$253 Find Cheap Flights from California to Southeast Europe

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 Southeast Europe.

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from California to Southeast Europe 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 Southeast Europe 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 Southeast Europe up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

There are 21 airports in Southeast Europe. The busiest airport is Athens Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos) (ATH), with 32% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Southeast Europe is Athens Eleftherios V. Airport (ATH), with an average flight price of $404.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Southeast Europe is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $638. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where round-trip prices are $775 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Southeast Europe is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $717 on average. Morning departures are around 22% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Southeast Europe is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,002.

The cheapest ticket to Southeast Europe from California found in the last 72 hours was to Athens, at $625 round-trip. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Athens (ATH) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $625.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Southeast Europe is November, when tickets cost $609 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,640 and $1,524 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to Southeast Europe, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

An average nonstop flight from California to Southeast Europe takes 16h 28m, covering a distance of 6543 miles. The shortest route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Athens (ATH) with an average flight time of 12h 40m.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Athens (56% of total searches to Southeast Europe). The next most popular destinations are Split (9%) and Dubrovnik (7%). Searches for flights to Zagreb (6%), to Sofia (4%) and to Tirana (2%) are also popular.