Los Angeles → Paris flights

Target $354 on LAX–CDG — prices swing nearly 50%

Key takeaways

• Median fare is $354 across 30 daily snapshots — a reasonable anchor for budget planning.
• The bottom quartile sits at $351 or below, meaning roughly one in four observed fares landed near that floor — not dramatically cheaper, but meaningfully so.
• The low of $290 represents the best-case scenario; at 48% spread between low and high, timing genuinely matters on this route.
• The top quartile starts at $416, so fares above that level are historically elevated — avoid booking when prices are in this range if flexibility allows.
• With a $140 gap between low and high, a patient traveler willing to monitor fares could realistically save over $100 versus a rushed booking.

30-day price trend

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

The full picture

Los Angeles to Paris is one of the more volatile transatlantic routes in this dataset, with a 48% spread between the lowest and highest observed fares across 30 daily snapshots. The median of $354 is a useful baseline, but the tight clustering between the median ($354) and the 25th percentile ($351) tells an important story: the bottom half of fares are packed into a very narrow band just above $351, while the upper half stretches all the way to $430. That asymmetry means the real upside comes from catching the occasional dip toward $290 — not just waiting for 'below average.'

On a long-haul route like LAX–CDG, fare behavior tends to follow a general pattern: prices are often softer in the 6–10 week booking window before departure, then firm up as the cabin fills and airlines protect premium revenue in the final few weeks. The $290 floor observed here likely reflects a promotional or off-peak fare that appeared briefly during that mid-range window. There is no day-of-week carrier signal in this dataset, so claims about 'cheapest days to book' would be speculative — what is visible is that fares in the p25–median range ($351–$354) appear with reasonable frequency, making that a realistic target rather than a lucky outlier.

One honest caveat: 30 snapshots capture a single rolling window and may reflect one travel season, one set of departure dates, or one competitive moment between carriers. If demand spikes — around holidays, major events in Paris, or a reduction in transatlantic capacity — the $290–$354 range may not be available at all. Use this data as a calibration tool, not a guarantee.

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