Cheap flights from New York to Los Angeles from £74

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from New York, with most prices found around £210. If you aren’t able to travel to Los Angeles during the month of January, then flying in September is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of £226.

The cheapest day to depart from New York to Los Angeles is on a Wednesday. Travellers who choose to depart for Los Angeles on a Wednesday will often find tickets for as low as £194. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Friday because tickets tend to average around £357. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Los Angeles.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the morning. Flights from New York to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as £229. If you have a flexible travel schedule, then try to avoid flying in the afternoon when prices are £382 on average. Flights to Los Angeles from New York in the afternoon are generally more expensive because this time of day is more convenient for travellers’ schedules.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Los Angeles for the best New York - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around £265 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from New York for as low as £217 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on New York to Los Angeles flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Frontier, Spirit Airlines, and Alaska Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Los Angeles

Spirit Airlines, JetBlue and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from New York according to our data. Spirit Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 32% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Los Angeles on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between New York and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 192 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, American Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of February 2026, 70 flights take off from New York and land in Los Angeles each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 16:00, with 41% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

As of February 2026, 491 flights take off from New York and land in Los Angeles each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Tue, with 35% of weekly flights taking off on this day.