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$193 Find Cheap Flights from Traverse City to Los Angeles

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Cheap Flights from Traverse City to Los Angeles (TVC-LAX)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Traverse City to Los Angeles 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 Traverse City to Los Angeles

Tue, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 2
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6:00 am - 10:15 amTVC-LAX
7h 15m1 stop
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10:25 pm - 9:50 amLAX-TVC
8h 25m1 stop
$289Delta
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Tue, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 2
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 4:15 pmTVC-LAX
13h 15m2 stops
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10:25 pm - 9:50 amLAX-TVC
8h 25m1 stop
$294Delta
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Sat, Nov 1 - Sat, Nov 8
American Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 4:09 pmTVC-LAX
10h 24m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:10 am - 6:06 pmLAX-TVC
8h 56m2 stops
$299American Airlines
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Sun, Aug 31 - Sun, Sep 7
United Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 11:19 amTVC-LAX
7h 09m1 stop
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11:25 pm - 11:11 amLAX-TVC
8h 46m1 stop
$303United Airlines
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Wed, Aug 20 - Sat, Sep 13
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 12:50 pmTVC-LAX
8h 50m1 stop
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10:45 pm - 9:55 amLAX-TVC
8h 10m1 stop
$314Delta
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Sat, Sep 27 - Fri, Oct 10
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 10:35 amTVC-LAX
7h 35m1 stop
Delta Logo
11:55 pm - 11:19 amLAX-TVC
8h 24m2 stops
$319Delta
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Sat, Sep 27 - Fri, Oct 10
American Airlines Logo
11:31 am - 9:29 pmTVC-LAX
12h 58m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:26 pm - 1:55 pmLAX-TVC
16h 29m1 stop
$358American Airlines
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Mon, Aug 18 - Thu, Aug 21
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7:00 pm - 10:44 pmTVC-LAX
6h 44m1 stop
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6:20 am - 12:17 pmLAX-TVC
26h 57m3 stops
Mon, Aug 18 - Thu, Aug 21
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7:00 pm - 10:44 pmTVC-LAX
6h 44m1 stop
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7:58 pm - 12:17 pmLAX-TVC
13h 19m2 stops
Mon, Aug 18 - Sat, Sep 13
United Airlines Logo
8:00 pm - 12:15 amTVC-LAX
7h 15m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:52 am - 8:38 pmLAX-TVC
6h 46m1 stop
$444United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Traverse City to Los Angeles flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Traverse City to Los Angeles to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Traverse City to Los Angeles?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Traverse City to Los Angeles clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Los Angeles on a Thursday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Traverse City, you should consider flying back on a Monday, and avoid Thursdays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Traverse City to Los Angeles?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Traverse City to Los Angeles, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Traverse City to Los Angeles is August, where tickets cost $363 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $802 and $609 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Traverse City to Los Angeles?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Traverse City to Los Angeles, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Traverse City to Los Angeles, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 31% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight$193
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 9% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 53% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Traverse City to Los Angeles

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Traverse City to Los Angeles based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Traverse City to Los Angeles

  • What is the cheapest flight from Traverse City to Los Angeles?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Traverse City to Los Angeles was $193 for a one-way ticket and $289 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Traverse City and Los Angeles?

    A passport is not required to fly from Traverse City to Los Angeles.

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

    Traverse City and Los Angeles are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Traverse City from Traverse City Cherry Capital and will be arriving at Los Angeles.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Traverse City to Los Angeles?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Traverse City to Los Angeles?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Traverse City and Los Angeles, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Los Angeles from Traverse City?

    Chicago is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Traverse City to Los Angeles.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Traverse City to Los Angeles, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Traverse City to Los Angeles are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $496 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $549 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Traverse City to Los Angeles.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Los Angeles from Traverse City 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 Traverse City to Los Angeles?

    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 Los Angeles with an airline and back to Traverse City with another airline. Booking your flights between Traverse City and LAX can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

    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 Los Angeles from Traverse City up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Traverse City to Los Angeles

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Traverse City to Los Angeles. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Traverse City to Los Angeles? 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.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 7987 reviews
7.9Entertainment
7.3Food
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
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Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

8.0 ExcellentPrincess, Jul 2025SEA - LAX
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Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

I love the free WiFi!! Crew was nice. Bathroom was decent. First time flying delta in a long time and I enjoyed it. Will definitely look into booking with Delta more but I think Delta is a little more expensive than the other airlines.

1. when we went to check in, our 2 first class seats had been CANCELED and the flight was sold out. This was done without our prior knowledge. It was all we could do to restore one first class seat for my wife and I flew economy. 2, Our flight home was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. Due to tsunami warnings, the roads were closed and our flight status was uncertain as to whether it would leave as scheduled. It was announced that it would now leave at 11:20 pm and the roads were now open since the tsunami had come and gone. We made a mad dash to the airport and checked in. Delays were announced at 12:30 pm, 1:30 am, 2:30 am and at 3:30 am it was canceled. Since this was a flight due to natural (tsunami) causes, there was no compensation. We were told to return at 1:00 pm the next day and our baggage would be kept on the plane since the same plane was going to leave at 1:00 pm. We had to return to our hotel for the rest of the night. The same plane did not leave at 1:00 pm and our baggage was gone! All in all, it was a miserable performance by UA. Information was hard to obtain and no one knew what was going on and what was going to happen. Hundreds of passengers slept on the floor, chairs, etc. No food and no water was made available to the passengers. It was a situation where UA could care less what was going on. As a one million mile flyer, I had not experienced anything like this before and it was hugely disappointing!

Ok. Get a different kosher caterer. The food was odd.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight

Great thanks - a whole row to myself. Good food but film selection not great.

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