New York (JFK) → Los Angeles (LAX)
John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport · 2,146 nm (3,974 km) · about 5 h nonstop
Cheapest economy fares, checked daily · 46 days of history · live business class search links
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Economy
last checked 7h agoAlaska Airlines · 1 stop · 10h 47m · travel Mar 3 · sold via Trip.com
When it's cheapest to travel
Travel dates of the cheapest fare found at each of our 57 daily checks — where the low fares were, not every date.
| Oct 2026 | $124 | 16× |
| Nov 2026 | $106 | 14× |
| Dec 2026 | $114 | 9× |
| Jan 2027 | $114 | 15× |
| Feb 2027 | $161 | 1× |
| Mar 2027 | $115 | 1× |
| Aug 2027 | $159 | 1× |
| Tuecheapest | $129 | 27× |
| Wed | $135 | 12× |
| Sat | $136 | 3× |
| Thu | $151 | 15× |
| Checked | Fare | Airline | Stops | Travel | Sold via | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | $115 | Alaska Airlines | 1 stop | Mar 3 | Trip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-23 | $114 | Alaska Airlines | 1 stop | Dec 3 | Trip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-23 | $114 | Alaska Airlines | 1 stop | Nov 18 | Trip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-22 | $114 | Alaska Airlines | 1 stop | Dec 3 | Trip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-22 | $114 | Alaska Airlines | 1 stop | Nov 11 | Trip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-21 | $115 | Alaska Airlines | 1 stop | Jan 20 | Trip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-20 | $146 | JetBlue Airways | 1 stop | Nov 10 | Trip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-19 | $146 | JetBlue Airways | 1 stop | Nov 10 | Trip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-19 | $154 | American Airlines | nonstop | Jan 5 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-18 | $154 | American Airlines | nonstop | Jan 5 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-17 | $161 | Alaska Airlines | 1 stop | Nov 18 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-16 | $161 | Alaska Airlines | 1 stop | Feb 4 | — | Book ↗ |
Business class
We don't quote business class fares on this route: our fare source prices economy only, and we would rather show no number than a wrong one. These open a live business class search for JFK → LAX:
Airlines selling the cheapest fares
Which carrier had the lowest fare on each of our checks over the last 90 days.
- Alaska Airlines ×40
- JetBlue Airways ×15
- American Airlines ×2
Notable flights on this route
- AA1 American Airlines — American's flagship transcontinental, New York JFK to Los Angeles.
About this route
New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX) is one of the long-haul trunk routes behind our notable flights, flown daily by competing carriers. Flown by AA1. It links John F. Kennedy International Airport in United States with Los Angeles International Airport in United States. The great-circle distance is about 2,146 nautical miles (2,470 statute miles), so expect roughly 5 hours in the air nonstop.
Every night we ask our fare provider for the cheapest one-way economy fare other travellers recently found on this route and record it, with the airline and the seller it was found with. A fare is flagged as a deal when it falls at least 30% below the route's 90-day typical price. Prices are a research starting point, not live availability — the booking links open the itinerary so you can confirm what's on sale right now. business class fares aren't priced by our provider, so that section links to live searches instead.
Fares are approximate, from public sources, and can be stale — always verify before booking.