✈ LAX → BOS
5H 45M. LOS ANGELES TO BOSTON. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.
Flight from Los Angeles to Boston
From LAX (LAX), USA North America → Logan (BOS), USA North America
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Boston?
A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Boston (BOS) takes about 5 hours 45 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,605 miles (4,193 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
5h 45m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,605 mi
4,193 km · great-circle
Avg speed
730 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Boston timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
+3h
3 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~3d
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.