Cheap flights from Miami to Los Angeles from $159

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Miami, with most prices found around $369. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Los Angeles from Miami during August instead. Flights to Los Angeles in August, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around $389.

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 $520. 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 Los Angeles on Sunday is $910.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the morning. Flights from Miami to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $517. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $1,219 per ticket.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Miami when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $426 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Miami for as low as $342 on momondo.

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

As of October 2026, prices for Miami to Los Angeles flights are approximately 20% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Southwest and Sun Country Air are the most popular carriers operating from Miami to Los Angeles

JetBlue, American Airlines and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Miami according to our data. JetBlue is the first choice among our users, with 50% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 6 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 17% of flights between Miami and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 172 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.

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 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Denver (DEN) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Atlanta (ATL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $290.

Flights connecting via Dallas (DFW) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 58m.

Dallas (DFW) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 07m.

As of October 2026, there are 19 flights per day flying from Miami to Los Angeles. The most common time of day flights depart is 3:00PM, with 41% of flights taking off at noon.

As of October 2026, there are 133 flights per week flying from Miami to Los Angeles. The most common day of the week flights depart is Sun, with 36% of flights taking off on this day.