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- There is no major airport in Carmel-by-the-Sea. It is instead served by San Francisco Airport.
- Looking for cheap airfare to Carmel-by-the-Sea? 25% of our users found tickets to Carmel-by-the-Sea for the following prices or less: From Auckland $1,136 one-way - $1,554 round-trip, from Christchurch $1,272 one-way - $1,635 round-trip
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- High season is considered to be August, September and October. The cheapest month to fly from New Zealand is August.
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FAQs - booking Carmel-by-the-Sea flights
How long is the flight to Carmel-by-the-Sea?
Flights from Auckland 12h 41m What is the cheapest flight to San Francisco?
In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to San Francisco was found on the route from Christchurch, at $978 one-way and $1,821 return. The most popular connection is from Auckland to San Francisco and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $1,076 in the last 3 days.
Which airlines fly to San Francisco?
In general from New Zealand, Air Canada, Lufthansa and Air New Zealand fly the most to San Francisco.
How to fly to Carmel-by-the-Sea?
You cannot fly directly to Carmel-by-the-Sea. KAYAK recommends you fly to San Francisco (SFO) (125.46 km from Carmel-by-the-Sea). From there you can rent a car or get a taxi.
What airports are near Carmel-by-the-Sea?
The closest airport is San Jose (SJC) (89.87 km). Other nearby airports are San Francisco (SFO) (125.46 km) or Oakland (OAK) (131.41 km). KAYAK recommends you fly to San Francisco.
How far is San Francisco from central San Francisco?
San Francisco is 19 km from the centre of San Francisco.
What is the name of San Francisco’s airport?
When flying to San Francisco, you'll arrive at San Francisco (SFO). The airport is also known as San Francisco or San Francisco Intl.
Which airlines have a flexible cancellation policy for flights to Carmel-by-the-Sea due to COVID-19?
Lufthansa, Air New Zealand and United Airlines have waived their change and cancellation fees on flights to Carmel-by-the-Sea. Confirm policies on booking site.
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What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Carmel-by-the-Sea?
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Top 5 airlines flying to Carmel-by-the-Sea
8.4
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 2845 reviews
81food
85overall
85entertainment
86boarding
89crew
83comfort
Airline reviews
Pros: "The crew, as always, was fantastic. Very helpful and always kind. The seats are comfortable enough, considering it was a long flight, and the excellent entertainment helped the time pass quickly."
Pros: "The crew, as always, was fantastic. Very helpful and always kind. The seats are comfortable enough, considering it was a long flight, and the excellent entertainment helped the time pass quickly."
Cons: "Great flight. Would have been nice to have on board wifi."
Pros: "The seat was spacious and the crew was very nice!"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Safety"
Cons: "The flight was not on time There was no food on the plane for us even though we paid “full service carrier” price There were very few free movies!!! This is horrible. We wished we’d flown with Jetstar - lack of everything like with air New Zealand but at least the price would be much lower!"
Pros: "I was disappointed that Air New Zealand charges US15 to reserve specific seats. For our party of 3, that would be US90 RT so I didn't do it. But at the gate I asked for window seats and the attendant gave us excellent seats at the front of the plane."
Cons: "No issues that caused us any problems."
Pros: "They took care of you. Meals were good. Excellent airline"
Pros: "Seats rows seemed to be more distance apart than other airlines. Flight was actually done by Air New Zealand rather than Cathay Pacific. Check in at Auckland airport was very quick and highly automated, however, our gate was not posted till one hour before the flight, so we did not know where was the best place to sit and wait."
Cons: "Food was mediocre. Coffee and tea were like warm or cold."
Cons: "Our family nearly missed the trip due to delayed from Melbourne"
Pros: "Appreciated check in staff who professionally answered our requests re routine steps to process check in. Only regretted that we weren’t aware (perhaps we missed announcement) that my husband who is still recovering from knee surgery was not aware we could have boarded from the forward entrance and avoid the descent and ascent via rear entry."
Cons: "i was a little disappointed in seating .... felt like a Sardine ... unlike my flight from Brisbane to Auckland on my way to LA... which surprised me,"
Pros: "Crew was knowledgeable about islands."
Cons: "There were no precautions taken due to Covid. It felt very crowded and gave us a feeling of insecurity."
Pros: "Was a short flight. Crew was great."
Cons: "Boarding was a mess. Part way through boarding they opened up a second line to scan tickets. So everyone that was in line behind us ran up up to the front of the new line. Extremely frustrating for all of us that now had to wait longer."
Cons: "Leg room and seats did not recline - would not have flown Hawaiian if that was known"
Pros: "Selected seat with extra leg room. Quite comfortable."
Cons: "More check-in windows to accommodate the volume. Only eight windows to checking three different flights. Waiting tims in lins was over 1.5 hours. Incredibly bad service!"
Pros: "Most everything was great - crew was super friendly, seats were comfortable, flight was nice and smooth."
Cons: "Seemed odd to a lot of my friends (who were also on the flight) that there was no WiFi on the plane, and it was disappointing that there was literally zero free entertainment."
Pros: "Crew and flight were great!"
Cons: "It took forever to unload the luggage in Oakland, and it was very disorganized. People on the flight were sent to Carousel 3, and later told to move to Carouse 4. Our son had circle the airport for almost an hour to pick us up!"
Pros: "Friendly flight attendants."
Cons: "No WiFi, no seat TV for 5+ hours of flight. Horrible food."
Cons: "I attempted to change my seat but realised there was an upgrade fee. I was then unable to change it back on the way there. The crew gave me the seat on the way there because their system was not working correctly and didn't tell me I would have to pay for it on the way back. Upon my return I was unable to print out my return flight boarding pass without paying for the upgrade."
Pros: "Staff was able to correct the seating assignment when the plane was changed causing the seat assignment to change. Flight was great!"
Cons: "The lunch food could be better on our return flight it was wasted and most guests threw it away after two bits. :/"
Pros: "food was free direct flight, smooth ride"
Cons: "1) quality of food below average 2) need to charge for blankets, pillows and movies- in comparing with delta, I'd prefer to have free blankets, pillows, and movies than free food 3) seats are definitely not as comfortable as delta flights (these new planes or airbuses are actually worse than the old planes, very disappointed at the quality of seats/cushions) 4) customer service check in agent at LAX was not helpful and also the phone customer service representatives (spoke to 2 different employees who were based out of the Philippines) are not helpful as I had a seat already printed and marked on my itinerary when purchasing my ticket, but when I checked in I was told that I would need to pay $80 for the seats that were originally marked"
The staff at the airport could be much helpful and nicer
No individual entertainment screens on this flight. Would have been nice to know beforehand.
Cons: "I changes flights to leave out of Sydney instead. I ended up paying 304.00 in change fee even thought i booked flight using 80,000 miles reward travel still was charged to change the flight"
Cons: "The food was terrible. Why can’t you just serve a regular plain meal. Why try to be fancy with all these nasty sauces. Give me a regular sandwich for lunch and some simple pasta or something. The only things edible was the fruit."
Pros: "Crew and plane were fine. Nothing super special. Definitely less desirable a flight than European."
Cons: "The international flights Quantas runs are fine. Beware of JETSTAR this airline is somehow even worse than value airlines in the United States. They weigh bags at check in, harass customers, the worst experience I have ever had in the air. Fly anyone else. JETSTAR IS BEYOND TERRIBLE."
Pros: "Crew were very friendly, very comfortable flight and quick boarding/ off boarding"
Cons: "Having my luggage come with me! I have to wait more than a day to get it back"
Pros: "The crew was very helpful, and the food options for vegetarians were great, and the entertainment selection was great."
Cons: "My seat did not recline, but I told a flight attendant and I was able to get a better seat."
Pros: "Crew was amazing, first time on Economy Premium, really worth it."
Cons: "Appreciated ability to switch to a bulkhead seat for more legroom. Bathrooms were clean at all times despite long flight. Deplaning was easy and fast enough. Overall a good experience."
Cons: "Arrival at Terminal 3 at Perth Airport was a real disappointment. It took more than an hour to get through passport control and customs. Woefully understaffed and exhausting after flying from Heathrow and arriving at 11.45pm. Makes me think twice about flying qantas into Perth"
Cons: "Older plane with very small and uncomfortable seats. Staff wasn’t nearly as attentive as in previous flights. Several mechanical glitches with the plane itself and with the food service"
Pros: "Liked that I was heading to Fiji for some nice vacation"
Cons: "A lot could have been better, the crew and captain didn’t know the immigration procedures for the United States, both flights late. Then also entertainment was quite lacking on a 7 hour international flight."
Pros: "super friendly crew making sure u had snacks and drinks ,smiling the whole time. thank.you!"
Cons: "maybe if i could hve plugged inmy own headphines but no big deal. thank you!"
Pros: "Great lounge, comfortable flight."
Cons: "The business seat doesn't fold fully flat, but only about 160 degrees. They mixed up my drink in the morning and I got a cheap sugary fruit punch."
Pros: "The crew was really friendly."
Cons: "The entertainment options were really limited. Movie options were mostly older movies."
Pros: "Polite"
Cons: "More selections for movies . Fresh veggies or fruit in meals."
Pros: "Company in the plane Stewards were indeed what saved the whole ordeal with Fiji Airways for me."
Cons: "Not leaving at the advertised time both from SFO and NAD Not having enough overhead space in the NAD to TBU flight."
Pros: "Food was very tasty. In-flight movies were up to date and very good."
Cons: "Seat was hard as a rock. No way to get comfortable on a 10 hour + flight. Seat in front practically is in your face when they recline. I'm not fond of the A330 layout. Give me a 777 any day."
Cons: "sitting in a plane at Sydney airport for three hours waiting for a part,for the plane was not much fun.But we still got to Apia that day,or maybe late but before 12 midnight was a very long day."
Pros: "They had vegetarian options at every in-flight meal. Heaven! Flight staff were all extremely attentive and polite."
Cons: "Seats are cramped (as with most budget travel) and entertainment options were not very good. Movies were mainly very old and games not very interesting."
Pros: "The staff"
Cons: "Plane was way to full like sardines. The middle seat should be empty for Covid !!"
Cons: "Boarding was delayed due to crew unavailability. Entertainment did not work due to connectivity issued during flight. No cookies nor snacks were served vs outbound flight where they offered 3 snacks!"
Pros: "Smooth flight. But cramped"
Cons: "Why do you allow people to carry on 3 suitcases and don't leave room for others' 1 carryon. Each seat should have room overhead for each passengers carryon, but they always seem to be full because of people taking on 2-3 carrying"
Pros: "The boarding process went quickly an smoothly and it was a pleasant shirt flight."
Cons: "The taxiing at Chicago took a long time"
Pros: "Outstanding that United Airlines finally has allowed for complimentary use of built-in entertainment system; i.e. Direct TV without charging passengers. That is good business sense - congratulations on a good PR decision. Haven't complimented UA in long time, but this is about time to say "thanks!""
Pros: "Was flying biz class and the audio wasn’t working. The flight attendant tried her best but only was able to reboot over and over again. But she didn’t offer a voucher or anything for the lack of a sound system."
Pros: "I liked the customer service wfrom the woman who helped us find a way with patience to get a working card to get our luggage checked in. I liked the customer service on the flight they were attentive and friendly."
Cons: "The options to pay baggage with one card is rough on the average traveler, the baggage charges cost as much tickets!"
Pros: "Efficient boarding and on time departure/arrival."
Cons: "No complementary food. Old plane, no great entertainment options (should also have subtitles for hard of hearing)."
Pros: "The crew was helpful"
Cons: "United Arlines has a lot of room to improve. It’s clearly just in it to make money and doesn’t care about the individual customer"
Pros: "Flight was quicker than expected. The flight attendants were very nice!"
Cons: "The flight was delayed by 30 minutes due to air control in Newark."
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