What is the distance from Los Angeles to Milan?

The great-circle distance from Los Angeles to Milan is 6,025 miles (9,696 km).

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Milan?

Milan is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles.

How much CO₂ does a flight from Los Angeles to Milan produce?

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles to Milan emits about 1435 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ LAX → MXP

12H 18M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time: 12h 18m

Distance: 6,025 mi

Or: 9,696 km

Jet lag: 9h

Flight from Los Angeles to Milan

From LAX (LAX), USA North America → Malpensa (MXP), Italy Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Milan → Los Angeles

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Milan?

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Milan (MXP) takes about 12 hours 18 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,025 miles (9,696 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 18m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,025 mi

9,696 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

Milan timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Rome

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 1435 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 1658 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 398 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.

12H 18M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight from Los Angeles to Milan

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