✈ BOS → LAX

5H 45M FROM BOSTON TO LOS ANGELES. JET LAG IS NOW YOUR PERSONALITY.

Flight time
5h 45m
Distance
2,605 mi
Or
4,193 km
Jet lag
3h

Flight from Boston to Los Angeles

From Logan (BOS), USA North America  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

How long is the flight from Boston to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Boston (BOS) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 5 hours 45 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,605 miles (4,193 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

5h 45m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

2,605 mi

4,193 km · great-circle

Avg speed

730 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Boston timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

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.

✈ Flight 621 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 717 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 172 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.