Los Angeles, United States → Cancun, Mexico
1,831 nautical miles · Direction: southeast
The straight-line distance from Los Angeles to Cancun is 3,391 km (2,107 miles). Cancun lies roughly east-southeast of Los Angeles; the initial great-circle bearing is 107° (ESE). It is an international route from United States to Mexico.
Los Angeles (West Coast, United States) sits at 34.0522°N, 118.2437°W; Cancun (Yucatan, Mexico) is at 21.1619°N, 86.8515°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 107° (ESE); 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 Los Angeles to Cancun: 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 Los Angeles and Cancun 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, Cancun (America/Cancun) is 2 or 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Los Angeles uses the US Dollar (USD), while Cancun uses the Mexican Peso (MXN). The primary language changes from English in Los Angeles to Spanish in Cancun.
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The straight-line distance from Los Angeles to Cancun is approximately 3,391 km (2,107 miles, 1,831 nautical miles).
Cancun lies roughly east-southeast of Los Angeles; the initial great-circle bearing is 107° (ESE).
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 Los Angeles to Cancun: 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, Cancun (America/Cancun) is 2 or 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles), 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