What is the cheapest month to fly to Southern California?

At the present moment the cheapest month to fly to Southern California is currently January ; with June being the most expensive. Prices will vary depending on multiple factors such as booking in advance, airline and departure airports and times.

Can I find cheaper flights to Southern California if I am willing to have layovers?

Yes, flights with layovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Southern California on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

What is the best airline to fly to Southern California?

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Frontier is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Southern California.

How much is a round-trip flight to Southern California?

A round-trip flight to Southern California will typically cost around $36, however they can be found for as little as $34.

Where does the fastest flight to Southern California depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to Southern California, Los Angeles offers the quickest one-way flight (0 hours 52 minutes).

Does Los Angeles have rental cars?

Yes. Those touching down at Los Angeles can take advantage of the rental car services offered upon their arrival.

Are there hotels close to Los Angeles?

Yes. Los Angeles has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. 2br Furn Home - Safe/Quiet/Clean So Bay Nr Bch/Lax is the closest property to Los Angeles (0.0 mi away from Los Angeles).

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Tue 5/66:55 amEWR - LAX

Nonstop6h 04mSpirit Airlines

Sat 5/102:23 pmLAX - EWR

Nonstop5h 26mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/10$178

Tue 5/207:00 amEWR - LAX

1 stop10h 06mMultiple Airlines

Sat 5/2412:54 pmLAX - EWR

1 stop8h 38mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/10$185

Tue 5/137:00 amEWR - BUR

1 stop7h 10mSpirit Airlines

Sat 5/174:18 pmBUR - EWR

1 stop10h 24mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/10$190

Thu 5/111:30 amJFK - LAX

Nonstop6h 11mFrontier

Sun 5/118:50 pmLAX - JFK

Nonstop5h 40mFrontier

Deal found 4/9$190

Wed 4/910:59 pmLGA - LAX

1 stop13h 50mFrontier

Sun 4/1310:49 amLAX - LGA

1 stop8h 11mFrontier

Deal found 4/9$190

Sat 5/101:35 pmLGA - LAX

1 stop11h 26mMultiple Airlines

Sat 8/910:55 amLAX - LGA

1 stop8h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/9$191

Tue 5/131:35 pmLGA - LAX

1 stop11h 26mSpirit Airlines

Fri 5/1612:35 amLAX - LGA

1 stop11h 25mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/10$194

Wed 4/306:59 amJFK - ONT

1 stop27h 25mFrontier

Fri 5/910:52 amONT - JFK

1 stop15h 38mFrontier

Deal found 4/10$197

Wed 5/144:32 pmJFK - SAN

Nonstop6h 16mMultiple Airlines

Sat 5/178:00 amSAN - JFK

1 stop18h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/10$227

Sun 4/276:59 amJFK - SAN

1 stop19h 56mFrontier

Mon 4/286:25 amSAN - JFK

1 stop20h 05mFrontier

Deal found 4/9$228

Sat 5/34:32 pmJFK - SAN

Nonstop6h 16mAlaska Airlines

Sat 5/1010:40 pmSAN - JFK

Nonstop5h 20mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/9$235

Wed 4/233:55 pmJFK - SAN

1 stop10h 33mAmerican Airlines

Tue 4/298:25 amSAN - JFK

1 stop10h 05mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/9$237

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Tue 5/66:55 amEWR - LAX

Nonstop6h 04mSpirit Airlines

Sat 5/102:23 pmLAX - EWR

Nonstop5h 26mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/10$178

Tue 5/207:00 amEWR - LAX

1 stop10h 06mMultiple Airlines

Sat 5/2412:54 pmLAX - EWR

1 stop8h 38mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/10$185

Mon 5/511:30 amJFK - LAX

Nonstop6h 11mFrontier

Fri 5/98:50 pmLAX - JFK

Nonstop5h 40mFrontier

Deal found 4/10$190

Sat 5/248:10 pmEWR - LAX

Nonstop6h 06mJetBlue

Wed 5/287:00 amLAX - EWR

Nonstop5h 40mJetBlue

Deal found 4/10$237

Sat 4/267:59 pmEWR - LAX

Nonstop6h 18mAlaska Airlines

Tue 4/2910:21 pmLAX - EWR

Nonstop5h 09mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/11$243

Sat 5/39:30 amJFK - SAN

Nonstop6h 10mHawaiian Airlines

Sat 5/107:45 pmSAN - JFK

1 stop9h 14mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 4/10$244

Sat 5/106:05 amEWR - LAX

1 stop8h 21mDelta

Fri 5/1612:50 amLAX - EWR

1 stop7h 55mDelta

Deal found 4/10$257

Sat 5/243:50 pmEWR - LAX

Nonstop5h 47mUnited Airlines

Fri 5/3012:15 amLAX - EWR

1 stop7h 12mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/10$270

Sat 5/171:42 pmEWR - ONT

1 stop10h 23mAmerican Airlines

Mon 5/1911:59 pmONT - EWR

1 stop8h 34mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/10$295

Fri 5/163:40 pmLGA - LAX

1 stop11h 25mSouthwest

Sat 5/1711:40 pmLAX - LGA

1 stop7h 35mSouthwest

Deal found 4/10$302

Thu 5/111:29 amJFK - SAN

1 stop8h 34mSun Country Air

Thu 5/16:05 pmSAN - JFK

1 stop13h 28mSun Country Air

Deal found 4/10$338

Tue 5/137:00 amEWR - BUR

1 stop7h 10mSpirit Airlines

Sat 5/174:18 pmBUR - EWR

1 stop10h 24mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/10$190

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Tue 4/1510:59 pmLGA - LAX

1 stop14h 10mFrontier

Wed 4/234:59 pmLAX - LGA

1 stop25h 00mFrontier

Deal found 4/9$193

Tue 4/153:59 pmJFK - SAN

1 stop8h 55mAmerican Airlines

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Deal found 4/8$257

Wed 4/1610:59 pmLGA - LAX

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Mon 5/1212:35 amLAX - LGA

1 stop11h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/10$200

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1 stop14h 59mSpirit Airlines

Mon 5/1912:41 amLAX - LGA

1 stop29h 19mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/10$254

Sat 4/196:59 amJFK - SAN

1 stop15h 17mFrontier

Sat 4/266:25 amSAN - JFK

1 stop20h 05mFrontier

Deal found 4/9$230

Sat 4/196:59 amJFK - LAX

1 stop12h 36mFrontier

Wed 4/303:11 pmLAX - JFK

1 stop11h 19mFrontier

Deal found 4/9$256

Sat 4/198:07 pmJFK - SAN

1 stop14h 32mAlaska Airlines

Tue 4/296:15 amSAN - JFK

1 stop8h 44mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/8$264

Sun 4/206:55 amEWR - LAX

Nonstop6h 04mSpirit Airlines

Wed 4/309:15 pmLAX - EWR

Nonstop5h 30mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/9$218

Sun 4/2011:27 amEWR - LAX

2 stops37h 39mMultiple Airlines

Wed 4/309:15 pmLAX - EWR

Nonstop5h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/8$245

Sun 4/207:30 amEWR - LAX

Nonstop6h 21mAlaska Airlines

Wed 4/308:00 amLAX - EWR

Nonstop5h 29mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/9$252

Sun 4/206:59 amEWR - LAX

1 stop8h 00mDelta

Tue 4/297:22 pmLAX - EWR

1 stop7h 19mDelta

Deal found 4/8$272

Mon 4/216:59 amJFK - ONT

1 stop11h 10mFrontier

Thu 4/244:25 pmONT - JFK

1 stop10h 05mFrontier

Deal found 4/11$198

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Tue 5/207:00 amEWR - BUR

1 stop7h 10mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/10$75

Fri 5/26:00 amEWR - LAX

Nonstop6h 09mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/10$82

Sat 5/2411:00 amEWR - LAX

1 stop13h 29mFrontier

Deal found 4/11$95

Sat 5/106:00 amEWR - ONT

1 stop14h 47mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/10$98

Wed 5/77:59 pmEWR - LAX

Nonstop6h 18mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/11$113

Sat 5/176:30 amLGA - LAX

2 stops10h 36mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/10$116

Tue 5/67:30 amEWR - LAX

Nonstop6h 16mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 4/11$119

Mon 4/2111:30 amLGA - LAX

1 stop10h 48mFrontier

Deal found 4/11$119

Wed 5/146:59 amJFK - SAN

1 stop19h 20mFrontier

Deal found 4/11$121

Fri 5/306:59 amJFK - SAN

1 stop19h 57mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/10$122

Sat 5/1711:30 amJFK - LAX

Nonstop6h 11mFrontier

Deal found 4/11$122

Thu 5/226:59 amJFK - ONT

1 stop12h 32mFrontier

Deal found 4/11$125

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Nonstop6h 04m

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Sat 5/10

2:23 pm-10:49 pm

Nonstop5h 26m

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7:00 am-2:06 pm

1 stop10h 06m

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12:54 pm-12:32 am

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Thu 5/1

11:30 am-2:41 pm

Nonstop6h 11m

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8:50 pm-5:30 am

Nonstop5h 40m

$190

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EWR - BUR

EWRBUR

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Tue 5/13

7:00 am-11:10 am

1 stop7h 10m

Burbank Bob Hope

Sat 5/17

4:18 pm-5:42 am

1 stop10h 24m

$190

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LGA - LAX

LGALAX

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Tue 4/22

10:00 pm-5:55 pm

1 stop22h 55m

Los Angeles

Thu 4/24

8:33 am-10:00 pm

1 stop10h 27m

$190

New YorkLos Angeles

LGA - LAX

LGALAX

New York LaGuardia

Sat 5/10

1:35 pm-10:01 pm

1 stop11h 26m

Los Angeles

Sat 8/9

10:55 am-10:05 pm

1 stop8h 10m

$191

New YorkLos Angeles

LGA - LAX

LGALAX

New York LaGuardia

Tue 5/13

1:35 pm-10:01 pm

1 stop11h 26m

Los Angeles

Fri 5/16

12:35 am-3:00 pm

1 stop11h 25m

$194

New YorkOntario

JFK - ONT

JFKONT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 4/30

6:59 am-7:24 am

1 stop27h 25m

Ontario

Fri 5/9

10:52 am-5:30 am

1 stop15h 38m

$197

New YorkSan Diego

JFK - SAN

JFKSAN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 5/14

4:32 pm-7:48 pm

Nonstop6h 16m

San Diego

Sat 5/17

8:00 am-5:30 am

1 stop18h 30m

$227

New YorkSan Diego

JFK - SAN

JFKSAN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 4/27

6:59 am-11:55 pm

1 stop19h 56m

San Diego

Mon 4/28

6:25 am-5:30 am

1 stop20h 05m

$228

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How long is the flight to Southern California?

On average, a flight from New York to Southern California takes 10 hours 21 minutes. Flights to Southern California from other popular cities in USA will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

When is the cheapest time to fly to Southern California?

Users looking for the lowest fares to Southern California should consider flying on Monday evenings, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travelers will want to avoid Sunday mornings, when prices are usually at their highest.

Weekly flight availability to Southern California

The most flights from New York to Southern California are scheduled on a Thursday (210 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Saturday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (123 on average).

What are the most popular airlines that fly to Southern California?

The most popular airlines flying from New York to Southern California are United Airlines, Delta and JetBlue.

United Airlines

From $227

Delta

From $156

JetBlue

From $144

American Airlines

From $227

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to Southern California?

The cheapest airlines flying from New York to Southern California are Spirit Airlines, Frontier and Hawaiian Airlines.

Rainfall in Southern California by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Southern California ranges from 0.0 - 3.4 inches per month. February is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 3.4 in. July is typically the driest time to visit Southern California when rainfall is around 0.0 in.

Temperature in Southern California by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Southern California, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 73.4 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 57.2 F).

Reviews of airlines servicing Southern California

Peruse reviews from past customers who have flown Alaska Airlines, Southwest and Delta to Southern California to help guide your decision. In addition to providing an overall rating, users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,851 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

4.0

Okay

Anonymous,Apr 2025

LAS - STS

flight was delayed both ways even tho the weather was clear >

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,851 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,851 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

4.0

Okay

Anonymous,Apr 2025

LAS - STS

flight was delayed both ways even tho the weather was clear >

Southwest

8.0

Very good

4,279 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,851 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

4.0

Okay

Anonymous,Apr 2025

LAS - STS

flight was delayed both ways even tho the weather was clear >

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,911 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,851 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

4.0

Okay

Anonymous,Apr 2025

LAS - STS

flight was delayed both ways even tho the weather was clear >

Hawaiian Airlines

7.9

Good

2,365 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,851 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

4.0

Okay

Anonymous,Apr 2025

LAS - STS

flight was delayed both ways even tho the weather was clear >

United Airlines

7.4

Good

8,636 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,851 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

4.0

Okay

Anonymous,Apr 2025

LAS - STS

flight was delayed both ways even tho the weather was clear >

FAQs about flying to Southern California

Can I find cheaper flights to Southern California if I am willing to have layovers?
Yes, flights with layovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Southern California on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.
What is the best airline to fly to Southern California?
Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Frontier is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Southern California.
How much is a round-trip flight to Southern California?
A round-trip flight to Southern California will typically cost around $36, however they can be found for as little as $34.
Where does the fastest flight to Southern California depart from?
For those looking to save time traveling to Southern California, Los Angeles offers the quickest one-way flight (0 hours 52 minutes).
Does Los Angeles have rental cars?
Yes. Those touching down at Los Angeles can take advantage of the rental car services offered upon their arrival.
Are there hotels close to Los Angeles?
Yes. Los Angeles has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. 2br Furn Home - Safe/Quiet/Clean So Bay Nr Bch/Lax is the closest property to Los Angeles (0.0 mi away from Los Angeles).

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Rainfall in Southern California by month

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Temperature in Southern California by month

Plan your trip to Southern California by taking into account the average temperature totals by month.

Reviews of airlines servicing Southern California

Peruse reviews from past customers who have flown Alaska Airlines, Southwest and Delta to Southern California to help guide your decision. In addition to providing an overall rating, users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

FAQs about flying to Southern California

Can I find cheaper flights to Southern California if I am willing to have layovers?

What is the best airline to fly to Southern California?

How much is a round-trip flight to Southern California?

Where does the fastest flight to Southern California depart from?

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