✈ FRA → LAX

11H 51M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,792 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 51m
Distance
5,792 mi
Or
9,321 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles

From Frankfurt Airport (FRA), Germany Europe  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 11 hours 51 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,792 miles (9,321 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 51m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,792 mi

9,321 km · great-circle

Avg speed

787 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Frankfurt timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Berlin

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.

✈ Flight 1380 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1594 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 382 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.