Los Angeles → Bali flights

Median LAX–Bali fare is $497 — act early when dips near $354 appear

Key takeaways

• Median fare is $497, with the middle 50% of observed prices falling in a narrow $490–$503 band — a sign the 'normal' price is quite stable.
• The low of $354 represents a 29% discount versus median — real but infrequent; don't plan a budget around it.
• Spread of 62% (low-to-high range as a share of the low) is wide enough to justify monitoring, but most days you'll land within $13 of the median.
• High end of $574 is only about 15% above median — severe price spikes appear limited on this route.
• Sample size is 17 days — slightly thin, so treat these figures as directional rather than definitive benchmarks.

30-day price trend

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

The full picture

The LAX–Bali route shows a pricing profile that is, on most days, surprisingly predictable. The interquartile range — the band covering the middle half of all observed fares — spans just $490 to $503, a spread of $13. That compression tells you the 'going rate' for this long-haul Pacific route is well-anchored near $497. For a roughly 8,700-mile journey, that's a reasonable baseline to plan against.

The more interesting story is at the edges. The observed low of $354 is legitimate — but with the middle 50% of fares sitting within $7 of the median on either side, that fare appears rarely and likely reflects a brief promotional window or a specific connecting itinerary. If your travel dates are flexible, setting a fare alert in the $380–$420 range gives you a realistic target that's meaningfully below median without requiring the stars to align. Booking roughly 6–10 weeks out tends to coincide with the window before peak-season inventory compression on long-haul leisure routes, though this dataset does not capture departure-date seasonality directly.

Carrier and day-of-week patterns are not distinguishable from the data provided, so any claim about a 'cheapest day to fly' would be speculation. What the data does support is a simple rule: if you see a fare below $450, it is in the bottom quartile of observed prices and worth booking without extended deliberation. Above $520, you are in the upper quartile — worth waiting a short period if your dates allow.

One honest caveat: with 17 daily snapshots, this dataset is on the thinner side. A fuller 30-day picture could reveal patterns — particularly around holiday surges or carrier sales — that are not yet visible here. Treat the $497 median as a reliable anchor, but revisit fare checks regularly rather than relying on a single observation.

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