Cheap flights from Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale from $158

The cheapest month to fly to Fort Lauderdale from Los Angeles is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around $305, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel to Fort Lauderdale during the month of January, then flying in February is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $311.

According to our data, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly to Fort Lauderdale from Los Angeles. The lowest ticket price found for a Wednesday departure recently was $381. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. The most expensive day to fly to Fort Lauderdale is Friday, with ticket prices averaging around $435.

Our data shows that the cheapest Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale flights are usually those with departure times in the afternoon. Our users have found flights to Fort Lauderdale in the afternoon for as low as $343. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Fort Lauderdale is in the evening when prices are around $430.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Fort Lauderdale from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Fort Lauderdale for around $371 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Fort Lauderdale from Los Angeles for as low as $329 on momondo.

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

Frontier, Southwest, and JetBlue are the most popular carriers operating from Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale

American Airlines, JetBlue and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Fort Lauderdale from Los Angeles according to our data. American Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 39% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Fort Lauderdale. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Fort Lauderdale on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 19% of flights between Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 143 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. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, JetBlue have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 18% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Houston (IAH) was the most common stop: 40% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Phoenix (PHX) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $266.

Flights connecting via Phoenix (PHX) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 6h 51m.

Phoenix (PHX) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 01m.

As of October 2026, 7 flights take off from Los Angeles and land in Fort Lauderdale each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 9:00PM, with 36% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

52 flights are operational weekly from Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale as of October 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Wed, with 29% of flights per week taking off on this day.