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C$ 160 Find Cheap Flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles

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Cheap Flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Los Angeles (JFK-LAX)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Los Angeles that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from John F Kennedy Intl to Los Angeles

Mon, 1 Sep - Fri, 5 Sep
Frontier Logo
6:59 a.m. - 11:54 a.m.JFK-LAX
7h 55m1 stop
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8:53 p.m. - 5:31 a.m.LAX-JFK
5h 38mdirect
C$ 294Frontier
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Mon, 15 Sep - Mon, 15 Sep
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9:00 a.m. - 11:58 a.m.JFK-LAX
5h 58mdirect
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3:00 p.m. - 11:31 p.m.LAX-JFK
5h 31mdirect
C$ 312JetBlue
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Mon, 1 Sep - Fri, 5 Sep
Frontier Logo
6:59 a.m. - 11:54 a.m.JFK-LAX
7h 55m1 stop
Frontier Logo
3:48 p.m. - 5:54 a.m.LAX-JFK
11h 06m1 stop
C$ 316Frontier
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Mon, 15 Sep - Wed, 17 Sep
JetBlue Logo
10:10 p.m. - 1:17 a.m.JFK-LAX
6h 07mdirect
JetBlue Logo
4:30 p.m. - 1:01 a.m.LAX-JFK
5h 31mdirect
C$ 319JetBlue
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Mon, 15 Sep - Mon, 22 Sep
JetBlue Logo
10:10 p.m. - 1:17 a.m.JFK-LAX
6h 07mdirect
JetBlue Logo
10:16 a.m. - 6:47 p.m.LAX-JFK
5h 31mdirect
C$ 320JetBlue
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Tue, 21 Oct - Tue, 21 Oct
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:20 a.m. - 2:52 p.m.JFK-LAX
10h 32m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:15 p.m. - 7:20 a.m.LAX-JFK
11h 05m1 stop
C$ 338Alaska Airlines
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Fri, 17 Oct - Mon, 20 Oct
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:29 p.m. - 11:58 p.m.JFK-LAX
9h 29m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:10 p.m. - 7:20 a.m.LAX-JFK
10h 10m1 stop
C$ 345Alaska Airlines
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Tue, 16 Sep - Tue, 23 Sep
Delta Logo
1:55 p.m. - 5:12 p.m.JFK-LAX
6h 17mdirect
Delta Logo
10:05 a.m. - 6:33 p.m.LAX-JFK
5h 28mdirect
C$ 351Delta
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Tue, 16 Sep - Sat, 20 Sep
Delta Logo
6:00 p.m. - 9:31 p.m.JFK-LAX
6h 31mdirect
Delta Logo
9:59 p.m. - 6:21 a.m.LAX-JFK
5h 22mdirect
C$ 365Delta
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Mon, 1 Sep - Fri, 5 Sep
American Airlines Logo
8:00 p.m. - 11:19 p.m.JFK-LAX
6h 19mdirect
American Airlines Logo
12:30 p.m. - 9:02 p.m.LAX-JFK
5h 32mdirect
C$ 439American Airlines
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Expert advice for your flight from John F Kennedy Intl to Los Angeles

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarisation of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
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Delta

Delta One offers lie-flat seats with privacy doors on select aircraft, enhancing comfort.


Delta provides free Wi-Fi for SkyMiles members on domestic flights, enhancing connectivity.

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JetBlue

JetBlue offers free gate-to-gate Wi-Fi and live TV channels for all passengers.


JetBlue’s Mint cabin features lie-flat seats and priority boarding, enhancing the travel experience.

Read more about JetBlueby Harriet Baskas
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JFK

Avoid traffic by having your driver drop you off at the AirTrain station at Lefferts Boulevard for a free ride to terminals.

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LAX

For taxis and rideshares, head to LAX-it past Terminal 1. Walking is often faster than the shuttle due to traffic.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for John F Kennedy Intl to Los Angeles flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Los Angeles to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles?

The average price of all round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Los Angeles clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Los Angeles back to New York John F Kennedy Airport, the best deals are generally found on Friday, with Thursday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Los Angeles?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Los Angeles, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Los Angeles is January, where tickets cost C$ 420 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 693 and C$ 580 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Los Angeles?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of C$ 558, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Los Angeles?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Los Angeles, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Los Angeles, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonMarch
High seasonSeptember
Cheapest flightC$ 160
Best time to beat the crowds (4% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles

When to book flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Los Angeles

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from John F Kennedy Intl to Los Angeles based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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Flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Los Angeles: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from John F Kennedy Intl to Los Angeles 
Verified travelerFlew with American AirlinesJFK-LAXJan 2025
Be there on time it really need two hours for security checkups
Verified travelerFlew with Qantas AirwaysJFK-LAXNov 2024
there was an instance where a non speaking couple didnt know when to board. people cut in front of them and the crew didnt respond. it would be nice if there were translators available to assist when needed. i get that you want people on board as quickly as possible. sometimes, it's like herding cats. but do assist the people who dont understand the language.
LaurenFlew with JetBlueJFK-LAXDec 2023
Be very careful that you don’t misplace anything. If you have to go through TSA multiple times, be sure to retrieve ALL your things even if it means you have to hold up the line unfortunately. Otherwise, there will be zero help to retrieve your things afterwards even though there are so many cameras.

FAQs for booking New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Los Angeles?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Los Angeles was C$ 117 for a one-way ticket and C$ 215 for a round-trip.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles?

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles flight route: JetBlue, American Airlines, Delta, Alaska Airlines, Japan Airlines, and Hawaiian Airlines.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles?

    The Airbus A321neo is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles?

    oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between New York John F Kennedy Airport and Los Angeles, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles?

    There are direct flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from New York to Los Angeles, Delta or JetBlue?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New York to Los Angeles are Delta and JetBlue. With an average price for the route of C$ 556 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. JetBlue is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of C$ 561 and an overall rating of 7.3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Los Angeles from New York John F Kennedy Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Los Angeles with an airline and back to New York John F Kennedy Airport with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Los Angeles from New York John F Kennedy Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Los Angeles

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for C$ 192 or less one-way and C$ 258 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles?

Find which airlines fly direct from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Los Angeles Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

New York John F Kennedy Intl to Los Angeles

Monday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +30 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +31 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +30 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +31 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +31 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +32 more

Thursday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +30 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +31 more

Friday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +31 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +32 more

Saturday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +31 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +32 more

Sunday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +29 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +30 more

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Direct returns

Los Angeles to New York John F Kennedy Intl

Monday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +30 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +31 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +28 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +29 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +28 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +29 more

Thursday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +28 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +29 more

Friday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +29 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +30 more

Saturday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +29 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +30 more

Sunday

Aeromexico,Air Europa,Air France, +28 more

Aeromexico,Air Europa, +29 more

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Top 3 airlines serving from John F Kennedy Intl to Los Angeles

 
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8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 7950 reviews
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
7.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
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5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jun 2025BOS - LAX
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5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

I love the free WiFi!! Crew was nice. Bathroom was decent. First time flying delta in a long time and I enjoyed it. Will definitely look into booking with Delta more but I think Delta is a little more expensive than the other airlines.

Terrible and im avoiding them in the future. My initial flight was delayed causing me to rebook my flight and when speaking with the representative to rebook I explained this is the second time my flights were delayed and they did nothing to help me. I wasn't booked to comfort plus or given a voucher or anything. I was almost late for my meeting that I needed to attend on Monday because of the games delta played delaying my flights even more and putting me in the very back of the plane next to an extremely intoxicated passenger

The dear was very limited in space. I could put my water bottle in seat basket. Also, there was no inflight entertainment in the delta app?

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

The WiFi has been awful on my last few Delta Air Lines flights.

The flight departed more than 1 hour late. Leg room is bigger than most airlines

No music app working: no economy meal on five hour flight; hour on tarmac at the end waiting for a gate. Flight itself was smooth and easy.

Communication with the customer and stay is important. Staff off with a minor inconvenience but it worked out of course. Also this was a very old Mint Class plane. They snuck this one in on us. The updated aircraft are much better.

The flight itself was fine, but the boarding process was extremely frustrating. There is no one scanning boarding passes - passengers just scan themselves and enter the jetway. By the time my husband and I got on the plane and were halfway to our seats they determined there were too many bags on the plane and everything at that point needed to be checked. This created a lot of unnecessary chaos. They should have alerted people before getting on the plane that they would need to start checking bags instead of waiting until people were already on the plane.

In flight on demand didn't work at our seats. Only a single beverage/snack run.

Traveling with JetBlue from NYC was convenient as accessing JFK airport was straightforward via the LIRR to the AirTrain. Maneuvering through the terminal was hassle-free, which was a pleasant start to the journey. However, the flight experience itself left much to be desired. The seating arrangement was notably uncomfortable; despite securing a window seat, space felt cramped. This was exacerbated by the middle seat passenger encroaching on my area, which made the flight less enjoyable. Additionally, while the in-flight entertainment system initially seemed like a reprieve, the sound outlet on my seat was inoperable. This issue turned what could have been a manageable three-hour flight into a rather tedious ordeal, as I was unable to use the entertainment system effectively. While JetBlue provided a smooth process in terms of airport logistics, the on-board experience highlighted areas in need of improvement, particularly in terms of comfort and entertainment system maintenance.

Over 2 hour delay for a 50-minute flight is unacceptable, especially in normal weather. Very poor communication via app

Kayak sent over to jet blue my account being Mike Callaghan instead of Michael. I have a jet blue account with Michael that was connected

The WiFi stopped working early on in the flight. No audio from entertainment system.

Going through JFK’s security is a mess. The TSA security said no shoes on the bins. So, we place our shoes in the belt and they came out all over the belt. Boarding was delayed and Flight as well.

Plane was down graded and I lost my uncharged exit row with more leg room. No mention or offer of refund from podium. Flight attendant was nice to explain this happens often and that I could request a refund via online form submission. I did this and have heard nothing back.

Horrendous. I do not recommend Frontier. The passengers lack manners and decency, and the flight attendants lack professionalism. If I wasn’t in a bind to fly with 48 hours notice for a job interview, I would not have selected a flight with Frontier and I never plan to fly with them in the future.

The seats were hard molded plastic covered in plastic vinyl. And the scam to charge people extra to sit together. Don’t they know we can just ask someone to trade seats. And watching the staff separate young children from parents… super classy. We had to guilt them into offering up our seats. This companies policies suck. Don’t give them your money.

Everything went as planned. Crew was great. Seats were still not that comfortable.

Since they are a budget airline, I wasn’t expecting too much but they did some things well. They were on time, the plane was clean, boarding was fairly straightforward and the staff was cheerful and friendly. The only downside was comfort. The seats were fairly hard and after a 2 hour flight your rear end is not feeling so great. Maybe a little more cushion in the seats, Frontier!

No frills for sure. No gate announcements about flight delay, not even water to drink on the flight.

The flight left over two hours late. They charged me $180 to bring a carry on. There was an error with the spelling of my name and Frontair agent lied that I would need to pay $200 for her to fix the spelling, and pressured me that if I don't do it quick I would lose the flight. I called back and another agent said it costs $75 to fix. All in all, this company is a complete scam.

I took my first and last flight with FRONTIER. The seats are not able to be reclined so it’s not a very comfortable experience when you take a flight of 3 hours or longer. You must pay for your luggage either carry on or check in, so taking all this in consideration at the end what you think you’re saving your paying in services that should be included. Not a beverage in sight. . You’re seriously better off getting on a proper airline such as Delta, AA, United, etc.

The plane was clean, the crew was friendly and helpful. It’s a low cost airline so there was no food, drinks or in flight entertainment but we didn’t expect any of these things. In the room for improvement department, they should install USB ports in seats to charge mobile devices.

I was surprised that all baggage, including carry on, were charged. Each additional bag went up in cost. Really disappointed in the additional costs.

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