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Deal alert: Escape to sunny California this winter for fares as low as $98

Liz Ramanand
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She has over a decade of journalism experience under her belt. Her experience includes covering steel, oil, freight along with the construction, automotive and retail industries. Before business journalism, she was a full-time arts and culture journalist with a focus on covering the music industry. She has contributed to major outlets such as Billboard, Grammy.com and Ebony Magazine.
Jan. 08, 2022
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4 min read
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American Airlines is offering a fare sale to sunny California just in time to escape the winter blues. AA has deals to Los Angeles and San Francisco for under $200 round-trip from several major U.S. cities including many of their hubs.

Universal Studios Hollywood. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)

Secret Flying first reported the offers available from January to March.

Deal basics

Airlines: American Airlines.
Routes: AUS/ATL/DFW/EWR/JFK/MIA/ORD to LAX and SFO.
How to book: Directly through American's site or via Google Flights.
Travel dates: January to March.

Related: 6 great road trips from San Francisco

Sample flights

The deals below are for Main Cabin seats on American Airlines, which include a seat selection and a carry-on. A checked bag and/or better seats are available for additional charges.

One of the cheapest deals we found was from Austin, Texas (AUS), to Los Angeles (LAX) at $98 round-trip for a nonstop flight at the end of January.

(Screenshot courtesy of Google Flights)

You can go from the Sunshine State to the City of Angels for $138 round-trip on a nonstop flight from Miami to Los Angeles. Some of these flights are being operated by American's giant Boeing 777-200 jets.

(Screenshot courtesy American Airlines)
(Screenshot courtesy of Google Flights)

Travelers in Georgia can swap peach cobbler for some avocado toast at the same price of $138 round-trip from Atlanta (ATL) to Los Angeles.

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(Screenshot courtesy of Google Flights)

Another departure option is flying from Dallas (DFW) to San Francisco (SFO) for $164 round-trip.

(Screenshot courtesy of Google Flights)

Those traveling from the East Coast in February can snag a nonstop flight from frigid New York (JFK) to San Francisco for $178 round-trip.

(Screenshot courtesy of Google Flights)

Travelers from the Windy City can trade their snow boots for flip-flops and head to Los Angeles from Chicago (ORD) for $138 round-trip.

(Screenshot courtesy of Google Flights)

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Bottom line

Whether you want to hit the theme parks, ride a San Francisco Cable Car or catch some sun and waves on the beach, this affordable deal is hard to pass up. Doing it on a 777-200 would be even better.

Featured image by ALEXANDER SPATARI/GETTY IMAGES
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