✈ LHR → LAX

11H 11M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,443 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 11m
Distance
5,443 mi
Or
8,760 km
Jet lag
8h

Flight from London to Los Angeles

From Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

How long is the flight from London to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from London (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 11 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,443 miles (8,760 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 11m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,443 mi

8,760 km · great-circle

Avg speed

784 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

London timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-8h

8 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~5.6d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1296 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1498 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 359 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.