Los Angeles → Paris flights

LAX–Paris fares cluster near $326 — act when you see sub-$300

Key takeaways

• $326 is the median fare — and also the 75th percentile, meaning most days priced at or below that figure.
• The bottom quartile starts at $316, so genuine 'cheap' fares are only $10–$20 below what's typical — a narrow gap.
• The floor of $265 is real but rare: it sat there on the lowest-observed day out of 30 snapshots, roughly 3% of the time.
• A 25% spread (low-to-high) sounds meaningful, but with the high capped at $330, the absolute dollar swing is just $65.
• No dominant carrier was surfaced in this dataset, so comparison-shop all major transatlantic operators rather than anchoring to one airline.

30-day price trend

See full numbers and stats on the LAX → CDG price history page.

The full picture

The 30-day snapshot picture for Los Angeles to Paris is notably compressed. With a median of $326 and a 75th percentile sitting at exactly the same level, the overwhelming majority of daily cached fares land in the $316–$326 band. That tight clustering tells you this route is currently in a stable, low-volatility pricing window — not a market where waiting a week is likely to unlock dramatically cheaper options. The $65 gap between the observed low ($265) and high ($330) represents the entire range of opportunity, and most of it sits at the top.

The floor fare of $265 is worth knowing about, but context matters: it appeared at the very bottom of a 30-day series, suggesting it reflects a flash sale or brief inventory release rather than a repeatable baseline. If you spot a fare in the $265–$290 range, that's firmly in the bottom quartile and worth booking without delay. Fares in the $300–$316 range remain below median and represent a solid outcome. Holding out for sub-$265 fares based on this dataset would be speculative.

No dominant carrier was identifiable from the data provided, which makes it especially important to check all major operators flying LAX–CDG — including Air France, Delta, United, and Air Tahiti Nui, which commonly appear on this route — rather than anchoring to one source. Transatlantic pricing responds to seat inventory, and a fare that looks comparable across two airlines may have meaningfully different connection times or baggage policies underneath it.

One honest caveat: 30 daily snapshots capture the cheapest available cached fare each day, not every price point in the market. Seasonal demand shifts, holiday periods, or sudden capacity changes can push this entire range higher or lower in ways this data window cannot predict.

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