✈ CUN → LAX

CANCUN → LOS ANGELES IN 4H 48M. PACK SNACKS. PACK PATIENCE.

Flight time
4h 48m
Distance
2,117 mi
Or
3,407 km
Jet lag
2h

Flight from Cancun to Los Angeles

From Cancun International (CUN), Mexico North America  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

How long is the flight from Cancun to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Cancun (CUN) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 4 hours 48 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,117 miles (3,407 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

4h 48m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

2,117 mi

3,407 km · great-circle

Avg speed

709 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cancun timezone

UTC-5

America/Cancun

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-2h

2 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~1.4d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 416 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 583 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 140 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.