Cheap flights from New York to Los Angeles from $159

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from New York, with most prices found around $276. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of January, then book flights to Los Angeles from New York during September instead. Flights to Los Angeles in September, while not as cheap as those in January, still average around $314.

Our data shows that Thursday is the least expensive day to fly to Los Angeles. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $411. 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 $538.

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 $413. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $653 per ticket.

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 $372 when searching weeks out. 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 $322 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.

You could potentially save up to 15% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to Los Angeles flight.

As of June 2026, prices for New York to Los Angeles flights are approximately 10% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

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

United Airlines, JetBlue and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from New York according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 38% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 9 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 196 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights at night 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. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, American Airlines 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: 35% 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 $254.

Flights connecting via Phoenix (PHX) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 32m.

Chicago (ORD) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 43m.

As of June 2026, 163 flights take off from New York and land in Los Angeles each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 7:00AM, with 39% of daily flights taking off at noon.

The number of flights available between New York and Los Angeles is 1,143 per week as of June 2026. The most frequent departure day is Thu, with 18% of weekly flights leaving on this day.