Cheap flights from Atlanta to Los Angeles from $161

The month of September is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Atlanta, with most prices found around $259. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of September, then book flights to Los Angeles from Atlanta during October instead. Flights to Los Angeles in October, while not as cheap as those in September, still average around $277.

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 $398. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Monday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Monday is $494.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the morning. Flights from Atlanta to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $374. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $539 per ticket.

Fly from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson to Los Angeles Los Angeles for the best Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson - Los Angeles Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Atlanta when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $353 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Atlanta for as low as $308 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Atlanta 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 2% on your flight if you consider stops on a Atlanta to Los Angeles flight.

As of August 2026, prices for Atlanta to Los Angeles flights are approximately 12% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Southwest and JetBlue are the most popular carriers operating from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson to Los Angeles Los Angeles

Frontier, Delta and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Atlanta according to our data. Frontier is the first choice among our users, with 45% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 7 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 Atlanta and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 159 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.

Wednesday 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 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Denver (DEN) was the most common stop: 39% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Denver (DEN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $269.

Flights connecting via St. Louis (STL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 6h 35m.

St. Louis (STL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 45m.

The number of flights available between Atlanta and Los Angeles is 46 per day as of August 2026. The most frequent departure time is 5:00PM, with 45% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

The number of flights available between Atlanta and Los Angeles is 325 per week as of August 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 18% of weekly flights leaving on this day.