Cheap flights from South America to Los Angeles from $252

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from South America, with most prices found around $639. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Los Angeles from South America during April instead. Flights to Los Angeles in April, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around $651.

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 $866. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Friday is $1,029.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the morning. Flights from South America to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $851. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $991 per ticket.

Fly from Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez to Los Angeles for the best South America - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from South America when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $798 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from South America for as low as $728 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on South America to Los Angeles flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

American Airlines, Copa Airlines, and Volaris are the most popular carriers operating from South America to Los Angeles

LATAM Airlines, Copa Airlines and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from South America according to our data. LATAM Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 35% 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 14% of flights between South America and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 151 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Monday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, LATAM Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

12 flights are operational daily from South America to Los Angeles as of October 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 12:00AM, with 45% of flights per day taking off in the morning.

The number of flights available between South America and Los Angeles is 84 per week as of October 2026. The most frequent departure day is Wed, with 20% of weekly flights leaving on this day.