Cheap flights from Detroit to Los Angeles from R2 832

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit to Los Angeles. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around R4 923. If you don’t want to visit Los Angeles in February, then you should wait until April to fly from Detroit, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R5 449.

Fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Los Angeles for the best Detroit - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Detroit when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around R7 130 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 Detroit for as low as R4 873 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Detroit to Los Angeles flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between Detroit and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 150 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.

Tuesday 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, Delta 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 October 2026, there are 16 flights per day flying from Detroit to Los Angeles. The most common time of day flights depart is 8:00, with 38% of flights taking off in the evening.

115 flights are operational weekly from Detroit to Los Angeles as of October 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Thu, with 19% of flights per week taking off on this day.