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Find cheap flights from Baltimore to California from $37

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Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$73
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$150
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$109
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$116
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$338
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$310
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo2 stops$531
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Bakersfield1 stop$364
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Arcata2 stops$377
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Redding2 stops$597
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Reno2 stops$148

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Flight from Baltimore to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking California flights

  • What are the common layovers for flights from Baltimore to California?

    If you aren’t able to book a non-stop flight to California, prepare to make at least one stop on the way to the West Coast. Those heading to CA might have to stop at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) or Harry Reid International Airport (LAS).

  • Which airport should I fly to in California to visit Disneyland?

    Those visiting California to go to Disneyland will most likely want to fly to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It’s only about a 1.5-hour drive from Los Angeles International Airport to Disneyland.

  • What cabin classes can I choose from when flying from Baltimore to California?

    Some of the airlines that offer the cheapest flights from Baltimore to California, like Frontier and Spirit Airlines, won’t have multiple cabin classes to choose from. On the other hand, airlines like American Airlines will often let you pick between first-class, business-class, premium economy-class, and economy-class seats.

  • What can I do to make a flight from Baltimore to California sustainable?

    To increase the sustainability of a long flight from Baltimore to California, plan to pack light. You should also attempt to fly with an airline like American Airlines that has committed to reducing its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. The airline is working toward this goal by upgrading its fleet with fuel-friendly planes and limiting the plastic used during flights.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to California from Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 to California with an airline and back to Baltimore with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Baltimore 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 to California from Baltimore up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Baltimore to the following destinations at these prices or less: Los Angeles $103 one-way - $189 round-trip; San Francisco $296 one-way - $454 round-trip
  • Morning departure is around 23% cheaper than an evening flight, on average*.
  • To get from Baltimore to California, you’ll need to start by catching a flight from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, Spirit Airlines, and United Airlines all have flights that can take you to California. However, these airlines don’t all travel to the same airports, so you will need to decide where you want to land. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), and Ontario International Airport (ONT) will all be options.
  • Many of the airlines that fly from Baltimore to California, including American Airlines and Frontier, will stop at least one time on the way. However, Spirit has a slew of direct flights that leave from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and fly right to Los Angeles International Airport.
  • If you fly with a budget airline like Spirit Airlines or Frontier, you won’t be able to enjoy a true first-class experience, since they don’t offer it as an option on most flights. If you would like to be more comfortable on your flight from Baltimore to California, you might want to explore flying first class with American Airlines, Delta, or United Airlines, as they can all provide you with the extra legroom that will come along with sitting in first class in addition to more meal and in-flight entertainment options.
  • Regardless of which airline you choose to fly with, you will most likely be subjected to baggage fees unless you are sitting in first class. To avoid them, you should think about only bringing a carry-on bag. American Airlines, Delta, Frontier, and most of the other airlines that travel between Baltimore and California will charge you to check any other bags.
  • Stretch your legs out at one of the lounges available to passengers in Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport before the flight. The Club is a great option since it’s available to all passengers passing through the airport.
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*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top 5 airlines serving from Baltimore to California

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Baltimore 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 10932 reviews
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

6.0 GoodEliza, Apr 2024SAN - LAX
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

Had a broken tray in business class. Crew just shrugged it off.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Great experience overall. Check in at Austin was congested as they only have about 6 check in kiosks, one was broken, and there was a lot of Spring Break travelers.

Bag drop off was slow and annoying. Only 2 agents at the entire delta desk, and no one directing traffic for what line to be in, many confused people slowed down the process. Boarding was fine. Seats in Delta comfort plus were fine. Snacks were great! Definitely a bonus. The entertainment system was awful — old, slow, not responsive, and completely unable to play games due to some kind of error. But on the other hand, thank you to Delta for the free WiFi. That made it better.

Everything was very good other than I had selected a specific seat when I booked the flight and they changed it once I checked-in the day before my flight. I was still in first class but lost my aisle seat for a window seat. Being tall, the aisle offers more comfort so I always select an aisle seat.

Flight diverted in SD. Later take off in Seattle by 1.3hrs

Crew was not friendly when I went to request a seat change.

My sister and I paid to have our seats and have them next to each other. I heard one of the employees say to the other one that you shouldn’t have given away reserved seats away to other passengers, and so I guess that is what happened because I got the last most uncomfortable seat in the plane even though I paid to sit in the middle of the plane with my sister. Terrible Experience !!

Really impressive staff at airport and on plane, especially given how busy it was

The WiFi didn’t work and the seats are too close together. Very uncomfortable.

So so. Terrible aircraft choice for that leg of the flight.

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

On time every leg of the journey and exceptional staff at counter, gate, and on board. I haven’t travelled in US for a long time and was genuinely surprised how pleasant this was.

This was a Lufthansa flight. Disappointing main meal. Very rough over Canada and arrival at FRA. IFE was almost unusable.

Too many fees (but that seems to apply to all airlines nowadays)

For a 22 minute flight all you expect is for it to be safe and comfortable

I was not able to buy food in the flight. They refer to include your Credit card in the APP, and if you are not from USA (i have a credit card form Canada) it is not possible

Over two hours wait to get wheelchair assistance from arrival to the departure gate for LA was unreasonable even though there appreared to be heavy demand.

Airline did not explain reasons why flight was delayed two hours. Explanations were badly needed and rarely provided. Problem seemed to clearly be the airline’s fault and not the fault of the weather or airport.

Fight crew was not very attentive and the bastions were gross!

Our flight was great we left Kona earlier and got into LAX almost an 1hour earlier as well. LAX AA is in repair so to get out and found our bus to get pick up was a bit confusing.

Plane was good but was delayed. probably not AA fault but caused a 1 hour delay. Seating was cramped.

5 hour flight - full flight - not enough room to use my computer - slightly delayed - Admirals club was excellent quality food, drink made up for flight seating. No food offerred on flight, you ahd to prebook.

We experience delays on departure and connecting flights resulting in 14 hour to our next departure. We were accommodated with a night's stay but was only provided a 12 dollar meals accommodation. The airlines rules state.at least 50 dollars. In any case, it can not make up for the whole day missed on our vacation in Sydney Australia.

I can say I will not be taking this airline again any time soon. Seat were uncomfortable and too tight. Lack of chair screen and little overhead space.

Plane felt so crowded and tightly packed. The chair itself was not comfortable.

They attended to my needs as I couldn't walk and they provided a wheelchair for me.q

Poor availability of food. Cold cabin temperature. Extremely long waiting time for a flight attendant to respond to a call button signal.

2.5h delay due to unruly passenger in first class. Had to be removed from the flight. No food unless pre ordered. Didn't know we would need it because of delay.

They charged me 212.00 for a heavy check in bag at the gate. The pricing and process was so confusing - as if it was designed to purposefully gouge customers who need to board plane. That experience combined with the outrageous price charged will prevent me from ever flying Spirit again. And I’ll be sure to tell the story to anyone who cares to hear.

The text told me it was changed to Terminal E and Gate D5. But with no one on site to ask questions there was confusion on where to go as all the gates were E's. Then we took the skyline to the D area. We left to get something to eat. No announcement was made but my daughter happened to asked and they told her our gate was moved to D12. I will not fly Spirit again.

The agent at the check in desk was absolutely rude. The rest of the team after that was good, but the check in process at LAS was miserable. The woman at the desk spoke like we were stupid and was rude throughout the process.

Its so random that they only allow 40 pounds on checked bags when all airlines take 55. They then charge you for each 10 extra pounds, so my checked suitcase was $130 and the flight $30 ... its like whattt, im for sure not traveling with Spirit again

Was not able to board the flight due to a horrible policy that I needed to be at the gate 1 hour before departure. I lost money on this and the connecting flight due to having to book on another airline. I was flying to Florida for my mother's cancer surgery in the afternoon.

So bad. The check in process was laborious and the check in agent didn't seem to know how to manage the process efficiently and was confused about how to check in my son's sports equipment. The baggage fees were outrageous and so expensive. $90 for a carry on bag? And $200 additional for 2 check ins. The security lines were insanely long and the terminal was not very nice in the Spirit area. $5 for a water on board. It was my first and last time flying Spirit - I tried to save $ by flying them due to the accommodating schedule but I should have paid for Southwest, because it would've actually ended up less expensive due to the free bags with Southwest. There were no charging ports on the airplane, no wifi and really uncomfortable seating. The flight crew were great though, courteous and efficient in their boarding. Flight was delayed 1 hour, but we made up 15 minutes in flight.

My experience was better than expected. What I did find not so great was the seats. Very little room, they did not recline and the tray table was the size of a post card. There was no food to try, just standard snacks that you had to pay for and I don’t know of any entertainment. I would fly again even though everything was an upcharge. Flight was on time with little disturbance

Great flight on time and kept us informed about our flight situation!!

thy don't even ofer water we have to buy it for $4.49 and paid for our cary on bags $100 each we never will fly in this company again.

Super cool and laid back, three lovely ladies. Couldn’t ask for better service.

I purchased a carry on bag online…was supposed to cost $72 but after a whole slew of bs charges, the total was over $175.00. Because of these hidden charges, I will not even consider flying Frontier ever again. It’s just not worth the hassle. I’m scratching this company off my list forever.

Flight was OK. Seats were good no cell phone charges on the plane no TVs or entertainment.

There were 3 leg for the trip and each leg was delayed by 90 minutes or more. The boarding process takes forever with people waiting on the jetway even though most folks do not have carry-on. The whole process is poorly managed.

Flight cancelled and was told by a rude gate agent that they don’t accommodate on other airlines. Had to wait 5 hours for a connecting flight that had a 7 hour layover. Would not allow bags to be checked early so we couldn’t go through security .Had to rent a car for the afternoon to store bags and get a meal. Also incurred a hotel fee. No apology or reason given for the cancellation- just rudeness.

They cancelled the flight then did nothing to help us rebook. It was awful - I won’t fly with them again

The process of buying the ticket and navigating all the hidden charges that Frontier throws at you was a terrible experience. The actual airport experience and flying was fine.

The truck that was refueling the plane drove away with the hose still connected to the plane and ripped part of the plane off with it

Not have to pay for every single item to take a flight. Seating and delays sucked.

Flight was cancelled and I had to spend the night in the airport lugging my suitcase around

If you don’t check in 24 hours in advance, they will charge you $110 to check your bag instead of the $30. I did not get an email with this information and did not check in. In addition, my flight home was cancelled at layover and I had to spend the night in the airport, and then have another layover at another airport before making it home. Will not fly frontier again.

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