✈ BOM → LAX
17H 25M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Mumbai to Los Angeles
From Chhatrapati Shivaji (BOM), India Asia → LAX (LAX), USA North America
How long is the flight from Mumbai to Los Angeles?
A nonstop flight from Mumbai (BOM) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 17 hours 25 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,698 miles (13,998 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
17h 25m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,698 mi
13,998 km · great-circle
Avg speed
804 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Mumbai timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-12.5h
12h 30m behind
Jet lag (rough)
~8.8d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.