Cheap flights from Newark Airport to Los Angeles from $151

The month of September is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Newark Airport, with most prices found around $307. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of September, then book flights to Los Angeles from Newark Airport during January instead. Flights to Los Angeles in January, while not as cheap as those in September, still average around $316.

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 $386. 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 $493.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the morning. Flights from Newark Airport to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $388. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $559 per ticket.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Newark Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $358 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Newark Airport for as low as $310 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 31% on your flight if you consider stops on a Newark Airport to Los Angeles flight.

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

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

United Airlines, Spirit Airlines and JetBlue are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Newark Airport according to our data. United Airlines 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 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 22% of flights between Newark and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 212 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, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 21% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Phoenix (PHX) was the most common stop: 37% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Dallas (DFW) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $225.

Flights connecting via Phoenix (PHX) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 38m.

Phoenix (PHX) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 49m.

The number of flights available between Newark Airport and Los Angeles is 39 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 3:00PM, with 40% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

As of May 2026, 275 flights take off from Newark Airport and land in Los Angeles each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 17% of weekly flights taking off on this day.