NEW YORK → LAX / SNA

Cheap flights from
New York to Los Angeles.

Compare real fare samples, departure airports and travel dates. A closer look at the numbers behind your next trip to Los Angeles.

Last checked Sep 10, 20261 adult · Economy · USDSources & coverage
Lowest recently sampled round trip
$371
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EWR → LAX · Feb 4–Feb 11
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START WITH THE RIGHT AIRPORT

JFK, Newark or LaGuardia?

Same dates: Feb 4–Feb 11. Same arrival airports: LAX, SNA.

JFK
John F. Kennedy
$379

Nonstop outbound

EWR
Newark Liberty
$371

Nonstop outbound

LGA
LaGuardia
$399

1 stop outbound

$28 separates the lowest and highest airport sample for these dates. These are search-result fares for seven-night trips. Flight times, stops and baggage can differ. Ground transport is excluded.

Across 4 matched date pairs in this sample, JFK had the lowest airport fare 2 time(s); EWR had the lowest airport fare 3 time(s); LGA had the lowest airport fare 0 time(s). Ties count for each airport. This describes the sampled dates only.

A LITTLE FLEXIBILITY CAN HELP

Compare upcoming travel dates.

Lowest fare in each sampled departure month. Seven-night trips only.

Oct 26Nov 26Dec 26Feb 27
Read the chart as a data table
Departure monthLowest sampleDate pairs
2026-10$4091
2026-11$3741
2026-12$3991
2027-02$3711

Sampled dates, not a complete fare calendar. Each month can have different date coverage. This chart describes future travel dates, not past price movements.

THE DETAILS BEHIND THE PRICE

Explore the flight samples.

Prices checked within seven days. Use the filters to find a trip that fits.

Round-trip search fares · 36 representative results · return verification marked individually
Dates / airportsAirline / outboundRound tripCheck price
Feb 4–Feb 11EWR → LAX · 7 nightsAlaskaNonstop · 6h 26m$371Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Nov 5–Nov 12JFK → LAX · 7 nightsAlaska1 stop · 9h 47m$374Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Nov 5–Nov 12LGA → LAX · 7 nightsUnited1 stop · 8h 24m$377Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Feb 4–Feb 11JFK → SNA · 7 nightsAmericanNonstop · 6h 20m$379Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Nov 5–Nov 12EWR → LAX · 7 nightsAlaskaNonstop · 6h 8m$381Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Nov 5–Nov 12LGA → LAX · 7 nightsJetBlue1 stop · 9h 35m$384Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Feb 4–Feb 11EWR → SNA · 7 nightsUnitedNonstop · 6h 20m$389Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Feb 4–Feb 11JFK → SNA · 7 nightsAmerican1 stop · 8h 43m$389Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Nov 5–Nov 12EWR → LAX · 7 nightsAmerican1 stop · 8h 27m$397Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Feb 4–Feb 11EWR → LAX · 7 nightsAmerican1 stop · 7h 47m$397Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Dec 10–Dec 17EWR → SNA · 7 nightsAmerican1 stop · 8h 12m$399Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Dec 10–Dec 17JFK → SNA · 7 nightsAmerican1 stop · 7h 50m$399Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Feb 4–Feb 11LGA → SNA · 7 nightsUnited1 stop · 9h 17m$399Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Nov 5–Nov 12EWR → SNA · 7 nightsAlaska1 stop · 11h 39m$399Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Nov 5–Nov 12JFK → SNA · 7 nightsAmerican1 stop · 8h 27m$399Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Feb 4–Feb 11EWR → SNA · 7 nightsUnited1 stop · 9h 27m$399Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Feb 4–Feb 11JFK → SNA · 7 nightsAlaska1 stop · 10h 11m$399Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Feb 4–Feb 11LGA → SNA · 7 nightsAmerican1 stop · 8h 42m$399Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Feb 4–Feb 11LGA → SNA · 7 nightsDelta1 stop · 9h 38m$399Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Nov 5–Nov 12LGA → SNA · 7 nightsAmerican1 stop · 10h 4m$400Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Dec 10–Dec 17LGA → LAX · 7 nightsUnited1 stop · 8h 9m$403Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Dec 10–Dec 17JFK → LAX · 7 nightsAmericanNonstop · 6h 23m$403Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Nov 5–Nov 12LGA → SNA · 7 nightsSouthwest2 stops · 10h 50m$404Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Dec 10–Dec 17LGA → SNA · 7 nightsAmerican1 stop · 10h 3m$404Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Oct 8–Oct 15EWR → LAX · 7 nightsAlaska1 stop · 10h 31m$409Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Nov 5–Nov 12JFK → LAX · 7 nightsAmericanNonstop · 6h 14m$409Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Nov 5–Nov 12LGA → SNA · 7 nightsSouthwest1 stop · 8h 45m$409Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Oct 8–Oct 11JFK → LAX · 3 nightsAmericanNonstop · 6h 11m$419Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Oct 8–Oct 15JFK → LAX · 7 nightsAmericanNonstop · 6h 11m$419Return also checkedChecked Sep 10Check
Itinerary

JFK → LAX
AA 171 · 2026-10-08 6

LAX → PHX
AA 3076 · 2026-10-15 9:50

PHX → JFK
AA 566 · 2026-10-15 13:14

Oct 8–Oct 15EWR → LAX · 7 nightsUnitedNonstop · 5h 57m$419Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Feb 4–Feb 11LGA → LAX · 7 nightsJetBlue1 stop · 9h 48m$421Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Dec 10–Dec 17LGA → LAX · 7 nightsSouthwest1 stop · 9h 25m$423Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Nov 5–Nov 12EWR → SNA · 7 nightsUnitedNonstop · 6h 14m$429Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Oct 8–Oct 11EWR → LAX · 3 nightsAlaska1 stop · 10h 31m$439Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Oct 8–Oct 15LGA → LAX · 7 nightsJetBlue1 stop · 9h 22m$484Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check
Oct 8–Oct 11LGA → LAX · 3 nightsJetBlue1 stop · 9h 22m$534Select return to confirmChecked Sep 10Check

Prices can change. Cabin baggage and checked bags are not assumed included. Confirm the complete itinerary, airline fare rules and final price on the booking site.

ONE SEARCH, OVER TIME

How this search’s price moved.

LGA → LAX, SNA · Oct 8–Oct 11, 2026

Jul 12, 2026$357–$534Sep 10, 2026
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Observation datePrice
Jul 12, 2026$397
Jul 13, 2026$397
Jul 14, 2026$397
Jul 15, 2026$397
Jul 16, 2026$403
Jul 17, 2026$407
Jul 18, 2026$407
Jul 19, 2026$407
Jul 20, 2026$407
Jul 21, 2026$396
Jul 22, 2026$401
Jul 23, 2026$401
Jul 24, 2026$402
Jul 25, 2026$403
Jul 26, 2026$403
Jul 27, 2026$403
Jul 28, 2026$403
Jul 29, 2026$403
Jul 30, 2026$366
Jul 31, 2026$403
Aug 1, 2026$393
Aug 2, 2026$393
Aug 3, 2026$403
Aug 4, 2026$388
Aug 5, 2026$388
Aug 6, 2026$379
Aug 7, 2026$387
Aug 8, 2026$388
Aug 9, 2026$358
Aug 10, 2026$358
Aug 11, 2026$372
Aug 12, 2026$376
Aug 13, 2026$376
Aug 14, 2026$376
Aug 15, 2026$398
Aug 16, 2026$398
Aug 17, 2026$398
Aug 18, 2026$398
Aug 19, 2026$388
Aug 20, 2026$398
Aug 21, 2026$372
Aug 22, 2026$372
Aug 23, 2026$398
Aug 24, 2026$398
Aug 25, 2026$398
Aug 26, 2026$422
Aug 27, 2026$411
Aug 28, 2026$383
Aug 29, 2026$383
Aug 30, 2026$383
Aug 31, 2026$371
Sep 1, 2026$370
Sep 2, 2026$357
Sep 3, 2026$432
Sep 4, 2026$432
Sep 5, 2026$412
Sep 6, 2026$412
Sep 7, 2026$432
Sep 8, 2026$412
Sep 9, 2026$412
Sep 10, 2026$534

Google Flights price history returned through Scrapingdog for the dates and settings above. It is not a destination-wide average or a prediction. Source checked Sep 10, 2026.

THE FLIGHT IS ONLY PART OF THE TRIP

Arriving in Los Angeles.

Airport context and source-backed details to help you compare the whole journey.

LAX · Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles, United States · Airport coordinates 33.943, -118.408

Lowest sample to LAX: $371 round trip from EWR, Feb 4–Feb 11. Different arrival airports may use different dates.

Airport information

SNA · John Wayne Orange County International Airport

Santa Ana, United States · Airport coordinates 33.675, -117.869

Lowest sample to SNA: $379 round trip from JFK, Feb 4–Feb 11. Different arrival airports may use different dates.

Airport information

Which Los Angeles airports are included?

This page searches LAX — Los Angeles International Airport; SNA — John Wayne Orange County International Airport. Airport coverage follows the destination city market in the passenger dataset, with minor airports excluded. Always check the airport code on both legs: a city search can include different arrival airports, and the cheapest option may not be closest to where you are staying.

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Why this route is in our research

BTS recorded 2,625,099 scheduled passengers departing JFK, Newark and LaGuardia for this destination city market from 2025-06 to 2026-05. That puts it at number 3 in our selected ranking. These are historical on-flight market passengers, not unique travelers, current flight frequencies or a measure of search popularity.

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LAX: match your bus route to your neighborhood

LAX FlyAway buses connect the airport with Union Station and Van Nuys. Airport guidance places boarding at the blue FlyAway signs on the Lower/Arrivals Level. These are different parts of the Los Angeles area: include the final local connection when comparing a fare. Check current boarding arrangements before travel.

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OPEN ABOUT THE NUMBERS

Sources, coverage & limitations.

This page contains 381 current search-result observations across 15 airport/date searches. Route research is compiled by the New York Flight Research desk from the sources below.

BTS demand period: 2025-06 to 2026-05. Searches use one adult, economy, USD and the US market. We do not sell tickets, guarantee fares, or infer baggage inclusions. Read the full methodology