✈ MEX → SEA

5H 13M FROM MEXICO CITY TO SEATTLE. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.

Flight time
5h 13m
Distance
2,334 mi
Or
3,757 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Mexico City to Seattle

From Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America  →  Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Seattle → Mexico City

How long is the flight from Mexico City to Seattle?

A nonstop flight from Mexico City (MEX) to Seattle (SEA) takes about 5 hours 13 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,334 miles (3,757 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

5h 13m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

2,334 mi

3,757 km · great-circle

Avg speed

719 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

Seattle timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-1h

1 hour behind

Jet lag (rough)

~0.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 556 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 642 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 154 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.