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✈ LAX → BCN

12H 16M IN A METAL TUBE. 6,012 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
12h 16m
Distance
6,012 mi
Or
9,675 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Los Angeles to Barcelona

From LAX (LAX), USA North America  →  El Prat (BCN), Spain Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Barcelona → Los Angeles

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Barcelona?

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Barcelona (BCN) 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

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Barcelona timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Madrid

Time difference

+9h

9 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~9d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1432 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1654 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 397 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.

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