✈ SEA → LAX

2H 35M FROM SEATTLE TO LOS ANGELES. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.

Flight time
2h 35m
Distance
955 mi
Or
1,537 km
Jet lag
None

Flight from Seattle to Los Angeles

From Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Los Angeles → Seattle

How long is the flight from Seattle to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Seattle (SEA) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 2 hours 35 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 955 miles (1,537 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

2h 35m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

955 mi

1,537 km · great-circle

Avg speed

596 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Seattle timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

Same

Same time zone

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 188 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 263 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 63 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.