Cheap flights from Los Angeles to Philadelphia from $286

If you aren’t able to travel to Philadelphia during the month of September, then flying in July is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $440.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Philadelphia from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Philadelphia for around $602 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Philadelphia from Los Angeles for as low as $476 on momondo.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Los Angeles to Philadelphia.

As of May 2026, prices for Los Angeles to Philadelphia flights are approximately 27% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Southwest is the most popular carrier operating from Los Angeles Los Angeles to Philadelphia

Spirit Airlines, JetBlue and Frontier are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Philadelphia from Los Angeles according to our data. Spirit Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 33% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Philadelphia. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Philadelphia on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between Los Angeles and Philadelphia have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 164 minutes.

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

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, American Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 15% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, 22 flights take off from Los Angeles and land in Philadelphia each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 10:00, with 49% of daily flights taking off at midday.

As of May 2026, 159 flights take off from Los Angeles and land in Philadelphia each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of weekly flights taking off on this day.