£65 Find Cheap Flights from California to Mexico

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 Mexico.

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from California to Mexico is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers 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 return ticket. You could then fly from California to Mexico 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 Mexico up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

California and Mexico are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Volaris (223 flights per week), Alaska Airlines (220 flights per week), and Hawaiian Airlines (199 flights per week).

There are 53 airports in Mexico. The busiest airport is Mexico City Airport (MEX), with 33% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Mexico is Guadalajara Miguel Hidal Airport (GDL), with an average flight price of £74.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Mexico is Wednesday when return tickets can be as cheap as £344. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, when return prices are £516 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Mexico is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost £298 on average. Morning departures are around 63% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Mexico is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £485.

The cheapest ticket to Mexico from California found in the last 72 hours was to Cancún, at £218 return. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £241.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Mexico is July, when tickets cost £330 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is £523 and £437 respectively.

To get a below-average price on the flight from California to Mexico, you should book around 9 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

From California, there are direct flights to Mexico from 9 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Los Angeles, with 1,172 direct flights each week.

There are around 305 direct flights from within California to Mexico every day. Most flights (56%) depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 2,130 direct flights from within California to Mexico. The most common day for departures is Saturday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.

An average direct flight from California to Mexico takes 6h 58m, covering a distance of 1659 miles. The shortest route is Los Angeles (LAX) to San José del Cabo (SJD) with an average flight time of 2h 22m.

Each week, there are 454 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration) and 1,676 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration) to Mexico. There aren’t any long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration).