Los Angeles, United States → Tokyo, Japan
4,762 nautical miles · Direction: east
The straight-line distance from Los Angeles to Tokyo is 8,819 km (5,480 miles). Tokyo lies roughly northwest of Los Angeles; the initial great-circle bearing is 306° (NW). It is an international route from United States to Japan, crossing from North America to Asia.
Los Angeles (West Coast, United States) sits at 34.0522°N, 118.2437°W; Tokyo (Kanto, Japan) is at 35.6762°N, 139.6503°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 306° (NW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~11h 31min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No road connection |
There is no continuous road connection between Los Angeles and Tokyo — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Los Angeles and Tokyo lies at approximately 47.9386°N, 168.5968°W — the position that is an equal 4,410 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo) is 16 or 17 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 Tokyo uses the Japanese Yen (JPY). The primary language changes from English in Los Angeles to Japanese in Tokyo.
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The straight-line distance from Los Angeles to Tokyo is approximately 8,819 km (5,480 miles, 4,762 nautical miles).
Tokyo lies roughly northwest of Los Angeles; the initial great-circle bearing is 306° (NW).
Estimated flight time is about 11h 31min (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.
There is no continuous road connection between Los Angeles and Tokyo — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo) is 16 or 17 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