Cheap flights from Los Angeles to New York from $146

The cheapest month to fly to New York from Los Angeles is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around $253, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of September is another great option to travel to New York, with average flight prices from Los Angeles averaging around $290.

The cheapest day to depart from Los Angeles to New York is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as $377. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to depart from Los Angeles because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travelers. As a result, prices tend to be around $482.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to New York is in the afternoon. Flights from Los Angeles to New York during this time can be as low as $375. Flights to New York are more costly in the morning, with an average ticket price of $431. Departure times in the morning fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Los Angeles to Newark for the best Los Angeles - New York flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New York from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New York for around $359 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New York from Los Angeles for as low as $310 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 33% on your flight if you consider stops on a Los Angeles to New York flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Los Angeles to New York flights are approximately 24% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Delta, United Airlines, and Southwest are the most popular carriers operating from Los Angeles to New York

JetBlue, United Airlines and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New York from Los Angeles according to our data. JetBlue is the first choice among our users, with 42% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to New York. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to New York on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between Los Angeles and New York have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 188 minutes.

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

Saturday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Sunday 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 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Atlanta (ATL) was the most common stop: 43% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Las Vegas (LAS) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $115.

Flights connecting via Indianapolis (IND) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 6h 47m.

Indianapolis (IND) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 48m.

170 flights are operational daily from Los Angeles to New York as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 7:00AM, with 56% of flights per day taking off at noon.

The number of flights available between Los Angeles and New York is 1,194 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 17% of weekly flights leaving on this day.