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Cheap Flights From New York City to Los Angeles
Live pricing benchmarks, monthly patterns, and historical lows for this route.
LAX fares from LaGuardia typically run around $436, so $258 on Southwest is a strong 41% discount, and you get a real airline's flexible rebooking policy to boot. Los Angeles covers beach days, studio tours, or just warmer weather than New York sees most of the year. A dependable one to book for a late-year trip west.
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Best Time to Fly from New York City to Los Angeles
The cheapest time to fly from New York City to Los Angeles is typically September, when fares average around $336. The most expensive month tends to be July at around $516. For the best deals, consider flying in September, October, August.
Typical Price by Travel Month
Median round-trip fare for each month, with the typical price range, from our ongoing tracking of this route
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