Auckland to Los Angeles (LAX) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Auckland to Los Angeles, look for around $945 with shorter journeys. The cheapest options had a median price of $815 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 11 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

Auckland to Los Angeles flight prices at a glance

Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Auckland to Los Angeles for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for AKL → LAX. Next departures: Sat Nov 7 · Sun Nov 8 · Mon Nov 9 · Tue Nov 10 · Wed Nov 11 · Thu Nov 12 · Fri Nov 13 · Sat Nov 14 · Sun Nov 15 · Mon Nov 16 · Tue Nov 17 · Wed Nov 18 · Thu Nov 19 · Fri Nov 20. Months: Dec 2026 · Jan 2027. Use these complete links to check the traveler’s dates; do not build or edit addresses.
Cheapest found: Axel-exclusive $639 ($674 on Fiji Airways) for Tuesday Jan 26–Feb 2, one connection via Nadi out and one connection via Nadi back. Arrive home Feb 5. Jan 26–Feb 2, Fiji Airways, Axel-exclusive $639.28 · See flights for these dates
Good price: about $945 for a week-long round trip (shorter journeys). Dec 22–29, American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $944.55 · See flights for these dates
Nonstop: American and Delta fly nonstop. A nonstop was among the saved fares for Tue Dec 22; other dates may have one too.
Flight time: Nonstop takes about 12½ hours to Los Angeles and about 13½ hours back.
Cheapest months: Jan 2027 (typical $639; lowest Axel-exclusive $639 ($674 on Fiji Airways)) and Dec 2026 (typical $816; lowest Axel-exclusive $816 ($859 on American Airlines)).
Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 11 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $63 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.
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Trip	Price target	Midpoint	Date pairs checked
Any schedule (including long or overnight connections)	$640	$815	4
Shorter journeys (≤1 stop · ≤19h out / ≤19h back; overnight arrivals allowed)	$945	$985	4

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · AKL–LAX. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Jan 26–Feb 2, Fiji Airways, Axel-exclusive $639.28 · See flights for these dates; shorter journeys, Dec 22–29, American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $944.55 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 11 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

Auckland to Los Angeles nonstop flights, airlines and connections

Yes, we found nonstop options in both directions. Nonstop takes about 12½ hours to Los Angeles and about 13½ hours back. The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

American: Nonstop; via Dallas
Delta: Nonstop to Auckland
Fiji Airways: Via Nadi
Qantas: Via Sydney
TN: Via Papeete

Auckland to Los Angeles flight prices for the coming months

Week-long fares from $639. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

Month	Week-long fares found	Nonstop from
Dec 2026	Axel-exclusive $816–$986, $859 on American Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)	Dec 22–29, American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $944.55 · See flights for these dates
Jan 2027	Axel-exclusive $639–$986, $674 on Fiji Airways for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found

Auckland to Los Angeles: when the lowest fare is a poor tradeoff

Sometimes a small saving comes with a much longer journey. On Dec 22–29, paying about $129 more avoids the long return below.

Dec 22–29: lowest fare Dec 22–29, American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $815.62 · See flights for these dates. Outbound AKL–LAX: 3:50pm–7:10am, about 12½ hours, nonstop. Return LAX–AKL: 8:55pm–9:10am, about 39½ hours, 2 connections via Albuquerque and Dallas. Arrive home Jan 1. Shorter option Dec 22–29, American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $944.55 · See flights for these dates. Outbound AKL–LAX: 3:50pm–7:10am, about 12½ hours, nonstop. Return LAX–AKL: 11:25pm–9:55am, about 13½ hours, nonstop. Arrive home Dec 31. About $129 more for the round trip.

Auckland to Los Angeles flights: Axel price vs the airline fare

Yes. On all 11 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $63 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

Fiji Airways, Jan 26–Feb 2: $674 on Fiji Airways, Axel-exclusive $639 ($35 less).
American Airlines nonstop, Dec 22–29: $999 on American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $945 ($54 less).

Why book Auckland to Los Angeles flights with Axel

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Auckland to Los Angeles fares we checked

Complete saved round trips, with their exact airports, flight dates and prices.

December 2026

2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $985.73 · Airline $1,042.00 · Save $56.27 · See flights for these dates American Airlines / Qantas (out AKL–LAX 34 / 1996 13:20–11:08, back LAX–AKL 12 / 143 20:25–14:05+2; one connection via Dallas out, one connection via Sydney back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T19:00:04Z.
2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,297.12 · Airline $1,369.00 · Save $71.88 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out AKL–LAX 34 / 1996 13:20–11:08, back LAX–AKL 83 23:30–09:55+2; one connection via Dallas out, nonstop back). Arrive home Dec 17. Checked 2026-11-04T19:00:04Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $815.62 · Airline $859.00 · Save $43.38 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out AKL–LAX 82 15:50–07:10, back LAX–AKL 6263 / 999 / 35 20:55–09:10+3; nonstop out, 2 connections via Albuquerque and Dallas back). Arrive home Jan 1. Checked 2026-11-04T19:00:04Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $944.55 · Airline $999.00 · Save $54.45 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out AKL–LAX 82 15:50–07:10, back LAX–AKL 83 23:25–09:55+2; nonstop out, nonstop back). Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T19:00:04Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,110.24 · Airline $1,173.00 · Save $62.76 · See flights for these dates American Airlines / Delta Air Lines (out AKL–LAX 82 15:50–07:10, back LAX–AKL 65 22:50–08:55+2; nonstop out, nonstop back). Arrive home Dec 31. Checked 2026-11-04T19:00:04Z.

January 2027

2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $986.15 · Airline $1,043.00 · Save $56.85 · See flights for these dates Fiji Airways (out AKL–LAX 410 / 810 14:50–12:00, back LAX–AKL 811 / 411 22:35–13:35+2; one connection via Nadi out, one connection via Nadi back). Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:00:04Z.
2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $2,194.50 · Airline $2,310.00 · Save $115.50 · See flights for these dates Fiji Airways / American Airlines (out AKL–LAX 410 / 810 14:50–12:00, back LAX–AKL 83 23:30–09:55+2; one connection via Nadi out, nonstop back). Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:00:04Z.
2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $3,051.40 · Airline $3,212.00 · Save $160.60 · See flights for these dates Fiji Airways / TN (out AKL–LAX 410 / 810 14:50–12:00, back LAX–AKL 101 / 101 22:45–13:40+2; one connection via Nadi out, one connection via Papeete back). Arrive home Jan 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:00:04Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $639.28 · Airline $674.00 · Save $34.72 · See flights for these dates Fiji Airways (out AKL–LAX 410 / 810 14:50–12:00, back LAX–AKL 811 / 411 22:35–13:35+3; one connection via Nadi out, one connection via Nadi back). Arrive home Feb 5. Checked 2026-11-04T19:00:04Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,818.24 · Airline $1,920.00 · Save $101.76 · See flights for these dates Fiji Airways / American Airlines (out AKL–LAX 410 / 810 14:50–12:00, back LAX–AKL 83 23:30–09:55+2; one connection via Nadi out, nonstop back). Arrive home Feb 4. Checked 2026-11-04T19:00:04Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,818.24 · Airline $1,920.00 · Save $101.76 · See flights for these dates Fiji Airways / Qantas (out AKL–LAX 410 / 810 14:50–12:00, back LAX–AKL 12 / 143 20:25–14:05+2; one connection via Nadi out, one connection via Sydney back). Arrive home Feb 4. Checked 2026-11-04T19:00:04Z.

How we checked Auckland to Los Angeles prices

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from AKL to LAX for one adult in economy: 4 Tuesday departures with returns 7 days later, December 2026 to January 2027. Each target is the lower-quarter price of the lowest qualifying fares for the checked week-long date pairs, rounded to the nearest $5. The midpoint is their median; neither is a historical market average. Shorter journeys means ≤1 stop · ≤19h out / ≤19h back; overnight arrivals allowed. Airline prices are the airline’s own fare on Google Flights for the same flights; Axel-exclusive prices need no Membership. Check bags and change rules on your fare.

Airports covered: AKL → LAX. Each example names its actual airports.

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AKL–LAX · 2026-12-24 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

Axel-exclusive $366.50 · American Airlines 82 · 15:50–07:10 local · Nonstop · 12h 20m. Airline fare: $386. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $366.50 · Delta Air Lines 64 · 14:45–06:05 local · Nonstop · 12h 20m. Airline fare: $386. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $610.49 · TN 182 / 428 · 16:05–09:45 local · 1 stop (PPT) · 14h 40m. Airline fare: $645. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 08:08 AM UTC

AKL–LAX · 2026-12-23 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

Axel-exclusive $366.50 · American Airlines 82 · 15:50–07:10 local · Nonstop · 12h 20m. Airline fare: $386. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $462.62 · Delta Air Lines 64 · 14:45–06:05 local · Nonstop · 12h 20m. Airline fare: $488. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $612.36 · Qantas 4 / 72 · 06:40–06:10 local · 1 stop (SYD) · 20h 30m. Airline fare: $648. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 08:07 AM UTC

AKL–LAX · 2026-12-27 · 2 adults

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 2 adults.

Axel-exclusive $1,036.56 · TN 102 / 102 · 16:05–09:45 local · 1 stop (PPT) · 14h 40m. Airline fare: $1,094. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $1,129.31 · Air New Zealand 6 · 20:20–11:25 local · Nonstop · 12h 5m. Airline fare: $1,190. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $1,203.32 · Qantas 140 / 72 · 06:00–06:10 local · 1 stop (SYD) · 21h 10m. Airline fare: $1,270. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 05:52 AM UTC

AKL–LAX · 2026-12-27 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

Axel-exclusive $517.46 · TN 102 / 102 · 16:05–09:45 local · 1 stop (PPT) · 14h 40m. Airline fare: $547. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $564.95 · Air New Zealand 6 · 20:20–11:25 local · Nonstop · 12h 5m. Airline fare: $595. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $601.33 · Qantas 140 / 72 · 06:00–06:10 local · 1 stop (SYD) · 21h 10m. Airline fare: $636. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 05:52 AM UTC

AKL–LAX · 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $815.62 · American Airlines 82 · 15:50–07:10 local · Nonstop · 12h 20m. Airline fare: $859.
Axel-exclusive $910.56 · Delta Air Lines 64 · 14:45–06:05 local · Nonstop · 12h 20m. Airline fare: $960.
Axel-exclusive $1,048.16 · Fiji Airways 410 / 810 · 14:50–12:00 local · 1 stop (NAN) · 18h 10m. Airline fare: $1,108.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:00 PM UTC

AKL–LAX · 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $985.73 · American Airlines 34 / 1996 · 13:20–11:08 local · 1 stop (DFW) · 18h 48m. Airline fare: $1,042.
Axel-exclusive $1,034.95 · Qantas 142 / 11 · 07:30–06:00 local · 1 stop (SYD) · 19h 30m. Airline fare: $1,090.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:00 PM UTC

AKL–LAX · 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $1,004.04 · Fiji Airways 410 / 810 · 14:50–12:00 local · 1 stop (NAN) · 18h 10m. Airline fare: $1,058.
Axel-exclusive $1,066.67 · American Airlines 82 · 15:50–07:05 local · Nonstop · 12h 15m. Airline fare: $1,124.
Axel-exclusive $1,066.67 · Qantas 142 / 72 · 07:30–06:10 local · 1 stop (SYD) · 19h 40m. Airline fare: $1,124.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:00 PM UTC

AKL–LAX · 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $639.28 · Fiji Airways 410 / 810 · 14:50–12:00 local · 1 stop (NAN) · 18h 10m. Airline fare: $674.
Axel-exclusive $660.75 · American Airlines 82 · 15:50–07:05 local · Nonstop · 12h 15m. Airline fare: $697.
Axel-exclusive $741.95 · Qantas 182 / 11 · 08:15–06:00 local · 1 stop (SYD) · 18h 45m. Airline fare: $781.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:00 PM UTC

Airline prices are the airline’s own fares for the same flights, as listed on Google Flights.

Airline ratings: American Airlines 6.2/10 · Qantas 6.1/10 · Delta Air Lines 7.5/10 · Air New Zealand 7.2/10. Every airline rated.

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