Cheap flights from Sydney to Los Angeles from $423

The month of August is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Sydney, with most prices found around $755. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of August, then book flights to Los Angeles from Sydney during November instead. Flights to Los Angeles in November, while not as cheap as those in August, still average around $787.

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 $1,093. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Monday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Monday is $1,346.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the afternoon. Flights from Sydney to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $1,054. At noon is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $1,563 per ticket.

Fly from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Los Angeles for the best Sydney Kingsford Smith - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Sydney when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $850 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Sydney for as low as $780 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Sydney to Los Angeles flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 19% on your flight if you consider stops on a Sydney to Los Angeles flight.

As of November 2026, prices for Sydney to Los Angeles flights are approximately 28% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

United Airlines is the most popular carrier operating from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Los Angeles

Qantas Airways, Fiji Airways and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Sydney according to our data. Qantas Airways is the first choice among our users, with 41% 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 18% of flights between Sydney and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 191 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the early afternoon 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. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

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

Nadi (NAN) was the most common stop: 52% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Auckland (AKL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $1,042.

Flights connecting via Auckland (AKL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 16h 39m.

Auckland (AKL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 38m.

As of November 2026, 11 flights take off from Sydney and land in Los Angeles each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 11:00AM, with 100% of daily flights taking off at noon.

The number of flights available between Sydney and Los Angeles is 80 per week as of November 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 21% of weekly flights leaving on this day.