Cheap flights from Philadelphia to Los Angeles from $289

The month of September is another great option to travel to Los Angeles, with average flight prices from Philadelphia averaging around $426.

According to our data, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly to Los Angeles from Philadelphia. The lowest ticket price found for a Saturday departure recently was $638. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Sunday because tickets tend to average around $1,950. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Los Angeles.

Flying to Los Angeles from Philadelphia in the morning is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as $638 when looking at flights departing in the morning. Flights to Los Angeles are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of $1,951. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Philadelphia when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $579 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Philadelphia for as low as $480 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 34% on your flight if you consider stops on a Philadelphia to Los Angeles flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Philadelphia to Los Angeles flights are approximately 28% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between Philadelphia and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 166 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday 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.

22 flights are operational daily from Philadelphia to Los Angeles as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 15:00, with 50% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

As of May 2026, 154 flights take off from Philadelphia and land in Los Angeles each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 18% of weekly flights taking off on this day.