Route · LAX → DEN
Flights from Los Angeles to Denver
The Los Angeles–Denver corridor is one of the busiest domestic spokes in the western United States, covering roughly 1,385 kilometres with a typical block time of just over two hours, making it a natural choice for same-day business travel between the two cities. United Airlines dominates with the most daily frequencies and typically deploys narrow-body Boeing 737s and Airbus A320-family jets, while American, Southwest, Alaska, and ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier round out a competitive field that keeps fares honest. A practical note worth remembering: Denver International sits a good 40 kilometres from downtown, so factor in at least 45 minutes for the airport train to Union Station when planning tight connections. On the fare side, midweek departures on Tuesdays and Wednesdays tend to be softer in price, and shoulder seasons around late January and early November often offer the lowest base fares before ski-season demand tightens availability heading into December.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Los Angeles (LAX) → Denver (DEN). Use the year… view to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
6 carriersThe 6 carriers we currently track on the Los Angeles–Denver route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile,… baggage rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Los Angeles to Denver
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Los Angeles to Denver — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times… your booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at LAX and… DEN, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.