✈ LAX → CUN
4H 48M FROM LOS ANGELES TO CANCUN. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.
Flight from Los Angeles to Cancun
From LAX (LAX), USA North America → Cancun International (CUN), Mexico North America
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Cancun?
A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Cancun (CUN) takes about 4 hours 48 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,117 miles (3,407 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
4h 48m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,117 mi
3,407 km · great-circle
Avg speed
709 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Cancun timezone
UTC-5
America/Cancun
Time difference
+2h
2 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~2d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.