✈ YYZ → LAX
4H 55M FROM TORONTO TO LOS ANGELES. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.
Flight from Toronto to Los Angeles
From Pearson (YYZ), Canada North America → LAX (LAX), USA North America
How long is the flight from Toronto to Los Angeles?
A nonstop flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 4 hours 55 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,172 miles (3,495 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
4h 55m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,172 mi
3,495 km · great-circle
Avg speed
712 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Toronto timezone
UTC-4
America/Toronto
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.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.