$126 Find Cheap Flights from Wilmington to California

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Cheap Flights from Wilmington to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$277
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$297
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$251
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$349
Fresno
Fresno2 stops$439
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$330
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$277
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$297
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$251
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$349
Fresno
Fresno2 stops$439
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$330

Book Cheap Wilmington 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 Wilmington 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Wilmington to California

Sat, Jan 17 - Sat, Jan 24
American Airlines Logo
2:00 pm - 8:36 pm
ILM
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SAN
9h 36m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:40 pm - 11:25 pm
SAN
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ILM
7h 45m1 stop
$251American Airlines
Sat, Jan 24 - Sat, Jan 31
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 12:27 pm
ILM
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SAN
9h 27m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 11:57 pm
SAN
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ILM
13h 57m2 stops
$256United Airlines
Sun, Feb 1 - Wed, Feb 4
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:18 pm - 11:02 pm
ILM
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LAS
12h 44m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:56 pm - 11:06 pm
LAS
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ILM
20h 10m1 stop
$258Multiple Airlines
Sat, Jan 24 - Sat, Jan 31
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 2:52 pm
ILM
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SAN
11h 52m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 11:57 pm
SAN
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ILM
12h 57m2 stops
$261United Airlines
Mon, Jan 26 - Wed, Jan 28
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:00 pm - 11:37 am
ILM
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LAS
17h 37m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:59 pm - 9:29 pm
LAS
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ILM
18h 30m2 stops
$264Multiple Airlines
Fri, Jan 9 - Wed, Jan 14
American Airlines Logo
7:12 am - 2:14 pm
ILM
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SAN
10h 02m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 7:03 pm
SAN
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ILM
9h 03m1 stop
$274American Airlines
Sat, Jan 10 - Thu, Jan 15
American Airlines Logo
3:25 pm - 8:02 pm
ILM
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SNA
7h 37m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
SNA
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ILM
7h 00m1 stop
$274American Airlines
Sun, Jan 18 - Sat, Jan 24
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:00 am
ILM
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LAX
8h 00m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 3:50 pm
LAX
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ILM
6h 50m1 stop
$313Delta
Sat, Jan 10 - Sat, Jan 17
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:31 am
ILM
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ONT
8h 31m1 stop
Delta Logo
10:30 pm - 9:57 am
ONT
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ILM
8h 27m1 stop
$313Delta
Mon, Mar 2 - Sun, Mar 8
Breeze Airways Logo
2:08 pm - 10:44 pm
ILM
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LAX
11h 36m2 stops
Breeze Airways Logo
11:59 pm - 1:08 pm
LAX
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ILM
10h 09m2 stops
$365Breeze Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Wilmington to California flights

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Wilmington 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 Wilmington to California is January, when tickets cost $330 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $643 and $525 respectively.

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

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

When flying from Wilmington to California, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Wilmington, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Wilmington 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 Wilmington 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 Wilmington to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 30% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$126
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 12% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
Flight from Wilmington to San Diego

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Wilmington 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 Wilmington to California.

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

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $232 on average. Morning departures are around 17% 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 $528.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Wilmington to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Wilmington 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Wilmington 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8005 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Entertainment
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
Airline reviews

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

8.0 ExcellentJulie, Oct 2025
LAX - SFO
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Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

Flight was crowded and the woman sitting on my left was large & kept crouching in to my space. You need bigger seats or smaller passengers to fit into the seats you DO have! Snack were OK. Would appreciate if airlines had more savory rather than sweet snacks, thank you!

On time flight. Seat comfort could be better in the Comfort section.

The crew took good care of us. The flight from ATL to SFO is a longer one, and there were multiple beverage offerings. I like the 757's that Delta uses. Good airplane that is comfortable. I do wish Delta would separate Priority boarding from the better seats. I would gladly take a smaller seat in an open row than be jammed into Comfort just to get priority boarding, just to make sure I don't have to check a bag.

Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.

Perfect flight both ways. On time, courteous staff, plane comfortable and cool. Best domestic flights I’ve had in awhile.

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

I had a positive experience on American. I'm blind and traveling with a guide dog and the flight attendants were so kind, friendly, and helpful towards us. They checked in on us during the flight and they made us feel comfortable and welcomed. There was an hour delay before depature, but overall the flight was a smooth ride. I appreciate that there were no issues on this long flight back home.

We were told the flight was delayed 5 times, then it was moved to the next day.

The experience with American Airlines was good, although the Philippines Airlines flight was much better (better seats, better food, better entertainment options, overall better). Again, the MIA to LAX flight was fine, but nothing in comparison to the comfort and accommodations of the Philippines Airlines flight from LAX to MNL.

Loved the crew . Absolutely no complaints. Except for luggage lost

Wish some foods provided rather than just biscuit/cookie for flight more than 2 hours

We are too tired and frustrated to comment politely at this point

The flight crew was rude. We were in first class and no one even offered water until an hour after we were in the air. Horrible experience

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

Did not get the seat I selected and paid for.

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