How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from California to New York?

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 New York.

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

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New York from 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 California to New York?

Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to New York with an airline and back to California with another airline.

What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from California to New York?

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

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Wed, 6 Jan - Thu, 28 Jan

21:39 - 09:30SAN San Diego-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

8h 51m1 stop Boston Logan Intl

08:00 - 11:20JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SAN San Diego

6h 20mdirect

£250JetBlue

Fri, 5 Feb - Sun, 7 Feb

07:00 - 15:26SAN San Diego-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

5h 26mdirect

17:28 - 20:56JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SAN San Diego

6h 28mdirect

£250Alaska Airlines

Thu, 3 Dec - Mon, 7 Dec

13:10 - 21:44SAN San Diego-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

5h 34mdirect

17:30 - 20:45JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SAN San Diego

6h 15mdirect

£253Delta

Wed, 6 Jan - Thu, 28 Jan

07:20 - 15:44SAN San Diego-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

5h 24mdirect

08:20 - 11:45JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SAN San Diego

6h 25mdirect

£253Delta

Sat, 9 Jan - Wed, 13 Jan

07:20 - 15:44SAN San Diego-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

5h 24mdirect

08:20 - 11:45JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SAN San Diego

6h 25mdirect

£253Delta

Thu, 26 Nov - Thu, 3 Dec

10:05 - 20:59SAN San Diego-LGA New York LaGuardia

7h 54m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

09:16 - 18:10LGA New York LaGuardia-SAN San Diego

35h 54m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson San Francisco

£255Frontier

Wed, 2 Dec - Mon, 7 Dec

18:45 - 05:40SAN San Diego-EWR Newark

7h 55m1 stop Denver Intl

07:00 - 10:10EWR Newark-SAN San Diego

6h 10mdirect

£267United Airlines

Tue, 1 Dec - Fri, 11 Dec

22:36 - 09:06LAX Los Angeles-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

7h 30m1 stop Charlotte Douglas

17:05 - 22:00JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-LAX Los Angeles

7h 55m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl

£283American Airlines

Wed, 2 Dec - Fri, 4 Dec

06:00 - 14:20LAX Los Angeles-EWR Newark

5h 20mdirect

16:15 - 19:08EWR Newark-LAX Los Angeles

5h 53mdirect

£284United Airlines

Wed, 3 Mar - Tue, 16 Mar

12:15 - 20:43LAX Los Angeles-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

5h 28mdirect

17:29 - 21:01JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-LAX Los Angeles

6h 32mdirect

£305American Airlines

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Tue, 3 Nov - Fri, 6 Nov

06:00 - 14:30SFO San Francisco-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

5h 30mdirect

11:29 - 15:06JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SFO San Francisco

6h 37mdirect

£289JetBlue

Sun, 1 Nov - Wed, 4 Nov

14:55 - 23:25SFO San Francisco-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

5h 30mdirect

20:15 - 23:58JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SFO San Francisco

6h 43mdirect

£289JetBlue

Tue, 3 Nov - Thu, 5 Nov

20:55 - 05:24SFO San Francisco-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

5h 29mdirect

07:32 - 11:12JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SFO San Francisco

6h 40mdirect

£289JetBlue

Tue, 3 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov

11:45 - 20:25SFO San Francisco-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

5h 40mdirect

09:00 - 12:39JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SFO San Francisco

6h 39mdirect

£334Delta

Mon, 2 Nov - Thu, 19 Nov

07:00 - 15:23SFO San Francisco-EWR Newark

5h 23mdirect

06:00 - 09:30EWR Newark-SFO San Francisco

6h 30mdirect

£341United Airlines

Thu, 5 Nov - Sat, 5 Dec

07:45 - 20:28SAN San Diego-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

9h 43m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

08:30 - 11:51JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SAN San Diego

6h 21mdirect

£358Delta

Sat, 31 Oct - Tue, 17 Nov

12:42 - 20:58SNA Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty-EWR Newark

5h 16mdirect

06:30 - 09:44EWR Newark-SNA Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

6h 14mdirect

£361United Airlines

Wed, 4 Nov - Thu, 12 Nov

22:55 - 07:21SFO San Francisco-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

5h 26mdirect

17:20 - 20:58JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-SFO San Francisco

6h 38mdirect

£368Delta

Sat, 31 Oct - Tue, 3 Nov

23:34 - 06:59LAX Los Angeles-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

5h 25mdirect

12:30 - 15:49JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-LAX Los Angeles

6h 19mdirect

£497American Airlines

Fri, 30 Oct - Tue, 3 Nov

00:35 - 09:00LAX Los Angeles-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

5h 25mdirect

06:00 - 09:23JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-LAX Los Angeles

6h 23mdirect

£497American Airlines

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High season	December

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Most popular time to fly (9% more expensive on average)

BelindaFlew with Alaska Airlines-Jul 2026

I prefer Oakland over SFO. I liked the self-check for my suitcase for the bag drop . Getting through security went smoothly. It would have been really nice to know my boarding time was 1/2 hour later than on my app. I only found out that boarding was 1/2 hour late after rushing to the gate. I would have had time to go to my airport club had I known. Bag pick up at JFK was fast once I got to baggage claim, that was great

Verified travelerFlew with JetBlue-Aug 2026

My most frequent trip is between JFK and SFO on Jet Blue. Food options at SFO are amazing, but expensive. Sadly, getting through security at JFK is a hassle and takes an incredibly long time. Give yourself plenty of time. Also, when I arrived at JFK around midnight, there was no place to get food and I was disappointed to learn that I needed to take the air train all the way out to Howard Beach to get an Uber.

Verified travelerFlew with JetBlue-Aug 2026

The seats at JetBlue are old and uncomfortable. Make sure that you check that your assigned seat can recline if you have health issues or spine pain.

Verified travelerFlew with Spirit Airlines-Mar 2026

Charge all of your devices before boarding as there will won’t be any places to charge while on the aircraft.

Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines-Apr 2026

As I said the terminal for Alaska at JFK is horrendous -- new but very , very large with long distances to get to the gates and not enough automatic walking ways for a terminal of this size -- and 3 escalators?? Really! If you can get a direct flight from another airline I would definitely change but they may be the only one around.

MFlew with Alaska Airlines-Apr 2026

Newark terminal B is probably the worst in the country. Allow yourself plenty of time a patience

GraceFlew with Delta-Feb 2026

We were early arriving so had to sit on the runway for a bit. Remember that you aren’t really supposed to use the lavatories in those situations as it’s an “active runway” situation, so plan to use the bathroom if you need to prior to descent.

Verified travelerFlew with Spirit Airlines-Jan 2026

As bad as it gets. Sign in at one terminal (40 minutes), walk to another terminal to go through security (1 hour+), then take a shuttle through taxiing planes on the tarmac to your flight's terminal (up to another hour). Absurd.. Give yourself a whopping 4 hours or you could miss your flight.

ElenaFlew with United Airlines-Jun 2025

Construction in the terminal so allow for extra time in SFO. Very easy finding luggage and getting outside at Newark. Also, this time, took the Express Bus into Manhattan - $25 is a good price, though the bus arrived 20 minutes after the scheduled time.

MathewFlew with Delta-Jun 2025

Make sure to pack 2-3 days of clothing in a carryon.

MaryannFlew with United Airlines-Mar 2025

Bring your own food with you. Airport and airline food is expensive and you WILL need something to eat on such a long flight.

JFlew with Alaska Airlines-Oct 2024

You get a little a Pretzel bag or Biscoff crackers. Bring your snacks for the long haul. And listen for free gate checks !

alanFlew with Alaska Airlines-Jul 2024

Show up early. Security line was long (admittedly at the end of the 4th of July weekend).

RobertFlew with Alaska Airlines-Jun 2024

Bring some food on board for the flight

BlancaFlew with Alaska Airlines-May 2024

Don't forget your headsets and there is no screens so make sure you bring one from entertainment!

MagedaFlew with United Airlines-Feb 2024

If you use the United mileage card, you will have priority boarding, which puts you to board in group 2, you get one free luggage checked in, gives you 2 free annual passes for United Club, drop off bags it's easy and convenient on level 2 in both airports Lax and Newark after checking in online

How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from California to New York?
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 New York.
How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from California to New York?
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New York from 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 California to New York?
Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to New York with an airline and back to California with another airline.
What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from California to New York?
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 New York from California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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