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Cheap Flights to Carlsbad

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Carlsbad that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals to Carlsbad

Sat, 13 Sep - Thu, 23 Oct
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12:35 - 12:55ADL-LAX
16h 50m1 stop
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23:55 - 12:35LAX-ADL
19h 10m1 stop
$1,101Fiji Airways
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Mon, 8 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep
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09:30 - 06:05SYD-LAX
13h 35mdirect
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17:39 - 06:55LAX-SYD
20h 16m1 stop
$1,115United Airlines
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Mon, 8 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep
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10:20 - 10:35SYD-LAX
17h 15m1 stop
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17:39 - 06:55LAX-SYD
20h 16m1 stop
$1,117United Airlines
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Wed, 5 Nov - Wed, 19 Nov
Fiji Airways Logo
14:15 - 11:50MEL-LAX
16h 35m1 stop
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22:45 - 12:45LAX-MEL
19h 00m1 stop
$1,125Fiji Airways
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Fri, 1 Aug - Mon, 4 Aug
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09:55 - 13:20SYD-LAX
20h 25m1 stop
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21:10 - 08:45LAX-SYD
18h 35m1 stop
$1,151Air New Zealand
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Fri, 1 Aug - Fri, 8 Aug
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09:55 - 13:20SYD-LAX
20h 25m1 stop
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22:10 - 10:35LAX-SYD
19h 25m1 stop
$1,162Air New Zealand
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Sun, 14 Sep - Thu, 18 Sep
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09:10 - 06:00SYD-LAX
13h 50mdirect
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23:05 - 07:05LAX-SYD
15h 00mdirect
$1,212Qantas Airways
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Mon, 3 Nov - Sat, 15 Nov
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19:25 - 14:15BNE-LAX
12h 50mdirect
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20:50 - 05:00LAX-BNE
14h 10mdirect
$1,236Qantas Airways
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Sat, 13 Sep - Thu, 23 Oct
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06:05 - 12:13ADL-LAX
22h 38m2 stops
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18:45 - 16:15LAX-ADL
28h 00m2 stops
$1,572Virgin Australia
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Sat, 20 Sep - Sun, 19 Oct
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14:30 - 06:05ADL-LAX
32h 05m1 stop
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22:45 - 13:55LAX-ADL
21h 40m1 stop
$1,578Virgin Australia
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Low seasonJanuary
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$540
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 17% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (32% more expensive on average)
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Flights to Carlsbad: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew to Carlsbad 
Verified travelerFlew with United AirlinesSYD-LAXJan 2025
Bring some extra food! Long flight, you don’t get enough and quality is mediocre. No free snacks in between meals except for mini pretzels.
Verified travelerFlew with Qantas AirwaysBNE-LAXOct 2024
Qantas is definitely the way to go!!! Great service and boarding process stress free. The website is extremely helpful for booking and very user friendly. Make sure you have all of your documents though. Honestly, I didn't need to worry about bringing extra snacks or entertainment despite the long flight. Maybe bring along an extra bottle of water if you tend to get thirsty.

FAQs - booking Carlsbad flights

  • How long is the flight to Carlsbad?

    Flights from Melbourne15h 03m
    Flights from Brisbane13h 58m
    Flights from Sydney14h 25m
  • What is the cheapest flight to Los Angeles?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Los Angeles was found on the route from Sydney, at $1,698 return. The most popular connection is from Melbourne to Los Angeles and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $1,124 in the last 3 days.

  • Which airlines fly to Los Angeles?

    Many airlines fly to Los Angeles, the most common ones being Qantas Airways, United Airlines, and American Airlines. See the amount of flights per week for popular airlines flying to Los Angeles.

  • How to fly to Carlsbad?

    You cannot fly directly to Carlsbad. KAYAK recommends you fly to Los Angeles (LAX) (131.05 km from Carlsbad). From there you can hire a car or take a taxi.

  • What airports are near Carlsbad?

    The closest airport is San Diego (SAN) (49.42 km). Other nearby airports are Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty (SNA) (74.93 km), Tijuana Rodriguez (TIJ) (77.03 km) or Ontario (ONT) (102.41 km). KAYAK recommends you fly to Los Angeles.

  • How far is Los Angeles Airport from central Los Angeles?

    Central Los Angeles is 15 km away from Los Angeles Airport.

  • What is the name of Los Angeles’s airport?

    All flights to Los Angeles land at Los Angeles Airport. The airport code is LAX,and it can also be referred to as Los Angeles or Los Angeles Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Carlsbad?

    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 to Carlsbad.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Carlsbad?

    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 Carlsbad with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Carlsbad?

    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 Carlsbad up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Carlsbad

  • There is no major airport in Carlsbad. It is instead served by Los Angeles Airport.
  • Looking for cheap airfare to Carlsbad? 25% of our users found return tickets to Carlsbad for the following prices or less: From Brisbane $3,131, from Melbourne $3,409, from Sydney $5,783
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Carlsbad flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Carlsbad

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Australia to Carlsbad? 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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Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 201 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
7.5Food
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They will look to squeeze every penny they can out of you!! Pick your seat$$...bring luggage$$$$... if they could charge you for the air on the plane they would!!

4.0 OkayChristopher, June 2025NAN - SYD
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They will look to squeeze every penny they can out of you!! Pick your seat$$...bring luggage$$$$... if they could charge you for the air on the plane they would!!

.very good and as I needed wheelchair assistance all staff excellent.. only suggestion is get rid of those plastic chairs hard to ride in and staff have trouble compared to others. Everything else very good experience. Will use Fiji Air again.

In-flight entertainment options could use a refresh, Consider a tie-up with Spotify for more current music and with IMDB or other service for newer selections/movie ratings.

See previous comments. Didn’t take this flight because my other flight was so delayed. Ending up on two other flights as a result and was more than a day late.

6 hour delay and they didnt try to make up any time during an over 10 hour flight

Very good; seat made ready for bed after meal, a plus since one airline covered the seat at the start.

Entertainment was not good. Seems like liquor should’ve been advertised only beer and wine was even though I saw others getting liquor didn’t realize I could. And the food to me could’ve been a little bit.

Food choices perhaps not the best. Only offered beer and wine, when it appeared other liquor was available. Entertainment wasn’t so good.

They charged me over a $1000 dollars to bring two surfboard bags as check baggage. Inappropriate and I would avoid flying sgain

The experience on Fiji Airways was absolutely amazing. Streamlined. All staff was amazing. Pleasant. Friendly. Extremely helpful.

I flew United from San Francisco to Auckland. My connecting flight from Auckland to Christchurch was canceled with no explanation. I was finally told the cancellation was due to fog. Even though it was clear when we landed. I am from San Francisco, I know what fog is! And I didn't see any fog. I was told the next available flight was 7 hours later. Unacceptable, they should have had a flight ready to go as soon as it was deemed safe to take off.

Two hours was not enough time to transition from the international to domestic terminal. You have to go through customs, a biological hazard check, gather your luggage, take a bus to the domestic terminal and recheck your luggage. The bus was slow and crowded and the lines to recheck your bags were very long. We missed our connecting flight. Initially, the Air New Zealand officials were not helpful at all in helping to get us on another flight. Told us we would have to buy another ticket for a flight 11 hours later. Found another agent that was more helpful. He helped arrange to get us on standby for another flight three hours later. Had to ride in jump seats next to the flight attendants, but at least we eventually got to out destination.

Full flight. Flight attendants were harried. Otherwise, fine for the typical cramped seating conditions in coach.

Great! Flight was delayed by 30 mins but all was great. Thanks.

The 10hr flight was a comfortable as it could be in row 57. The food was just very bad….bland and soggy!

The business class upgrade meant a good sleep on the way home after a long week away. Excellent service, great food, and comfortable seat/bed for the journey.

I love the “boarding from the back” idea - it’s so much better than the “Zones” idea that many others use. Also, the inflight wifi was a first for me! Very nice to have on a 13-hour flight!

Again, Air New Zealand was great. They kept bathrooms clean, food was actually very good, New Zealand wines a big hit

The issue was with getting our boarding pases. There were issues with our arrangements that were made through Kayak. I am sorry to say that we will not use you again because of this. The flight itself was good and the flight attendants excellent.

Arriving at Coolangatta, rows 20 forward, took the airbridge across to the terminal. It was suggested to those from rows 21 back, that we take the rear stairs and to be careful crossing the tarmac. That was all well and good. However, when we got across to the terminal we then had to climb three large flights of stairs to meet up with those coming across the airbridge. No elevator! There were people carrying babies and elderly carrying hand luggage that needed assistance from others.. There was no option to turn back.

I tried to check in online but was unable to do so. I stood in line for nearly two hours to check in. American Airlines was understaffed. When I finally got to the kiosk to check in, I was still unable to check in. No AA staff was available to help. Finally one of the airport security agents who was helping passengers became of lack of AA Staff told me: “I think the reason you can’t check in is that you are starting your name with an upper case letter when you write it. Just write it with all lower case letters.” That did allow me to check in. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW THAT IF THEY USE AN INITIAL UPPER CASE LETTER TO SPELL THEIR OWN NAME, AA WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO CHECK IN?????? Then I had to wait in line over half an hour again to drop off my baggage. Although I arrived at the airport 3 hours early, by the time I got to the gate, they had already started boarding.

One of the oldest most uncomfortable "lay down" seats I've ever experienced. Old plane and old seats that don't lay flat. The seat back does not even recline - at all. Instead the legrest awkwardly extends to fill the gap between a small cubby into which you must insert your feet/legs. I am 5' 11" and could not lay straight but had to tuck my knees. Ticket was also very expensive. Would not recommend flying business/first on Finair from Melbourne to Bangkok and will not do so again myself.

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

Traditional economy class. Not a full flight so spare seats. Food and drinks were good

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

Inflight entertainment, poor that there are no headrest screens on aircraft used for an international flight.

The Emerits/Qantas flight was cancelled to Wellington. We need a refund. Had to buy another airline ticket. How do we get the refund. Still not in Wellington.

Delayed QF59 flight once again, Qantas doesn't fail in maintaining there delayed departures and arrivals. USB points do not work nor do the power point sockets on the plane, Qantas staff admitted that on the flight. Don't expect to your charge devices. Saving grace, was the ice cream. Bottom line, if you expect to fly to HND and make it on time avoid Qantas and if you're interested in ice cream - visit 7/11.

Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

Touch screens were very difficult to use, generally being laggy and unresponsive- it was quite an art to get it to play the thing you wanted rather than some thing at random. Selection of films and Tv was good when touchscreen decided to finally respond.

4.5 hr international flight. We got a glass of water. Ranks up there with Ryan Air, Easy Jet, Spirit and Frontier. Expected better.

Gluten free options less explicit on business class, but great service

Very good… seems the virgin staff particularly in the lounge and in flight exceeded expectations.

I liked everything about the experience but would have liked some free snacks!

Crew was great but flight was delayed almost three hours due to a technical issue and we had to go back to the terminal and wait for another one.

Being told why we delayed three hours and not even given an apology by someone. Not a word. Not my airline of choice ever.

Checked Baggage line up was long but moved quickly, rest of the process, boarding, crew was excellent

Virgin has always provided a smooth and comfortable flight. This one was no different. Seats are comfortable. Staff are great. This is my favourite airline.

Virgin changed the flight to an Alliance flight. Smaller plane, tea coffee and water the only refreshments available and not sure what happened to the extra money I paid to sit in a selected seat with extra leg room. This is obviously a regular switch as it happened on our flight there and back. Do not recommend.

Late boarding, late departure due to weather and slow boarding, packed 5+hour flight, only 2 toilets for main cabin, tight leg room, no free food except tea, coffee, and water, arrived 75 minutes late.

1.It will be better if sandwich is warm. 2.The food is too salty. 3.Breakfast needs some vegetables or fruits.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

It was all good flight was on time, service was good I enjoyed a few movies and everything was smooth

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

Airbus plane, nice and polite staff, entertainment even as it was a short flight.

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