Los Angeles → Bali flights

Bali from LAX hovers near $490 — book when you see sub-$484

Key takeaways

• The median fare is $490, with the middle 50% of observed prices falling between $484 and $496 — a remarkably narrow band.
• The spread is only 14% (low $449, high $512), meaning dramatic last-minute windfalls or panic-buy surges are uncommon on this route.
• The $449 floor was rare — it falls below the 25th percentile, so treat anything under $484 as a genuinely good fare worth booking.
• With such compressed pricing, waiting for a big drop is unlikely to pay off; the upside of patience is roughly $40, while the downside is losing seat availability.
• No dominant carrier pattern was distinguishable in this dataset, so compare all available options rather than defaulting to one airline.

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 strikingly compressed fare environment over 30 daily snapshots. The cheapest cached fares ranged from $449 to $512 — a spread of just 14% — with the median sitting at $490 and half of all observed prices packed into the narrow $484–$496 window. That kind of clustering tells you this is a structurally stable route: airlines appear to be holding floors relatively firmly, and opportunistic flash sales to these price levels are not the norm.

Given such a tight distribution, the practical booking strategy shifts away from 'wait and watch' toward 'act on a clear threshold.' If you see a fare at or below $484 — the 25th percentile — that is a credible below-median deal by the standards of this dataset. Fares under $470 would be exceptional, appearing in the lowest tail of the observed range. There is no evidence here of a dramatic mid-booking-window softening that would reward holding out for weeks; the $40–$45 maximum you could theoretically save versus the median is unlikely to offset the risk of reduced availability, particularly on a long-haul route with limited nonstop options.

One honest caveat: 30 daily snapshots capture a single rolling window, not a full seasonal cycle. Fares on the LAX–DPS corridor can shift meaningfully around northern-hemisphere summer, Balinese high season (July–August), and major holidays. The tight spread observed here may reflect a specific demand period rather than year-round behavior. Before booking, it is worth checking whether your travel dates align with peak periods — if they do, the $490–$512 range may represent the floor, not the midpoint.

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