$80 Find Cheap Flights from California to Mexico

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 Mexico.

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from California to Mexico 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 Mexico 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 Mexico 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 Mexico is Monterrey Gen Mariano Escobedo Airport (MTY), with an average flight price of $96.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Mexico is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $504. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, where round-trip prices are $625 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Mexico is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $270 on average. Morning departures are around 106% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Mexico is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $595.

The cheapest ticket to Mexico from California found in the last 72 hours was to Monterrey, at $102 round-trip. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to San José del Cabo (SJD) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $129.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Mexico is July, when tickets cost $336 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $676 and $568 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to Mexico, you should book around 9 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

An average nonstop flight from California to Mexico takes 4h 57m, covering a distance of 1621 miles. The shortest route is Tijuana (TIJ) to San José del Cabo (SJD) with an average flight time of 2h 05m.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Cancún (33% of total searches to Mexico). The next most popular destinations are Mexico City (22%) and San José del Cabo (15%). Searches for flights to Puerto Vallarta (9%), to Guadalajara (8%) and to Cozumel (7%) are also popular.