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Thu, Oct 15 - Mon, Oct 19
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4:00 pm - 11:40 pmSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
7h 40m2 stops San Diego Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
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6:55 pm - 12:45 amPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
5h 50m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
$162Southwest
Thu, Oct 22 - Mon, Oct 26
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4:00 pm - 11:40 pmSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
7h 40m2 stops San Diego Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
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5:55 am - 10:05 amPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
4h 10m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
$162Southwest
Sat, Sep 26 - Fri, Oct 2
United Airlines Logo
8:30 am - 10:09 amSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
1h 39mnonstop
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11:18 am - 12:56 pmPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
1h 38mnonstop
$167United Airlines
Tue, Mar 2 - Fri, Mar 5
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6:48 am - 8:42 amSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
1h 54mnonstop
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1:41 pm - 3:14 pmPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
1h 33mnonstop
$167United Airlines
Mon, Oct 12 - Fri, Oct 16
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:59 pm - 9:39 pmSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
1h 40mnonstop
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8:55 am - 10:37 amPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
1h 42mnonstop
$167Alaska Airlines
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23
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8:41 am - 10:20 amSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
1h 39mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:55 am - 10:37 amPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
1h 42mnonstop
$167Alaska Airlines
Fri, Jan 29 - Mon, Feb 1
American Airlines Logo
12:06 pm - 6:14 pmSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
6h 08m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
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6:59 pm - 10:59 pmPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
4h 00m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
$188American Airlines
Tue, Feb 23 - Fri, Feb 26
American Airlines Logo
12:49 pm - 6:18 pmSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
5h 29m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
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4:47 pm - 11:06 pmPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
6h 19m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
$188American Airlines
Sun, Oct 4 - Fri, Oct 9
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1:50 pm - 3:30 pmMSP  Minneapolis St Paul-PSP Palm Springs
3h 40mnonstop
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5:40 pm - 10:55 pmPSP  Palm Springs-MSP Minneapolis St Paul
3h 15mnonstop
$197Sun Country Air
Mon, Nov 23 - Tue, Nov 24
Sun Country Air Logo
3:00 pm - 4:46 pmMSP  Minneapolis St Paul-PSP Palm Springs
3h 46mnonstop
Sun Country Air Logo
5:36 pm - 10:53 pmPSP  Palm Springs-MSP Minneapolis St Paul
3h 17mnonstop
$197Sun Country Air
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August

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Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
Flight from San Francisco to Palm Springs

Flights to Desert Hot Springs: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew to Desert Hot Springs 
Mary KayFlew with Alaska Airlines-Apr 2026
Alaska is excellent with many options between SoCal and NoCal. Being able to fly into Santa Rosa was a great option to avoid the hectic pace of other airports. Palm Springs and Santa Rosa are great secondary airports to use.
ChristineFlew with Hawaiian Airlines-Dec 2025
Arrive early to go through security unless you have TSA pre check and/or CLEAR
PiperFlew with American Airlines-Dec 2024
Dress according to comfort on plane rather than either destination! Know that Palm Springs airport is outdoors (and NOT cold) so prepare for that too
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines-Dec 2024
Be courteous of your fellow travelers. Remember the carry on baggage rules. Keep your jackets out of the storage bin on full flights. Don't move other people's luggage from one bin to another. Step out of the isle as quickly as you can. Be sure you're in the seat(s) assigned to you.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines-Jun 2024
SFO ~ most convenient People should prepare themselves for cold temperature inside the cabin, bring coat/jacket and food in case flight is delayed.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines-Mar 2024
Bring an iPad with lots of shows downloaded. The terminal at jfk is nice and small, easy to go thru security. Palm Springs airport is amazing. You step out and feel like you’re on vacation.
KateFlew with Alaska Airlines-Apr 2024
Fly in the morning when it’s not windy.
RalphFlew with Southwest-Feb 2024
If you really want a better seat make sure you upgrade.

FAQs - booking Desert Hot Springs flights

  • How long is the flight to Desert Hot Springs?

    Flights from Seattle2h 42m
    Flights from New York6h 48m
    Flights from San Francisco1h 34m
    Flights from Minneapolis3h 36m
    Flights from Portland2h 27m
  • What is the cheapest flight to Palm Springs?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Palm Springs was found on the route from San Francisco, at $162 return. The most popular connection is from Seattle to Palm Springs and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $265 in the last 5 days.

  • Which airlines fly to Palm Springs?

    Many airlines fly to Palm Springs, the most common ones being Southwest, Alaska Airlines, and United Airlines. See the amount of flights per week for popular airlines flying to Palm Springs.

  • How to fly to Desert Hot Springs?

    You cannot fly directly to Desert Hot Springs. KAYAK recommends you fly to Palm Springs (PSP) (9.23 miles from Desert Hot Springs). From there you can rent a car or get a taxi.

  • What airports are near Desert Hot Springs?

    The closest airport is Palm Springs (PSP) (9.23 mi). Another nearby airport is Ontario (ONT) (62.97 mi). KAYAK recommends you fly to Palm Springs.

  • How far is Palm Springs Airport from central Palm Springs?

    The distance between Palm Springs Airport and downtown Palm Springs is 2 miles.

  • What is the name of Palm Springs’s airport?

    All flights to Palm Springs land at Palm Springs Airport. The airport code is PSP,and it can also be referred to as Palm Springs or Palm Springs Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Desert Hot Springs?

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Desert Hot Springs?

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  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Desert Hot Springs?

    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 to Desert Hot Springs 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 Desert Hot Springs

  • There is no major airport in Desert Hot Springs. It is instead served by Palm Springs Airport.
  • Looking for cheap airfare to Desert Hot Springs? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Desert Hot Springs for the following prices or less: From Las Vegas $274, from San Francisco $362
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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Desert Hot Springs

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Desert Hot Springs? 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
SouthwestOverall score based on 4200 reviews
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
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Seated at front bulkhead for a smidge extra leg room away from home and on flight back home. Away crew was very proactive about assuring our carryons had space close behind us (because no seat in front of us our personal items had to be in a small bin overhead). They actively required passengers place overhead luggage on its side so more items could fit in bins. Home crew made no such efforts. I had to struggle back rows to get overhead bags upon landing, no crew help then either, and some disgruntled passengers as I and others retrieved our bags. There was a system that worked pretty well. The home bound crew just didn't feel like working.

4.0 OkayMather, Aug 2026
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Seated at front bulkhead for a smidge extra leg room away from home and on flight back home. Away crew was very proactive about assuring our carryons had space close behind us (because no seat in front of us our personal items had to be in a small bin overhead). They actively required passengers place overhead luggage on its side so more items could fit in bins. Home crew made no such efforts. I had to struggle back rows to get overhead bags upon landing, no crew help then either, and some disgruntled passengers as I and others retrieved our bags. There was a system that worked pretty well. The home bound crew just didn't feel like working.

Flight left on time and was early landing. Seats not comfortable and not enough space…

It would have been better if the flight was on time

No wifi, seems to be very common with Southwest currently. Everything else was normal.

Poor customer service, no accommodation for passengers when the flight was delayed over 5 hours.

The flight was late. The crew was rude. There was no food. Cramped and uncomfortable. Nothing about this flight was good.

It was just okay, no frills, basic transportation with no luxury. No screens on the seats, no water or drinks on a short flight. Full flight but at least it was on time.

The first time I flew in the extra legroom section. It was difficult to notice a difference. I had bad luck with my neighbors. The crew was okay. Southwest has reduced the live TV options.

No gluten free snacks. Seats felt worn or bare bones even though it was a new 737 MAX 8.

Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

I love the service! I was hoping they would keep the Ontario to Santa Rosa route.

Takeoff was late over an hour. Internet was not working. Landing was so hard I bounced in my seat.

Staff friendly. Impressed that she spray cleaned the seat when I voluntarily moved to another before take-off.

Plane late by an hour. Would be nice if it is on time

Gate agent and flight crew were amazing! Only issue was landing and waiting on the run way for 30 mins to deplane.

Alaska Airlines was very acceptable But LATAM they cancelled five times I lost one day

It was all a wonderful experience. I hate to fly and I hate to travel yet. This was a very pleasurable event. Thank you.

My first leg was canceled 3 hr before leaving. My return trip left late. I leave it to Alaska higher ups to figure out what can be improved. Just put yourself in the passengers position.

The staff's friendliness and helpfulness make a good impression.

I am truely disappointed in the delays. I have been flying Alaska Airlines for years and years and have always had the most amazing experiences. Not what has happened with being on time. Flying from SAN to PDX delayed. Then .PRX to SAN delayed,

Delta has joint the nickel and diming airlines. The experience is getting worst by the day. 1,000,000 miles for a trip to Asia in Business Class where I got the same thing for just under 90,000 miles through an Asian airline. Where is Richard Anderson? Please come back!

Very bad multiple confusion and miscommunication which i ended up missing my flight.

The experience was bad. Flight was delayed to handle maintenance (understandable) but still there was some dew forming and dropping as droplets on few seats. Internet at best was allowing some browsing but at a snail pace.

Both of my flights to and from JFK experienced significant delays. Most notably, my first flight was delayed by six hours due to crew members being affected by delays on a previous flight. While I understand that disruptions can occur, Delta’s staffing and operational planning should include sufficient contingency measures to handle situations like this rather than placing the full burden of those delays on customers. Additionally, the $12 meal voucher offered as compensation was inadequate, particularly given the high cost of food and beverages at the airport. Considering the length of the delay and the substantial inconvenience caused, I believe more meaningful compensation would have been appropriate.

Comfortable seats. Nice service online. Short flight, so not a lot of time to enjoy.

The flight was done by SkyWest only WIFI no entertainment center are available on the CRJ

Delta is always late. Ruined our first day of a short vacation. Timing is important. We pay to stay on an itinerary

We never made it on this flight because we missed our connection due to o delayed flight from Jackson.

We got stuck on the tarmac taxiing after landing early so we didn’t get off the plane until an hour later than we thought we would

It was okay. We were delayed for weather reasons, but the pilots and the flight control staff figured a way around the storm and were able to get us to Los Angeles safely. Not all the staff members were polite, but the entertainment on the flight was good.

Airplane is not very clean, food quality and taste was not good. Lufthansa used to be good but nowadays went down. Overall experience is just okay, wouldn't fly again, prefer Turkish airlines.

I did bought anything… I don’t understand how this book appears to me . Ridiculous

My flight from Honolulu (UA 1221) was on a very old 757, no video monitors anywhere. If you wanted to watch a movie, you needed to do so using the United app on one’s phone. WiFi was $8 for Mileage Plus members; I demurred, choosing to spend my time reading a novel using the Kindle app on my Samsung S26. The meal was okay … Breakfast on any domestic airline is so-so as a rule and this one was no exception. The best part of the meal was the fruit plate and the warm croissant. The highlight: The flight left on time and arrived early.

The plane left over an hour late. I missed my connection going to Tokyo. They haven’t sent my bag to Thailand, where I ended up. It took me over 32 hours to get here. Very bad experience so far. I hope they can fix this and get my bag to me, within 24 hours it doesn’t look good at this time.

The flight was excellent. Their was no service as we boarded, the flight attendants spent about 30 minutes just taking and not really caring that the cabin was about 80 degrees and did not offered any beverage to first class passengers or any passenger. The flight from DEN to ONT is not long but not under an hour, we received one drink and bag of chips if you were lucky. I was in first class…. I did leave my hat on the plane and it only took less than five minutes for a United rep to locate and bring it to me.

The app logs you out right when you are boarding requiring all passwords and reservation number for the flight. Super annoying

The pre-order only approach for fresh food is really challenging

the seat has a problem. the back had a hole.

Old 757 with poor entertainment system. United no longer partners with United for free text and email. O'Hara an absolute disaster! Limited gates clauses two hour delay. Unfortunately this appears to be the norm.

The SFO lounge closes at 12 midnight. My flight took off at 2AM

The seats cushion on my seat (exit row) needs to be replaced. It felt like I was sitting on a bar rather than a seat cushion. Also, I was in the middle seat and I sat next to an oversized guy (window seat) and he took up about 25% of my space. Otherwise, the experience was good. :)

Worst experience ever, extremely disorganized airline with super rude crew for first class passengers. I have submitted feedback to AA customer care online that this was my worst experience traveling in over 30 years

The plane was late getting to Ontario by half an hour which makes it inconvenient when you have people waiting for you.

I have to sit in the middle for more than five hours because the first flight was delayed. Terrible experience. No more American Airlines.

The boarding process was slow and we had a delay on the tarmac, not the fault of the airline. They had ZERO food options available for purchase which shouldn't happen.

Once again the staff of American Airlines is kind, helpful, efficient, and professional.

Awful! We boarded and then sat on the plane for 50 mins before having to deplane due to a maintenance issue which should have been addressed before boarding. Then we had to change terminals as there was no other plane for us at the current terminal. Then we waited another 2 and a half hours to board again only to wait for 50 mins on the plane again for the snacks to be brought from the broken plane. And once we were on the flight we still only got the complimentary cookie and soda or water. No food vouchers provided even though we had waited over 3 hours for our flight.

Our experience with American Airlines was extremely disappointing and honestly made an already exhausting international journey much worse. After flying all the way from Melbourne and dealing with significant jet lag, the American Airlines experience at LAX was the last thing we needed. The terminal and boarding area felt very old and uncomfortable, with little to no air conditioning and only old fans running in the area. Boarding was also through outdoor stairs rather than a jet bridge, which felt especially inconvenient after such a long journey. Even though we were traveling First Class, the onboard experience was surprisingly poor. There were no meaningful snack options, no decent coffee available to order, and the aircraft was so small that there was barely enough overhead space for carry-on luggage. The staff experience was also disappointing and lacked the warmth or attentiveness we had experienced on our international flights. To make matters worse, the flight departed late, extending an already very long travel day. Overall, the combination of the outdated terminal, uncomfortable boarding process, limited First Class service, small aircraft, poor staff experience, and delay made this an extremely unpleasant final leg of our journey. It significantly worsened our exhaustion and jet lag rather than making the connection home easier. Unfortunately, this experience was bad enough that I do not plan to travel with American Airlines again in the future.

No food. I paid over $1.000 for my ticket for nuts and espresso beans.

My flight in Dallas had maintenance issues. Which caused us to missed our connecting flight in LA. We had to stay overnight in Los Angeles. American Airlines booked us a hotel. The hotel was the Holiday Inn. It was horrible. The whole hotel smelled like weed and there were people rambling all night long up and down the hallways. The carpets in the hallway and the room has stains. There was dirt on the floor. It was so nasty that I slept in my clothes.

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