Cancun, Mexico → Los Angeles, United States
1,831 nautical miles · Direction: northwest
The straight-line distance from Cancun to Los Angeles is 3,391 km (2,107 miles). Los Angeles lies roughly west-northwest of Cancun; the initial great-circle bearing is 302° (WNW). It is an international route from Mexico to United States.
Cancun (Yucatan, Mexico) sits at 21.1619°N, 86.8515°W; Los Angeles (West Coast, United States) is at 34.0522°N, 118.2437°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 302° (WNW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~4h 44min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | ~4,408 km · ~55h 6min | Rough estimate: straight line × 1.3 at 80 km/h. Not live routing. |
Rough road-length estimate for Cancun to Los Angeles: about 4,408 km. This is an estimate, not a routed drive — the actual road distance depends on the road network, crossings and the route chosen.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Cancun and Los Angeles lies at approximately 28.5075°N, 101.5965°W — the position that is an equal 1,696 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles) is 2 or 3 hours behind Cancun (America/Cancun), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Cancun uses the Mexican Peso (MXN), while Los Angeles uses the US Dollar (USD). The primary language changes from Spanish in Cancun to English in Los Angeles.
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The straight-line distance from Cancun to Los Angeles is approximately 3,391 km (2,107 miles, 1,831 nautical miles).
Los Angeles lies roughly west-northwest of Cancun; the initial great-circle bearing is 302° (WNW).
Estimated flight time is about 4h 44min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
Rough road-length estimate for Cancun to Los Angeles: about 4,408 km. This is an estimate, not a routed drive — the actual road distance depends on the road network, crossings and the route chosen.
Depending on the date, Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles) is 2 or 3 hours behind Cancun (America/Cancun), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances