£246 Find Cheap Flights from Manchester to California

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Cheap Flights from Manchester to California

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop£375
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops£375
San Diego
San Diego3 stops£532
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops£680
San Jose
San Jose2 stops£566
Fresno
Fresno2 stops£621
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo2 stops£640
Redding
Redding2 stops£632
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop£375
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops£375
San Diego
San Diego3 stops£532
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops£680
San Jose
San Jose2 stops£566
Fresno
Fresno2 stops£621
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo2 stops£640
Redding
Redding2 stops£632

Book Cheap Manchester to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Manchester 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 Manchester to California

Tue, 11 Nov - Fri, 14 Nov
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
12:55 - 14:35MAN-SFO
57h 40m2 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
16:40 - 09:30SFO-MAN
32h 50m1 stop
£375Scandinavian Airlines
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Fri, 30 Jan - Tue, 10 Feb
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
10:10 - 17:00MAN-LAX
14h 50m1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
19:30 - 12:15LAX-MAN
32h 45m2 stops
£375Scandinavian Airlines
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Wed, 19 Nov - Wed, 3 Dec
British Airways Logo
07:50 - 21:39MAN-SNA
21h 49m2 stops
British Airways Logo
13:35 - 16:20SNA-MAN
18h 45m2 stops
£498British Airways
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Wed, 19 Nov - Wed, 3 Dec
British Airways Logo
09:50 - 21:39MAN-SNA
19h 49m2 stops
British Airways Logo
13:35 - 16:20SNA-MAN
18h 45m2 stops
£499British Airways
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Tue, 30 Sep - Tue, 7 Oct
Virgin Atlantic Logo
12:35 - 21:41MAN-BUR
41h 06m2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
09:40 - 08:35BUR-MAN
38h 55m2 stops
£499Virgin Atlantic
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Tue, 30 Sep - Tue, 7 Oct
Virgin Atlantic Logo
12:35 - 17:19MAN-SNA
36h 44m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
12:26 - 08:35SNA-MAN
36h 09m1 stop
£499Virgin Atlantic
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Sun, 16 Nov - Mon, 24 Nov
KLM Logo
20:45 - 16:18MAN-BUR
27h 33m2 stops
KLM Logo
07:05 - 20:05BUR-MAN
29h 00m2 stops
£523KLM
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Wed, 19 Nov - Wed, 3 Dec
KLM Logo
05:50 - 16:18MAN-SNA
18h 28m2 stops
KLM Logo
06:45 - 10:30SNA-MAN
19h 45m1 stop
£541KLM
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Mon, 15 Sep - Mon, 29 Sep
Aer Lingus Logo
20:55 - 18:11MAN-LAS
29h 16m2 stops
Aer Lingus Logo
23:59 - 07:35LAS-MAN
23h 36m2 stops
£599Aer Lingus
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Mon, 15 Sep - Mon, 29 Sep
Aer Lingus Logo
20:55 - 18:11MAN-LAS
29h 16m2 stops
Aer Lingus Logo
23:59 - 07:35LAS-MAN
23h 36m2 stops
£622Aer Lingus
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Manchester to California flights

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Manchester 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 Manchester to California is February, when tickets cost £470 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of return tickets is £764 and £727 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Manchester to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Manchester to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to California on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Manchester, you should consider flying back on a Saturday, and avoid Wednesdays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Manchester 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 Manchester 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 Manchester to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 30% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Manchester to California

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight£246
Best time to beat the crowds (17% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Manchester to California is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Manchester to California?

    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 Manchester to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally at night, when retur flights cost £634 on average. On average, there is no price difference when choosing to fly in the morning or the evening on this flight route. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £795.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Manchester to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Manchester 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Manchester 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.
7.6
FinnairOverall score based on 1320 reviews
7.5Comfort
8.1Crew
6.7Food
7.6Boarding
6.9Entertainment
Airline reviews

Great. It was awesome to have boarding from the front and back of the plane as it made the process go very quickly

10.0 ExcellentSarah, Aug 2025CPH - HEL
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Great. It was awesome to have boarding from the front and back of the plane as it made the process go very quickly

It was okay. The airplane was a little smaller than a flight from Thailand to Helsinki.

Wish that everyone would board the back of the plane first. Also let kids on first. The gate wasn’t open at arrival and we waited 45 minutes to takeoff. They made up for time in the air.

This was an absolutely exceptional flight. The flight attendants were extremely attentive and very friendly. They seemed to go out of their way to make us comfortable and to make sure that we had everything we needed., We were in business and were very happy with the size and the details for our pods. We would definitely recommend Finnair and will definitely be flying with them again.

We had an excellent trip with Finnair. This was our first time and we’re very pleased. The only issue was with the boarding - it was a little bit confusing and needs a little bit of streamlining.

Crew very lovely. Arrived an hour late due to bad weather. We were given new tickets to an other flight but it could have been organised better, so we did not have to run through the whole airport to.

Flight delayed over an hour. They said they would hold our connection but then did not.

Major problems checking in at Alaska counter. They could not find our booking code because it came from Finnair.

Do not use KAYAK or Finair for future travel. Unless you purchase the tickets directly from the airline, you were going to have a difficult time checking in. Kayak canceled my flights twice and ended up causing great difficulty in me getting back from Europe because they double sold my tickets between American Airlines and Finair. The event caused significant delays and led to me having to rebook my flights.

The staff were all particularly great. The plane was clean and fresh. The bassinet worked great. It was all very nice.

I paid extra for our seats on the way coming back from Stockholm to New York the seats were changed and it was totally waved. This happened to three more passengers.

Will not recommend SAS for business travel. Food was so-so. Service was very good. First leg was very good. Second leg from Copenhagen to Barcelona was terrible. We paid a LOT for business class and to have seats worse than most coach seats with no entertainment and no charging available for 1/3rd of the whole trip was not acceptable. Very disappointing. I thought they were coming back in the U.S. with style, NOT YET.

Love thiscsirlibe. So civilized and kind. Good food. Good treatment. On time. Excellent communication.

Online check in of SAS is very poor. Even the kiosks at London had system problems. Either it would print boarding tickets or luggage tags. Many other customers had problems . SAS staff was good and helped.

great crew, professional, funny, and great service. good condition plane too! great experience

It was great, used to fly them a lot back 20 years ago but since did KLM as my flight route changed, but very happy with my experience and will come again!

When my flight was changed from delays they were quick to rebook me.

I really enjoyed how clean and big the aircraft was, as well as how friendly the crew was.

The seats have no legroom. I was bruised on my knees for having them pressed up against the seat in front of me. Then I got food poisoning from the special meal I ordered. Pretty horrible all around.

Airline left me stranded in the U.S. gave me an unrequested refund of 40% of booking and canceled my trip back! When I asked why, the said “we don’t have to tell you why”. “But you can rebook”. Never again! Paid 2x and rebooked on Austrian. What a joke!

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

Great crew - old style upper class seats on the older fleet now feels dated

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

Food was excellent. Service was very good. Staff was very helpful to all passengers.

The crew was excellent as ever on Virgin. The special meal was poor unfortunately. More significantly when we arrived at Manchester Airport there was no air bridge provided and we had to exit the plane down a rickety stair case. This is unacceptable for a transatlantic flight. Whilst I understand that this is the airport’s fault at the end of the day the airline is responsible for our transportation and needs to do something.

Super friendly and helpful staff, from check-in desk to cabin crew.

Following a paid seat upgrade for enhanced comfort, I encountered an unacceptable odor in my assigned area. It took three hours for the crew to relocate me, and the replacement seat was unacceptably close to the lavatory, offering no improvement.

Good overall. Cannot fault the airlines. I have had better entertainment systems before ie ice in Emirates but it was not too bad. Food was decent and staff were friendly.

I did not fly by vergin atlantic from bangalore to vasco da gama

Your flight delayed at Heathrow n I almost missed my mother funeral.you idiots. I had to waste 10 hours in different airports. Thank your stars I'm not suing you.

The space between seats was reduced even further. Could not even open the tray table fully and got compressed the moment the front guy reclined. For a long haul flight it was extremely uncomfortable.

The space between seats has reduced even further making it extremely uncomfortable. Couldn't even open the tray table properly or got compressed the moment the front guy reclined.

Not satisfying due to loss Luguage for 4days. Damage Luguage that had no way to fill up a report for and me as a client to spend more money and time to replace it. Thank you for soliciting my opinion, but it was unfortunately a very disappointing experience. Stephanie Zvi

The seat pitch was a little tight for me, but I survived. There was a volatile, enraged passenger a couple of rows ahead of me and the cabin crew defused and resolved the situation calmly, quickly, and successfully.

I appteciate the very courteous staff. The flight was good. Something that wasn't good was that my bag was only checked as far as Dublin and I had a connecting flight to Vienna. (That was a mistake the ORD desk made.) Fortunately the desk at DUB was able to re-tag without me having to re-check in (which initially it seemed I might have to do.)

I wish Aer Lingus offered free wifi and had power outlets at the seats. Overall, the flight was good. Seat back entertainment had some interesting options. Food and snack options were mediocre at best. I enjoyed the canned red wine.

I had an awful experience at the ticketing agent stand. I had purchased three tickets, one of which I had the maiden name of a passenger on the ticket. They refused to help, assist, and actually delayed our process and had us miss an opportunity to purchase a ticket on the same flight. I was sent through multiple phone calls, none of which helped, and the person at the counter was the person who told me to both call Aer Lingus for help and was the person who said they could not fulfill my request that they were privy to from the beginning. My partner is still stuck in Scotland, racking up thousands of dollars in additional fees and tickets. I am very upset and two of my tickets went unused. I will never be using Aer Lingus ever again and I will continue to complain about them.

This was the most expensive economy flight per minute of flight time ever. But the quality was lacking. Extremely Aer Lingus rude staff at LHR said that the flight from London to Dublin (Ireland) was “NOT international.” Horrified at the colonial and imperial perspective. Seats were dirty with trash in seat pockets. Airline doesn’t clean or care about hygiene and safety.

In business class overhead bins were minuscule. Had to use cabin staff to find a place for my carry-on bag. Boarding process was shambolic, as “passengers who needed assistance in boarding” absorbed an excessive amount of time and attention that Aer Lingus was apparently unprepared for.

Aer Lingus was fabulous.nhowever, Aiirfare Assist who Kayak routes me to to purchase tickets for m was awful. They messed up my reservation so bad that after about six hours on the phone with them over the week before departure, I had been choice but to show up at the airport. The Aer Lingus staff were amazing and got it sorted out but I would recommend not using Airfare Assist.

There were no gluten-free vegan options available, so food was very limited on this flight, and some of the crew weren’t especially helpful about it. To make matters worse, a passenger was sick on board, and although the area was cleaned, the smell lingered for the rest of the journey. On top of that, we ended up circling for an extra hour, which only made the unpleasant situation drag on even longer.

Checking in prior on line and wait time at Gatwick was terrible. I would rate a big fat ZERO.

I checked in to bags, one arrived one was delayed. I did not receive the bag for 4 days - arrived on Tuesday, received bag on Saturday!

It was ok. Our flight was delayed 2 hours, and then again on arrival. The explanation given felt feeble.

The booking agent, cheapflightsfares, messed up, and the information for the seats we paid extra for was not sent to American Airlines. We were separated on the return flight and sent to the lowest economy section. The flight attendant helped arrange seating at the back of the plane to allow my wife and me to sit together.

I liked the comfort of the seats, very attentive crew, and the meals were excellent.

We were kicked off this flight by British Airways due to delays on our connecting flight also operated by British airways and were rebooked on a different carrier which delayed our arrival home by > 26 hours.

Smooth roundtrip to Manchester, UK from SFO. I think BA is fabulous.

Everything about the flight check-in was smooth no line the plane is clean and bathroom

Excellent everywhere but Philly, the most rotten airport in the world.

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