✈ BCN → LAX
12H 16M, 6,012 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Barcelona to Los Angeles
From El Prat (BCN), Spain Europe → LAX (LAX), USA North America
How long is the flight from Barcelona to Los Angeles?
A nonstop flight from Barcelona (BCN) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 12 hours 16 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,012 miles (9,675 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 16m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,012 mi
9,675 km · great-circle
Avg speed
789 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Barcelona timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Madrid
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-9h
9 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~6.3d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.