Cheap flights from Zurich to Los Angeles from $688

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Zurich, with most prices found around $765. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Los Angeles from Zurich during March instead. Flights to Los Angeles in March, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around $827.

Our data shows that Sunday is the least expensive day to fly to Los Angeles. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $859. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Thursday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Thursday is $1,137.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Zurich when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $895 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Zurich for as low as $787 on momondo.

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

As of October 2026, prices for Zurich to Los Angeles flights are approximately 32% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

British Airways is the most popular carrier operating from Zurich to Los Angeles

SWISS, United Airlines and British Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Zurich according to our data. SWISS is the first choice among our users, with 51% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 4 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 27% of flights between Zurich and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 192 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, SWISS have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 27% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) was the most common stop: 20% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via London (LHR) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $512.

Flights connecting via Copenhagen (CPH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 15h 35m.

Istanbul (IST) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 58m.