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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 $603 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 $603.

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 Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $803. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where round-trip prices are $854 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 $907 and $797 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 3 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 $697.

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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 5% 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 7888 reviews
7.3Food
8.0Comfort
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
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Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

10.0 ExcellentEmily, Feb 2025BOS - SFO
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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.

Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?

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.

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!

The ANA crew and their members were all extremely nice and caring. Shout out to the crews for working on Christmas and New Years. Y'all the real MVP

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!

Great thanks - a whole row to myself. Good food but film selection not great.

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.

Less than average, low level of shared required information needed during the transfer from airport to another, also the used team during boarding In Indianapolis station is Not Professional

Reliable, great value, but not outstanding in any aspect. This is similar to the experience you get in most international carriers like Etihad or Delta.

Flight got diverted because of an emergency and the crew were fantastic and probably saved that passenger’s life. While in emergency landing some measures could have been taken to prevent additional delays. In general not great experience with BA. I used to fly BA years ago all the time, very disappointed by the whole experience, seats were tight, bathrooms tight.

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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.
4/28Mon
1 stopCondor
16h 25mZRH-LAX
5/11Sun
1 stopCondor
13h 15mLAX-ZRH
$473
4/24Thu
1 stopCondor
16h 25mZRH-LAX
5/5Mon
1 stopCondor
13h 10mLAX-ZRH
$498
5/12Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
15h 40mZRH-SFO
5/26Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
18h 00mSFO-ZRH
$518
5/7Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
31h 50mGVA-SFO
5/14Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
14h 30mSFO-GVA
$527
5/7Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
31h 50mGVA-SFO
5/14Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
17h 35mSFO-GVA
$529
9/4Thu
nonstopSWISS
12h 00mZRH-SFO
9/11Thu
1 stopSWISS
16h 30mSFO-ZRH
$530
5/8Thu
1 stopBritish Airways
30h 50mZRH-SFO
5/15Thu
1 stopBritish Airways
13h 45mSFO-ZRH
$533
5/19Mon
nonstopSWISS
11h 50mZRH-SFO
5/26Mon
1 stopSWISS
15h 05mSFO-ZRH
$535
9/2Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
36h 25mZRH-SFO
9/22Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
20h 41mSFO-ZRH
$545
8/31Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
18h 59mZRH-SFO
9/22Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
17h 59mSFO-ZRH
$547

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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.
5/6Tue
1 stop
32h 30mGVA-LAX
$250
5/1Thu
1 stop
32h 30mGVA-LAX
$279
5/4Sun
2 stopsBritish Airways
18h 23mZRH-SFO
$574
5/1Thu
nonstopSWISS
12h 25mZRH-LAX
$613
4/14Mon
nonstopSWISS
12h 25mZRH-LAX
$644
4/26Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
15h 35mZRH-SFO
$722
4/21Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
17h 41mZRH-SFO
$729
5/4Sun
2 stopsBritish Airways
19h 30mZRH-ONT
$770
7/3Thu
3 stopsUnited Airlines
22h 50mGVA-SFO
$1,387
5/7Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
29h 17mZRH-LAS
$1,408

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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.
3/28Fri
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
38h 00mZRH-LAX
4/11Fri
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
29h 10mLAX-ZRH
$660
3/27Thu
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
35h 35mZRH-LAX
4/10Thu
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
15h 05mLAX-ZRH
$664
3/28Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
20h 37mZRH-SFO
4/1Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
16h 07mSFO-ZRH
$833
3/26Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
16h 00mGVA-LAX
4/10Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
29h 25mLAX-GVA
$837
3/26Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
33h 19mGVA-LAX
4/10Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
14h 25mLAX-GVA
$842
3/28Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
20h 19mZRH-LAS
4/8Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
17h 22mLAS-ZRH
$846
3/29Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
16h 55mGVA-LAX
4/26Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
16h 35mLAX-GVA
$886
3/29Sat
multi-stopSWISS
27h 20mZRH-LAX
4/5Sat
nonstopSWISS
11h 10mLAX-ZRH
$965
3/28Fri
multi-stopBritish Airways
16h 28mZRH-LAS
4/7Mon
multi-stopBritish Airways
22h 51mLAS-ZRH
$968
3/27Thu
nonstopSWISS
12h 20mZRH-LAX
4/10Thu
nonstopSWISS
11h 10mLAX-ZRH
$1,028

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