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Los Angeles → Puerto Vallarta flights
LAX–PVR fares held close to a $169 median over 30 days, with most prices between $154 and $170.
Fares cluster near $169 — little room to time the market
Key takeaways
- Median fare of $169 across 30 daily snapshots, with a tight range of $144 to $172.
- Spread of just 19% between low and high — one of the narrower bands we track, so timing matters less here.
- Bottom quartile fares sit at $154 or below, meaning roughly 1 in 4 days offered meaningfully cheaper tickets.
- Top quartile fares start at $170, barely above the median — upside risk of overpaying is limited.
- With prices this stable, waiting for a dramatic drop is unlikely to pay off on this route.
30-day price trend
See full numbers and stats on the LAX → PVR price history page.
The full picture
The LAX–PVR route shows unusually stable pricing over the 30-day window we tracked. The median fare was $169, and the full range ran from a low of $144 to a high of $172 — a spread of just 19%. That's a tight band by airfare standards, and it tells us this route doesn't swing wildly based on when you happen to check or book. If you see something near or below the $154 p25 mark, that's a genuinely good fare worth grabbing; if you're seeing $170+, you're at the top of the observed range, but even that ceiling is only a few dollars above the median.
Because the spread is so narrow, we can't point to a clear 'softening' window within the booking horizon the way you might for a more volatile route. The data doesn't show a strong pattern of prices dropping as departure approaches or rising sharply closer in — fares stayed within a consistent band across all 30 snapshots. That consistency is itself useful information: it suggests demand and capacity on this route are fairly balanced right now, so aggressive last-minute gambles or far-out advance purchases are less likely to produce outlier savings either direction.
We don't have visibility into a dominant carrier for this route in the data provided, so we can't speak to airline-specific booking patterns or whether one carrier is driving the price floor versus the ceiling. The honest takeaway: with a sub-20% spread, your main lever is simply avoiding the small number of days that spike toward $170-172, rather than trying to time a deeper dip that the data doesn't show happening. Treat anything at or below the median as a reasonable fare and book it rather than waiting.
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Why we regenerated this article: Median fare ↑ 10% ($154 → $169). We only rewrite when the underlying price index actually moves — stable weeks keep the previous take.
AI-authored from this route's 30-day price index. Article last regenerated Oct 10, 2026. Fares shift continuously — confirm at booking.