✈ BKK → LAX

BANGKOK → LOS ANGELES: 16H 34M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.

Flight time
16h 34m
Distance
8,259 mi
Or
13,291 km
Jet lag
14h

Flight from Bangkok to Los Angeles

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK), Thailand Asia  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

How long is the flight from Bangkok to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Bangkok (BKK) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 16 hours 34 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,259 miles (13,291 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

16h 34m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

8,259 mi

13,291 km · great-circle

Avg speed

802 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Bangkok timezone

UTC+7

Asia/Bangkok

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-14h

14 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~9.8d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1967 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2273 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 545 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.