✈ ARN → LAX

11H 18M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,507 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 18m
Distance
5,507 mi
Or
8,863 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Stockholm to Los Angeles

From Arlanda (ARN), Sweden Europe  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

How long is the flight from Stockholm to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Stockholm (ARN) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 11 hours 18 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,507 miles (8,863 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 18m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,507 mi

8,863 km · great-circle

Avg speed

784 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Stockholm timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Stockholm

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 1312 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1516 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 363 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.