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Cheapest round-trip
$290
Typical prices: $401-$521
Frontier
Sun 8/23Thu 8/27
LAX - CID • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$119
Typical prices: $210-$298
Multiple Airlines
Sat 9/5
LAX - CID • 1 stop
Arrival airport
You can't fly directly to Iowa City. It is served by Cedar Rapids (CID), located 18 miles from Iowa City.
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Cheap Flights from Los Angeles to Iowa City (LAX-CID)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Iowa City that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Los Angeles to Iowa City

Sun, Aug 23 - Thu, Aug 27
Frontier Logo
6:30 am - 1:43 pmLAX  Los Angeles-CID Cedar Rapids
5h 13m1 stop Denver Intl
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2:38 pm - 12:11 amCID  Cedar Rapids-LAX Los Angeles
11h 33m1 stop Denver Intl
$290Frontier
Thu, Sep 3 - Mon, Sep 7
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6:55 am - 11:49 amLAX  Los Angeles-CID Cedar Rapids
26h 54m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
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2:14 pm - 9:29 amCID  Cedar Rapids-LAX Los Angeles
21h 15m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
$294Multiple Airlines
Thu, Sep 10 - Mon, Sep 14
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2:50 pm - 12:14 pmLAX  Los Angeles-CID Cedar Rapids
19h 24m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:19 pm - 7:47 amCID  Cedar Rapids-LAX Los Angeles
19h 28m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
$297Multiple Airlines
Wed, Nov 25 - Tue, Dec 1
American Airlines Logo
11:58 pm - 9:34 amLAX  Los Angeles-CID Cedar Rapids
7h 36m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
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7:45 am - 12:16 pmCID  Cedar Rapids-LAX Los Angeles
6h 31m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
$323American Airlines
Sun, Nov 22 - Tue, Dec 1
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:45 pmLAX  Los Angeles-CID Cedar Rapids
9h 45m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
American Airlines Logo
6:10 pm - 11:49 pmCID  Cedar Rapids-LAX Los Angeles
7h 39m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
$323American Airlines
Wed, Oct 21 - Tue, Oct 27
United Airlines Logo
12:45 pm - 10:47 pmLAX  Los Angeles-CID Cedar Rapids
8h 02m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
United Airlines Logo
9:14 am - 1:17 pmCID  Cedar Rapids-LAX Los Angeles
6h 03m1 stop Denver Intl
$323United Airlines
Mon, Oct 19 - Sat, Oct 24
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:47 pm - 1:24 pmLAX  Los Angeles-CID Cedar Rapids
15h 37m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:04 pm - 10:52 amCID  Cedar Rapids-LAX Los Angeles
39h 48m2 stops Phoenix-Mesa Gateway San Francisco
$323Multiple Airlines
Thu, Sep 10 - Sat, Sep 12
United Airlines Logo
12:45 pm - 10:42 pmLAX  Los Angeles-CID Cedar Rapids
7h 57m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
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5:30 am - 9:32 amCID  Cedar Rapids-LAX Los Angeles
6h 02m1 stop Denver Intl
$341United Airlines
Fri, Sep 25 - Sun, Sep 27
Delta Logo
3:15 pm - 10:59 pmLAX  Los Angeles-CID Cedar Rapids
5h 44m1 stop Minneapolis St Paul
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6:39 am - 11:13 amCID  Cedar Rapids-LAX Los Angeles
6h 34m1 stop Minneapolis St Paul
$389Delta
Fri, Sep 25 - Sun, Sep 27
Delta Logo
3:15 pm - 10:59 pmLAX  Los Angeles-CID Cedar Rapids
5h 44m1 stop Minneapolis St Paul
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6:39 am - 11:13 amCID  Cedar Rapids-LAX Los Angeles
6h 34m1 stop Minneapolis St Paul
$389Delta
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Low season

March

Cheapest flight

$119
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 11% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 11% lower on average.
Flight from Los Angeles to Cedar Rapids

When to book flights from Los Angeles to Iowa City

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FAQs for booking flights from Los Angeles to Iowa City

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Los Angeles to Iowa City?

    When flying out of Los Angeles you’ll be using Los Angeles. Iowa City does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Cedar Rapids airport, which is 18.0 mi away.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between Los Angeles and Iowa City?

    Consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Los Angeles, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Wednesdays.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Los Angeles to Iowa City?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Los Angeles to Iowa City.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Los Angeles to Iowa City?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Iowa City from Los Angeles is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Los Angeles to Iowa City?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Iowa City with an airline and back to Los Angeles with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Los Angeles to Iowa City?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Iowa City from Los Angeles up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Los Angeles to Iowa City?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest one-way ticket between Los Angeles and Iowa City found on KAYAK was with Frontier for $83. Frontier offered a round-trip connection from $198 and Delta from $282.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from Los Angeles to Iowa City

  • There is no airport in Iowa City. Instead, you’ll be flying into Cedar Rapids Airport when flying between Los Angeles and Iowa City.
  • The cheapest flight from Los Angeles to Iowa City was found 50 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be March, April and May. The cheapest month to fly is February.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving Los Angeles to Iowa City

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Los Angeles to Iowa City? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8497 reviews
8.5Crew
7.2Food
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
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Delta is always late. Ruined our first day of a short vacation. Timing is important. We pay to stay on an itinerary

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Jul 2026
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Delta is always late. Ruined our first day of a short vacation. Timing is important. We pay to stay on an itinerary

Seats were not bad enough and uncomfortable good legroom in the emergency exit row we were in, but we were forbidden to hold my grandson on my lap for a little while, and the stewardess passed us saying it was against regulations which makes little or no sense when you’re 36,000 feet. The food snacks were really bad. Tasteless tasted like wallpaper, but we’re supposed to be protein bars, and the announcements were all completely incoherent because of the noise of the airplane and the lowness and crackly nature of the PA system.. this was disgraceful. No one in our party could understand a word of what the captain or the flight attendant were saying —not a word! The landing was a little hairy in a pretty stiff crosswind -we bounced before the plane stabilized on the runway

First The flight got delayed because one of the crew members was late and we couldn’t board until she arrived. Then we all boarded and got held in the tarmac for another 30 min.

It was as good as it could be. Flying is not a pleasant experience these days.

Be on time? When not on time a circling for over an hour offer more than 1 bag of chips to the passengers? It was a 7 hour flight by the time we got done.

Long story short, it was one of the better flight experiences I've had in some time when compared with other airlines.

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

N Everything was perfect from boarding to assistance to baggage in Tampa

Fast, lovely scenery, great info on the Delta flight screen about landmarks we were flying over. Great landing!

Long flight but comfortable and not freezing as I have experienced on Hawaiian flights to the islands. They gave us blankets just in case. Nice touch.

Baggage claim signs were not updated with my flight information, so I had to guess. The app wasn't updated either.

UA594 was delayed multiple times. I ended up getting picked up so I can make it in time for work 6AM on Monday, 7/6/2026

Boarded from a very small gate at LAX. Staff at gate had us line up, then waited 25 minutes to board without a word of explanation. Plane arrived on time then waited 20 minutes for a plane to vacate our gate. Majority of bags arrived after 15 minutes but it took an hour for a small number of remaining bags to be off-loaded despite my “priority” bag tag.

Great staff. Clean plane, but we were delayed for more than an hour due to maintenance issues and had to board another plane.

The boarding process on the departure from LA was rather slow even though I was in Group 1. For first class, I was not expecting to have to pay for Wi-fi but I did and then the wi-fi was spotty. The entree was surprisingly good and so that was a pleasant surprise. However, once I got to Houston, it was terrible. Unfortunately there was bad weather but the constant gate changes for my connecting flight was difficult to manage due to having to navigate back and forth between different terminals.

Flight was delayed but more than 90 minutes. This caused me to miss my available windows for pick-up by a friend. I had to pay $125 for an uber back home from the airport which was an added expense that I had not budgeted for my trip. Staff was friendly.

My flight was canceled a few hours before boarding. I was rebooked on Copa airlines and missed an important meeting .

OK, we were delayed and had to de plane and reboard.

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

I’m so sorry, I can’t remember her name, I believe it was Dimpti. She was stellar, also a mature Asian flight attendant, lots of flowers in her hair, just as amazing! But literally the crew was AWESOME . Only downside is there weren’t any charging outlets. Maybe I needed to ask a flight attendant , but it would’ve been nice to have one easily accessible.

Our experience with American Airlines was extremely disappointing and honestly made an already exhausting international journey much worse. After flying all the way from Melbourne and dealing with significant jet lag, the American Airlines experience at LAX was the last thing we needed. The terminal and boarding area felt very old and uncomfortable, with little to no air conditioning and only old fans running in the area. Boarding was also through outdoor stairs rather than a jet bridge, which felt especially inconvenient after such a long journey. Even though we were traveling First Class, the onboard experience was surprisingly poor. There were no meaningful snack options, no decent coffee available to order, and the aircraft was so small that there was barely enough overhead space for carry-on luggage. The staff experience was also disappointing and lacked the warmth or attentiveness we had experienced on our international flights. To make matters worse, the flight departed late, extending an already very long travel day. Overall, the combination of the outdated terminal, uncomfortable boarding process, limited First Class service, small aircraft, poor staff experience, and delay made this an extremely unpleasant final leg of our journey. It significantly worsened our exhaustion and jet lag rather than making the connection home easier. Unfortunately, this experience was bad enough that I do not plan to travel with American Airlines again in the future.

Gate 461 the worst in LAX Boarding lacks professionalism And as usual, your food sucks.

My seat had a worn out cushion, which made it a bit uncomfortable. Other than that, the flight was excellent.

My luggage never made it, I booked business class only to find out I’m sitting in the back. Very disappointed with the reservation

The boarding and fllight were good. The reason for the ok rating was the long walk to get to the transport to finally get to the gate.

The gate experience at LAX was abysmal (same for the arrival experience two days prior). Despite the LAX -> SAT schedule of two flights daily, our departure gate was at a smaller hub that we had to be bussed to from Terminal 4. Fortunately, I arrived at LAX extra early and had time to spare, but if I had not known, I might have missed my flight. I looked at the LAX airport map in the AA app and there was no indication of the additional boarding process. Lastly the gate area we were bussed to was crowded with limited food and beverage options. On flight, the fight attendant was hospitable and attentive, the flight was smooth, and AA's free (and working) wifi for AA members were all on the positive side.

Our flight from JFK to Madrid was delayed. We had to go from one side of the Madrid airport (Terminal 4s to the far end of terminal 4 - Gate K98) to our gate in less than 30 minutes. Put passport control and security/baggage check and that’s very hard unless you’re Usain Bolt. I called Iberia Airlines and the telephone customer service told me that I was going to have to pay to re-book. Luckily the help desk in the airport (who was dealing with dozens of people from the same JFK-Madrid flight) did not charge us extra to reschedule to a flight 8 hours later. They also gave us a voucher for breakfast and lunch. Glad the actual person at the airport had some actual sense.

The flight from LA to Chicago was smooth and service was very good overall.

Left early arrived early..right amount of talking from pilots..of course had to love the biscuit and water!

Boarding gate at LAX was too crowded—two gates next to one another

It was awful ....my first time flying on it and I will NEVER fly it again ....everything about it was terrible .....most especially the flight attendants

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

It was a short flight so no food or entertainment….

Flight was delayed 3 times, would have been nice to have received text message instead of email notifications. Frontier app wasn’t even updated accordingly, no gate number disclosed. No agent at front desk of gate to inform of delay. Very confused and left if the dark

They changed the timing , first delayed by 4 hours then went back to 40 mins late, we had to run back to airport to not miss our flight. This is ridiculous

With frontier you get what you pay for. The flight was two hours late. It’s a tight fit for the number of people they bring but you get to where you’re going cheap. Sometimes that’s more important than a nifty drink and cool TV..

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