Cheap flights from Los Angeles to Minneapolis from $121

The month of September is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Minneapolis from Los Angeles, with most prices found around $243. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of September, then book flights to Minneapolis from Los Angeles during August instead. Flights to Minneapolis in August, while not as cheap as those in September, still average around $259.

The cheapest day to depart from Los Angeles to Minneapolis is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $317. 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 Minneapolis on Sunday is $400.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Minneapolis is in the afternoon. Flights from Los Angeles to Minneapolis during this time can be as low as $293. Try not to purchase tickets at noon because they tend to be around $481. Of course, these prices can vary depending on the time of year and what airport you fly to.

Fly from Los Angeles to Minneapolis St Paul for the best Los Angeles - Minneapolis St Paul flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Minneapolis from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Minneapolis for around $310 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Minneapolis from Los Angeles for as low as $244 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 8% on your flight if you consider stops on a Los Angeles to Minneapolis flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Los Angeles to Minneapolis flights are approximately 43% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Southwest and Sun Country Air are the most popular carriers operating from Los Angeles to Minneapolis St Paul

Sun Country Air, Delta and Southwest are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Minneapolis from Los Angeles according to our data. Sun Country Air is the first choice among our users, with 53% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Minneapolis. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 129 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday 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 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Denver (DEN) was the most common stop: 91% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Phoenix (PHX) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $278.

Flights connecting via Phoenix (PHX) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 5h 27m.

Phoenix (PHX) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 57m.

21 flights are operational daily from Los Angeles to Minneapolis as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 12:00PM, with 46% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

The number of flights available between Los Angeles and Minneapolis is 148 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 16% of weekly flights leaving on this day.