What is the cheapest airline that flies from California to Southeast Europe?

British Airways, United Airlines, and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from California to Southeast Europe

What airlines fly to Southeast Europe?

Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Southeast Europe from California according to our data. Lufthansa is the first choice among our users, with 31% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Southeast Europe. Keep in mind that there are 19 different airlines that fly to Southeast Europe on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

How long is the flight from California to Southeast Europe?

If you’re flying from a popular airport in California, such as San Francisco or Los Angeles, and flying into Southeast Europe, then you can expect flight times to average 10h 15m and 10h 55m, respectively.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from California to Southeast Europe?

Prices for flights from California to Southeast Europe were last updated today.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from California to Southeast Europe?

The number of operators available for flights from California to Southeast Europe is 18 as of August 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from California to Southeast Europe?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from California to Southeast Europe.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Southeast Europe?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Southeast Europe can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Southeast Europe. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

$303 Cheap Flights from California to Southeast Europe in 2026

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5:30 pm - 10:55 pmLAX Los Angeles-SOF Sofia

19h 25m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:25 am - 10:31 pmSOF Sofia-LAX Los Angeles

26h 06m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Vancouver Intl

$710Multiple Airlines

Tue, Feb 2 - Tue, Feb 16

5:30 pm - 10:55 pmLAX Los Angeles-SOF Sofia

19h 25m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:25 am - 10:31 pmSOF Sofia-LAX Los Angeles

26h 06m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Vancouver Intl

$711Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 4 - Wed, Nov 18

5:30 pm - 6:20 pmLAX Los Angeles-SOF Sofia

14h 50m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:25 am - 1:05 pmSOF Sofia-LAX Los Angeles

16h 40m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$714Lufthansa

Tue, Nov 3 - Tue, Nov 17

5:30 pm - 10:55 pmLAX Los Angeles-SOF Sofia

19h 25m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:25 am - 1:05 pmSOF Sofia-LAX Los Angeles

16h 40m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$714Lufthansa

Wed, Nov 4 - Wed, Nov 18

4:45 pm - 9:20 amSFO San Francisco-SPU Split

55h 35m2 stops Kastrup Copenhagen Stockholm Arlanda

9:00 pm - 2:40 pmSPU Split-SFO San Francisco

26h 40m1 stop Kastrup Copenhagen

$721Scandinavian Airlines

Wed, Oct 7 - Sat, Oct 17

6:23 am - 11:10 amSFO San Francisco-SPU Split

43h 47m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Kastrup Copenhagen

12:05 pm - 10:15 pmSPU Split-SFO San Francisco

43h 10m2 stops Kastrup Copenhagen Los Angeles

$725Scandinavian Airlines

Sun, Sep 27 - Mon, Oct 12

1:25 pm - 3:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-SOF Sofia

15h 35m1 stop Istanbul

9:40 am - 5:35 pmSOF Sofia-LAX Los Angeles

16h 55m1 stop Istanbul

$735Turkish Airlines

Sun, Oct 4 - Tue, Oct 27

5:30 pm - 6:20 pmLAX Los Angeles-SOF Sofia

14h 50m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:25 am - 1:05 pmSOF Sofia-LAX Los Angeles

16h 40m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$737United Airlines

Sun, Jan 31 - Thu, Feb 4

6:00 am - 1:15 pmLAX Los Angeles-SOF Sofia

21h 15m2 stops Newark Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:25 am - 1:05 pmSOF Sofia-LAX Los Angeles

16h 40m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$741United Airlines

Sun, Jan 31 - Thu, Feb 4

6:30 pm - 11:55 amLAX Los Angeles-OTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl

31h 25m1 stop Istanbul

3:35 pm - 4:35 pmOTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl-LAX Los Angeles

35h 00m1 stop Istanbul

$764Turkish Airlines

Thu, Dec 3 - Thu, Dec 17

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8:10 pm - 11:15 amLAX Los Angeles-OTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl

29h 05m1 stop Istanbul

10:10 am - 4:35 pmOTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl-LAX Los Angeles

16h 25m1 stop Istanbul

$768Turkish Airlines

Sun, Aug 9 - Fri, Nov 13

5:30 pm - 6:35 pmLAX Los Angeles-OTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl

15h 05m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

1:50 pm - 1:10 pmOTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl-LAX Los Angeles

33h 20m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$778Lufthansa

Tue, Aug 11 - Tue, Aug 18

5:30 pm - 6:35 pmLAX Los Angeles-OTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl

15h 05m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:00 am - 1:05 pmOTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl-LAX Los Angeles

17h 05m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$786Lufthansa

Sun, Aug 9 - Fri, Nov 13

10:05 pm - 1:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

28h 55m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

7:05 pm - 8:05 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-LAX Los Angeles

35h 00m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

$789LOT

Sun, Aug 9 - Mon, Sep 7

10:30 pm - 3:20 pmLAX Los Angeles-OTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl

30h 50m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Zurich

6:15 am - 3:15 pmOTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl-LAX Los Angeles

19h 00m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$789Multiple Airlines

Sun, Aug 9 - Tue, Aug 25

7:35 pm - 1:10 amLAX Los Angeles-OTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl

19h 35m1 stop Zurich

6:05 am - 1:10 pmOTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl-LAX Los Angeles

17h 05m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$792Multiple Airlines

Sun, Aug 9 - Wed, Aug 19

10:05 pm - 1:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-ATH Athens Eleftherios V.

28h 55m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

7:05 pm - 8:05 pmATH Athens Eleftherios V.-LAX Los Angeles

35h 00m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

$805LOT

Sun, Aug 9 - Mon, Sep 7

6:00 am - 1:40 pmLAX Los Angeles-OTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl

21h 40m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle

6:00 am - 11:45 amOTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl-LAX Los Angeles

15h 45m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$810Delta

Sun, Aug 9 - Fri, Nov 13

7:35 pm - 1:10 amLAX Los Angeles-OTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl

19h 35m1 stop Zurich

4:10 pm - 4:30 pmOTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl-LAX Los Angeles

34h 20m1 stop Zurich

$811SWISS

Fri, Aug 7 - Mon, Aug 24

7:15 am - 1:40 pmLAX Los Angeles-OTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl

20h 25m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle

2:00 pm - 12:41 amOTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl-LAX Los Angeles

20h 41m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$819Delta

Sun, Aug 9 - Tue, Aug 25

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ITA Airways flights from California to Southeast Europe

Our best ITA Airways deals on California to Southeast Europe flight tickets

ITA Airways

Sep 15

LAX3:15 pmLos Angeles

33h 55m

1 stop

ATH11:10 amAthens Eleftherios V.

Sep 29

ATH6:05 amAthens Eleftherios V.

17h 10m

1 stop

LAX1:15 pmLos Angeles

$799

ITA Airways

Sep 22

LAX3:15 pmLos Angeles

33h 55m

1 stop

ATH11:10 amAthens Eleftherios V.

Sep 28

ATH7:30 pmAthens Eleftherios V.

27h 45m

1 stop

LAX1:15 pmLos Angeles

$800

KLM flights from California to Southeast Europe

Our best KLM deals on California to Southeast Europe flight tickets

KLM

Dec 30

ONT12:00 pmOntario

18h 30m

2 stops

ATH4:30 pmAthens Eleftherios V.

Jan 13

ATH6:10 amAthens Eleftherios V.

20h 02m

2 stops

ONT4:12 pmOntario

$838

KLM

Feb 2

ONT12:00 pmOntario

18h 30m

2 stops

ATH4:30 pmAthens Eleftherios V.

Feb 16

ATH6:10 amAthens Eleftherios V.

20h 02m

2 stops

ONT4:12 pmOntario

$839

KLM

Aug 20

ONT7:05 amOntario

16h 55m

1 stop

ATH10:00 amAthens Eleftherios V.

Sep 3

ATH12:10 pmAthens Eleftherios V.

19h 42m

1 stop

ONT9:52 pmOntario

$897

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5:30 pm-10:55 pm

1 stop19h 25m

Sofia

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6:25 am-10:31 pm

2 stops26h 06m

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5:30 pm-10:55 pm

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6:25 am-10:31 pm

2 stops26h 06m

$711

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Los Angeles

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5:30 pm-6:20 pm

1 stop14h 50m

Sofia

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6:25 am-1:05 pm

1 stop16h 40m

$714

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5:30 pm-10:55 pm

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6:25 am-1:05 pm

1 stop16h 40m

$714

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Sat 10/17

9:00 pm-2:40 pm

1 stop26h 40m

$721

San FranciscoSplit

SFO San Francisco - SPU Split

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San Francisco

Sun 9/27

6:23 am-11:10 am

2 stops43h 47m

Split

Mon 10/12

12:05 pm-10:15 pm

2 stops43h 10m

$725

Los AngelesSofia

LAX Los Angeles - SOF Sofia

LAXSOF

Los Angeles

Sun 10/4

1:25 pm-3:00 pm

1 stop15h 35m

Sofia

Tue 10/27

9:40 am-5:35 pm

1 stop16h 55m

$735

Los AngelesSofia

LAX Los Angeles - SOF Sofia

LAXSOF

Los Angeles

Sun 1/31

5:30 pm-6:20 pm

1 stop14h 50m

Sofia

Thu 2/4

6:25 am-1:05 pm

1 stop16h 40m

$737

Los AngelesSofia

LAX Los Angeles - SOF Sofia

LAXSOF

Los Angeles

Sun 1/31

6:00 am-1:15 pm

2 stops21h 15m

Sofia

Thu 2/4

6:25 am-1:05 pm

1 stop16h 40m

$741

Los AngelesBucharest

LAX Los Angeles - OTP Bucharest Otopeni Intl

LAXOTP

Los Angeles

Thu 12/3

6:30 pm-11:55 am

1 stop31h 25m

Bucharest Otopeni Intl

Thu 12/17

3:35 pm-4:35 pm

1 stop35h 00m

$764

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from California to Southeast Europe

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Southeast Europe?

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Southeast Europe from California, with most prices found around $622. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Southeast Europe from California during January instead. Flights to Southeast Europe in January, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around $689.

What is the cheapest day to depart on your flight to Southeast Europe?

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Southeast Europe from California is on a Monday. momondo users have found tickets for Monday departures for as low as $481. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. When flying out on a Friday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from California to Southeast Europe for around $685.

What is the cheapest time of day to depart on your flight to Southeast Europe?

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Southeast Europe is in the evening. Flights from California to Southeast Europe during this time can be as low as $489. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Southeast Europe is at noon when prices are around $838.

What is the cheapest California to Southeast Europe flight route?

Fly from Los Angeles to Athens Eleftherios V. for the best California - Southeast Europe flight prices

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Southeast Europe from California when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Southeast Europe for around $829 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Southeast Europe from California for as low as $815 on momondo.

What cabin class options are available on California to Southeast Europe flights?

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on California to Southeast Europe flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Can stopping save me money on California to Southeast Europe flights?

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between California to Southeast Europe.

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Fastest flight time	13h 20m
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The fastest flight from California to Southeast Europe takes 13h 20m

There are no direct flights from California to Southeast Europe. There are no popular flight routes from California to Southeast Europe.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from California to Southeast Europe

When did momondo last update prices for flights from California to Southeast Europe?
Prices for flights from California to Southeast Europe were last updated today.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from California to Southeast Europe?
The number of operators available for flights from California to Southeast Europe is 18 as of August 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from California to Southeast Europe?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from California to Southeast Europe.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Southeast Europe?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to Southeast Europe can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Southeast Europe. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.
What is the most popular plane model from California to Southeast Europe?
Based on momondo bookings for this flight route, the most popular plane model on flight routes from California to Southeast Europe is Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (12.59% of total bookings). The next most popular plane models are Airbus A320neo (8.82%), Airbus A321neo (7.32%), and Boeing 737 MAX 8 (6.97%).

Best airlines flying from California to Southeast Europe

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Virgin Atlantic	PriceFrom $186	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 694 reviews	Search Virgin Atlantic flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom $390	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.8 8,178 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
Norse Atlantic Airways	PriceFrom $399	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.0 181 reviews	Search Norse Atlantic Airways flights
British Airways	PriceFrom $440	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,150 reviews	Search British Airways flights
SWISS	PriceFrom $445	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 2,028 reviews	Search SWISS flights
Iberia	PriceFrom $456	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.0 3,264 reviews	Search Iberia flights
Scandinavian Airlines	PriceFrom $467	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 1,926 reviews	Search Scandinavian Airlines flights
ITA Airways	PriceFrom $473	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 1,308 reviews	Search ITA Airways flights
LOT	PriceFrom $475	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,213 reviews	Search LOT flights
KLM	PriceFrom $489	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 1,555 reviews	Search KLM flights

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Yes. momondo enables you to select and highlight flights to Southeast Europe from California with this policy.

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