Route · LAX → JFK
Flights from Los Angeles to New York
The Los Angeles–New York JFK corridor is one of the busiest transcontinental routes in the United States, covering roughly 3,974 km with a typical block time just over five hours eastbound and closer to five and a half hours westbound against prevailing headwinds. American, Delta, United, JetBlue, and Alaska collectively dominate frequencies, deploying narrowbodies such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A321 on the majority of departures, though premium-heavy configurations appear on select American and Delta services targeting business travelers. At JFK, arriving passengers should note that terminals are not connected airside, so any same-airport connection requires clearing security again and allowing generous transfer time. On the fare side, mid-January through February typically sees the softest pricing after the holiday peak, while Tuesday and Wednesday departures often undercut weekend fares; premium-cabin award availability tends to open up on these same shoulder-week days.
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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) → New York (JFK). 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
8 carriersThe 8 carriers we currently track on the Los Angeles–New York 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 New York
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Los Angeles to New York — 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… JFK, 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.