Frontier has round-trip flights from Chicago (ORD) to Los Angeles or Houston (LAX, IAH) for $68-$100, NONSTOP. Los Angeles flights August to September. Houston flights August to November. No Sunday departures. Very few weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
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Frontier has round-trip flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Los Angeles or Denver (LAX, DEN) for $60-$64, NONSTOP. Flights August to October. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
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Delta, United, American, and Southwest have matched prices for a lot of round-trip flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $137, NONSTOP. Flights June to November. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
I know that Frontier can get you there without bags, snacks, or seat selection for about $56. We’re focusing on full service carriers with multiple flights per day in this post.
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Frontier has round-trip flights from Denver (DEN) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $56, NONSTOP. Flights in May, July, August, September, and October. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
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American Airlines, United, and Southwest have round-trip flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $97-$107, NONSTOP. Flights April to June. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
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United and American have round-trip flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $115-$126, NONSTOP. Flights April, May, August, September, October, November, December. Cheapest departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Holiday blackouts.
November and December have very limited calendar availability. Use the example dates to see what we found to work.
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Los Angeles or Santa Ana, California (LAX, SNA) for $99-$133, NONSTOP. Flights February, March, April, May, August, September, October, November, and December. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible. Holiday blackouts.
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Alaska Airlines has round-trip flights from Everett or Seattle (PAE, SEA) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $88-$117, NONSTOP. Flights January to March. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Some small OTAs on Skyscanner have this for as low as $88 out of Everett; which is cheaper than the airline. If you plan on booking there, beware of any site that charges a fee to cancel a ticket within the 24-hour “free” period. Use unknown booking sites at your own risk.
This is one of the few sales where Seattle routing is more expensive than Everett.
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United has round-trip flights from Newark/New York (EWR) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $179, NONSTOP. Flights January to February. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
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American Airlines, jetBlue, and United have round-trip flights from New York/Newark (JFK/EWR) to Los Angeles, San Diego, Salt Lake City, or Phoenix (LAX, SAN, SLC, PHX) for $155 -$206, NONSTOP. Flights in December. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
Cheapest fares are on jetBlue and require a promo code and are restricted to Dec-2 to Dec-18 travel window. Other airlines cost a bit more, but have less restrictions and greater calendar availability.
jetBlue Promo code: TAKE20
Book by 11/6/25 (11:59PM EST)
Travel 12/2-12/18/25 (Excludes Friday and Sunday travel).
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from Portland (PDX) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $139-$149, NONSTOP. Flights December to February. No Monday departures. No Christmas dates available.
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United and American Airlines have round-trip flights from Seattle (SEA) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $139-$144, NONSTOP. Flights January to February.
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from Portland (PDX) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $139, NONSTOP. Flights October to February. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from Denver (DEN) to Los Angeles, Philadelphia, or Miami (LAX, PHL, MIA) for $139-$169, NONSTOP. Flights September to December. Cheapest departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
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American Airlines and United have round-trip flights from Seattle (SEA) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $139, NONSTOP. Flights January to February. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
American allows one carry-on bag and one personal item for free. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
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United and Alaska Airlines have round-trip flights from Seattle or Portland (SEA, PDX) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $137, NONSTOP. Flights August to November. Cheapest departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. No Thanksgiving dates.
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Alaska Airlines has round-trip flights from Newark/New York (EWR) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $176-$197, NONSTOP. Flights August to November. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from Portland (PDX) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $139, NONSTOP. Flights August to October. Cheapest departures are on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
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Delta has round-trip flights from Seattle (SEA) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $94-$104, NONSTOP. Flights May to June. Weekends available.
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Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines have round-trip flights from Seattle or Portland (SEA, PDX) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $137, NONSTOP. Flights April to June. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available.
Some small OTAs on Skyscanner have this for as low as $127; which is cheaper than the airline.