£296 Find Cheap Flights from Birmingham to California

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Birmingham to California departing on 8/7. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap Flights from Birmingham to California

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop£493
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop£529
San Diego
San Diego2 stops£693
San Jose
San Jose2 stops£701
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops£801
Fresno
Fresno2 stops£801
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop£493
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop£529
San Diego
San Diego2 stops£693
San Jose
San Jose2 stops£701
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops£801
Fresno
Fresno2 stops£801

Book Cheap Birmingham to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Birmingham to California that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Birmingham to California

Mon, 2 Nov - Tue, 10 Nov
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
19:10 - 17:00
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LAX
29h 50m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
19:30 - 18:30
LAX
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BHX
15h 00m
1 stop
£493Scandinavian Airlines
Mon, 2 Nov - Tue, 10 Nov
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
19:10 - 17:00
BHX
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LAX
29h 50m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
19:30 - 18:30
LAX
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BHX
15h 00m
1 stop
£499Scandinavian Airlines
Tue, 9 Jun - Tue, 23 Jun
Aer Lingus Logo
08:10 - 18:25
BHX
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LAX
18h 15m
1 stop
Aer Lingus Logo
20:10 - 18:10
LAX
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BHX
14h 00m
1 stop
£621Aer Lingus
Thu, 17 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct
Lufthansa Logo
06:05 - 17:26
BHX
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SAN
19h 21m
2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
06:40 - 09:50
SAN
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BHX
19h 10m
2 stops
£693Lufthansa
Thu, 17 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct
Lufthansa Logo
10:20 - 21:25
BHX
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SAN
19h 05m
2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
15:56 - 21:45
SAN
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BHX
21h 49m
2 stops
£696Lufthansa
Thu, 17 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct
KLM Logo
05:55 - 11:50
BHX
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SAN
13h 55m
1 stop
KLM Logo
13:40 - 12:40
SAN
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BHX
15h 00m
1 stop
£733KLM
Thu, 17 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct
KLM Logo
05:55 - 11:50
BHX
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SAN
13h 55m
1 stop
KLM Logo
13:40 - 08:35
SAN
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BHX
34h 55m
1 stop
£736KLM
Thu, 10 Sep - Wed, 16 Sep
Aer Lingus Logo
08:10 - 21:09
BHX
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SNA
20h 59m
2 stops
Aer Lingus Logo
08:05 - 07:40
SNA
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BHX
15h 35m
2 stops
£834Aer Lingus
Fri, 19 Jun - Sat, 11 Jul
Air France Logo
06:00 - 19:35
BHX
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SJC
21h 35m
2 stops
Air France Logo
06:20 - 22:10
SJC
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BHX
31h 50m
2 stops
£883Air France
Wed, 17 Jun - Wed, 24 Jun
Air France Logo
06:00 - 16:07
BHX
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SMF
18h 07m
2 stops
Air France Logo
07:52 - 09:30
SMF
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BHX
17h 38m
2 stops
£887Air France
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Birmingham to California flights

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

How much is a return flight from Birmingham to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Birmingham to California departing in November.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Birmingham 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 Birmingham to California is December, when tickets cost £330 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of return tickets is £480 and £479 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Birmingham 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 a flight from Birmingham to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 21% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Birmingham to California

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight£296
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 8% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
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    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 Birmingham to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Birmingham to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Birmingham to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.8
KLMOverall score based on 1519 reviews
7.7Comfort
8.4Crew
7.8Boarding
7.2Entertainment
7.3Food
Airline reviews

As always, it’s a pleasure to travel with KLM. It is one of my favorite airlines.

10.0 ExcellentGeorge, May 2026
OTP - AMS
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As always, it’s a pleasure to travel with KLM. It is one of my favorite airlines.

Outstanding even though the 330 was one of the oldest in the fleet. The difference was the attentiveness and responsiveness of a really experienced flight attendant. For airline food great variety of interesting choices and good tastes supported by a good wine selection.

As per usual when you Hit the UK it's a slow process through customs Not as efficient at Thailand for sure

The flight was delayed. The aircraft was unclean. Promised seat was not given due to change in Aircraft. Not one crew on ground was in a position to give any response. Amsterdam Airport is AVIODABLE Over crowded. Over Expensive. Poor Services.

Crew is not the cheerful type. very slow meal service (this is their style as have flown this many times)

I’m grateful for the KLM Air France shuttle bus service to Ottawa. However due to construction and other issues related to the chaotic Uber pickup system at YUL, it’s a challenge to find the Kelios bus service to Ottawa. The signs are not clear or even available. No staff to guide passengers. It’s a stressful experience.

Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

Delay and had to run between flight to get my connection due to this delay but besides that the overall experience was ok. I arrived with just an hour of delay.

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

Seating and zone. The minor I went with didn’t even seat close to me

My seat 3G did not go down fully and the buttons were not working properly

Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

My daughter always gets sick when we order the gluten free meal option. Internet didn’t work as advertised.

All went smoothly. That's what I want on a long flight.

5 of my 7 pieces of luggage are missing and they cant call to find out where it is. I have to fill out a form and wait for them to mail it to me in several days (if they find it). That does not work for my travel itinerary. I need my full ticket cost refunded please.

I expected more, but they will nickel and dime you for everything. I did not enjoy flying with this airline.

Curious and efficient service ! First time flying with SAS and very pleased!

I wish they have given us explanations for the delays. And the rebooking process in Copenhagen was too long. I had to wait about 4 hours before they assign me a hotel. From there the handling process (accommodation, transportation and meal) was excellent.

Our trip plan from Kayak stated we were flying SAS. That was not true. The first leg was a Delta flight. We wasted 25 minutes before finding out to check in with the correct airline. Then our SAS flight for the second leg arrived 25 minutes late, and our third leg flight with SAS closed the gate knowing the flight delay was SAS’s fault, and that this flight would only be backed up 5 minutes. The final kicker was that between Delta and SAS, they lost all our checked luggage.

Since our earlier flight was delayed, we missed this flight and were rerouted on Lufthansa 2 days later.

Scandinavian Airlines is terrible. Flight was late. Lost luggage. Rude flight attendants. Terrible experience.

The flight was very cold, and the seats were rather uncomfortable. The food has been better on our other SAS experiences. Most significantly, the luggage with most of my wife's personal items and clothes didn't make the flight. Hoping for a quick resolution, but no real opportunity to speak with a Human has us concerned.

I sat in the first row behind first class. There was plenty of legroom. The entertainment was great. I saw two excellent movies and one episode of a sitcom. Also enjoyed the flight tracker.

OK overall. Flight was delayed Crew on flight was good

On time, only a little turbulence, very competent and caring attendants. Clear information.

Late late late. Delayed and arrived an hour late for a 1 hour 45 minute connection. Every time. Poor record for this company. I try to fly any other carrier first.

The flights are literally always delayed arriving, boarding and taking off so they are always late for the connection. I planned ahead so I was okay but many others aren't. The food was terrible. The staff was very pleasant. I appreciate boarding back to front.

The crew was friendly. The plane was comfortable. In-flight wifi didn't work well at all. The ride was quite turbulent but understandable given the weather.

My issue is with the SkyWest terminal. The flight was not listed on the main airport flight screen list, and I had to do a Google search to locate the terminal and gate. We had to ask several airport employees where to locate the phantom gate. The airport did not provide adequate signage and was confusing. When we arrived, there was one vendor providing services that quickly closed, leaving zero options for food and drink while we waited hours for our delayed flight. The crew that assisted with check-in and boarding was VERY friendly.

Economy seats a bit small but other than that it was all good.

delayed flight stayed whole night at washington Dallas airport at seats , uncomfortable . i am senior citizen , very tired , worst travel.

No complimentary drinks or snacks offered on a 2 hour flight was disappointing but everything else went well

Very comfortable flight and simple and directed one way and back. Amazing price.

We loved our flight attendant, Emma from Scotland, the meal and entertainment offerings were wonderful, the flight was smooth, and enough leg room to stretch. We would fly with you again!

Los Angeles to London. 25th of April 2026. Business class. I was flying backwards with a complete stranger snoring next to me. In Business class. Males and females, strangers lying next to each other. Seats were backwards. I paid for comfort. I got dizziness and stress.

Long line with check in at the DIA British Airway counter.

The flights were on time. Cabin crew were nice. The food was terrible! Checking in was not easy using my phone.

Crew were fantastic and the aircraft was extremely comfortable, but outdated. Headphone jacks were worn out and sound normally only came out of one ear unless positioned just right.

A shout-out to the flight attendent, Lauren, who was the main person assisting me. She was amazing - perfect balance of bright, cheerful, engaging, yet formal

OK, except for a cabin attendant's lack of attention.

efficient. on time. cabin crew were very professional and very nice to deal with. would definately fly BA again.

It was great overall. A few slight improvements could be made on the onboarding process at the Gates with announcements and clarity of communications (both at the gate and in flight). The movies in the entertainment options could be improved for bollywood, hollywood.

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