Cheap flights from Los Angeles to New York from $97

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from Los Angeles, with most prices found around $257. If you don’t want to visit New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport in January, then you should wait until September to fly from Los Angeles, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $307.

Our data shows that Wednesday is the least expensive day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $377. The most expensive day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is Sunday, with ticket prices averaging around $499.

According to our data, the cheapest time of day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is in the afternoon. momondo users have found flights departing from Los Angeles to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport in the afternoon for as low as $351. Keep in mind that these prices may fluctuate based on what airline you choose and the time of year you plan to travel. Flights in the morning are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $494.

Fly from Los Angeles to New York John F Kennedy Intl for the best Los Angeles - New York John F Kennedy Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport for around $347 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from Los Angeles for as low as $307 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Los Angeles to New York John F Kennedy Intl 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 17% on your flight if you consider stops on a Los Angeles to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport flight.

As of February 2026, prices for Los Angeles to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport flights are approximately 9% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Delta and JetBlue are the most popular carriers operating from Los Angeles to New York John F Kennedy Intl

JetBlue, Delta and Frontier are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from Los Angeles according to our data. JetBlue is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 13% of flights between Los Angeles and New York have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 192 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday 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 12% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

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

Flights via Atlanta (ATL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $315.

Flights connecting via Phoenix (PHX) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 29m.

Phoenix (PHX) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 59m.

As of February 2026, 94 flights take off from Los Angeles and land in New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 7:00AM, with 60% of daily flights taking off at noon.

The number of flights available between Los Angeles and New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is 659 per week as of February 2026. The most frequent departure day is Thu, with 20% of weekly flights leaving on this day.