✈ LAX → MEX

LOS ANGELES → MEXICO CITY IN 3H 44M. PACK SNACKS. PACK PATIENCE.

Flight time
3h 44m
Distance
1,553 mi
Or
2,500 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Los Angeles to Mexico City

From LAX (LAX), USA North America  →  Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Mexico City?

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Mexico City (MEX) takes about 3 hours 44 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,553 miles (2,500 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

3h 44m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

1,553 mi

2,500 km · great-circle

Avg speed

671 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

Time difference

+1h

1 hour ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~1d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 305 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 428 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 103 kg CO₂

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