Cheap flights from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles from $139

The month of October is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Fort Lauderdale, with most prices found around $262. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of October, then book flights to Los Angeles from Fort Lauderdale during September instead. Flights to Los Angeles in September, while not as cheap as those in October, still average around $277.

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 $313. 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 $378.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the evening. Flights from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $280. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $354 per ticket.

Fly from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles Los Angeles for the best Fort Lauderdale - Los Angeles Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Fort Lauderdale when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $319 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Fort Lauderdale for as low as $278 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles.

As of May 2026, prices for Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles flights are approximately 58% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Delta, United Airlines, and Southwest are the most popular carriers operating from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles Los Angeles

JetBlue, American Airlines and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Fort Lauderdale according to our data. JetBlue is the first choice among our users, with 46% 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 Fort Lauderdale and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 167 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.

Friday 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 10% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Houston (IAH) was the most common stop: 33% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via New Orleans (MSY) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $196.

Flights connecting via Houston (IAH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 41m.

Houston (IAH) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 02m.

10 flights are operational daily from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 7:00AM, with 45% of flights per day taking off at noon.

As of May 2026, 76 flights take off from Fort Lauderdale and land in Los Angeles each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Thu, with 18% of weekly flights taking off on this day.