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C$ 92 Find cheap flights from Vancouver to California

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Los Angeles
Los AngelesdirectC$ 154
San Francisco
San FranciscodirectC$ 123
San Diego
San Diego2 stopsC$ 241
Palm Springs
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Sacramento
Sacramento1 stopC$ 269
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Fresno
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Monterey
Monterey1 stopC$ 563
Redding
Redding1 stopC$ 437

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Flight from Vancouver Airport to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking California flights

  • Can I pick my seat for my flight to California from Vancouver?

    Many airlines offer different fare options that include seat selection. If you fly with Air Canada, the Flex, Comfort, and Latitude options come with free selection, and Comfort and Latitude opens you to seats with extra legroom, as well as other benefits like checked bags and free ticket changes.

  • Can unaccompanied minors fly from Vancouver to California?

    Many airlines offer an escort service for unaccompanied minors for a fee. American Airlines requires you to pay for this service for children between the ages of five and 14. Children between five and seven can only travel alone on non-stop flights with this service, while those from eight to 14 can travel on flights that stop in certain hubs, such as Phoenix.

  • How many bags can I bring onboard my flight to California from Vancouver?

    You can see what the luggage allowance is by looking at the icons above the fare in your KAYAK search results. For example, Flair Airlines includes one personal bag per passenger to be stored under the seat in front. This is usually a purse, backpack, or laptop bag. It cannot weigh more than 7 kg and cannot be bigger than 15 x 33 x 43 cm.

  • Can I wait for my flight to California at a lounge at Vancouver Airport?

    If you are flying out of Vancouver International Airport, you can pay for two-hour access to one of the airport’s Plaza Premium lounges. There are showers and nap rooms if you want to refresh yourself, and there are hot meals as well as beverages. You can relax or browse the free newspapers or magazines as you wait to board.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to California from Vancouver is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Vancouver 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 Vancouver with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Vancouver 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 Vancouver 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 Vancouver to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas C$ 168 one-way - C$ 248 round-trip; Los Angeles C$ 153 one-way - C$ 202 round-trip; San Francisco C$ 152 one-way - C$ 299 round-trip
  • Morning departure is around 2% cheaper than an evening flight, on average*.
  • The airport you choose for your flight from Vancouver to California will depend on where you want to visit. San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is the main hub for northern California, while Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is where many fly to when traveling to southern California.
  • If you are a Canadian passport holder, you do not need a visa to fly to California from Vancouver, as long as you are staying for less than six months. You may be asked to show proof that you have enough money for your visit, and your passport must be valid for the duration of your stay.
  • When flying out of Vancouver, if you choose to depart from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) you could catch direct flights to California with Flair, WestJet, or Air Canada. If you prefer Abbottsford International Airport (YXX), you may have to stop one or more times on your way to California.
  • To find out the onboard entertainment options available on your trip from Vancouver to California you can expand the plane information on your KAYAK search results. You could see, for example, that many Air Canada flights have seatback entertainment consoles, while WestJet offers streaming services to your device.
  • Many airlines, such as Flair and Lynx, do not offer complimentary meal service onboard, but they may have food and drink for sale during the flight.  So, you may want to grab something before your flight or bring sealed snacks onboard.
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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 Vancouver to California

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Vancouver 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.
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Korean AirOverall score based on 1067 reviews
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Terrible experience will never fly Delta again. Delayed flight with total disorganization and inept crew who wouldn’t communicate.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jul 2024SEA - ICN
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Terrible experience will never fly Delta again. Delayed flight with total disorganization and inept crew who wouldn’t communicate.

Will try never to fly Delta international again. Flight delayed and staff completely inept in dealing with it. Would not communicate, rude, completely disorganized. Once we reached Seoul the staff there had no idea what to do with us and led us around the airport from one pointless line to another. They were clearly not told how to manage the situation even though they had hours to make a plan. Never again.

They texted me my gate number and then they texted me again it’s now boarding but in different gate, and the gate was so far from the gate they texted me earlier. I have to run just to get to my flight. They always do that.

The crew and my luggage was still pretty good after a long flight. They take good care of the luggage.

Really good! I like all the crew, they were so nice and very efficient.

On time departure and exceptional customer service during the entire flight.

Overall, very uneventful and pleasant experience. Most importantly, no delays.

Not very comfortable seated in the back plane due to turbulence

We were seated at the back and that was very uncomfortable for me with the turbulence we experienced on our way to Chicago.

Ford not that great the seat not to big for leg room like other airline

Plane is new and I was upgraded to first class so all was great.

The flight from Taipei to LAX was the first time we encountered rudeness from the crew. From the gate agents to the in flight crew. We had received such wonderful service going to Bali and on our Bali to Taipei flight that it shocked us when the gate agent was rude and then the rudeness continued on the flight to LAX.

Overall great experience. All four members of my family were seated together without paying extra to reserve seats. Everything was on time. Food was great and healthy. Media entertainment was good. Rock music could be added as a listening choice. No issue with baggages. Flight attendants were friendly and helpful. I would recommend EVA to friends and family.

• Crew obviously hate their job • We were placed in the very back of the airplane even though we checked in 4+hrs before our flight • We were given food but since we were in the back of the plane, we were rushed to throw it away. • This was the most unorganized boarding experience. They just called “Group 1” to board and after that, it was chaos. Everyone was confused and they only spoke in Chinese.

The hygiene of the bathrooms were terrible. Urine smells leaked out into the cabin and the seats were really tight, even for a petite woman like myself. Flight attendants did not go through the cabin enough to offer refreshments.

I was expecting that movie selection and food would have been better. Everything else was great.

The type of the food requested (Asian vegetarian) was not properly met with. They have very limited snack items that may compensate for the main meals.

The quality of the food is pretty good. Thank you, EVA Air.

Fast and efficient boarding. Flight was on time. Service was very good for our long flight. First time flying with this airline and I would highly recommend.

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

Bars and restaurants in Taipei close early. The lounge isn’t very good, but better than the public areas.

The food was the only thing that could have made the experience even better. Everything was stellar but the food. The staff was superb. I’ve been flying with ANA for years as my go-to and I think I may have found my new favorite. 😍

All of the staff were very helpful, polite I was very satisfied with China Airlines The food was normal for airlines but I’m sure they could do better

Everything was efficient. Good leg room. Food was good. Staff were friendly.

I would have liked to know how to order a special meal (for medical purposes) before the flight.

Staff very friendly and helpful Everything was clean and most important on time Unfortunately let down by the quality of the food Would be very happy to use them again

The flight who provided services on my row had some not-nice attitude and not smiling at all.

Very good , the weather was terrible, but i admired the professionality and politeness and care from the crew, and the excellent contition of the plane

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.

Both my husband and I ordered the fish for dinner and we both got sick and throwing up on the plane. I don’t think the seafood was handled properly and I for sure will not order fish the next time around.

Im now late to my appointment because of delayed flight

Dinner was served at the wrong time as soon as we boarded. Most were sleeping.. there was no food service carts for hours. We had to specifically ask for water, snacks etc. for the 15 hour plus flight, there should have been 3 meals served. Instead we only got the breakfast 1 hour before landing. Will try other airlines like Qatar for future travels.

I like the paper menu with lists of food, so that I don’t need worry about to pick up the food I don’t like, because crews are busy to do food service, mostly not enough food information they can tell. Well, one of the lady was not friendly at all, I asked three times my daughter wants a cup noodle during the flight, she gave me the reason is they have half an hour for serving food three times. There are more than 200 people on the flight, it takes them more than hour and half to do food serving, think about it, how long we can get food, around two hours. I don’t like she gave a stupid reason other than to make a cup noodle right away. Unfriendly and lazy.

Flight delayed in NYC and missed Hong Kong connecting flight to Guangzhou. While being given a hotel room and a 30 dollar voucher to eat in the airport, the delay caused a few big inconveniences , a 12 hour delay should have been better compensated for.

Wanted different plane design with an additional bathroom at the back of the plane.

The crew staffs are very nice. The temperature is too low.

I booked Flexi ticket, Paid extra for extra legroom seat. What I got was worst ever place to sit. It was an emergency exit seat with lots of legroom but half of the seat was occupied with aircraft body. Means you don’t keep that seat where a passenger can’t sit. The seats are too narrow. Whole night I was awake. Not movable armrests. One of the worst.

The flight was cancelled. I wasn't informed where to check in, how and when. It wasn't easy to get in contact with Cathay service representative, and they were not very helpful... The staff on the airport - Air Canada (I assume) were the most helpful, kind efficient, patient... Thank you for all your help and care, for your patience, for your professionalism!!!

The first economy rows have remote space in the seat which eats in the seating space. The seats are also smaller compared to other airlines.

dont advertise liquor drinks you don't have. begin flight on time. instead of an hour LATE. OVERHEAD BINS ARE TOO SMALL TO FIT STANDARD CARRY ONS

Flying Air Canada was pleasant and enjoyable. The United portion was lacking.

we missed the flight because the preceding one was late. air canada said that because it was caused by air traffic control they would not put us up in a hotel, so since the next flight we could get anywhere near where we live is to san francisco tomorrow morning, two senior citizens are having to spend tonight in the food court at vancouver airport. NOT HAPPY.

We were given an upgrade which provided more seat room and a meal. However seat designated overhead locker space was used by others.Boarding was delayed with part or the delay due to staff assisting diaablef individuals aboard. Personal observation would suggest that 3 individuals rorted the system. They used wheel chair access to the plane, boarding with family ahead of al other passengers, but required no assistance until boarding occurred. On departure 3 “disabled” individuals were seen walking freely near the baggage carousel. One person even assisted with a luggage trolley! The rorting is most likely widespread and not airline specific

The seats have no leg room and my seat head rest was broken

Flight was delayed and still they didn't manage to transfer my bag to the flight. The onboard staff was quick to show desperation and frustration with the not-so-easy passengers.

Constant delays worked out in our favor but definitely extended our travel day

Flight was excellent in all aspects, - comfort , food, drinks, service, entertainment. Inspite of the computer glitch, the flight was on schedule and flawlessly. Thank you, air Canada.

Flight was cancelled. Still stuck at airport. Going on 2 days straight, no sleep. Never fly Air Canada

It was fine. Give us free headphones or allow Bluetooth or something, or an app to watch on your phone. Grow up

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