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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to California, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to California, as well as popular online travel agencies
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to California

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

What is the cheapest flight to California?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
The cheapest ticket to California from Panama found in the last 72 hours was to San Diego, at $224 round-trip. The most popular route is Panama City (PTY) to Los Angeles (LAX) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $359.

What is the cheapest day to fly to California?

The average price of all flights from Panama to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to California is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $621. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are $864 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Panama to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Panama to 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 Panama to California is October, when tickets cost $521 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $655 and $618 respectively.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Panama to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $278 on average. Morning departures are around 12% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $692.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to 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 the flight from Panama to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in California?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in California is San Francisco Airport (SFO), with an average flight price of $698.

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Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

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Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
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FAQs for booking flights from Panama to California

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

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Panama to California?

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

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Top 4 airlines serving from Panama to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Panama to 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 Panama to 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
DeltaOverall score based on 7898 reviews
7.3Food
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
Airline reviews

I love the free WiFi!! Crew was nice. Bathroom was decent. First time flying delta in a long time and I enjoyed it. Will definitely look into booking with Delta more but I think Delta is a little more expensive than the other airlines.

10.0 ExcellentLucy, Mar 2025CUN - LAX
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I love the free WiFi!! Crew was nice. Bathroom was decent. First time flying delta in a long time and I enjoyed it. Will definitely look into booking with Delta more but I think Delta is a little more expensive than the other airlines.

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

Since it wasn’t a Delta flight, I was not able to sit with my group and there was no entertainment.

Three adults, three children. They did not give us seats together. Two seats together, in row 23, one in 13, one in 14, one in 10, and one in 17. When we got on the plane, the crew tried to ask people to move but basically threw up their hands. One person moved so we had two pairs of seats together. The 1.5 year old sat on a parent's lap (despite having paid for his own seat).

the fight attendants were great and i appreciated that they had season 1 of The Wire from HBO as a viewing option

AC barely worked on a 50 minute flight. It was very warm the whole flight. Flight was very bumpy and hard landing.

I upgraded myself to Business Class at the last minute so I had a DREAMS window seat. Seeing as I've never flown Business before everything was novel and fun for me and it made the 7 hour flight much more enjoyable for sure.

The flight was delayed about 4 hours without any explanation. No wifi or entertainment at all on planes. Had to pay for checked bags I was allowed according to reservations.

It was good, plane is a bit older so seats are somewhat flat

Copa stranded us ans then tried to charge us thousands to leave Panama.

I loved my experience. Very safe, Very informative and very friendly.

At JFK the Security line was extremely long and few checkpoints open.

Check in person said there would be lunch. We were first class passengers and lunch was chips.

Flight attendant -José? - was over the top friendly and professional. Beautiful new plane with lie flat seats in Business (worth it!)

Horrible food. No wine or any other alcohol is served on the flight. Water is not served often and they refused when I asked for water in two cups. On the other hand, both going and coming back flights were on time.

The plane doesn’t have screens but you can use your decide for entertainment. Pack a snack too since they don’t offer any, and the meal is pretty small and you will get hungry

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

We tried to upgrade to economy premium but were told this was not possible as we had booked through United Airlines (and Air Canada was operating the flight). This seemed silly given there was ample space in economy premium. Additionally, we had to wait almost 1.5 hours upon arrival to taxi to the gate. Otherwise, the crew were very pleasant and passengers were friendly.

headphone jack didnt work for the first flight and not much variety

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Beijing PEK to SFO. I had an economy seat on this flight. The seat comfort was acceptable. My main complaint is with the FA’s lack of personality and absence from servicing the plane, specifically restroom care (I wish I could share a pic of the restroom that I captured) and care of travelers—drink cart/availability of drinks. I'm amazed at the level of service on other International travel where a passenger is most often appreciated.

Great. Food going from Australia to the US was better than other way around, but still needs improvement in terms of quality and quantity!!!

I feel bad, but Swiss airlines is not an airlines I will ever fly again. Their cabins are basic, seats are extremely uncomfortable, crew is a hit or a miss with service. What's worse is how they make you feel they are there to make money and not make your travel needs be met or make your travel a pleasure. They charge for 2nd bags, seat selection and felt like a budget arinines frontier/spirit airline attitude and approach. Their business class is from the early 2000s, basic. Additionally, planes going to India, are old, falling apart and not maintained. Even the crew mentioned this is typical of the airline having older planes going to India. Panels detached and loose or stuck with duct tape, seats scruffed up and dirty, seatbelts roughed up. The scariest thing was when I saw a window panel next to where I was sitting loose and dangling. The crew mentioned it's only cosmetic and assured the integrity of the plane was inspected by the maintenance crew. This is where they confessed about planes going to India being old. I UNFORTUNATELY would NOT recommend Swiss airlines to anyone and will NEVER fly with them again!

Terrible, We had to stay in Bogota for two days due to weather but the airline did not provide for the same day flight. Only two days later

Purchased a business class ticket and got a economy seat with center seat blocked they call it business. 3100usd ticket on a flight where economy costs 500usd The biggest scam insult have had on a regular airline. Avianca should be in the low cost category and kicked out of Star Alliance. I want the difference to be credited. Ets see what Avianca does. No reply so far. Avianca = low cost airline. Beware

Excellent flight and one of the smoothest landing I’ve ever experienced

So so, you feel like you have to pay for everything each time

COP 7,000 for a cup of mediocre coffee. I thought I was on Spirit Airlines for a minute. Otherwise the flight was fine. Nothing exceptional to report.

please see previous response; it covers the whole travel trajectory.

Overpriced checked bag price of $120 and they charge you for carryon if the size is not minimal of $120.

My whole return flight itinerary, 3 flights, got canceled without any warning to me because I missed one of the earlier flights 3 weeks ago

Boarding, crew and food. Seats are too small Love Avianca

Felt very cramped in the back of plane. There was an hour delay for take off sitting on the runway, but we did arrive on time. They charge $120 for carry on bag and backpack at the airport its ridiculous.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/13Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
12h 09mPTY-LAX
6/30Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
19h 40mLAX-PTY
$360
6/13Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
12h 09mPTY-LAX
6/30Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
18h 46mLAX-PTY
$364
5/5Mon
2 stopsAvianca
22h 05mPTY-LAX
5/20Tue
2 stopsAvianca
17h 35mLAX-PTY
$413
5/8Thu
2 stopsAvianca
17h 50mPTY-LAX
5/14Wed
2 stopsAvianca
17h 35mLAX-PTY
$414
8/10Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
28h 19mPTY-SAN
8/15Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
22h 43mSAN-PTY
$423
5/5Mon
2 stopsDelta
34h 29mPTY-SJC
5/12Mon
1 stopDelta
12h 23mSJC-PTY
$460
5/5Mon
2 stopsDelta
34h 29mPTY-SJC
5/12Mon
1 stopDelta
12h 23mSJC-PTY
$462
6/2Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
27h 50mPTY-SJC
7/29Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
21h 43mSJC-PTY
$477
4/30Wed
nonstopCopa Airlines
7h 16mPTY-LAX
5/1Thu
nonstopCopa Airlines
6h 25mLAX-PTY
$499
6/8Sun
nonstopCopa Airlines
7h 50mPTY-SFO
6/25Wed
nonstopCopa Airlines
7h 04mSFO-PTY
$514

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/5Mon
2 stopsAvianca
22h 05mPTY-LAX
$245
4/16Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
22h 22mPTY-SJC
$254
4/29Tue
1 stopAvianca
10h 15mPTY-SFO
$259
6/22Sun
2 stopsAvianca
19h 20mPTY-LAX
$263
5/21Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
16h 23mPTY-SAN
$343
6/22Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
20h 44mPTY-ONT
$355
5/16Fri
1 stopDelta
11h 29mPTY-SAN
$362
4/7Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
24h 31mPTY-ONT
$397
6/22Sun
nonstopCopa Airlines
6h 47mPTY-LAX
$568
4/30Wed
nonstopCopa Airlines
7h 13mPTY-LAX
$578

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Last minute flights to California

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to California that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/4Fri
multi-stopAvianca
22h 05mPTY-LAX
4/6Sun
multi-stopAvianca
17h 35mLAX-PTY
$470
4/3Thu
multi-stopAvianca
21h 25mPTY-SFO
4/8Tue
multi-stopAvianca
16h 40mSFO-PTY
$536
4/3Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
19h 04mPTY-LAX
4/7Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 26mLAX-PTY
$613
4/3Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
20h 30mPTY-LAX
4/7Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 26mLAX-PTY
$618
4/6Sun
multi-stop
32h 38mPTY-LAX
4/13Sun
multi-stop
7h 55mLAX-PTY
$620
4/4Fri
multi-stop
35h 14mPTY-LAX
4/6Sun
multi-stop
17h 35mLAX-PTY
$638
4/4Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
16h 03mPTY-ONT
4/6Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
30h 04mONT-PTY
$849
4/6Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
9h 55mPTY-LAS
4/20Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 13mLAS-PTY
$948
4/3Thu
nonstopCopa Airlines
7h 16mPTY-LAX
4/6Sun
nonstopCopa Airlines
6h 19mLAX-PTY
$1,049
4/4Fri
nonstopCopa Airlines
7h 52mPTY-SFO
4/8Tue
nonstopCopa Airlines
7h 01mSFO-PTY
$1,201

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Everything you need to know for your flight to California

Cabin class types available on flights to California

Cabin classes available on flights to California. Prices are the lowest found on KAYAK over the last 7 days. Price and availability is not guaranteed.

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