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Find cheap flights from Calgary to California from C$ 149

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Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Los Angeles
Los AngelesdirectC$ 237
San Francisco
San FranciscodirectC$ 291
San Diego
San Diego1 stopC$ 237
Palm Springs
Palm SpringsdirectC$ 279
San Jose
San Jose1 stopC$ 539

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Flight from Calgary to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking California flights

  • If I want to visit Disneyland Park, which airport should I fly to?

    Visitors planning to attend Disneyland Park and Resort in Anaheim, California, should plan to fly to LAX. The drive from LAX to Disneyland is approximately 50 minutes to an hour, depending on traffic and the time of day. Disneyland offers a shuttle to/from LAX, which costs about $85 for the first passenger and $10 for each additional passenger, with an allowance for up to 9 passengers.

  • Which airport in California is closest to Yosemite National Park?

    Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is the closest airport to Yosemite National Park. There are many commuter flights within California that depart from SFO, LAX, and other airports. Driving to Yosemite takes about five hours from LAX and four hours from SFO.

  • Do I need a visa to fly from Calgary to California?

    Canadian citizens who arrive in the US via flight must display a valid, non-expired Canadian passport, and visitors can also display valid, non-expired NEXUS cards. Canadian citizens do not need a visa to visit the United States. Canadian permanent residents who arrive in the U.S. from Canada should review their individual requirements before traveling.

  • How can I make my flight from Calgary to California more sustainable?

    Travelers concerned with their environmental impact can take steps like packing light and flying direct, which reduces fuel consumption. Your choice of airline is also a factor in sustainability. WestJet is a great option, as in 2022 they began operating some flights between San Francisco and Calgary with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), the most effective and safest decarbonization method in jet fuel.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to California from Calgary 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 Calgary 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 to California with an airline and back to Calgary with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Calgary 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 to California from Calgary up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Calgary to the following destinations at these prices or less: Los Angeles C$ 149 one-way - C$ 256 round-trip; San Francisco C$ 211 one-way - C$ 358 round-trip
  • Morning departure is around 2% cheaper than an evening flight, on average*.
  • Passengers seeking cheap airfare between Calgary, Alberta, and California, United States, can find competitive rates by departing from Calgary International Airport (YYC). Destinations with cheapest fares are at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) or San Francisco International Airport (SFO), the two largest cities in California.
  • Los Angeles International Airport is a hub for the most passenger airlines in the United States and ranks in the top five U.S. airports for passenger as well as cargo traffic. Flying to LAX allows travelers proximity to numerous attractions in Los Angeles, including Hollywood sightseeing, famous beaches along the Pacific coast, as well as the various centers of industry throughout L.A.
  • San Francisco International Airport is also a major airport in California, serving the Bay Area, home of Silicon Valley and the American tech industry. Picturesque San Francisco and the surrounding East Bay and North Bay areas are also popular tourist destinations for the region’s rocky coastlines, Victorian architecture, sights like the Golden Gate Bridge, and dynamic dining scene.
  • Travelers who want the shortest flight time between Calgary and California will want to look for direct flights, which take about 3 hours. There are many options for direct flights from airlines including WestJet, United Airlines, Air Canada, and Lynx Air for competitive rates.
  • Those seeking the cheapest flights between Calgary and California can find the best fares by flying to LAX. The cheapest fares include a combination of direct flights and flights with one layover and multiple airlines. Some cheap fares land in LAX and depart from SFO, but the cheapest are to/from LAX. Airlines with the lowest fares include Lynx Air, WestJet, Flair Airlines, Spirit, and Air Canada.
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*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top 5 airlines serving from Calgary to California

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Calgary 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 KAYAK reviews.
8.3
EVA AirOverall score based on 1636 reviews
86crew
80entertainment
79food
84overall
82comfort
84boarding
Airline reviews

Pleasant crew. Very long flight, a bit uncomfortable at times being seated, but not too bad.

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Pleasant crew. Very long flight, a bit uncomfortable at times being seated, but not too bad.

No ice for the drinks. Only gave a half a cup of your beverage. Not enough water. I got very dehydrated.

Eva is one of the top airlines in Asia... but often are over priced. Finally found a reasonable rate.

My original flight was rescheduled & EVA did a good job rescheduling my flight & connecting flight.

Polite hard working crew. No complaints really. Meals were not to my liking.

Everything was fantastic! The crew really went above and beyond to make it a great flight. I felt cared for with EVA.

t and I Flight crew did excellent job taking care of us and feeding us and staying professional. The boarding was delayed by an hour and then extra security measures were taken. No real explanation except for they said it was more of a maintenance dey

The flight was on time. Boarding process was smooth. The crew was friendly, helpful, and they kept plane facility clean. The food could've been better.

On time. Easy online check-in. But always give me a middle economy seat with wacky passengers (or even a seat next to the toilet room). Also could be more courtier staff.

wanted hindi vegetarian meal but that as a no-go

Comfort was left wanting due to such a long flight, made the wife and I wish we could upgrade the seats to Business class or First Class, but did not have that option. Food was good but had very limited options and I have a dietary restriction which was difficult for the staff to accommodate since everything provided came with cheese on it. (Cheese could potentially kill me) Did not have an option to inform the staff until we were already in the air about the restriction and was not provided another option before flight departed.

The plane was uncomfortable. I paid extra for more legroom but the seat was still uncomfortable. Other seats on the same exact row didn’t have to pay extra but still have extra legroom. I didn’t understand why I needed to pay $170 for. It was Iike China airline just wants to make money off their passengers. It was unfair.

It felt like a new plane. Decent leg room in economy, food was fine, and the plane didn’t feel super dry and uncomfortable.

3 of the 4 flights had delays despite the weather being fine, but still managed to make all connections

Ask flight attendant for water during flight and she was a little rude get the water.

Baggage made it successfully to destination despite short layover. Appreciate that.

Staff were good and nice. There should me 3 meals instead of only 2 and snacks.

Flight was delay almost 2 hours from Hong Kong to Taipei. Last minute gate change from 24 to 66. Long way walk. We need to run in the Taipei airport to catch our next flight from Taipei to Vancouver. That is so suck!

Excellent staff made the boarding process fast and easy. Friendly crews on both flights from Saigon to Taipei and Taipei to Los Angeles. Will fly China Airlines again.

For a long-haul flight, the crew did a very good job of keeping the lavatories clean and the aisles clear.

I like WJ but I don’t like traveling anymore

Good flight. No I’m seat entertainment. But my phone worked just fine on the west jet app.

4 hour delay, lost our bags, staff was loud and it was an overnight flight

We were late boarding, but it all worked out. So, no problem.

It was good but not comfortable seat with the long legged persons.

No problems here. WestJet does a good job, even on their short haul flights

Boarding was fine, but then we were delayed a while due to some baggage issues, then de-icing.

Tried to reserves seats and WestJet My Trip shows not available until 24 hours before the flight. When check-in was finally available and I tried to get seats again I was not able to get to select seats for me and my wife together. All in all, was not able to select seats together on Kiwi, paid extra for seats on Westjet and still did not got seats together, not pleasant for such a long flight and with my wife not very good with flying, disappointed on the way the system works with regarding to seats reservations, even with paying extra for them.

Flight full. 'Volunteers' to check hand luggage. Checked hand luggage is lost

Not the fault of WestJet but we had to wait in the plane on the tarmac in Cancun for 1 hour.

I was not able to buy food in the flight. They refer to include your Credit card in the APP, and if you are not from USA (i have a credit card form Canada) it is not possible

Over two hours wait to get wheelchair assistance from arrival to the departure gate for LA was unreasonable even though there appreared to be heavy demand.

The seat is too hard and my back and bottom are having servers pain

I was duped into thinking it was a United Airlines flight when in fact United had nothing to do with it.

Airline did not explain reasons why flight was delayed two hours. Explanations were badly needed and rarely provided. Problem seemed to clearly be the airline’s fault and not the fault of the weather or airport.

I was delighted that we were able to get on the 4:40 pm flight rather than our original booking at 6:55 pm!! Other than that, the flight was comfortable and landed early😊

There was no lounge for passengers waiting before boarding the aircraft at F65, so passengers are just sitting on the floor or just spread everywhere the premises before boarding.

All went fine. Boarding was efficient, staff was really friendly, and we were kept up to date on any changes to our itinerary. My only note for improvement is that on this particular plane, the recline in economy class was negligible. I know it's a coach seat, but I had another UA flight (SFO to BWI) and the seat was more comfortable with better recline.

Really good experience with a redeye flight from SFO to BWI. Boarding was efficient, plane was comfortable and newer than others, lots of audio and video choices, and staff was great. I appreciate United's service.

The flight and crew were fine. The entertainment- the sound was so bad through the headphones I could barely understand it and it was a show I had seen before. The food might have been fine but having to have an account with united in order to access the app in order to pay for the food was rage inducing. I had entered my credit card info at home and logged in as guest but that wouldn’t allow the “wallet” tab to open in the app. And then the wifi was so bad that it took about 45 minutes to fully log in and get all the info working at which time I missed the food. You shouldn’t have to give your address, email and phone number in order to get a hamburger.

It took 5 hour to get a crew to D Ice the plan. We had to sit on the runway for 5 hrs. in Calgary. It snows most of the winter. No proactive plan. In addition, after 3 calls to customer service they couldn't figure out how to have my wife and myself sit together on her birthday weekend. Everybody kept passing the buck. No decision from customer service, luggage drop off or check in team. The experience was a complete mess! I don't think we'll ever fly on this airline again.

The wifi I paid for did not work. The seats are tight.

There were no free snacks…little pretzel bag or cookies like we had on our flight out.

Mostly crew good and the flight was safe and comfortable but service was lacking. For an overnight flight of 8hrs 50 it took some two hours to get served a drink and dinner after take off. I asked for Laurent Perrier champagne and was brought Perrier water, which I queried and asked where was the champagne. No response. The issue came up again an hour later when dinner was starting to be served and I was asked whether I wanted another drink, when I reminded I was still waiting for my first champagne! Apologies ensued but dinner service was quite slow. For breakfast I never did get served the hot course! So - no complaints and compliments on the safety of the flight but service underwhelming (and I brought them candies!)

Of our SIX flights in my travel group, five were delayed, and all (except possibly one) were just company screwups. One traveler had her CARRY ON baggage put on another flight because Air Canada could not properly do "weight and Balance". Bags missing for a day. Another traveler never made it. Then, (humor here) the flagship airline of the socialist country has NOTHING FOR FREE on board. Expect to pay for pretzels, folks. How's that socialism working out for ya, aye? I might book air Canada in the future if I have a meeting that I REALLY want to MISS!

I don’t know if there were any snacks served on the 5 hour flight. I might have been napping when the attendants came around. But I usually wake up when they do.

Food offerings need to be more plentiful and beverages need to be more healthy.

The crew suki/zuki is very rude. The zoning is only being announce once and there’s no way we will know what is currently allowed to board. I’m zone 5 (currently it was zone 3 but hich I didn’t know coz i went to the restroom). I saw a guy (zone 4) start boarding also. Then my husband (zone 5) started boarding also. But when it’s my turn, he said that i have to wait coz it’s still zone 3 and I questioned him why was my husband allowed when we are both zone 5 and i pointed to him my husband who’s boarding already and he told me to be attentive next time. And i told him he was so rude u like the other lady staff who is nice. The lady is the one who allowed the man (zone 4) and my husband to start boarding. There were 2 lines (the lady and suki)

First My Flight was Delayed for Over 3HRS, I missed My Older Sister's Funeral, My Car Rentals I Missed it, Had to take Uber from the Airport and then to Rentals Next Day

Nothing at all ! Everything was fantastic from start to finish 👏

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