Flights to Cabo San Lucas from Los Angeles

Fares from Los Angeles to Cabo barely moved by month in our data: nonstops were $180 one-way from November to March and $184 to $196 the rest of the year. The dates that cost more were holidays: the Saturday before Thanksgiving (November 21) was $722, December 19 was $383 and December 26 was $603.

Nuitée fare data pulled September 30, 2026: one-way, one adult, USD, taxes included. We searched every Tuesday and Saturday from October 2026 to August 2027 plus full weeks in November, January, March and July, so other weekdays in the remaining months may be cheaper than shown.

When to book

Because monthly fares were so flat, the dates to book early are the holidays: $722 on November 21, $383 on December 19 and $603 on December 26 were already loaded when we searched on September 30. For other dates there was little to gain from any particular month, and comparing days of the week mattered more. One snapshot can't show how these fares move as departure gets closer, so we will re-check this route and update the data.

Thursday was the priciest day to fly from Los Angeles to Cabo in three of the four weeks we checked, and the weekend was among the cheapest. In mid-November, Saturday and Sunday were $180 and Monday $184, but Wednesday was $479 and Thursday $570. In January the nonstop was $180 on Monday, Saturday and Sunday against $260 on Thursday, and in July $196 to $203 except $260 on Thursday. March was the exception: $180 from Monday to Wednesday and $203 on Saturday.

Coming home, Sunday was the priciest day, or tied for it, in every week we checked: $599 in the November week against $224 midweek, $315 in January and $351 in July.

Flights to Cabo San Lucas from Los Angeles start at $180 USD one-way on Delta's nonstop, sold by Aeromexico, from November to March, and Alaska's and Delta's own listings started at $184. No fare of any kind in our data was cheaper, so the cheap way to fly this route is also the fastest.

Fare snapshot from September 30, 2026: one-way, one adult, in US dollars. The live fares in the search box above are refreshed every few hours; search your own dates for the current price.

The flight from Los Angeles to Los Cabos covers 1,468 kilometres (912 miles), one of the shortest of our routes to Cabo. Nonstops take about 2 hours 30 minutes: flight trackers list Delta's DL1884 at about 2 hours 31 minutes, and scheduled nonstops on the route run 2 hours 27 to 47 minutes.

There is no commercial airport in Cabo San Lucas itself: flights to "Cabo" and flights to "Los Cabos" are the same flights, landing at SJD on the east side of the peninsula.

Sources: fares, schedules, operating airlines and baggage rules from Nuitée flight data pulled September 30, 2026; Cabo's year-round UTC-7 time zone: Mexico's Ley de los Husos Horarios, Diario Oficial de la Federación (Oct 28, 2022); nonstop flight time from tracked Delta and scheduled nonstop flights; distance calculated between the two airports.

With about seven nonstops a day, there's almost never a reason to connect between Los Angeles and Cabo. The cheapest connection, Aeromexico via Mexico City from $193 in summer, saved at most $3 over the nonstop and added 5 hours or more.

Schedules as listed in Nuitée's fare data for the dates we searched; departure times are Los Angeles local time. We don't list arrival times because some Cabo arrival times in the data were an hour off on winter dates, so confirm them when you book.

One pricing quirk: American sells seats on some of Alaska's nonstops, but its listings started at $303 against $184 when Alaska sold its own, so book Alaska-operated flights with Alaska. And a connection via Mexico City means clearing Mexican immigration and customs there instead of in Cabo.

Baggage by fare

Every airline's cheapest fare on this route includes a carry-on but no checked bag. American's Main Plus ($314) was the only economy fare in our data with a checked bag included; on the others, including Delta's Comfort fares and Alaska's Main ($242), budget for the bag fee. Checked bags otherwise came only with first-class and premium fares.

Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) sits just north of San José del Cabo, about 50 kilometres from Cabo San Lucas. The drive down the Tourist Corridor takes about 40 to 50 minutes. Your options:

• Private transfer: priced per vehicle from about $99 per group, with the driver tracking your flight. This is the easiest option for two or more people.
• Shared shuttle: about $36 to $43 per person round-trip, but it stops at several hotels on the way.
• Airport taxi: commonly $80 to $100 to Cabo San Lucas.

Rideshare pickups at SJD are restricted, and timeshare sellers work the arrivals hall, so arrange your ride before you land. Our Los Cabos airport transfer guide compares the options side by side. If you connect and land in the evening, our guide to hotels near Los Cabos airport covers places to stay minutes from SJD.

Most nonstops leave Los Angeles in the morning and take about 2.5 hours, so you can be at your hotel in time for an afternoon on the beach. The prices above are live rates for a sample three-night stay for two, from the same hotel list as our guide to the best hotels in Cabo San Lucas, where each one is reviewed in full.

• On the beach: Médano Beach hotels put you on Cabo's swimmable beach, a walk from the marina.
• All-inclusive: compare all-inclusive resorts in Cabo San Lucas if you'd rather not budget meal by meal.
• Closer to the airport: the best hotels in San José del Cabo are 15 to 20 minutes from SJD instead of 45.

• What to do: our list of the best things to do in Cabo San Lucas and a ready-made Cabo itinerary.
• When to go: with fares this flat, pick the season you want, from whale season in January to warm-water Cabo in July.
• Safety: read our Cabo San Lucas safety guide before you go.

Everything else for the destination is in our Cabo San Lucas travel guide.