✈ BER → LAX

11H 53M FROM BERLIN TO LOS ANGELES. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
11h 53m
Distance
5,807 mi
Or
9,345 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Berlin to Los Angeles

From Brandenburg (BER), Germany Europe  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

How long is the flight from Berlin to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Berlin (BER) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 11 hours 53 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,807 miles (9,345 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 53m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,807 mi

9,345 km · great-circle

Avg speed

787 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Berlin timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Berlin

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 1383 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1598 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 383 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.