Cheap Flights To Santa Clara

About Santa Clara

Santa Clara, California is a city teeming with history, culture and industry. It was first settled in 1777 but not incorporated into a United States city until 1852. The city is home to the oldest university in California (Santa Clara University). It is also filled with a number of 19th century homes. Today is it considered to be the center of Silicon Valley.

Great America is a fun and exhilarating way to spend your day. Enjoy one of the many museums in the community. The Harriss-Lass Historic Museum is a 19th century farmhouse that has been restored. The Triton Museum of Art, Intel Museum or the de Saisset Museum can also be great choices for spending some quality time. You can find a number of live performances during most times of the year.

The climate around Santa Clara is typical for this region of California. Summers are warm and dry. There is very little rain fall and high temperatures usually stay below 80F. Winters are the wettest time of the year, but even then average accumulations stay below 3 inches per month. Winter low temperatures rarely fall below freezing.

Cheap flights to Santa Clara come in through San Jose International Airport (SJO) only a few minutes drive from the heart of Santa Clara. Cheap airline tickets from San Francisco will start around $300 US. Flying in from New York will cost a little bit less with cheap airline tickets starting around $250 US.

There are a wide range of accommodations in and around the city. Cheap hotels in Santa Clara can offer rates starting around $80 US. Cheap hotel rooms in the heart of the city and with in walking distance of some of the main attractions can be found for under $100 US.