Guadalajara, Mexico → Los Angeles, United States
1,128 nautical miles · Direction: northwest
The straight-line distance from Guadalajara to Los Angeles is 2,088 km (1,298 miles). Los Angeles lies roughly northwest of Guadalajara; the initial great-circle bearing is 319° (NW). It is an international route from Mexico to United States.
Guadalajara (Jalisco, Mexico) sits at 20.6597°N, 103.3496°W; Los Angeles (West Coast, United States) is at 34.0522°N, 118.2437°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 319° (NW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~3h 7min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | ~2,715 km · ~33h 56min | Rough estimate: straight line × 1.3 at 80 km/h. Not live routing. |
Rough road-length estimate for Guadalajara to Los Angeles: about 2,715 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 Guadalajara and Los Angeles lies at approximately 27.5538°N, 110.3417°W — the position that is an equal 1,044 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 1 or 2 hours behind Guadalajara (America/Mexico_City), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Guadalajara uses the Mexican Peso (MXN), while Los Angeles uses the US Dollar (USD). The primary language changes from Spanish in Guadalajara to English in Los Angeles.
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The straight-line distance from Guadalajara to Los Angeles is approximately 2,088 km (1,298 miles, 1,128 nautical miles).
Los Angeles lies roughly northwest of Guadalajara; the initial great-circle bearing is 319° (NW).
Estimated flight time is about 3h 7min (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 Guadalajara to Los Angeles: about 2,715 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 1 or 2 hours behind Guadalajara (America/Mexico_City), 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