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 March 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, Palm Springs offers the quickest one-way flight (0 hours 53 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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Wed 2/510:59 amLGA - BUR

2 stops10h 28mSpirit Airlines

Tue 2/117:22 pmBUR - LGA

2 stops11h 42mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 1/15$108

Mon 2/246:45 amEWR - BUR

1 stop14h 46mSpirit Airlines

Wed 2/269:55 pmBUR - EWR

1 stop14h 52mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 1/16$132

Thu 2/134:48 pmEWR - LAX

1 stop8h 47mSpirit Airlines

Thu 2/203:50 pmLAX - EWR

1 stop10h 30mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 1/16$176

Thu 1/307:59 amJFK - SAN

1 stop13h 59mFrontier

Fri 2/710:40 amSAN - JFK

1 stop16h 50mFrontier

Deal found 1/16$180

Wed 4/306:30 amJFK - SAN

1 stop10h 07mMultiple Airlines

Wed 5/77:00 amSAN - JFK

Nonstop5h 32mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/15$189

Thu 2/275:00 pmJFK - SAN

Nonstop6h 27mJetBlue

Mon 3/39:37 pmSAN - JFK

Nonstop5h 20mJetBlue

Deal found 1/14$197

Wed 2/194:30 pmJFK - SAN

Nonstop6h 36mAlaska Airlines

Tue 2/257:14 amSAN - JFK

Nonstop5h 16mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 1/16$198

Wed 2/128:10 pmLGA - LAX

1 stop14h 33mSpirit Airlines

Tue 2/1811:30 pmLAX - LGA

1 stop10h 34mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 1/16$205

Thu 3/2011:01 amJFK - LAX

1 stop13h 34mFrontier

Thu 3/2710:35 pmLAX - JFK

1 stop8h 26mFrontier

Deal found 1/16$206

Sat 2/111:00 amJFK - LAX

1 stop9h 02mMultiple Airlines

Tue 2/47:32 amLAX - JFK

3 stops23h 34mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/16$212

Sat 2/810:59 amLGA - LAX

1 stop9h 03mFrontier

Sat 2/156:45 pmLAX - LGA

2 stops12h 15mFrontier

Deal found 1/16$213

Thu 1/306:37 amLGA - LAX

1 stop13h 26mMultiple Airlines

Sun 2/210:35 pmLAX - LGA

1 stop13h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/16$214

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Wed 2/510:59 amLGA - BUR

2 stops10h 28mSpirit Airlines

Wed 2/129:55 pmBUR - LGA

2 stops9h 09mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 1/15$100

Thu 1/307:59 amJFK - SAN

1 stop13h 59mFrontier

Fri 2/710:40 amSAN - JFK

1 stop16h 50mFrontier

Deal found 1/16$180

Wed 2/54:30 pmJFK - SAN

Nonstop6h 21mMultiple Airlines

Wed 3/58:08 pmSAN - JFK

1 stop7h 22mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/15$189

Thu 2/278:53 pmJFK - SAN

Nonstop6h 35mDelta

Mon 3/310:10 pmSAN - JFK

Nonstop5h 14mDelta

Deal found 1/15$197

Wed 2/194:30 pmJFK - SAN

Nonstop6h 36mAlaska Airlines

Tue 2/257:14 amSAN - JFK

Nonstop5h 16mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 1/16$198

Wed 2/56:30 amJFK - SAN

1 stop10h 21mAmerican Airlines

Wed 2/126:33 amSAN - JFK

1 stop6h 56mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 1/15$217

Wed 2/127:00 amJFK - SAN

Nonstop6h 11mJetBlue

Tue 2/189:37 pmSAN - JFK

Nonstop5h 20mJetBlue

Deal found 1/16$237

Wed 2/57:16 amLGA - BUR

1 stop8h 36mUnited Airlines

Tue 2/118:35 amBUR - LGA

1 stop8h 13mUnited Airlines

Deal found 1/15$257

Mon 2/246:45 amEWR - BUR

1 stop14h 46mSpirit Airlines

Wed 2/269:55 pmBUR - EWR

1 stop14h 52mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 1/16$132

Sat 2/87:35 amLGA - LAX

1 stop13h 20mSouthwest

Sat 2/1512:10 pmLAX - LGA

1 stop6h 50mSouthwest

Deal found 1/16$341

Sat 2/86:08 amEWR - LAX

Nonstop6h 27mSpirit Airlines

Sat 2/159:53 amLAX - EWR

Nonstop5h 10mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 1/16$176

Fri 1/3111:00 amJFK - LAX

1 stop9h 02mFrontier

Sun 2/210:35 pmLAX - JFK

1 stop8h 31mFrontier

Deal found 1/15$205

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Wed 1/224:30 pmJFK - SAN

Nonstop6h 21mAlaska Airlines

Tue 1/286:20 amSAN - JFK

1 stop13h 39mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 1/15$207

Thu 1/234:58 pmEWR - LAX

1 stop10h 00mSpirit Airlines

Mon 2/34:18 pmLAX - EWR

1 stop10h 32mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 1/16$176

Thu 1/237:00 amJFK - SAN

Nonstop6h 11mJetBlue

Mon 1/279:00 pmSAN - JFK

Nonstop5h 15mJetBlue

Deal found 1/14$197

Thu 1/237:59 amJFK - LAX

1 stop26h 39mMultiple Airlines

Sun 1/267:00 pmLAX - JFK

2 stops32h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/16$210

Thu 1/2312:12 pmEWR - LAX

3 stops23h 04mMultiple Airlines

Mon 1/274:18 pmLAX - EWR

1 stop10h 32mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/16$221

Thu 1/234:30 pmLGA - LAX

1 stop8h 46mSpirit Airlines

Mon 2/311:21 pmLAX - LGA

1 stop13h 04mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 1/16$226

Fri 1/2411:00 amJFK - LAX

1 stop9h 02mFrontier

Wed 1/299:30 pmLAX - JFK

1 stop30h 00mFrontier

Deal found 1/15$223

Sat 1/257:59 amJFK - SAN

1 stop13h 59mFrontier

Wed 2/198:08 pmSAN - JFK

1 stop7h 22mFrontier

Deal found 1/16$180

Sat 1/256:55 amEWR - BUR

1 stop14h 32mSpirit Airlines

Mon 1/275:12 pmBUR - EWR

1 stop9h 38mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 1/15$193

Sat 1/257:59 amJFK - SAN

1 stop13h 59mMultiple Airlines

Mon 1/277:04 amSAN - JFK

Nonstop5h 26mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/15$199

Sat 1/2510:00 pmLGA - LAX

1 stop13h 37mMultiple Airlines

Mon 1/2711:21 pmLAX - LGA

1 stop13h 04mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/15$210

Sat 1/252:30 pmJFK - SAN

1 stop9h 33mAmerican Airlines

Sat 2/86:33 amSAN - JFK

1 stop6h 56mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 1/14$217

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Wed 4/210:00 amEWR - BUR

1 stop9h 59mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 1/16$65

Tue 3/2510:00 amEWR - SNA

1 stop14h 11mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 1/15$79

Sat 1/256:55 amEWR - ONT

1 stop15h 14mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/16$104

Sat 3/154:46 pmEWR - SAN

Nonstop6h 31mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 1/16$119

Wed 3/194:05 pmJFK - SAN

Nonstop6h 30mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 1/15$119

Mon 3/242:18 pmEWR - SAN

2 stops20h 12mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 1/15$120

Mon 3/1011:15 amJFK - SAN

2 stops27h 33mFrontier

Deal found 1/16$122

Sat 2/227:59 amJFK - SAN

2 stops13h 47mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/16$124

Wed 4/910:51 amLGA - LAX

1 stop10h 29mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 1/16$124

Sat 2/16:08 amEWR - LAX

Nonstop6h 27mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 1/15$126

Wed 1/223:00 pmJFK - LAX

2 stops34h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 1/15$126

Wed 4/99:00 amEWR - LAX

1 stop11h 01mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 1/16$128

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Return

Price

New YorkBurbank

LGA - BUR

LGABUR

New York LaGuardia

Wed 2/5

10:59 am-6:27 pm

2 stops10h 28m

Burbank Bob Hope

Tue 2/11

7:22 pm-10:04 am

2 stops11h 42m

$108

NewarkBurbank

EWR - BUR

EWRBUR

Newark

Mon 2/24

6:45 am-6:31 pm

1 stop14h 46m

Burbank Bob Hope

Wed 2/26

9:55 pm-3:47 pm

1 stop14h 52m

$132

NewarkLos Angeles

EWR - LAX

EWRLAX

Newark

Thu 2/13

4:48 pm-10:35 pm

1 stop8h 47m

Los Angeles

Thu 2/20

3:50 pm-5:20 am

1 stop10h 30m

$176

New YorkSan Diego

JFK - SAN

JFKSAN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 1/30

7:59 am-6:58 pm

1 stop13h 59m

San Diego

Mon 2/3

10:40 am-6:30 am

1 stop16h 50m

$180

New YorkSan Diego

JFK - SAN

JFKSAN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 4/30

6:30 am-1:37 pm

1 stop10h 07m

San Diego

Wed 5/7

7:00 am-3:32 pm

Nonstop5h 32m

$189

New YorkSan Diego

JFK - SAN

JFKSAN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 2/27

5:00 pm-8:27 pm

Nonstop6h 27m

San Diego

Mon 3/3

9:37 pm-5:57 am

Nonstop5h 20m

$197

New YorkLos Angeles

LGA - LAX

LGALAX

New York LaGuardia

Wed 2/12

8:10 pm-7:43 am

1 stop14h 33m

Los Angeles

Tue 2/18

11:30 pm-1:04 pm

1 stop10h 34m

$205

New YorkLos Angeles

JFK - LAX

JFKLAX

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 3/20

11:01 am-9:35 pm

1 stop13h 34m

Los Angeles

Fri 3/28

8:04 pm-6:30 am

1 stop7h 26m

$206

New YorkSan Diego

JFK - SAN

JFKSAN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 2/5

4:00 pm-7:36 am

1 stop18h 36m

San Diego

Tue 2/11

7:04 am-3:30 pm

Nonstop5h 26m

$207

New YorkLos Angeles

LGA - LAX

LGALAX

New York LaGuardia

Sun 1/26

10:00 pm-8:37 am

1 stop13h 37m

Los Angeles

Tue 1/28

10:35 pm-3:10 pm

1 stop13h 35m

$207

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Travel insights for flights to Southern California

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How long is the flight to Southern California?

On average, a flight from New York to Southern California takes 11 hours 11 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 (158 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Saturday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (59 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, JetBlue and Delta.

United Airlines

From $227

JetBlue

From $108

Delta

From $138

American Airlines

From $235

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 JetBlue.

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 Spirit Airlines, Delta and American Airlines 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.

Southwest

8.1

Very good

4,659 reviews

Reviews

1 / 10

No issues. I needed pre boarding and I was able to get it without issue

Southwest

8.1

Very good

4,659 reviews

Southwest

8.1

Very good

4,659 reviews

Reviews

1 / 10

No issues. I needed pre boarding and I was able to get it without issue

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,681 reviews

Southwest

8.1

Very good

4,659 reviews

Reviews

1 / 10

No issues. I needed pre boarding and I was able to get it without issue

Delta

8.0

Very good

8,511 reviews

Southwest

8.1

Very good

4,659 reviews

Reviews

1 / 10

No issues. I needed pre boarding and I was able to get it without issue

JetBlue

7.4

Good

3,199 reviews

Southwest

8.1

Very good

4,659 reviews

Reviews

1 / 10

No issues. I needed pre boarding and I was able to get it without issue

United Airlines

7.4

Good

8,965 reviews

Southwest

8.1

Very good

4,659 reviews

Reviews

1 / 10

No issues. I needed pre boarding and I was able to get it without issue

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, Palm Springs offers the quickest one-way flight (0 hours 53 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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