Cheap flights from Dallas to Los Angeles from $96

The month of May is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Dallas, with most prices found around $165. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of May, then book flights to Los Angeles from Dallas during October instead. Flights to Los Angeles in October, while not as cheap as those in May, still average around $171.

Our data shows that Wednesday is the least expensive day to fly to Los Angeles. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $261. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Sunday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Sunday is $345.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the afternoon. Flights from Dallas to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $254. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $306 per ticket.

Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth to Los Angeles for the best Dallas - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Dallas when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $241 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Dallas for as low as $196 on momondo.

Southwest, United Airlines, and Sun Country Air are the most popular carriers operating from Dallas to Los Angeles

Frontier, American Airlines and Spirit Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Dallas according to our data. Frontier is the first choice among our users, with 40% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 8 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 21% of flights between Dallas and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 152 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Delta have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 9% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Dallas and Los Angeles is 76 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 4:00PM, with 38% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

As of May 2026, there are 537 flights per week flying from Dallas to Los Angeles. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.