arcatanonstop$124
Redding
Reddingnonstop$169
Imperial
Imperialnonstop$152
Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Lakes2 stops$1,201
Merced
Mercednonstop$241
Reno
Reno1 stop$84
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$77

Book Cheap California Plane Tickets

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

Wed, Nov 12 - Tue, Nov 18
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:30 amLAX-SFO
1h 30mnonstop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:36 amSFO-LAX
1h 36mnonstop
$70Hawaiian Airlines
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Mon, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 6
Frontier Logo
11:20 am - 12:55 pmSFO-LAX
1h 35mnonstop
Frontier Logo
6:08 pm - 7:44 pmLAX-SFO
1h 36mnonstop
$77Frontier
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Thu, Aug 14 - Mon, Aug 18
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:35 pm - 11:57 pmLAX-SFO
1h 22mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:07 pm - 11:44 pmSFO-LAX
1h 37mnonstop
$91Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Oct 3 - Sat, Oct 18
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:25 amLAX-SFO
1h 25mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
5:46 pm - 7:17 pmSFO-LAX
1h 31mnonstop
$99United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 15 - Wed, Oct 15
American Airlines Logo
12:05 pm - 1:27 pmLAX-SFO
1h 22mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
5:00 pm - 6:31 pmSFO-LAX
1h 31mnonstop
$102American Airlines
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Fri, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 6
Delta Logo
5:55 am - 7:24 amSFO-LAX
1h 29mnonstop
Delta Logo
6:30 am - 7:51 amLAX-SFO
1h 21mnonstop
$107Delta
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Sat, Aug 2 - Thu, Aug 7
Delta Logo
6:05 am - 7:29 amLAX-SFO
1h 24mnonstop
Delta Logo
8:55 am - 10:32 amSFO-LAX
1h 37mnonstop
$109Delta
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Tue, Jul 8 - Tue, Jul 8
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 8:29 amLAX-SFO
1h 29mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:00 am - 12:29 pmSFO-LAX
1h 29mnonstop
$111Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Thu, Nov 20
American Airlines Logo
7:30 pm - 8:55 pmLAX-SFO
1h 25mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
6:40 am - 8:09 amSFO-LAX
1h 29mnonstop
$123American Airlines
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Tue, Jul 1 - Fri, Jul 11
United Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 9:40 amSEA-LAX
2h 55mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:25 pm - 10:16 pmLAX-SEA
2h 51mnonstop
$188United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to California

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

What is the cheapest flight to California?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to California from the United States found in the last 72 hours was to San Jose, at $28 round-trip. The most popular route is Atlanta (ATL) to Los Angeles (LAX) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $55.

How much is a flight to California?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to California from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

A flight to California costs $307 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was $23 for the route Santa Ana (SNA) to Oakland (OAK). The most popular routes on KAYAK are San Francisco to Burbank which costs $226 on average, and Houston to Los Angeles, which costs $473 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly from the United States to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from the United States 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 the United States to California is September, when tickets cost $311 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $411 and $390 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from the United States to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights 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 the United States to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in California?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in California is Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX), with an average flight price of $50.


Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$31
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 9% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
Flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco

FAQs - booking California flights

  • What’s the closest airport to Yosemite National Park?

    The closest airport to Yosemite National Park with regular flights is the Fresno-Yosemite International airport (FAT), 2h 30m from Yosemite Valley. Alternatively, and within the same distance from Yosemite, you can book flights to California operated by Allegiant Air and United Airlines that land at Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK).

  • I’m going to Disneyland. Which airports can I fly into and which is the best?

    There are four airports in California that you can fly into when visiting Disneyland. Those are John Wayne Orange County Airport (SNA), Long Beach Airport, Ontario International Airport (ONT), and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). John Wayne Airport is the best because it’s the closest one to the resort (14 mi) and, like LAX, it’s also served by the Disneyland Resort Express bus.

  • What’s the closest airport to Napa Valley?

    Sonoma County Airport (STS) is the closest airport to Napa Valley, just 1 hr away. American Airlines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines fly there from most cities in the United States. However, if you want more options of airlines serving multiple destinations, you can look for flights to Oakland International Airport (OAK) or Sacramento International Airport (SMF), both 1h 30m from Napa Valley.

  • I’m traveling to Hollywood. What’s the best airport to fly into?

    The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the most convenient and offers a wider selection of airlines and flights, but it’s one of the busiest airports in the United States, and it’s 35m from Hollywood. Alternatively, you can look for flights to California that land at Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), which is just 20m from Hollywood.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from the United States 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 the United States to California.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from the United States 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 the United States 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 the United States 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 the United States 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 the United States 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 day to fly to California?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to California is Friday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $340. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $529 on average.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for cheap airfare to California? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to California for the following prices or less: From Denver $463, from Dallas/Fort Worth $475, from Boston $696
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest California flight deals.
  • If you’re planning to travel to one of the two main cities in California, San Francisco and Los Angeles, you should look for flights to airports in neighboring cities. Los Angeles is close to Long Beach (30m), Burbank (15m), and Ontario (40m). San Francisco is close to Oakland (20m) on the East Bay and San Jose (50m).
  • If you’re traveling to San Francisco, your first thought is to look for flights that land at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). However, if you want to avoid a busy airport, you can search for flights to the nearby airports Oakland International Airport (OAK) (30m by car) and San Jose International Airport (SJC) (45m by car).
  • Passengers traveling to Los Angeles can choose to fly into alternative airports like Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) and Long Beach Airport (LGB), but for most, Los Angeles International is still the most convenient option, only 25m from the city center. A taxi costs around $47 flat rate, and a one-way ticket on the LAX FlyAway Bus to the city center costs about $8.
  • Business travelers visiting Silicon Valley should look for nonstop flights to San Jose International Airport. Most major airlines fly there nonstop from other American cities and destinations in Asia and Europe, and the airport is only a 15m drive from the world’s most famous tech hub.
  • If you’re traveling with your dog, you’ll find pet relief areas in all airports in the Golden State. If choosing the airport with the best pet relief area is important when looking for flights to California, then the Los Angeles International Airport and the San Diego International Airport (SAN) have the best facilities.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United States to California. 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 the United States 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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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
7.1Food
7.1Entertainment
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Passengers were not informed timely of delays. The staff appeared like they didn't really care about the passengers.

6.0 GoodDarrilynn, Jun 2025SEA - SFO
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Passengers were not informed timely of delays. The staff appeared like they didn't really care about the passengers.

Both flights were delayed going to our destination and leaving, and communication about the delays was not great by the airlines, now the crews were phenomenal and great to be around!!

Delayed. It's not our first flight with them either, it's actually our 3rd and all 3 were delayed by hours each time. It was a myriad of delays. On one flight we boarded after being delayed for a little over an hr, only to be told we were going to sit in the plane for another hour before departing. Once landed, we waited another 40ish min to get to our gate. On another flight, flight was delayed just under 3 hrs but atleast we got to wait it out at the airport terminal. Its just a bad experience overall flying with Alaska Airlines.

Flight was delayed for weather, then delayed for mechanical, then just cancelled. Once mechanical problems started I wish you had just started offering rebooking options (at the same airport). I felt my trip was not a priority for you. I called you, I asked for a better option (than changing airports), then I had to literally run around the airport making it happen. Do better.

I would've liked to have the seat tablets like before to view movies, with long travels not everyone carries tablets to view movies. And phones are not worth it because screens to small.

Horrible! No blanket or pillow available! We had bulkhead seats but the seats were worn out and no cushion old. No meal or even a sandwich for our 5 hour flight just a little bag of pretzels. Crabby attendant female with long brown hair. We will not book Alaska Airlines again

On time, smooth take off and landing, efficient boarding. Gate staff excellent, stewardess grumpy, but civil enough.

No WiFi available. It was too late to order food also. Guy next to me was huge (not fat) so had his shoulder & thigh next to me the whole way. Plane was delayed leaving PDX due to 8 other planes waiting. Not my best Alaska airlines flight.

I do wish the the actual airplane I flew on was bigger. But, I made it work.

It is very bad they do not give you money back

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.

I love the free WiFi!! Crew was nice. Bathroom was decent. First time flying delta in a long time and I enjoyed it. Will definitely look into booking with Delta more but I think Delta is a little more expensive than the other airlines.

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.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

This was one of the first frontier airline flights this spring that wasn't delayed. It actually left on time. Some of the flight crew did not look happy, they didn't smile when the passengers were boarding or getting off the plane, and the passengers initiated greetings, not the staff. To me this was an odd experience to have with any flight/airline. I had a bad experience booking this flight. The price didn't solidify until late hours into the night. Ever time I purchased the ticket, I either received a denial email or an error because the price has changed, but it was never reflected on the flyfrontier or kayak websites until way after midnight on the date of travel. This caused me anxiety and irritation with the websites. Then I noticed a mishap with my name on my voucher as I went to check in, it was incorrect. When I proceeded to correct it, Frontier had no easy, let alone free, way to remedy it. I couldn't correct my name without a $75 charge, I couldn't cancel my voucher to repurchase it with the correct name without a $100 charge, because it was too close to departure. Then calling frontier was nearly impossible to remedy the situation with a human. It's already difficult to want to choose frontier because of all the upcharges, but you feel kinda trapped into doing so because it's the more affordable airline.

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

The worst. We never made our connection and they did absolutely nothing to help us at the airport.

Our flight was cancelled. They could do nothing to help us get another flight that was timely. Because the first leg was cancelled we were unable to get to our connection. We had to book on an entirely different airline for today. So we spent more money, lost a day of vacation and will never fly Frontier again, so the 'we are sorry, here is $100 credit' is a joke since we won't be flying on Frontier.

No way to get boarding pass on my phone. In order to print the bag ticket a boarding pass is needed. Asked the agent to print me one, they said they typically do not due this as its so much work. I showed the email confirmation and I asked how i could do it my self the agent replied he did not know as there was no link. The flight was delayed due to an attendant forgetting to come to work. On the flight no drinks were offered only for purchase meals.

No way to get boarding pass on my phone. In order to print the bag ticket a boarding pass is needed. Asked the agent to print me one, they said they typically do not due this as its so much work. I showed the email confirmation and I asked how i could do it my self the agent replied he did not know as there was no link. On the flight no drinks were offered only for purchase meals.

Since you have to pay for overhead bags then they shouldn't be running out of space and asking individuals who paid to remove stuff from the overhead

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.

Book with frontier airlines with the mentality that they'll cancel your flight, kick you off and lose your luggage. Anything besides that is a win. Compare prices with other airlines (to include luggage) and if frontier is still worth it, book it but know all of their policies.

You get what you pay for nothing essentially but a hard uncomfortable seat that doesn’t recline and kids screaming all around you and chaotic boarding and limited check bag weight allowance when compared to other airlines

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