Compare 6 loyalty programs for Miami to Los Angeles award flights, with economy seats from 12,500 points.
Miami to Los Angeles is a transcontinental domestic corridor, and nonstop award space shows up on Delta. Six programs price the route, and economy starts at 12,500 points via American AAdvantage. On domestic flights, check the cash fare before redeeming: points earn their keep when the award price clearly undercuts it. The tables below compare MIA–LAX pricing across all six programs.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | Premium economy | Business | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 American AirlinesAA | 12,500Lowest | Not available | 40,000pts | 25,000Lowest |
 Alaska AirlinesAS | 12,500Lowest | Not available | 548,500pts | 25,000Lowest |
 Copa AirlinesCM | 15,000pts | Not available | 30,000Lowest | Not available |
 United AirlinesUA | 15,000pts | Not available | 120,000pts | Not available |
 DeltaDL | 18,000pts | 80,200Lowest | 269,200pts | 68,100pts |
When award seats between Miami and Los Angeles price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 12,500 |
| Dec 2026 | 12,500 |
| Jan 2027 | 34,000 |
| Feb 2027 | 12,500 |
| Mar 2027 | 12,500 |
| Apr 2027 | 13,500 |
| May 2027 | No award data |
| Jun 2027 | No award data |
| Jul 2027 | No award data |
| Aug 2027 | No award data |
| Sep 2027 | No award data |
| Oct 2027 | No award data |
5 airlines with award seats between Miami and Los Angeles, nonstop or connecting.
American AirlinesAAAlaska AirlinesASCopa AirlinesCMDeltaDLUnited AirlinesUAWhat to know before booking Miami to Los Angeles with points.
~2,340 miles; ~5h10 nonstop (approximate). Los Angeles runs 3 hours behind Miami. The data runs November 2026–October 2027, with calendar prices for six months. Across well-covered months, November 2026, December 2026, and February 2027 are among the cheapest, at 12,500 points; pricier months include January 2027 (34,000).
Miami to Los Angeles is served by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Copa Airlines and 2 more, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 6 loyalty programs to find the best value for your points. Award prices start from 12,500 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
At about 2,340 miles from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), a nonstop runs roughly 5h10, give or take with the winds. Nonstop award space in the data comes from a single airline: Delta. The Airbus A321neo shows up on those nonstop award segments. Only about 14% of the award options in the data are nonstop, so most results connect.
Miami–Los Angeles is a domestic route, so the first question is whether to spend points at all. Saving points means connecting: the economy floor connects once, and an economy nonstop on Delta costs more. Taxes and fees on the cheapest economy seat run about $11, in line with the route's typical economy taxes. When the fare is low, pay cash and hold the points for a pricier trip. Hold off on converting flexible points until the seat is confirmed bookable; there's no undoing a transfer.
American AAdvantage is cheapest in economy at 12,500 points and first class at 25,000. Avianca LifeMiles wins business class at 30,000 points. The other four programs include Delta SkyMiles, Air France-KLM Flying Blue, and GOL Smiles. No program wins more than two cabins here, so pick the seat first, then the currency.
In the current award data, only Delta shows nonstop space on Miami–Los Angeles, but as a SkyTeam member its seats also price through alliance partners, not just Delta SkyMiles. For connecting options, the better-priced awards in the data connect in San Francisco and Houston. The lowest business-class award here is a Star Alliance partner booking: Copa Airlines seats through Avianca LifeMiles. Only five airlines show award space here, but six programs sell their seats, so the program matters more than the carrier.
Leaving Miami, Fort Lauderdale (FLL) beats Miami International at 8,500 points in economy against the 12,500-point floor. Arriving in the Los Angeles area, Orange County (SNA) undercuts that floor at 9,500 points; Burbank (BUR) prices from 15,000. Fort Lauderdale also logs nonstop flights to Los Angeles in the data. The return, Los Angeles to Miami, has its own page, since award pricing can differ by direction.
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Common questions travelers ask about the Miami to Los Angeles route.
