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Best California Flight Deals from Hamburg

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops595 €
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop561 €
San Diego
San Diego2 stops620 €
San Jose
San Jose2 stops512 €
Fresno
Fresno2 stops783 €
Redding
Redding2 stops934 €
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops595 €
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop561 €
San Diego
San Diego2 stops620 €
San Jose
San Jose2 stops512 €
Fresno
Fresno2 stops783 €
Redding
Redding2 stops934 €

Cheap Flights from Hamburg to California

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

Thu, 20. Aug - Tue, 25. Aug
British Airways Logo
6:45 - 10:50
HAM
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SJC
37h 05m
2 stops
British Airways Logo
12:03 - 9:45
SJC
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HAM
36h 42m
2 stops
512 €British Airways
Thu, 3. Sep - Sun, 6. Sep
American Airlines Logo
6:45 - 11:57
HAM
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SJC
38h 12m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
16:11 - 22:45
SJC
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HAM
45h 34m
2 stops
525 €American Airlines
Thu, 3. Sep - Sun, 6. Sep
American Airlines Logo
6:45 - 11:57
HAM
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SJC
38h 12m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
14:30 - 22:45
SJC
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HAM
47h 15m
2 stops
526 €American Airlines
Wed, 9. Sep - Sat, 19. Sep
Delta Logo
6:10 - 18:24
HAM
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SJC
21h 14m
2 stops
Delta Logo
11:41 - 14:05
SJC
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HAM
17h 24m
2 stops
528 €Delta
Thu, 20. Aug - Tue, 25. Aug
Delta Logo
6:10 - 16:06
HAM
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SJC
18h 56m
2 stops
Delta Logo
13:24 - 17:25
SJC
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HAM
19h 01m
2 stops
533 €Delta
Fri, 7. Aug - Tue, 15. Sep
SWISS Logo
10:50 - 16:15
HAM
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SFO
14h 25m
1 stop
SWISS Logo
19:35 - 19:20
SFO
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HAM
14h 45m
1 stop
562 €SWISS
Thu, 3. Sep - Wed, 16. Sep
KLM Logo
6:10 - 15:50
HAM
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SFO
18h 40m
2 stops
KLM Logo
7:00 - 7:55
SFO
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HAM
15h 55m
2 stops
563 €KLM
Mon, 11. Jan - Sun, 14. Feb
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
9:50 - 14:50
HAM
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SFO
14h 00m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
16:45 - 9:10
SFO
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HAM
31h 25m
1 stop
572 €Scandinavian Airlines
Thu, 27. Aug - Thu, 10. Sep
Lufthansa Logo
7:30 - 15:25
HAM
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SAN
16h 55m
2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
11:19 - 12:30
SAN
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HAM
16h 11m
2 stops
627 €Lufthansa
Fri, 28. Aug - Thu, 10. Sep
Lufthansa Logo
7:30 - 15:25
HAM
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SAN
16h 55m
2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
6:18 - 9:05
SAN
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HAM
17h 47m
2 stops
634 €Lufthansa
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Hamburg to California flights

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

How much is a return flight from Hamburg to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Hamburg to California departing in August.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to California from Hamburg usually cost between 615 € and 787 € in August.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was 595 € on British Airways (21. Aug–28. Aug).

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Hamburg 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 Hamburg to California is November, when tickets cost 554 € (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of return tickets is 724 € and 716 € respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Hamburg 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 Hamburg 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 Hamburg to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 28% 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 Hamburg to California

Low season

November

Cheapest flight

315 €
Best time to beat the crowds (16% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (18% more expensive on average)
Flight from Hamburg to Los Angeles

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Hamburg to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Hamburg 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.
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7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1547 reviews
7,2Entertainment
7,7Comfort
7,3Food
7,8Boarding
8,4Crew
Airline reviews

Crew is not the cheerful type. very slow meal service (this is their style as have flown this many times)

6,0 GoodGlenn, Feb 2026
AMS - JFK
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Crew is not the cheerful type. very slow meal service (this is their style as have flown this many times)

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

This fight left ahead of time which meant it arrived early which was great. Staff were very professional, but as with all these Short hop Flights the food was a disappointing snack There was no entertainment on this flight, but I did not expect any

I flew premium economy and this was a good option. Although the seats didn’t recline much, I was able to get some sleep with my head propped against the window. The food was good and the entertainment was wonderful The staff were very attentive and professional

Seats were nice and comfy. Crew was polite and attentive. Business class is awesome and worth the money.

Good experience, just i couldn’t connect me to the wifi

It was operated by Delta. Boarding took a long time. How difficult can it be? Overall decent trip. Liked the Salt Lake City airport. Better option than Chicago for transfers.

We left one hour late because of technical difficulties. The economy comfort seats are great for the price. The crew was mediocre, they do not provide a pleasant experience, they just deliver food and drinks and give orders, not very amicable, no service and hospitality focus.

Seats actually fit a human! Snack options were a bit lame but that’s ok

I have no Comment. Super clean, Fantastic Crew, Food was delicious. Also wanted to add the Zurich Airport. Super nice people everything is in order super clean.

I like it very much it was a good experience with an excellent service

The crew and service was excellent. The food and entertainment were very good but not excellent.

Best service we’ve ever experienced! Special thanks to the crew member who took care of us throughout the journey. It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We love Swiss Air!

Great flight. I didn't watch the entertainment. I used my iPad the whole flight. But, staff was great, smooth flight, comfortable seat (business seat 7A) and food was really good (I'm a vegetarian).

Even though I paid extra for more room, we were very cramped and the seats were hard. Also, when we checked in they did not post the gate we were to arrive at even though we were half an hour away from boarding. The agent did not know either. Actually, the flight from Porto to Zurich did to have the gate posted, and there were very few agents in the boarding areas who could help us. I would never fly Swiss Air again.

horrible.. they cause such a problem and my daughter 14 years old was stranded in san francisco

All the flight to USA were arranged to E terminal whereas from Dubrovnik arriving on Zurich is on A80, have to walk all the way from A to E, even need transfer bus , for short transfer time like in an hour, we have to work fast, as soon as arrived at E, it is about time to boarding, pretty tight schedule, I hope Zurich airport can make some rearrangement so that transfer people do not have to walk long way. For short transfer time people, such as 50 min, this is even impossible if still like this.

Lots of water brought around by staff which is very important to stay hydrated on a long flight. There provided swiss chocolate icecream! The attention to detail is obvious. They really want to make their passengers entertained and comfortable.

Crew was wonderful, snacks were so good and quite a variety for free, food was mediocre, big selection of movies and they kept lavatories pretty clean throughout the flight

Overall a great experience. I didn’t like that they didn’t assign seats until we arrived at airport. All the employees we interacted with at the airport and on the flight were kind and helpful.

Since our earlier flight was delayed, we missed this flight and were rerouted on Lufthansa 2 days later.

Scandinavian Airlines is terrible. Flight was late. Lost luggage. Rude flight attendants. Terrible experience.

Ancient aircraft (busted armrests, poor cabin temperature with no option for passenger control). Garbage everywhere. Risible checking of safely conditions on landing. Also, late.

Cut out the nickel and dime pricing for "seat selection" and baggage, To do this on an international flight is just mind boggling. Seriously, why treat customers this way??? Nobody wants these hidden extra fees and everybody hates them. Also plane was too warm and no air vent, and water dripped from the ceiling at one point,

Scandinavian was perfect. Nice A350 with an on time departure and an an experienced crew. What a difference from TAP.

The staff were great, the food was good. I just hate being crammed in a tuna can for 10 hours cause I can’t afford a better seat.

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.

Maybe more diverse entertainment. Although the inflight cameras were amazing 10/10

Got delayed, we missed our connection because of this and were stranded for hours in Los Angeles with no way to go home. Don't fly Scandinavian Airlines!!

United was excellent. We had very good experience flying the carrier. Certainly. We will opt to fly them for sure. Lufthansa is out.

Mizerable experience as my flight was canceled and have to spend $4000 to buy new tickets

Crew was great! Good meals. Had room to stretch out

Meals were poor and service rendered on return flight was mediocre as compared to the flight we took to Germany earlier where the attendants were more attentive, energetic, and mindful of passengers' needs. Thumbs up to crew of UA 58. Thumbs down to UA 59..

We got to get extended leg room in Econ plus that was great. It was nice having our own dietary needs met with our meals, and the connecting flights had it as well. Only negative were the seats my bottom was/is really sore after a ten plus hour flight. Those seats are horrible, understandable for as many people use them. So we are going to purchase a gel seat pad.

Ok. Get a different kosher caterer. The food was odd.

The flight was delayed so the people from a late connecting flight was able to still make the connection.

The Cree was BEYOND AMAZING. They were, by far, THE BEST CREW I had the pleasure of flying with. They catered to my every need, beyond friendly, and upheld the highest level of professionalism that is of Lufthansa Airlines.

Lufthansa and United Airlines messed up with our reservation and they canceled our flight to Los Angeles. We ended up stuck in Frankfurt with two little kids. They sent us to San Francisco, but their flight was full and they wanted us to sit separated (even our 3-year-old was supposed to sit separated from me or my husband!!! Isn't it illegal???). Then the flight from San Francisco was delayed and we had two little sleepy kids, we were also told we needed to pick up our luggages. It was just horrible. I paid for a direct flight from Frankfurt to LAX and ended up going through hell. I am very upset and going to submit a complaint.

45 minutes delay and not clear way. Almost missed my trans-Atlantic connection

Good and they are leaving at time and arriving on time

The flight attendants were wonderful - one man put my carry on in the bin for me. Very attentive service. Loved the blanket and pillow waiting for me in economy. Food was excellent which is a surprise given the reputation of any airline food. Wine was fine with the meals. Delighted with the new movies - flight went by very quickly. I would definitely fly Lufthansa again.

Generally good. Not their fault but the design of the Boeing 747 had seating supports directly in line with my legs. So my legs always had to straddle this support which caused body misallignment. Such poor design from Boeing. There was no USB port for me to charge my phone. The screen touch control was very poor.

Patrick and the whole crew were amazing! Hope to have this team for all my European trips.

Smooth flight with enough time for connection. Ran out of meal options. In-flight and gate staff were friendly and helpful. Good service overall.

The flight was ok, but the chargers did not work, and the speakers in the back of the cabin did not either. The seats are too small, and the food was terrible. However, I am writing because the crew was extremely rude, not only that, but they also kept the curtains closed, forgot to clear our trays, the bathrooms were filthy, and trash was piling up. Additionally, one of the attendants had her earbuds on while in the cabin. From the movement, it seemed like she was listening to music, so not even the safety aspect was there. My neighbor s English is not good and they were very dismissive of her. When we deplaned, the crew in the back was just chatting with one another, and the first class attendant was nice and said thank you. It is nice that the crew gets along so well, but they did not take care of the passengers at all. They rushed through all the services and otherwise did not go through the cabin to offer water or anything else. i had the feeling of being unwelcome at a party. I am not a grumpy traveller, but I thought you really needed to know. Thank you, Carin

Business class was roomy and comfortable however, the entertainment screen was very dark and hard to see.

Flights were extremely delayed, then canceled, our baggage was lost due to this and the service reps at the counter couldn’t be bothered to help us put in a missing luggage claim.

Ordered kids meals but didn't expect to get ravioli with mushrooms or wraps with peppers. both things kids barely ever touch. Same for the Quinoa salad. My own snack after 8h of light was a Roggenbread sandwhich. It didint taste bad to me but I can see how others who are not accustomed to the German Bread cuisine would not like that. I don;t know, I feel like Delta or KLM come up with way better alternatives.

I've always been very happy with Lufthansa, but this trip was definitely a struggle. Lufthansa had some technical issues which caused a serious mess for one of our passengers. What was really disappointing about that was the number of hours that we and Lufthansa personnel at the airport had to spend to fix the problem, hours that they could have used more effectively in other areas. That combined with the high volume of summer travelers, and short staff, made it a less than optimal experience.

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