Cheap flights from Nashville to Los Angeles from $174

The month of September is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Nashville, with most prices found around $237. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of September, then book flights to Los Angeles from Nashville during August instead. Flights to Los Angeles in August, while not as cheap as those in September, still average around $237.

Our data shows that Friday is the least expensive day to fly to Los Angeles. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $376. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Tuesday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Tuesday is $534.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the evening. Flights from Nashville to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $235. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $486 per ticket.

Fly from Nashville Intl to Los Angeles for the best Nashville Intl - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Nashville when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $349 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Nashville for as low as $263 on momondo.

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

As of April 2026, prices for Nashville to Los Angeles flights are approximately 142% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Delta and Southwest are the most popular carriers operating from Nashville Intl to Los Angeles

Delta, Southwest and Spirit Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Nashville according to our data. Delta is the first choice among our users, with 40% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 8 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 15% of flights between Nashville and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 153 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 8% 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 Denver (DEN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $283.

Flights connecting via Las Vegas (LAS) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 12h 55m.

Las Vegas (LAS) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 4h 43m.

18 flights are operational daily from Nashville to Los Angeles as of April 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 6:00PM, with 45% of flights per day taking off in the evening.

As of April 2026, there are 127 flights per week flying from Nashville to Los Angeles. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.