✈ LAX → BKK
16H 34M FROM LOS ANGELES TO BANGKOK. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from Los Angeles to Bangkok
From LAX (LAX), USA North America → Suvarnabhumi (BKK), Thailand Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Bangkok → Los Angeles
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Bangkok?
A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Bangkok (BKK) 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
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Bangkok timezone
UTC+7
Asia/Bangkok
Time difference
+14h
14 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~14d
Eastward — worse
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.
Flights from Los Angeles
Nearest destinations
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Long-haul from Los Angeles
- Los Angeles → Johannesburg
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Flights to Bangkok
Nearest origins
- Kuala Lumpur → Bangkok
- Singapore → Bangkok
- Hong Kong → Bangkok
- Manila → Bangkok
- Taipei → Bangkok
- Shanghai → Bangkok
- Delhi → Bangkok
- Bali (Denpasar) → Bangkok
- Mumbai → Bangkok
- Beijing → Bangkok
Long-haul to Bangkok
- Santiago → Bangkok
- Buenos Aires → Bangkok
- São Paulo → Bangkok
- Rio de Janeiro → Bangkok
- Cancun → Bangkok
- Mexico City → Bangkok
- Miami → Bangkok
- Atlanta → Bangkok
- Dallas → Bangkok
- New York → Bangkok