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FAQs - booking California flights

  • What are the common layover cities for flights from Boston to California?

    When traveling from Boston to California, here are various layover destinations that you could choose to stop by. The layover cities from Boston to California depend on the origin airport, the airline used, and the destination airport. When flying from Boston Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, the common layovers are Washington D.C, Philadelphia, Nashville, San Francisco, Phoenix, Chicago, and Newark. The other flights traveling from Boston to California have layovers in these cities.

  • Which airlines traveling from Boston to California offer eco-friendly flights?

    It takes about 4,184 lbs of carbon per person for a flight to travel from Boston to California. If you are looking to travel on an eco-friendlier flight, there are many traveling the route. You could take flights from American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, offering eco-friendly travel options plying the route. Consider flying American Airlines as they emit 36% less CO₂ traveling the route, guaranteeing environmentally friendly flights.

  • Are there nonstop flights from Boston to California?

    The average travel time for a flight from Boston to California is about 6 hours. If you prefer direct flights, you can choose from the many nonstop flights heading to California from Boston to travel with. Most of the nonstop flights flying the route depart from Boston-Logan International Airport and arrive at San Francisco Airport. If you are headed to the Los Angeles area, you can take the nonstop flight from BOS to LAX. Flying from BOS to San Diego Airport (SAN) is also a good alternative for plying the route.

  • Does Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) offer family services?

    Yes. If you are traveling with your family to California and are taking your flight from BOS, there are several family services that you can enjoy at the airport. BOS has nursing suites available in terminal A on both the airside and landside, terminal B close to gates B37, B7, and B18, terminal C next to C8, and terminal E near gates E1 and E9. If you have little kids, you can take them to the play area to burn off some energy before your flight. The Children’s Play Areas are terminal A, close to gate 18, terminal B, next to Gates 25, 15, 16, and 30 to 36. The airport also has numerous chairs that you can use for rest when calming your fussy baby.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to California from Boston 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 Boston 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 to California with an airline and back to Boston with another airline.

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

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from Boston to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Boston to California? 25% of our users found tickets from Boston to California for the following prices or less: Los Angeles £160 one-way - £130 round-trip
  • Morning departure is around 21% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
  • California has two prime international airports, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the main airport, the hub for American, Alaska, Delta, and United Airlines, and the focus city for Allegiant Air, New Zealand, Qantas, Norwegian, and Southwest Airlines.
  • When flying into LAX from Boston, the airport has inter-terminal shuttles providing transit between the terminals. The pick-up points for the shuttles are in front of each terminal on the lower arrivals level.
  • San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has a museum, the SFO Museum, in the airport. When flying to California from Boston, consider the BOS to SFO route to visit the museum and learn about California’s history.
  • When flying to California’s top attraction, Disneyland Park, you could fly into John Wayne Airport (SNA), the closest to the park, about 24 km (15 miles) away.
  • If you are looking for a destination airport linked to public transport, you could fly into SFO from Boston. San Francisco Bay Area links to cable cars, muni subway, bus, and light rail systems, so flying SFO is ideal when considering public transit in California.
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Top 3 airlines serving from Boston to California

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Boston 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.
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9164 reviews
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Pilot warned us it was going to be bumpy, which I usually like when it is, but it wasn't, so I spent most of the flight unnecessarily wondering when it was going to get rough. Just can't win sometimes. Ha!

8.0 ExcellentBill, May 2024SAN - SMF
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Pilot warned us it was going to be bumpy, which I usually like when it is, but it wasn't, so I spent most of the flight unnecessarily wondering when it was going to get rough. Just can't win sometimes. Ha!

Flight was changed twice. Original flight was scheduled at 5:30pm. Weeks before flight, flight was changed to 7:00pm. On the date of flight, flight was delayed and departed at 9:00pm. This caused many problems and significantly affected our schedule at our destination.

They canceled my flight going back to SF after I was at the airport. Wanted me to take a flight 14 hours later. Not a happy camper.

I didn’t like not knowing my seat till I got to the airport - and my boarding group was F (last).

Wasn’t an Alaska plane so the seats were very thinly padded- glad I wasn’t going further.

Clean plane, relatively spacious in Main Cabin. One experience: I'm 79, with torn rotator cuff (R shoulder). I asked for help getting my carryon into the overhead bin and was told that the staff "does not help with this" (or some such phrase. On previous flights, help has been offered (and accepted). I prevailed on a fellow passenger for this. Also, why not board back to front?? Would this not help in the speed of boarding?

Flight was late but crew was very efficient and friendly.

Flight cancelled an hour before takeoff due to "unscheduled maintenance". New flight makes me have to wait for 5 hours in the airport, at a gate totally on the other side of where I'm at, requiring me to take a tram to get from the N terminal, to the C terminal. After waiting for 5 hours I'm informed my new flight is no longer at the gate I'm at, but instead is back in the N terminal where I was previously.

No tv, movies for a 6 hour flight! Worst airline I have ever travelled!

It was great; it was on time, everything went smoothly, the crew was excellent. It was just uncomfortable for the usual reasons; completely full fight, could barely move because the space was so small. The expected stuff with every airline.

The Flight crew didn’t serve us until about 1.5 hours into the flight because of turbulence but after it ended it was fine to move around. They served us water only and snacks and then NEVER, NOT ONE TIME came through to collect trash until right before landing about 1.5 hours later. There was absolutely no need for that. They crew was just standing around talking and visiting with each other and really never tried to see if we might want something besides water or even try to come pick up trash. This is VERY unusual for a Delta flight but it was not what I would have expected for a 4 hour flight.

Everything went smoothly. I didn’t like that when I booked in the main cabin my wife and I weren’t seated together. One would think when booking on an option that allows picking your seat. They would put you and your travel partner together. Had to call to get it sorted. They did fix.

They did a fine job. Can't wait to use Delta in the future.

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

Had a broken tray in business class. Crew just shrugged it off.

Seats in first class on the E175 recline too far back. I was in 2A, and the man in 1A fully reclined almost the entire flight. It took 6-7 inches of space away from me and made it very difficult to work on my laptop.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Great experience overall. Check in at Austin was congested as they only have about 6 check in kiosks, one was broken, and there was a lot of Spring Break travelers.

Mario was great. Made a night flight on a small aircraft pleasant and memorable.

Bag drop off was slow and annoying. Only 2 agents at the entire delta desk, and no one directing traffic for what line to be in, many confused people slowed down the process. Boarding was fine. Seats in Delta comfort plus were fine. Snacks were great! Definitely a bonus. The entertainment system was awful — old, slow, not responsive, and completely unable to play games due to some kind of error. But on the other hand, thank you to Delta for the free WiFi. That made it better.

I had back trouble prior to my flight and everyone was great about helping me.

My tv was broken on the flight which is disappointing when you pay for a seat and expect a service

Always delays from Boston to Salt lake but this time was very long. Don’t understand while they board the passengers and then make them sit in the plane

Service for food to our seat was a bit slow. Snack choices were just pretzels or baked chips. My seat cushion was not attached. Other than Barbie, video choice were not very good or current.

After we landed, we were held on the plane for 30 minutes. There was no one at the gate once we landed and we forced to sit on a plan that had already over an hour delayed.

almost 4 hour delay as they over booked and had to wait for 8-10 volunteers to agree to travel next day.

Old plane. No outlets for laptop or phone. Seats worn out. Area around seat dirty.

I loved the flight and the crew. It was comfortable and smooth.

The crew was openly hostile and condescending to the customers. They spent the majority of that time in the rear talking and seemed really agitated when people asked questions. I heard five different people told that the information they requested was in the handout or safety brief.

ticketing issues caused many customers to have to go back to check in after waiting in security, then go through security line again.

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