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How to read Los Angeles Times free or for less

The LA Times lets visitors read a limited number of articles over a rolling 7-day period, and a free account adds a few more. Its email newsletters are free. For regular reading, the main routes are Apple News+, a low-cost introductory offer, university access and library databases.

Last checked 7 Nov 2026. Offers change often, so confirm the price on the outlet's own page before you pay.

Quick answer

If you already pay for Apple News+, it includes the LA Times. Otherwise the cheapest full access is the US$1-for-4-months introductory offer, and a Los Angeles Public Library card lets you read LA Times articles free in ProQuest.

United States

Library

LA Times articles in ProQuest with a library card

Free

Los Angeles Public Library cardholders can read LA Times articles from 1985 to today in ProQuest, plus a historical archive covering 1881 to 2017. This is a text database, not the latimes.com website. LAPL cards are free to California residents, but the instant online e-card is for City of Los Angeles residents only. Other libraries, such as Redondo Beach Public Library, also offer the LA Times through ProQuest.

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Library app

Print replica on PressReader at some Southern California libraries

Free

PressReader offers the LA Times to public libraries. Long Beach Public Library and South Pasadena Public Library have listed it among their PressReader titles, open to their cardholders. LA County Library and LAPL also offer PressReader, but their pages don't name the LA Times, so log in with your card and search for it.

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School / university

Free access through your college or university

Free

Some universities pay for LA Times digital access for their community. At Loyola Marymount you register with your LMU or LLS email and a code from the Hannon Library. At Occidental College you create a latimes.com account through the library and reactivate it every academic year. Ask your own library whether it has a deal.

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Free articles

Limited free articles every 7 days

Free

Visitors can read a limited number of articles in a rolling 7-day period, and a free registered account usually gets more. The LA Times does not publish the exact number. Rereading a story within 7 days counts only once, and crosswords and games are free without a subscription.

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Free newsletter

Free email newsletters

Free

You can sign up for LA Times newsletters, such as the daily Essential California, without subscribing. Reading the email doesn't count toward your article limit, but clicking through to latimes.com does.

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Student rate

Student and educator discount

Discounted rate; price not published

The LA Times help pages say it runs a subscription programme for students and educators, and Student Beans lists a discounted Unlimited Digital Access rate for verified students. Neither shows the price, so check it at checkout.

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Intro offer

US$1 for 4 months for new subscribers

US$1 for 4 months, then US$4/week (billed as US$16 every 4 weeks)

New digital subscribers, and anyone without an active subscription in the past 365 days, can pay US$1 for the first 4 months. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time.

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Intro offer

One year for US$60 for new subscribers

US$60 for one year (regular price shown as US$208/year)

The annual digital offer works out at about US$1.15 a week. It has the same rules as the 4-month offer: new subscribers, or no active subscription in the past 365 days.

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Bundle

Included in Apple News+

US$12.99/month after a 1-month free trial

The Los Angeles Times is in the Apple News+ catalogue, and you read it in the Apple News app on iPhone, iPad or Mac. A few LA Times stories are free in Apple News, but most need Apple News+ or an LA Times subscription.

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Canada

Bundle

Included in Apple News+

CA$16.99/month after a 1-month free trial

The Los Angeles Times is in the Canadian Apple News+ catalogue and is read inside the Apple News app.

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United Kingdom

Bundle

Included in Apple News+

£12.99/month after a 1-month free trial

The Los Angeles Times is in the UK Apple News+ catalogue and is read inside the Apple News app.

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Australia

Bundle

Included in Apple News+

A$19.99/month after a 1-month free trial

The Los Angeles Times is in the Australian Apple News+ catalogue and is read inside the Apple News app.

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Questions

Partly. We found no library that gives a full latimes.com pass, but Los Angeles Public Library cardholders can read LA Times articles from 1985 onward in ProQuest. Some Southern California libraries, such as Long Beach, also carry the print replica on PressReader.

Yes. The Los Angeles Times is in the Apple News+ catalogue in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia. A few stories are free in Apple News, but most need Apple News+.

The LA Times doesn't publish the number. The limit resets over a rolling 7-day period, and signing up for a free account usually gives you a few more articles.

The LA Times says it has a programme for students and educators, and Student Beans lists a discounted rate, but the price isn't published. Some universities, such as Loyola Marymount and Occidental, give their students free access.

In November 2026 new subscribers can pay US$1 for the first 4 months, then US$16 every 4 weeks. Another option is US$60 for one year, against a regular price of US$208 a year.