Medellin to Los Angeles (LAX) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Medellin to Los Angeles, look for around $735 with shorter journeys. The cheapest options had a median price of $745 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 10 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

Medellin to Los Angeles flight prices at a glance

Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Medellin to Los Angeles for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for MDE → 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 $737 ($780 on Copa Airlines) for Tuesday Jan 26–Feb 2, one connection via Panama City out and one connection via Panama City back. Arrive home Feb 3. Jan 26–Feb 2, Copa Airlines, Axel-exclusive $737.10 · See flights for these dates
Good price: about $735 for a week-long round trip (shorter journeys). Jan 26–Feb 2, Copa Airlines, Axel-exclusive $737.10 · See flights for these dates
Nonstop: No nonstop among the fares we saved; the airline schedule may still have one.
Cheapest months: Jan 2027 (typical $737; lowest Axel-exclusive $737 ($780 on Copa Airlines)) and Dec 2026 (typical $743; lowest Axel-exclusive $743 ($783 on United Airlines)).
Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 10 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5.1–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $50 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)	$735	$745	4
Shorter journeys (≤1 stop · ≤14h out / ≤14h back; overnight arrivals allowed)	$735	$870	4

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · MDE–LAX. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Jan 26–Feb 2, Copa Airlines, Axel-exclusive $737.10 · See flights for these dates; shorter journeys, Jan 26–Feb 2, Copa Airlines, Axel-exclusive $737.10 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 10 trips we checked were at least 5.1% less.

Medellin to Los Angeles nonstop flights, airlines and connections

We haven’t found a nonstop in these saved flights. The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

Avianca: Via San Salvador
Copa Airlines: Via Panama City
United: Via Houston

Medellin to Los Angeles flight prices for the coming months

Week-long fares from $737. 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 $743–$902, $783 on United Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found
Jan 2027	Axel-exclusive $737–$871, $780 on Copa Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found

Medellin 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 $136 more avoids the long return below.

Dec 22–29: lowest fare Dec 22–29, United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $743.06 · See flights for these dates. Outbound MDE–LAX: 1:10am–8:49am, about 10½ hours, one connection via Houston. Return LAX–MDE: 7:30pm–10:10pm, about 23½ hours, one connection via Houston. Arrive home Dec 30. 1:10am on Dec 22 means going to the airport the evening of Dec 21. Shorter option Dec 22–29, United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $878.77 · See flights for these dates. Outbound MDE–LAX: 1:10am–8:49am, about 10½ hours, one connection via Houston. Return LAX–MDE: 10:07am–10:10pm, about 9 hours, one connection via Houston. 1:10am on Dec 22 means going to the airport the evening of Dec 21. About $136 more for the round trip.

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

Yes. On all 10 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5.1–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $50 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

Copa Airlines, Jan 26–Feb 2: $780 on Copa Airlines, Axel-exclusive $737 ($43 less).

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Medellin 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 $902.48 · Airline $954.00 · Save $51.52 · See flights for these dates Avianca (out MDE–LAX 370 / 520 14:10–21:25, back LAX–MDE 529 / 369 23:15–13:10+1; one connection via San Salvador out, one connection via San Salvador back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T19:01:57Z.
2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $2,214.52 · Airline $2,336.00 · Save $121.48 · See flights for these dates Avianca / Copa Airlines (out MDE–LAX 370 / 520 14:10–21:25, back LAX–MDE 473 / 654 00:15–14:15; one connection via San Salvador out, one connection via Panama City back). The return leaves just after midnight on Dec 15; go to the airport the previous evening. Checked 2026-11-04T19:01:57Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $743.06 · Airline $783.00 · Save $39.94 · See flights for these dates United Airlines (out MDE–LAX 2740 / 1093 01:10–08:49, back LAX–MDE 1680 / 1675 19:30–22:10+1; one connection via Houston out, one connection via Houston back). Arrive home Dec 30. 1:10am on Dec 22 means going to the airport the evening of Dec 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:01:57Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $878.77 · Airline $926.00 · Save $47.23 · See flights for these dates United Airlines (out MDE–LAX 2740 / 1093 01:10–08:49, back LAX–MDE 277 / 1675 10:07–22:10; one connection via Houston out, one connection via Houston back). 1:10am on Dec 22 means going to the airport the evening of Dec 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:01:57Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $2,099.66 · Airline $2,216.00 · Save $116.34 · See flights for these dates United Airlines / Copa Airlines (out MDE–LAX 2740 / 1093 01:10–08:49, back LAX–MDE 362 / 397 21:09–10:55+1; one connection via Houston out, one connection via Panama City back). Arrive home Dec 30. 1:10am on Dec 22 means going to the airport the evening of Dec 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:01:57Z.

January 2027

2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $871.26 · Airline $921.00 · Save $49.74 · See flights for these dates Copa Airlines (out MDE–LAX 151 / 360 05:00–11:51, back LAX–MDE 473 / 654 00:26–14:15; one connection via Panama City out, one connection via Panama City back). The return leaves just after midnight on Jan 19; go to the airport the previous evening. Checked 2026-11-04T19:01:57Z.
2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $973.59 · Airline $1,027.00 · Save $53.41 · See flights for these dates Copa Airlines (out MDE–LAX 151 / 360 05:00–11:51, back LAX–MDE 402 / 155 11:15–22:50; one connection via Panama City out, one connection via Panama City back). Checked 2026-11-04T19:01:57Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $737.10 · Airline $780.00 · Save $42.90 · See flights for these dates Copa Airlines (out MDE–LAX 398 / 472 09:15–15:54, back LAX–MDE 362 / 397 21:15–10:55+1; one connection via Panama City out, one connection via Panama City back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T19:01:57Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $757.89 · Airline $802.00 · Save $44.11 · See flights for these dates Copa Airlines (out MDE–LAX 398 / 472 09:15–15:54, back LAX–MDE 402 / 155 11:12–22:50; one connection via Panama City out, one connection via Panama City back). Checked 2026-11-04T19:01:57Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,537.11 · Airline $1,624.00 · Save $86.89 · See flights for these dates Copa Airlines / United Airlines (out MDE–LAX 398 / 472 09:15–15:54, back LAX–MDE 491 / 1916 / 156 00:59–17:00; one connection via Panama City out, 2 connections via Houston and Panama City back). The return leaves just after midnight on Feb 2; go to the airport the previous evening. Checked 2026-11-04T19:01:57Z.

How we checked Medellin to Los Angeles prices

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from MDE 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 · ≤14h out / ≤14h 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: MDE → LAX. Each example names its actual airports.

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MDE–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 $743.06 · United Airlines 2740 / 1093 · 01:10–08:49 local · 1 stop (IAH) · 10h 39m. Airline fare: $783.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:01 PM UTC

MDE–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 $902.48 · Avianca 370 / 520 · 14:10–21:25 local · 1 stop (SAL) · 10h 15m. Airline fare: $954.
Axel-exclusive $983.59 · Copa Airlines 398 / 472 · 09:15–15:54 local · 1 stop (PTY) · 9h 39m. Airline fare: $1,037.
Axel-exclusive $995.71 · American Airlines 924 / 1110 · 07:30–16:37 local · 1 stop (MIA) · 12h 7m. Airline fare: $1,052.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:01 PM UTC

MDE–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 $737.10 · Copa Airlines 398 / 472 · 09:15–15:54 local · 1 stop (PTY) · 9h 39m. Airline fare: $780.
Axel-exclusive $743.06 · United Airlines 1676 / 1743 · 10:40–18:10 local · 1 stop (IAH) · 10h 30m. Airline fare: $783.
Axel-exclusive $743.06 · American Airlines 1128 / 3255 · 15:01–00:59 (January 27, 2027) local · 1 stop (MIA) · 12h 58m. Airline fare: $783.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:01 PM UTC

MDE–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 $871.26 · Copa Airlines 151 / 360 · 05:00–11:51 local · 1 stop (PTY) · 9h 51m. Airline fare: $921.
Axel-exclusive $889.69 · Avianca 656 / 640 / 640 · 20:10–11:40 (January 13, 2027) local · 2 stops (SJO, GUA) · 18h 30m. Airline fare: $938.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:01 PM UTC

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

Airline ratings: Copa Airlines 6.8/10 · United Airlines 6.4/10 · Avianca 5.2/10 · American Airlines 6.2/10. Every airline rated.

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