✈ PRG → LAX

12H 9M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
12h 9m
Distance
5,950 mi
Or
9,576 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Prague to Los Angeles

From Václav Havel (PRG), Czechia Europe  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Los Angeles → Prague

How long is the flight from Prague to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Prague (PRG) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 12 hours 9 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,950 miles (9,576 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 9m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,950 mi

9,576 km · great-circle

Avg speed

788 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Prague timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Prague

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 1417 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1637 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 393 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.