Cheap flights from Detroit to Los Angeles from $148

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Detroit, with most prices found around $289. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Los Angeles from Detroit during January instead. Flights to Los Angeles in January, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around $324.

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 $666. 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 $1,061.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the evening. Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $549. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $787 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 $400 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 $324 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Detroit to Los Angeles flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

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

As of August 2026, prices for Detroit to Los Angeles flights are approximately 30% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

JetBlue, Southwest, and Alaska Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Detroit to Los Angeles

Delta, Frontier and Southwest are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Detroit according to our data. Delta is the first choice among our users, with 66% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 6 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 Detroit and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 149 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. Saturday 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 15% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Denver (DEN) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Boston (BOS) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $162.

Flights connecting via Chicago (ORD) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 06m.

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

The number of flights available between Detroit and Los Angeles is 18 per day as of August 2026. The most frequent departure time is 8:00AM, with 40% of daily flights leaving in the evening.

As of August 2026, 131 flights take off from Detroit and land in Los Angeles each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Fri, with 17% of weekly flights taking off on this day.