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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 Switzerland found in the last 72 hours was to San Francisco, at $571 round-trip. The most popular route is Zurich (ZRH) to San Francisco (SFO) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $571.

What is the cheapest day to fly to California?

The average price of all flights from Switzerland 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 $798. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $832 on average.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Switzerland 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 Switzerland to California is November, when tickets cost $620 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $893 and $809 respectively.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Switzerland 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 $655 on average. Morning departures are around 6% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $879.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Switzerland 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 Switzerland to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 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 $759.

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January

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July

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Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 9% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from Switzerland to California

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Switzerland 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 Switzerland 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 Switzerland 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 Switzerland 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 Switzerland 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 5 airlines serving from Switzerland 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 Switzerland 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 Switzerland 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 7914 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
7.3Food
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This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

10.0 ExcellentGary, Apr 2025TPA - LAX
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This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

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

I slept the whole flight so I can't tell you about the food and there was no entertainment offered. Crew was very nice, seats were comfortable in business, and boarding was easy.

I haven't flown Swiss in a long time. I was disappointed that after paying $14,907 for 3 business class seats, we still had to pay another $200 for a single business class seat. All the window seats used to be single seats. Now it's every other one and if you want a single seat it's extra. Also, The double seats do not have pods or any privacy. We landed in Chicago after a long 10 hour flight and our connecting flight was on United. Because we do not have status on Swiss, we were not allowed to use the United lounge, even with business class seats. My father is on crutches and we had a 4 hour layover. No lounge was also disappointing. All of my status is on British Airways so I will go back to flying BA. We flew Swiss because my father did not want to go through Heathrow. On a positive, the crew were super nice and accommodating for my father who had recently had hip replacement surgery. Food was okay. I"m not a good person to critique the food, I never like airplane food.

-Swiss airlines online check in app crashed multiple times -Zurich airport does not have very many bathrooms accessible to people with disabilities - closest disability accessible bathroom to departure gate was 1/4 mile away.

I took this flight to be able to fly with Swiss instead of Air Canada from Geneva.. The AC planes have a better outfit in Business class than Swiss, but the service aboard Swiss is really best, first-class, as is the food and beverages. Though using the same plane model (A330-300), the interior setup of the cabin starts to show its age, but IMO the planes are better serviced by Swiss than AC. I had in my recent trips with AC way too many technical problems that led to delays or even complete cancellation of my flight.. Their fleet is aging (average 20+ years) and the maintenance has taken a toll compared to years ago. Cutting costs in every corner has to be paid sometime by someone, and it's the travelers at the end that pays for it. Unfortunately for me, flying directly to Zurich puts a much longer after-fly trip on me than Geneva.. so I might go back to direct flight YUL-GVA, even if I don't like flying with AC.

We're talking about a short-haul in-country flight.. there is no confort, no food, just the bottle of water. The seats are squeezed like hell and I was in the back-end of the plane, with one spare row left for the crew and to store excess bags that could not fit in the overhead bin.. Speaking of carry-on, some passengers should be better screened as their bags were simply too big to fit in the overhead bins.. ! How can this happen, and it was an A310, with 2 columns of 3-seater rows.. There is a pseudo-Business class, which is simply a section in the front of the plane where the same seats are occupied only 2 out of 3, on each side, leaving more rooms for the passengers and their bags. That's it.

We are glinting with united , but over all very disappointed

better announcing at the gate prior to boarding and better organization of various gps

This time, I traveled in the economy, and it was surprisingly better than the eco-premium (food, comfort, and crew were noticeably worse in premium!)

Lots of water brought around by staff which is very important to stay hydrated on a long flight. There provided swiss chocolate icecream! The attention to detail is obvious. They really want to make their passengers entertained and comfortable.

overall the flight was good and we were happy they waited for us. However, our luggage didn t make it and this caused us a lot of problems.

Wonderful and fast TSA checkpoint. The line was fast and our gate was close by

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!!!

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight

We boarded after several delays due to mechanical failure and a gate change. The seat cushion in the exit row was very compressed and offered no cushion, making the four-hour journey reasonably uncomfortable. The WiFi worked for a few people, but for most, it did not, and you cannot get entertainment unless you can connect—American Airlines flights do not have seatback screens, and you must use your mobile phone.

AA is always pretty solid. Was on time all the way around today so can’t complain!

The seats in row 31 are terrible and small and uncomfortable. Don't ever sit there. The window seat is so close to the curve of the plane is so annoying. I paid extra for this seat and I hated all 10 hours in it.

Food was terrible , crew were excellent , IFE was dire . Overall comfortable seat and cabin. Nothing special .

If my tv wasn’t broken and I wasn’t in a seat that didn’t allow for sleeping

Delayed flight due to lack of crew caused me to miss my connection

Please make sure the number of seats matches the number of overhead bins and passengers don't carry on more than one bag.

Seating is tight if you don’t upgrade. Food was decent. Boarding and unboarding was efficient. Smooth flight. Could make upgrades more affordable

Boarding was chaotic. Glad we were group 5 and still had cabin storage available when we boarded. I was expecting crew would get our carryons at the gate since theyclaimed it was a full flight.

Boarding crew is unfriendly as i was asked to handover carryon luggage too upto final destination Bangalore I was not prepared for that and i had to travel without my diabetic and hypertension medicines

American Airlines seemed to run a 'dry' flight. No alcohol was offered at any point with meals. Breakfast was a bit tasteless. The 'hot pocket' whatever that is, was horrid breadish pastry with very little filling. Decaf coffee was horrid. Seats didn't seem as wide or spacious as usual, especually for a ten hour flight.

They did not provide free WiFi, It could be purchased for, I think, around $25, This seemed excessive.

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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.
5/4Sun
1 stopCondor
15h 25mZRH-SFO
5/18Sun
1 stopCondor
14h 15mSFO-ZRH
$475
5/4Sun
1 stopCondor
15h 25mZRH-SFO
5/18Sun
1 stopCondor
14h 15mSFO-ZRH
$480
9/4Thu
1 stopBritish Airways
15h 35mZRH-SFO
9/14Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
18h 05mSFO-ZRH
$560
6/10Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
22h 33mGVA-SFO
6/22Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
21h 22mSFO-GVA
$567
8/30Sat
1 stopBritish Airways
15h 30mGVA-SFO
9/7Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
15h 10mSFO-GVA
$572
6/10Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
25h 25mGVA-SFO
6/20Fri
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
21h 52mSFO-GVA
$576
5/9Fri
nonstopSWISS
11h 50mZRH-SFO
5/16Fri
nonstopSWISS
11h 20mSFO-ZRH
$609
5/10Sat
nonstopSWISS
12h 00mZRH-SFO
5/17Sat
1 stopSWISS
13h 45mSFO-ZRH
$610
10/8Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
24h 33mGVA-SFO
10/19Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
15h 30mSFO-GVA
$630
5/7Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
16h 30mGVA-SFO
6/11Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
19h 40mSFO-GVA
$632

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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.
5/8Thu
1 stop
25h 45mZRH-LAX
$262
5/13Tue
1 stop
17h 20mZRH-LAX
$281
9/8Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
15h 35mZRH-SFO
$579
5/4Sun
2 stopsBritish Airways
20h 10mZRH-SFO
$624
6/25Wed
nonstopSWISS
12h 00mZRH-SFO
$666
9/8Mon
nonstopSWISS
12h 00mZRH-SFO
$671
7/13Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
25h 48mGVA-SFO
$960
7/19Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
19h 52mZRH-SFO
$964
9/9Tue
3 stopsUnited Airlines
22h 25mGVA-SFO
$1,499
5/5Mon
3 stopsUnited Airlines
33h 24mZRH-LAS
$1,520

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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.
4/15Tue
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
15h 10mZRH-SFO
4/23Wed
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
16h 25mSFO-ZRH
$719
4/15Tue
multi-stop
19h 40mBSL-LAX
4/26Sat
multi-stop
47h 45mLAX-BSL
$761
4/19Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
16h 54mZRH-LAX
4/26Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
14h 50mLAX-ZRH
$852
4/19Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
21h 13mZRH-SFO
4/26Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
25h 02mSFO-ZRH
$857
4/19Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
12h 00mZRH-SFO
4/26Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 45mSFO-ZRH
$860
4/19Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
29h 50mZRH-LAS
4/26Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
26h 35mLAS-ZRH
$896
4/16Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
17h 41mZRH-SFO
4/24Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
23h 00mSFO-ZRH
$897
4/16Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
19h 10mGVA-LAX
4/23Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
17h 35mLAX-GVA
$908
4/19Sat
nonstopSWISS
12h 25mZRH-LAX
4/26Sat
multi-stopSWISS
31h 05mLAX-ZRH
$909
4/19Sat
nonstopSWISS
12h 25mZRH-LAX
4/30Wed
multi-stopSWISS
18h 20mLAX-ZRH
$918

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