Cheap flights from Minneapolis to Los Angeles from $116

The month of September is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Minneapolis, with most prices found around $229. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of September, then book flights to Los Angeles from Minneapolis during August instead. Flights to Los Angeles in August, while not as cheap as those in September, still average around $232.

Our data shows that Wednesday is the least expensive day to fly to Los Angeles. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $302. 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 $374.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the evening. Flights from Minneapolis to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $293. At noon is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $376 per ticket.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Minneapolis when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $285 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Minneapolis for as low as $253 on momondo.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Minneapolis to Los Angeles.

As of May 2026, prices for Minneapolis to Los Angeles flights are approximately 46% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

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

Sun Country Air, Delta and Frontier are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Minneapolis according to our data. Sun Country Air is the first choice among our users, with 58% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 7 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 13% of flights between Minneapolis and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 137 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.

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, 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: 90% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Denver (DEN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $275.

Flights connecting via Phoenix (PHX) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 10m.

Phoenix (PHX) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 22m.

15 flights are operational daily from Minneapolis to Los Angeles as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 7:00AM, with 42% of flights per day taking off at noon.

As of May 2026, 106 flights take off from Minneapolis and land in Los Angeles each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Fri, with 20% of weekly flights taking off on this day.