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Cheap Flights to Palm Desert

 
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Recent round-trip flight deals to Palm Desert

Sat, Oct 10 - Tue, Oct 13
Southwest Logo
12:30 pm - 9:05 pmSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
8h 35m1 stop Denver Intl
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12:05 pm - 5:10 pmPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
5h 05m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
$157Southwest
Tue, Oct 20 - Wed, Oct 21
United Airlines Logo
1:55 pm - 3:34 pmSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
1h 39mnonstop
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8:29 am - 1:12 pmPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
4h 43m1 stop Los Angeles Los Angeles
$157United Airlines
Wed, Nov 4 - Sat, Nov 7
United Airlines Logo
8:27 am - 10:09 amSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
1h 42mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
2:27 pm - 6:02 pmPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
3h 35m1 stop Los Angeles Los Angeles
$157United Airlines
Sat, Jan 23 - Mon, Jan 25
American Airlines Logo
3:57 pm - 9:33 pmSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
5h 36m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
American Airlines Logo
6:59 pm - 10:59 pmPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
4h 00m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
$159American Airlines
Tue, Oct 27 - Thu, Oct 29
American Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 11:53 amSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
6h 08m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
American Airlines Logo
1:13 pm - 7:39 pmPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
6h 26m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
$159American Airlines
Tue, Oct 20 - Wed, Oct 21
Southwest Logo
1:25 pm - 9:45 pmSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
8h 20m1 stop Denver Intl
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10:45 am - 6:10 pmPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
7h 25m2 stops Oakland San Diego
$162Southwest
Wed, Dec 2 - Tue, Dec 8
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:08 pm - 10:47 pmSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
1h 39mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:30 pm - 9:02 pmPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
1h 32mnonstop
$167Alaska Airlines
Tue, Nov 10 - Fri, Nov 13
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:20 pm - 5:59 pmSFO  San Francisco-PSP Palm Springs
1h 39mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:49 pm - 6:23 pmPSP  Palm Springs-SFO San Francisco
1h 34mnonstop
$167Alaska Airlines
Sun, Oct 4 - Fri, Oct 9
Sun Country Air Logo
1:50 pm - 3:30 pmMSP  Minneapolis St Paul-PSP Palm Springs
3h 40mnonstop
Sun Country Air Logo
5:40 pm - 10:55 pmPSP  Palm Springs-MSP Minneapolis St Paul
3h 15mnonstop
$197Sun Country Air
Thu, Jan 7 - Thu, Jan 14
Sun Country Air Logo
3:50 pm - 5:37 pmMSP  Minneapolis St Paul-PSP Palm Springs
3h 47mnonstop
Sun Country Air Logo
6:35 pm - 11:53 pmPSP  Palm Springs-MSP Minneapolis St Paul
3h 18mnonstop
$198Sun Country Air
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Low season

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 Palm Desert: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew to Palm Desert 
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 Palm Desert flights

  • How long is the flight to Palm Desert?

    Flights from Portland2h 27m
    Flights from New York6h 59m
    Flights from San Francisco1h 33m
    Flights from Seattle2h 42m
    Flights from Minneapolis3h 36m
  • 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 $157 return. The most popular connection is from Seattle to Palm Springs and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $263 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 Palm Desert?

    You cannot fly directly to Palm Desert. KAYAK recommends you fly to Palm Springs (PSP) (10.43 miles from Palm Desert). From there you can rent a car or get a taxi.

  • What airports are near Palm Desert?

    The closest airport is Palm Springs (PSP) (10.43 mi). Other nearby airports are Ontario (ONT) (73.68 mi) or Imperial County (IPL) (76.69 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?

    There is only 1 airport in Palm Springs, called Palm Springs Airport (PSP). It can also be referred to as Palm Springs or Palm Springs Intl.

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

    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 to Palm Desert.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Palm Desert?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Palm Desert is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

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

    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 to Palm Desert 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 to Palm Desert?

    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 Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert

  • There is no major airport in Palm Desert. It is instead served by Palm Springs Airport.
  • Looking for cheap airfare to Palm Desert? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Palm Desert for the following prices or less: From Las Vegas $274, from San Francisco $362
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Palm Desert flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Palm Desert

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Palm Desert? 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 4195 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
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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.

It was a good experience because it was unremarkable. The exception was we were an hour delayed.

Trip from SNA to SFO and back was riddled with DELAYS.

Horrible! There was a really rude flight attendant and the aircraft smelled like poop the entire time. Will never fly Alaska airlines again

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.

DL486 could not get to the gate due to jet bridge malfunction. We moved gates. The connecting flight of LAX to MCO was not communicated with. Even though we were in the same terminal, DL482 left without about 10 of us, including a mother and her 3 children. I got to the gate at 7:34 am which is past the 7:20 am last call for a 7:35 am departure. Had they waited 5 minutes, all of us would have made it on board.

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

Boarding, time to take off, in flight offerings, and staff were all great. I recommend using UA for this short flight.

The flight out of Fresno boarded 1.5 hour past scheduled and made me miss my connecting flight from SFO to SEA.

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 dirty plane but great lie flat seats in business class

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.

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