Cheap flights from Los Angeles to New York from $197

The cheapest month to fly to Newark Airport from Los Angeles is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around $287, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Newark Airport in January, then you should wait until February to fly from Los Angeles, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $294.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Newark Airport is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as $479. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Sunday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Los Angeles to Newark Airport for around $611.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Newark Airport is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as $472. Flights at noon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $540.

Fly from Los Angeles to Newark for the best Los Angeles - Newark flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Newark Airport from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Newark Airport for around $438 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Newark Airport from Los Angeles for as low as $353 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Los Angeles to Newark Airport 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 Los Angeles to Newark Airport.

As of October 2026, prices for Los Angeles to Newark Airport flights are approximately 75% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Alaska Airlines and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Los Angeles to Newark

United Airlines, JetBlue and Alaska Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Newark Airport from Los Angeles according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 72% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Newark Airport. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Newark Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between Los Angeles and Newark have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 188 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.

Tuesday 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, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 16% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Atlanta (ATL) was the most common stop: 67% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Atlanta (ATL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $272.

Flights connecting via Phoenix (PHX) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 27m.

Phoenix (PHX) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 00m.

As of October 2026, there are 24 flights per day flying from Los Angeles to Newark Airport. The most common time of day flights depart is 7:00AM, with 56% of flights taking off at noon.

171 flights are operational weekly from Los Angeles to Newark Airport as of October 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Thu, with 30% of flights per week taking off on this day.