$34 Find Cheap Flights from California to Canada

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 California to Canada.

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

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 from California to Canada with an airline and back with another airline.

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

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Canada is Edmonton Airport (YEG), with an average flight price of $134.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Canada is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $397. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $570 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Canada is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $343 on average. Morning departures are around 79% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Canada is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $614.

The cheapest ticket to Canada from California found in the last 72 hours was to Vancouver Intl Airport, at $74 round-trip. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Vancouver Intl Airport (YVR) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $74.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Canada is April, when tickets cost $214 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $707 and $664 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to Canada, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

An average nonstop flight from California to Canada takes 5h 20m, covering a distance of 1599 miles. The shortest route is Sacramento (SMF) to Vancouver Intl Airport (YVR) with an average flight time of 2h 04m.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Toronto (48% of total searches to Canada). The next most popular destinations are Calgary (24%) and Abbotsford (15%). Searches for flights to Edmonton (6%), to Victoria (2%) and to Ottawa (2%) are also popular.