Cheap flights from Wroclaw to Los Angeles

March is the cheapest month on this route, and fares usually ease before the spring travel season starts. Late autumn and the first part of December can be reasonable too, while July and August are peak on both sides: Polish holiday travel meets the American summer break. Midweek departures, Tuesday and Wednesday in particular, tend to cost less than Friday or Sunday flights. Watch the Polish school holidays and the Thanksgiving and Christmas windows in the United States, when connecting fares climb. For summer, book well ahead; for March, you can often wait and still find seats.

Every carrier on this route is a full-service airline, so there is no low-cost option to trade bags against a lower fare. LOT Polish Airlines and Lufthansa, with its Cityline and Air Dolomiti partners, feed the route through their European hubs; Scandinavian Airlines, KLM Cityhopper, Swiss and Helvetic Airways do the same from their own bases. Air Canada and United Airlines cover the long North American legs and connect through their home gateways. Expect a checked bag, a meal and seat selection to be included on most tickets, but read the fare rules: the regional legs are often operated by a partner, and light fares can exclude the hold bag.

Los Angeles International sits southwest of downtown, near the coast, and the drive into the city depends heavily on traffic, so a short distance can eat a big part of your day. Shuttle buses run to several points in the city, the metro rail line links the airport with the wider network, and rideshares, taxis and rental cars are all available at the terminals. Check which terminal your flight arrives at, because the airport is spread out and moving between them takes time. Landing in the late afternoon or evening means sitting in rush hour, so plan the first hours of your trip around it.

Currency

USD ($)

Power sockets

Type A, B · 120 V

Language

Samoan, Hawaiian, Chamorro, Carolinian, Spanish

Emergency number

911

Driving side

right

Calling code

+1

Internet domain

.us

Population of Los Angeles

3.9 M (2020)

Time zone

UTC-07 (America/Los_Angeles)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check that you are leaving from Wroclaw Strachowice, the city's only airport, not from another Polish city.
• Confirm what the fare includes, since the short European legs are often flown by a regional partner.
• On two separate tickets, leave a generous buffer at the connection, since a missed link is then your own cost.
• Make sure your passport is valid well past your return date and that you hold the right entry authorisation for the United States.
• Look at the layover airport and the total journey time, not only the fare, as some cheap connections add many hours.
• Compare March with the summer months and check the price calendar around the holidays before you commit.