Multi-Day Tours from Los Angeles with Flights Included

This is where LAX genuinely outperforms every other US gateway. No other city on the continent has the combination of direct non-stops, carrier competition and fare-sale frequency that Southern California offers into Asia and Oceania.

Japan bundled totals run $2,900-$4,400 for 10-14 day small-group tours, with ANA and JAL flying direct LAX to Tokyo Haneda and Narita daily, plus United and Delta adding frequency. Non-stop flight time is about 11 hours westbound. Thailand sits at $2,600-$3,900 for 12-14 day tours including a one-stop via Tokyo, Taipei or Seoul — EVA and China Airlines are usually the price winners. Vietnam comes in at $2,700-$4,000 for 12-14 days, most commonly routed through Taipei or Incheon. Australia and New Zealand are the long-flight kings at $3,800-$5,600 for 10-14 day tours, but Qantas flies LAX-Sydney and LAX-Melbourne direct daily, Air New Zealand flies LAX-Auckland, and United adds a Sydney non-stop — no other US city has this density.

Asian-carrier fare sales out of LAX run three or four times a year (late January, Black Friday, early March) and push economy returns to $750-$950. If Asia is on your list, LAX is the US city to fly from.

Europe from the West Coast is a longer haul than from New York, but the direct-flight map out of LAX is wider than travellers assume and the bundled math still works.

Italy bundled totals come in at $2,700-$3,900 for 10-14 day small-group tours. British Airways, Lufthansa, Air France and Iberia all fly LAX direct to their respective hubs daily, and American and Delta add Heathrow and Paris non-stops. Most Italy packages route you through London, Frankfurt, Paris or Madrid with a short hop to Rome, Milan or Venice. Egypt is one of the best-value long-hauls at $2,600-$3,800 for 10-day tours, typically flown via Istanbul on Turkish Airlines (daily LAX non-stop) or via Frankfurt on Lufthansa. Greece runs $2,400-$3,500 for 10-day packages, usually routed LAX-Athens via a European hub — no direct yet but a LAX-ATH seasonal direct has been rumoured. Portugal bundles land at $2,300-$3,400 for 10-day Lisbon-Porto tours, routed via TAP's Lisbon hub from SFO with a LAX connection, or direct via London.

For most West Coast travellers Europe is a one-connection trip regardless, so the bundle is within $50-$120 of booking separately. Book the tour with the flight unless you are stitching a specific award ticket.

Latin America is LA's other structural advantage over New York and the East Coast gateways. The geography favours you — Central America is a short-haul flight, Mexico is almost a commuter route, and direct South America service has expanded significantly.

Peru is the headline value at $2,300-$3,500 bundled for 10-12 day tours, and this is where LATAM's direct LAX-Lima non-stop (about 8.5 hours) earns its place. Copa Airlines via Panama City is a cheaper one-stop if you are flexible. Costa Rica runs $1,800-$2,700 for 8-10 day tours with direct non-stops on Alaska, United, American and Delta to San Jose or Liberia — under 6 hours of flight time. Mexico bundles are the cheapest long-haul category at $1,100-$1,900 for 7-10 day tours covering Mexico City, Oaxaca, the Yucatan or Baja, with direct flights on Aeromexico, Volaris, Alaska and the US majors. Argentina tours sit at $3,100-$4,500 for 12-14 day packages, typically routed LAX-Buenos Aires via Lima on LATAM, via Panama on Copa, or via Santiago — American has a seasonal LAX-EZE direct.

For any Central or South America tour, LAX consistently prices 10-20% below JFK totals because flight distances are shorter from the West Coast.

LAX is functional but not elegant, and a little terminal literacy saves real time.

Tom Bradley International (officially Terminal B) is the long-haul hub — all the Asian carriers, Qantas, Air New Zealand, Emirates, Qatar, Turkish, Lufthansa, Air France, Iberia, KLM and most of the Middle Eastern and European majors. Terminals 2 through 8 handle domestic mainline and short-haul international. Delta is T2/3, American dominates T4/5 with some operations in TBIT, Alaska is T6, United is T7/8, Southwest is T1. All terminals connect airside via an interior corridor plus the new Terminal Connector between TBIT and T4, so you rarely need to re-clear security on connections.

There is no rail link yet — the LAX/Metro Transit Center opens late 2024 and the people mover linking terminals and rental cars to Metro is targeting 2026-2028. Until then, ground transport is the weak point. Uber, Lyft and taxis now use the off-site LAX-it lot and you catch a shuttle from your terminal; budget 15-20 extra minutes each way. FlyAway bus from Union Station and Van Nuys is $9-$10 and bypasses the LAX-it hassle. Parking runs $25-$40 per day at Economy Lot E, $40-$60 at the close-in P1-P7 structures; off-site lots like The Parking Spot and WallyPark are $15-$22 per day with free shuttles. Arrive three hours before international departures — TBIT security queues regularly hit 45-60 minutes at peak.

West Coast pricing rhythms are different from East Coast schedules, and long-haul out of LAX has its own fare-sale calendar worth tracking.

Shoulder seasons for West Coast travellers: October, late February through March, and early-to-mid November (the two weeks before Thanksgiving). These windows combine lower tour land prices with lower flight fares and avoid the peak demand spikes. Asian-carrier fare sales run most reliably during Black Friday week and the first three weeks of January and February, pushing LAX-Tokyo or LAX-Seoul economy returns to $750-$950 for travel March through June. Set a sale reminder if Japan, Thailand or Vietnam is on your 2026 list.

Avoid Christmas week (December 20 to January 2), Easter week, the July through mid-August peak, Chinese New Year (late January to mid-February for Asia destinations), and Thanksgiving week itself — all push flight fares up 40-90%. Lunar New Year in particular makes Asia packages 25-40% more expensive.

Book long-haul tour-plus-flight bundles four to six months ahead of a shoulder-season departure and you will consistently hit the bottom of the price ranges quoted above. For Europe, three to five months ahead works; for Mexico and Costa Rica, six to eight weeks ahead is fine because the route density keeps fares flat. Last-minute is rarely the right call out of LAX — premium-cabin upgrades aside, economy fares on long-haul routes climb steadily from 60 days out.