Los Angeles, United States → Guadalajara, Mexico
1,128 nautical miles · Direction: southeast
The straight-line distance from Los Angeles to Guadalajara is 2,088 km (1,298 miles). Guadalajara lies roughly southeast of Los Angeles; the initial great-circle bearing is 132° (SE). It is an international route from United States to Mexico.
Los Angeles (West Coast, United States) sits at 34.0522°N, 118.2437°W; Guadalajara (Jalisco, Mexico) is at 20.6597°N, 103.3496°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 132° (SE); 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 Los Angeles to Guadalajara: 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 Los Angeles and Guadalajara 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, Guadalajara (America/Mexico_City) is 1 or 2 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 Guadalajara uses the Mexican Peso (MXN). The primary language changes from English in Los Angeles to Spanish in Guadalajara.
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The straight-line distance from Los Angeles to Guadalajara is approximately 2,088 km (1,298 miles, 1,128 nautical miles).
Guadalajara lies roughly southeast of Los Angeles; the initial great-circle bearing is 132° (SE).
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 Los Angeles to Guadalajara: 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, Guadalajara (America/Mexico_City) is 1 or 2 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