Zurich to Los Angeles (LAX) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Zurich to Los Angeles, look for around $735, allowing any schedule. The cheapest options had a median price of $745 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 9 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

Zurich to Los Angeles flight prices at a glance

Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Zurich to Los Angeles for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for ZRH → LAX. Next departures: 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 · Sat Nov 21. 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 $735 ($776 on TAP Air Portugal) for Tuesday Jan 26–Feb 2, one connection via Lisbon out and one connection via Lisbon back. Arrive home Feb 3. Jan 26–Feb 2, TAP Air Portugal, Axel-exclusive $734.87 · See flights for these dates
Good price: about $735 for a week-long round trip (any schedule). Jan 26–Feb 2, TAP Air Portugal, Axel-exclusive $734.87 · 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 $735; lowest Axel-exclusive $735 ($776 on TAP Air Portugal)) and Dec 2026 (typical $745; lowest Axel-exclusive $745 ($787 on American Airlines)).
Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 9 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 $42 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

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · ZRH–LAX. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Jan 26–Feb 2, TAP Air Portugal, Axel-exclusive $734.87 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 9 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

Zurich 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.

American: Via Philadelphia or London
British Airways: Via London
Finnair: Via Helsinki
TAP Portugal: Via Lisbon

Zurich to Los Angeles flight prices for the coming months

Week-long fares from $735. 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 $745, $787 on American Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found
Jan 2027	Axel-exclusive $735–$743, $776 on TAP Air Portugal for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found

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

Yes. On all 9 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 $42 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

TAP Air Portugal, Jan 26–Feb 2: $776 on TAP Air Portugal, Axel-exclusive $735 ($41 less).

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Zurich 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 $745.28 · Airline $787.00 · Save $41.72 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out ZRH–LAX 93 / 711 10:15–19:00, back LAX–ZRH 1612 / 92 09:38–08:15+1; one connection via Philadelphia out, one connection via Philadelphia back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:33Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $745.28 · Airline $787.00 · Save $41.72 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out ZRH–LAX 93 / 674 / 774 10:15–08:26+1, back LAX–ZRH 2235 / 92 08:30–08:15+1; 2 connections via Philadelphia and Phoenix out, one connection via Philadelphia back). Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:34Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $755.15 · Airline $797.00 · Save $41.85 · See flights for these dates American Airlines / British Airways (out ZRH–LAX 93 / 674 / 774 10:15–08:26+1, back LAX–ZRH 268 / 724 20:50–22:00+1; 2 connections via Philadelphia and Phoenix out, one connection via London back). Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:34Z.

January 2027

2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $742.50 · Airline $782.00 · Save $39.50 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out ZRH–LAX 93 / 827 10:15–19:04, back LAX–ZRH 136 / 720 18:25–18:25+1; one connection via Philadelphia out, one connection via London back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:35Z.
2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $742.50 · Airline $782.00 · Save $39.50 · See flights for these dates American Airlines / British Airways (out ZRH–LAX 93 / 827 10:15–19:04, back LAX–ZRH 282 / 716 15:30–15:35+1; one connection via Philadelphia out, one connection via London back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:35Z.
2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $795.79 · Airline $839.00 · Save $43.21 · See flights for these dates American Airlines / Finnair (out ZRH–LAX 93 / 827 10:15–19:04, back LAX–ZRH 2 / 1513 18:50–18:20+1; one connection via Philadelphia out, one connection via Helsinki back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:35Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $734.87 · Airline $776.00 · Save $41.13 · See flights for these dates TAP Air Portugal (out ZRH–LAX 935 / 247 06:10–15:15, back LAX–ZRH 248 / 934 17:10–22:35+1; one connection via Lisbon out, one connection via Lisbon back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:35Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $882.15 · Airline $933.00 · Save $50.85 · See flights for these dates TAP Air Portugal (out ZRH–LAX 935 / 247 06:10–15:15, back LAX–ZRH 248 / 2085 17:10–19:25+1; one connection via Lisbon out, one connection via Lisbon back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:35Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,152.22 · Airline $1,218.00 · Save $65.78 · See flights for these dates TAP Air Portugal / United Airlines (out ZRH–LAX 935 / 247 06:10–15:15, back LAX–ZRH 2743 / 202 / 930 07:15–12:40+1; one connection via Lisbon out, 2 connections via Newark and Lisbon back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:35Z.

How we checked Zurich to Los Angeles prices

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from ZRH 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 · ≤25h out / ≤25h 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: ZRH → LAX. Each example names its actual airports.

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Zurich to Los Angeles flights for a family: prices for 2 adults and children

Saved fares Axel priced for parties with children, total for all travelers in USD, economy; the price opens that trip on Axel. Checked November 6, 2026 at 05:26 PM UTC

2027-01-01 one way, 2 adults · 1 child: Axel-exclusive $2,005.29 · Aer Lingus · 1 stop (DUB) · 16h 35m. Airline fare: $2,122. One-way prices for 2 adults · 1 child.
2027-01-01 one way, 2 adults · 1 child: Axel-exclusive $2,538.18 · British Airways · 2 stops (LHR, DUB) · 17h 30m. Airline fare: $2,676. One-way prices for 2 adults · 1 child.

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ZRH–LAX · 2026-12-29 · 1 adult

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

Axel-exclusive $702.46 · Finnair 1512 / 15 / 300 · 10:35–00:56 (December 30, 2026) local · 2 stops (HEL, JFK) · 23h 21m. Airline fare: $741. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $787.48 · Air France 1415 / 22 · 06:30–13:00 local · 1 stop (CDG) · 15h 30m. Airline fare: $832. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $1,662.05 · Swiss International Air Lines 40 · 13:10–16:35 local · Nonstop · 12h 25m. Airline fare: $1,756. See flights for these dates

Checked November 6, 2026 at 02:04 AM UTC

ZRH–LAX · 2026-12-28 · 1 adult

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

Axel-exclusive $679.25 · Air France 1815 / 22 · 18:50–13:00 (December 29, 2026) local · 1 stop (CDG) · 27h 10m. Airline fare: $715. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $809.86 · Finnair 1512 / 15 / 300 · 10:35–00:56 (December 29, 2026) local · 2 stops (HEL, JFK) · 23h 21m. Airline fare: $857. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $1,662.05 · Swiss International Air Lines 40 · 13:10–16:35 local · Nonstop · 12h 25m. Airline fare: $1,756. See flights for these dates

Checked November 6, 2026 at 02:04 AM UTC

ZRH–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 $745.28 · American Airlines 93 / 711 · 10:15–19:00 local · 1 stop (PHL) · 17h 45m. Airline fare: $787.
Axel-exclusive $755.15 · British Airways 713 / 135 · 12:30–20:20 local · 1 stop (LHR) · 16h 50m. Airline fare: $797.
Axel-exclusive $757.89 · Lufthansa 1199 / 456 · 07:00–13:05 local · 1 stop (FRA) · 15h 5m. Airline fare: $802.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:03 PM UTC

ZRH–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 $745.28 · American Airlines 93 / 674 / 774 · 10:15–08:26 (December 23, 2026) local · 2 stops (PHL, PHX) · 31h 11m. Airline fare: $787.
Axel-exclusive $804.65 · British Airways 725 / 281 · 06:50–15:50 local · 1 stop (LHR) · 18h 0m. Airline fare: $847.
Axel-exclusive $817.69 · British Airways 725 / 283 · 06:50–13:25 local · 1 stop (LHR) · 15h 35m. Airline fare: $863.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:03 PM UTC

ZRH–LAX · 2027-01-01 · 2 adults · 1 child

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 2 adults · 1 child.

Axel-exclusive $2,005.29 · Aer Lingus 343 / 69 · 11:05–18:40 local · 1 stop (DUB) · 16h 35m. Airline fare: $2,122. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $2,538.18 · British Airways 709 / 826 / 69 · 10:10–18:40 local · 2 stops (LHR, DUB) · 17h 30m. Airline fare: $2,676. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $4,644.25 · Swiss International Air Lines 40 · 13:10–16:35 local · Nonstop · 12h 25m. Airline fare: $4,899. See flights for these dates

Checked November 6, 2026 at 05:26 PM UTC

ZRH–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 $734.87 · TAP Air Portugal 935 / 247 · 06:10–15:15 local · 1 stop (LIS) · 18h 5m. Airline fare: $776.
Axel-exclusive $747.49 · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 1916 / 601 · 06:50–11:45 local · 1 stop (AMS) · 13h 55m. Airline fare: $791.
Axel-exclusive $754.05 · Lufthansa 1199 / 456 · 07:00–13:05 local · 1 stop (FRA) · 15h 5m. Airline fare: $795.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:03 PM UTC

ZRH–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 $742.50 · American Airlines 93 / 827 · 10:15–19:04 local · 1 stop (PHL) · 17h 49m. Airline fare: $782.
Axel-exclusive $747.49 · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 1922 / 601 · 14:20–11:45 (January 13, 2027) local · 1 stop (AMS) · 30h 25m. Airline fare: $791.
Axel-exclusive $756.25 · Swiss International Air Lines 40 · 13:10–16:35 local · Nonstop · 12h 25m. Airline fare: $799.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:03 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 · British Airways 5.9/10 · TAP Air Portugal 5.4/10 · Swiss 5.8/10 · Finnair 6.1/10 · Air France 5.6/10. Every airline rated.

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