✈ MIA → LAX

MIAMI → LOS ANGELES IN 5H 14M. PACK SNACKS. PACK PATIENCE.

Flight time
5h 14m
Distance
2,338 mi
Or
3,763 km
Jet lag
3h

Flight from Miami to Los Angeles

From Miami International (MIA), USA North America  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

How long is the flight from Miami to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Miami (MIA) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 5 hours 14 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,338 miles (3,763 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

5h 14m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

2,338 mi

3,763 km · great-circle

Avg speed

720 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Miami timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-3h

3 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~2.1d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 557 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 643 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 154 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.