Flights from New York to Los Angeles

Our cheapest offers for flights from New York to Los Angeles

Here you can compare cheap flights from New York (LGA) to Los Angeles (LAX) for one-way or return trips. The following offers were searched for and found on idealo during the last few days. Or start your own flight search to Los Angeles. Prices and availability may change at any time.

Outbound Return Airlines Shop Baggage Price
New York
Los Angeles
Please note: transfer for connecting flight
Outbound
12/03/25
1 Stopover (IAH)
NK1293, NK1260
18h 06min
Return
-
Spirit Airlines
$118
Best option
New York
Los Angeles
Outbound
10/18/25
1 Stopover (MCO)
F94383, F94145
18h 56min
Return
10/26/25
1 Stopover (ATL)
F93216, F94348
09h 59min
Frontier Airlines
$181
New York
Los Angeles
Please note: transfer for connecting flight
Outbound
02/13/26
1 Stopover (CMH)
NK1701, NK0163
14h 36min
Return
02/21/26
1 Stopover (DFW)
NK1402, NK1421
23h 42min
Spirit Airlines
$442
New York
Los Angeles
Outbound
10/19/25
1 Stopover (DEN)
F93161, F94345
28h 30min
Return
10/26/25
1 Stopover (MCO)
F94146, F92616
22h 30min
Frontier Airlines
$342
found 2 days ago
New York
Los Angeles
Outbound
02/13/26
1 Stopover (ORD)
UA1842, UA1922
10h 44min
Return
02/21/26
1 Stopover (IAH)
UA1464, UA2199
08h 26min
United Airlines ?
$353
New York
Los Angeles
Outbound
11/03/25
1 Stopover (MCO)
F92431, UA1691
28h 16min
Return
12/07/25
1 Stopover (ATL)
F93216, F94348
09h 59min
Frontier Airlines, United Airlines ?
$357
Prices based on recent searches, subject to last-minute changes
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Tips and tricks to help you find cheap flights from New York to Los Angeles

Favorite airline: Spirit Airlines
Flight tickets on the route New York – Los Angeles are most frequently booked with Spirit Airlines.
Spirit Airlines
81 %
Delta
14 %
Southwest
3 %
Cheapest weekday: Saturday
On this route flights are cheapest on Saturday when a ticket costs $169.00 on average.
Favourite connection: via Dallas
29 % of booked tickets on this route are for flights with a transfer in Dallas.
Route
bookings
1 stopover Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, T
11h 09min, from $1,346
29 %
1 stopover Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL
10h 33min, from $233
23 %
1 stopover Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI
08h 06min, from $373
17 %

Important flight information

Flight information: New York - Los Angeles

Cheapest outbound flight from $117.16
Roundtrip from $180.65
Flight duration min. 07:13 / max. 09:20
Return flight duration min. 06:30
Distance 3970 km
Flights per week 16
Departure airport Airport New York - La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA)
Arrival airport Airport Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX)
Destination country Flights to United States
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