✈ YVR → LAX
2H 49M FROM VANCOUVER TO LOS ANGELES. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.
Flight from Vancouver to Los Angeles
From YVR (YVR), Canada North America → LAX (LAX), USA North America
How long is the flight from Vancouver to Los Angeles?
A nonstop flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 2 hours 49 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,082 miles (1,741 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
2h 49m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,082 mi
1,741 km · great-circle
Avg speed
617 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Vancouver timezone
UTC-7
America/Vancouver
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.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.