Cheap flights from Detroit to Los Angeles from $124

The month of August is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Detroit, with most prices found around $350. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of August, then book flights to Los Angeles from Detroit during October instead. Flights to Los Angeles in October, while not as cheap as those in August, still average around $395.

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 $341. 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 $598.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is at noon. Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $248. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $411 per ticket.

Fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Los Angeles for the best Detroit - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Detroit when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $323 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Detroit for as low as $259 on momondo.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Detroit to Los Angeles.

As of May 2026, prices for Detroit to Los Angeles flights are approximately 49% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Southwest and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from Detroit to Los Angeles

Spirit Airlines, Delta and Frontier are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Detroit according to our data. Spirit Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 60% 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 14% of flights between Detroit and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 157 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, Spirit 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.

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

Flights via Atlanta (ATL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $227.

Flights connecting via Chicago (ORD) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 01m.

Chicago (ORD) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 12m.

The number of flights available between Detroit and Los Angeles is 16 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 8:00AM, with 40% of daily flights leaving in the evening.

As of May 2026, 114 flights take off from Detroit and land in Los Angeles each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Sun, with 18% of weekly flights taking off on this day.