✈ LAX → BOS

5H 45M. LOS ANGELES TO BOSTON. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.

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

Flight from Los Angeles to Boston

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

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Boston?

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Boston (BOS) 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

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Boston timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

+3h

3 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~3d

Eastward — worse

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.