✈ MAN → LAX

10H 54M FROM MANCHESTER TO LOS ANGELES. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
10h 54m
Distance
5,300 mi
Or
8,530 km
Jet lag
8h

Flight from Manchester to Los Angeles

From Manchester Airport (MAN), United Kingdom Europe  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

How long is the flight from Manchester to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Manchester (MAN) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 10 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,300 miles (8,530 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 54m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,300 mi

8,530 km · great-circle

Avg speed

782 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Manchester timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-8h

8 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~5.6d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1262 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1459 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 350 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.