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Find cheap flights from Calgary to California from C$ 140

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Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stopsC$ 246
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stopC$ 275
San Diego
San DiegodirectC$ 225
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stopsC$ 228
San Jose
San Jose1 stopC$ 407
Fresno
Fresno1 stopC$ 404

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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$ 171 one-way - C$ 352 round-trip; San Francisco C$ 203 one-way - C$ 342 round-trip
  • Morning departure is around 23% more expensive 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 verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.2
China AirlinesOverall score based on 917 reviews
8.6Crew
8.3Boarding
7.8Food
8.1Entertainment
8.0Comfort
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My flight to Los Angeles was canceled Had to book another flight and you charged me extra $500 Very bad experience

2.0 MediocreArieh, Apr. 2024BKK - TPE
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My flight to Los Angeles was canceled Had to book another flight and you charged me extra $500 Very bad experience

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.

Staff is friendly, great variety of entertainment, check in a little messy but due to people not listening. Overall a pleasant experience. Would use again in the future.

Free Wi-Fi could have been better in the Airport.

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.

The plane was an older model and the entertainment was hard to enjoy on those small screens. I struggled to see clear anything I wanted to watch. The seats where a bit uncomfortable but for a 3 hours flight it was pretty ok. The rest of services were excellent. Highly recommend China Airlines to others.

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.

Check in etc was very good. As for on the plane, it was like flying in a freezer. It was so cold, i have flown for years and never been so cold on a plane. Staff on board said its always cold when flying which is a load of rubbish. They wouldnt put any heating on and now i have the flu because of this .

I’ve had a couple flights this week on United that were delayed by an hour or more

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

My bag was lost with my medicine and I am very inconvenienced. I don’t know what happened, however I want you to do a better job on getting people’s bag back

Generally good but there wasn’t any staff available when my luggage didn’t appear at baggage claim in Fresno. It took about half an hour to locate a staff member to open up the locked room where it was being kept.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

Our original business class flight was cancelled so we not only downgraded but we were also spread out across the plane not sitting together in separate middle seats. My poor kids were scared and couldn’t see me on the flight and the crew wasn’t sensitive to the situation and what the airlines did to us. Very dissatisfied with United airlines.

The WiFi didn’t work and the seats are too close together. Very uncomfortable.

So so. Terrible aircraft choice for that leg of the flight.

Our seat tv didn’t work All the rest was perfect

The experience was generally above average. The only downside was the absence of WiFi during my flight from Vancouver to San Francisco.

I think Air Canada is the only airline I've flown where they don't give you at least a free cookie.

Headphones for the movies have too much bass and can't be adjusted. Almost impossible to hear. Great movie selections but can't really watch them because you can't hear them. Also the system is very slow.

Once again my complaint is how close the seats are together. Also, the bathrooms were not very clean by the second half of the flight.

All but one of four were on time. One was delayed for an hour

Excellent in flight service, perhaps the best we've ever had. Business class feels tired and needs improvement to compete with other airlines. The food looked good but tasted terrible. Check in was quick, the flight arrived early and our luggage was on our flight with us.

Terrible quality wifi and they charge a lot for it. They nickel and dime you for everything.

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.

The bad part was 2 hour delay and we were seating in the airplane it was getting hot and uncomfortable But after they fixed the problem everything went so smooth Crew were amazing very nice polite and caring

Touchscreens do not work. WiFi did not work. Food is possibly the worst on any European airline. Drinks came by only four times on a cross-Atlantic. The plane was two hours late because—it was announced—Lufthansa didn't have enough large aircraft in their fleet to accommodate an on-time flight.

It was freezing in the airplane. Everyone was wearing everything they had with them. The crew acknowledged it was cold, but did nothing about it

The flight attendants were superb and the service was outstanding. Some passengers with small children were very rude and inconsiderate, kids were constantly crying and some were running around the aisle unsupervised.

Terrible. There was a rattling noise the whole flight. The internet didn't work after I paid. Boarding is very disorganized.

Horrible flight attendant in back of economy that screamed at me, have already reported to United. Horrible food - for Gluten free, why would you assume the person is vegetarian? I was served some kind of horrible curry bean paste and multiple cold rolls and soggy vegetables with no seasoning... um no!

The crew member put her luggage and boxes behind my seat so I was able to recline while the passenger in front of me did for 8 hours. My knees were forced against the seat for hours :(. Dude sitting next to me hasn't showered in weeks so I almost threw up.

Sorry my last review for prg to fra was for this flight. My prg to fra flight was fine but my second flight back to Washington DC was with a slow awful crew who wouldn’t come in a timely manner to take trash and take trash before serving coffee tea and was shoving other people’s bottles of water on me when we were not traveling together

Lufthansa was amazing. Definitely upgrade your seat if you can swing it - they take very good care of their passengers. Customs in DC is nothing short of a nightmare though. Stood in line waiting to go back through security for 30 minutes, had to RUN through and across two terminals to make my connection and only had 5 minutes to spare. Terrible. Very very poor coordination by the airport staff and CBP.

I was ver pleased with the service all the way through

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