Flight time from Frankfurt to Los Angeles

How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles?

A non-stop flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles takes about 11 hours and 50 minutes. The two cities are 9,321 km (5,792 miles) apart in a straight line, measured between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and Los Angeles International (LAX).

This is a long-haul route. If there is no direct flight on your dates, a connection through a hub usually adds 2–6 hours to the journey.

The estimate assumes an average speed of about 830 km/h plus around 35 minutes for taxiing, take-off and landing. Real schedules vary with the airline, aircraft, route and winds – heading west into the jet stream, flights often take a little longer than this. Check your booking for the exact time.

Time difference and arrival time

Los Angeles is 9 hours behind Frankfurt right now. A flight leaving Frankfurt at 10:00 local time lands at about 12:50 local time in Los Angeles. With a 9h shift, expect some jet lag: as a rough guide the body adjusts by about an hour a day, and flying west (as on this trip) is usually easier than the other way.

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More flights from Frankfurt

• Frankfurt to Amsterdam 1h
• Frankfurt to Berlin 1h 5m
• Frankfurt to Paris 1h 5m
• Frankfurt to London 1h 20m
• Frankfurt to Rome 1h 45m
• Frankfurt to Dublin 1h 55m
• Frankfurt to Manila 13h
• Frankfurt to Jakarta 14h
• Frankfurt to Buenos Aires 14h 25m
• Frankfurt to Bali 15h

More flights from Los Angeles

• Los Angeles to San Francisco 1h 15m
• Los Angeles to Vancouver 2h 40m
• Los Angeles to Mexico City 3h 35m
• Los Angeles to Chicago 4h
• Los Angeles to Cancún 4h 40m
• Los Angeles to Toronto 4h 50m
• Los Angeles to Mumbai 17h 25m
• Los Angeles to Singapore 17h 35m
• Los Angeles to Kuala Lumpur 17h 40m
• Los Angeles to Jakarta 18h

Why arrival times look strange

Airline schedules always show local times: departure in the departure city’s time and arrival in the arrival city’s time. Fly east and you “lose” hours – a 7-hour flight from New York to London leaving at 19:00 lands at 07:00 the next morning. Fly west and you gain them, which is how you can land in Los Angeles almost at the same clock time you left Tokyo. This calculator handles the time zones and daylight saving time for you.

How the flight time estimate works

In estimate mode the calculator measures the great-circle distance between the two cities – the shortest route over the Earth’s surface – and assumes an average speed of about 830 km/h (515 mph), plus around 35 minutes for taxiing, take-off and landing. That gives a good guide for a non-stop flight. Real schedules vary with the airline, aircraft, winds and route: flights heading east with the jet stream are often quicker than the same trip heading west, so always check your booking for the exact time.