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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 (200 flights per week), Frontier (189 flights per week), and Aeromexico (68 flights per week).

There are 56 airports in Mexico. The busiest airport is Mexico City Airport (MEX), with 35% 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 £125.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Mexico is Tuesday when return tickets can be as cheap as £247. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are £478 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Mexico is generally at night, when retur flights cost £247 on average. Morning departures are around 11% 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 £391.

The cheapest ticket to Mexico from California found in the last 5 days was to Mexico City, at £211 return. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Guadalajara (GDL) and the cheapest return ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was £217.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Mexico is January, when tickets cost £124 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is £197 and £161 respectively.

To get a below-average price on a flight from California to Mexico, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 19% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 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 590 direct flights each week.

There are around 137 direct flights from within California to Mexico every day. Most flights (46%) depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 957 direct flights from within California to Mexico. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

An average direct flight from California to Mexico takes 8h 45m, 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 30m.

Each week, there are 192 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration) and 765 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration) to Mexico. There aren’t any long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration).