$509 Find Cheap Flights to Southern California

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Cheap Flights to Southern California

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$908
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,250
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$1,510
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$908
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,250
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$1,510

Book Cheap Southern California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Southern California 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals to Southern California

Wed, 4 Feb - Wed, 11 Feb
Fiji Airways Logo
11:25 - 12:00
BNE
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LAX
18h 35m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
22:35 - 10:25
LAX
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BNE
17h 50m
1 stop
$908Fiji Airways
Sat, 7 Feb - Sat, 21 Feb
Fiji Airways Logo
11:50 - 12:00
BNE
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LAX
18h 10m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
22:35 - 10:35
LAX
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BNE
18h 00m
1 stop
$909Fiji Airways
Sun, 1 Feb - Sun, 15 Feb
United Airlines Logo
11:40 - 11:18
BNE
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ONT
17h 38m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
13:45 - 07:30
ONT
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BNE
23h 45m
2 stops
$1,198United Airlines
Sun, 1 Feb - Sun, 15 Feb
United Airlines Logo
11:40 - 11:18
BNE
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ONT
17h 38m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
18:37 - 07:30
ONT
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BNE
18h 53m
1 stop
$1,201United Airlines
Fri, 1 May - Fri, 8 May
Air New Zealand Logo
07:50 - 13:20
ADL
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LAX
22h 00m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
22:10 - 10:55
LAX
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ADL
20h 15m
1 stop
$1,315Air New Zealand
Wed, 18 Feb - Wed, 25 Feb
American Airlines Logo
16:05 - 20:37
MEL
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SAN
23h 32m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
06:20 - 05:00
SAN
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MEL
27h 40m
1 stop
$1,359American Airlines
Wed, 18 Feb - Wed, 25 Feb
American Airlines Logo
12:00 - 18:52
MEL
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SAN
25h 52m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
09:00 - 05:00
SAN
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MEL
25h 00m
1 stop
$1,365American Airlines
Fri, 13 Feb - Fri, 27 Feb
Air New Zealand Logo
18:50 - 11:15
PER
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LAX
32h 25m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
20:10 - 16:50
LAX
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PER
28h 40m
1 stop
$1,399Air New Zealand
Thu, 5 Mar - Fri, 13 Mar
Singapore Airlines Logo
01:15 - 19:55
PER
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LAX
34h 40m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
20:50 - 12:35
LAX
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PER
24h 45m
1 stop
$1,536Singapore Airlines
Mon, 22 Jun - Thu, 27 Aug
Singapore Airlines Logo
01:10 - 22:10
PER
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LAX
36h 00m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
00:15 - 23:55
LAX
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PER
32h 40m
1 stop
$1,546Singapore Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Southern California

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to Southern California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to Southern California?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to Southern California from Australia found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $1,046 return. The most popular route is Brisbane (BNE) to Los Angeles (LAX) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,046.

How much is a flight to Southern California?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to Southern California from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

A flight to Southern California costs $1,412 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was $579 for the route Brisbane (BNE) to Los Angeles (LAX). The most popular routes on KAYAK are Brisbane to Los Angeles which costs $1,685 on average, and Melbourne to Los Angeles, which costs $1,390 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly from Australia to Southern California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Australia to Southern California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Australia to Southern California is October, when tickets cost $1,411 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,076 and $1,993 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Australia to Southern California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Southern California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from Australia to Southern California, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 5% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Southern California?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Southern California is Los Angeles Airport (LAX), with an average flight price of $1,123.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$509
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (18% more expensive on average)
Flight from Adelaide to Los Angeles

Flights to Southern California: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew to Southern California 
CharlesFlew with WestJet
MEL
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LAX
Dec 2025
I had 5.5 hrs between my flight to LA and my flight from LA to Calgary. I barely made it! The plane to Calgary was loading by the time I got through in-flight delays, then inbound US customs, luggage pick-up, luggage drop-off, then TSA checks as I re-entered the secure zone, then fast-walk to the outbound gate. LAX is a difficult airport, designed last century when air travel was much more relaxed. So: plan for WAY more time there than you’d ever want.
Verified travelerFlew with United Airlines
SYD
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LAX
Jan 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 Airways
BNE
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LAX
Oct 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 Southern California flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Australia to Southern California 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 Australia to Southern California?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Australia to Southern California 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 from Australia to Southern 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 from Australia to Southern California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Southern California?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Southern California is Tuesday when return tickets can be as cheap as $1,552. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are $1,717 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Southern California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Southern California is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost $1,335 on average. Morning departures are around 29% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Southern California is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,721.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Southern California

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Southern California? 25% of our users found return tickets to Southern California for the following prices or less: From Brisbane $4,508, from Melbourne $4,741, from Sydney $6,928
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Southern California flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Southern California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Southern California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Australia to Southern California. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Australia to Southern 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.
8.0
Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 219 reviews
7.4Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.4Food
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
Airline reviews

We have had an absolutely horrific experience so far getting home from Australia on a $18,000 + flight we booked with you. The flight did not deplane in Dallas because there was no available gate or staircase. We sat in the plane for 3 hours waiting to deplane. As a result we missed our connecting flight to New York. American Airlines put us up in a hotel several miles away. We waited 45 minutes for a shuttle and The shuttle driver was horribly rude and unhelpful. They offered us $70 vouchers for food but actually there was no food left when we arrived minus some chicken nuggets and corn dogs. It was awful. Horrible way to end a vacation. There has to be accountability here.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jan 2026
NAN - DFW
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We have had an absolutely horrific experience so far getting home from Australia on a $18,000 + flight we booked with you. The flight did not deplane in Dallas because there was no available gate or staircase. We sat in the plane for 3 hours waiting to deplane. As a result we missed our connecting flight to New York. American Airlines put us up in a hotel several miles away. We waited 45 minutes for a shuttle and The shuttle driver was horribly rude and unhelpful. They offered us $70 vouchers for food but actually there was no food left when we arrived minus some chicken nuggets and corn dogs. It was awful. Horrible way to end a vacation. There has to be accountability here.

A bit cramped in economy and the people in front wouldn’t put their seats up during meal service, crew did not help with that and I felt they could have done more about it.

The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

Again, Fijian hospitality was genuine, very comfortable, only improvement would be the entertainment. Why Do they only have 5 episodes of TV shows and from like season three...

Fiji Airways was amazing, will definately be lfying them again. The "Fijian hospitality" is not a catch phrase, it is genuine. the only things that could be improved is the entertainment. Not a great choice of movies, and the TV shows only have about 5 or so episodes, and often of a random season.

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 quick flight so no time for refreshments. We took off. Then landed. The end. Seats were too tight. Very cramped Grateful for the short flight cos moving around wasn’t possible

Please add more Bollywood movies and recent movies to the entertainment.

I was not even on that flight and did not even book a ticket. Kayak did a phenomenal job

The food was not as good as Air New Zealand. The veg pasta was pass-able but the veg cibotta sandwich was dry, hard and not up to par. The coach staff were attentive and accommodating.

Flight was delayed by 2 hours. Got lucky that i had a long connection, else would have certainly missed my connecting flight. Food is just okay, specially the breakfast is worse . Asked for water 30 mins before landing, the response is that we are landing so everything is packed . I guess traveling in economy that’s what we get. Probably business class passengers would get a different answer. Only good thing is that wifi service is available from auckland to lax for most part Next time will try united or American and then compare.

I was trying to get confirmation on if my luggage was going to be moved to the earlier flight (I requested standby to get home earlier) and was unable to get help from those working at the counter. The request to be moved to an earlier flight was handled smoothly through the app and appreciate the ease of the request.

Great except paying $240 usd for 2 pounds over on a checked luggage. Outrageous.

Kayak did not propagate my United miles account and I had to manually get credit.

Great entertainment options on the screen. uSB A and C chargers. Free WiFi! Crew were excellent.

Service was excellent and they’re very helpful and nice

Our 6.30am flight was boarded then cancelled to fly at 10.55am . We were flying to Brisbane to attend a funeral at 12 noon an hour away . This means missing the funeral due to unreliability of Virgin . Unimpressed !!

It was with Link Airways and the Saab 340 jet was noisy and little comfort.

They didn’t sent my luggage I got it 24 hours later

Plane was late and they wouldn’t check our bags through to Tokyo

Overall experience was good but what really impressed me the most was the care the flight attendants took of a sick passenger who was sitting in front of me. The flight attendants would come and check on her quite regularly providing her support and comfort. Brilliant service!

Only answered OK and poor as there was no entertainment and I didnt have any food

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!

The crew were wonderful - if only the customers were as well behaved as the attendants!! Ha ha! If you could just talk to God and ask for less turbulence next time.... Juuuuust kidding....

Flight was canceled. I was not alerted. It was only kayak that alerted me

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

Excellent as always, I won't fly to Australia, and back to the US on any other airline. The flight crew is always top notch, and have a way to make one feel extra special. Thank you for your service, I would rate Qantas Airways a 10+.

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

No internet on flight, which makes log travels really hard.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

My flight from Dallas to Sydney was cancelled. My entire trip was rerouted to include the following: Hartford to Washington DC Washington DC to JFK JFK to Auckland Auckland to Christchurch I paid for an aisle seat on the flight to Auckland and was asked if I would take a window seat to accommodate a family. The agent at the podium failed to mention that the family had a 3 month old baby and that a bassinet would be used during the 16 hour flight. The only way I could get out of my seat was to crawl under the bassinet of the sleeping baby. I think it is wrong that I was no given the choice to sit in another seat, that the agent knew what she was doing and chose to not properly disclose my seating arrangement. Terrible treatment.

they ran out of fruit for breakfast and so I just had a yogurt instead. other than that the flight was good

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

Mean flight attendant. I wanted to reuse my plastic cup, but he (Matthew) said he can't for safety. I then said "I don't want water then" and he poured me a glass. I hope Matthew gets herpes and spends the rest of his life poor, lonely, and homeless.

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Both flights delayed. 2nd flight over 3 hours late mechanical issues

Flight was delayed 45 minutes because originating flight was coming from Newark. No complimentary snacks were offered on this 5+ hour flight. No screens for the flight, but movies offered if you had already downloaded the United app (which I hadn't on my ipad). No USB ports, only a flimsy plug-in port near the bottom of the seat that was hard to see and kept coming unplugged.

It was good but only meal served is very less. Meantime good to add rice and chicken in one of meal

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

On the way my flight entertainment wouldn’t work the screen went black and no matter how many times I tried to turn it on it wouldn’t. Food was surprisingly good but the tray tables were tiny so you couldn’t get anything else on the table. The seats hardly go back and are not overly comfortable. Wouldn’t fly United again.

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

Flight was late - I was downgraded from first class to coach

Movie selection is good. Crew did not understand mileage program and were no help. Sick later. Food?

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