FLIGHT HOP.fyi

✈ MAD → LAX

11H 55M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,832 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 55m
Distance
5,832 mi
Or
9,385 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Madrid to Los Angeles

From Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Los Angeles → Madrid

How long is the flight from Madrid to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Madrid (MAD) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 11 hours 55 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,832 miles (9,385 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 55m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,832 mi

9,385 km · great-circle

Avg speed

787 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Madrid timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Madrid

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-9h

9 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~6.3d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1389 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1605 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 385 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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