Fly from Newark to Los Angeles for $172 round-trip on Southwest Airlines.

Searching Southwest.com, we found seats departing EWR on Saturday, February 3, returning from LAX on Wednesday, February 7. Flights connect in Phoenix on the outbound and in Denver on the inbound for this itinerary. Your flight may connect in other cities depending on your flight selection.

Other dates are available for travel through Apr. 10, but dates are quite scarce after early March. If you're traveling with checked bags or like the flexibility of changing your plans, Southwest is a great option as they include two free checked bags and have no change fees.

See our fare details for booking info. Prefer to fly nonstop? We've also found a fare for $237 round-trip, nonstop, on United and Virgin America.

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