Tokyo, Japan → Los Angeles, United States
4,762 nautical miles · Direction: west
The straight-line distance from Tokyo to Los Angeles is 8,819 km (5,480 miles). Los Angeles lies roughly northeast of Tokyo; the initial great-circle bearing is 56° (NE). It is an international route from Japan to United States, crossing from Asia to North America.
Tokyo (Kanto, Japan) sits at 35.6762°N, 139.6503°E; Los Angeles (West Coast, United States) is at 34.0522°N, 118.2437°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 56° (NE); 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 Tokyo and Los Angeles — 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 Tokyo and Los Angeles 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, Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles) is 16 or 17 hours behind Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Tokyo uses the Japanese Yen (JPY), while Los Angeles uses the US Dollar (USD). The primary language changes from Japanese in Tokyo to English in Los Angeles.
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The straight-line distance from Tokyo to Los Angeles is approximately 8,819 km (5,480 miles, 4,762 nautical miles).
Los Angeles lies roughly northeast of Tokyo; the initial great-circle bearing is 56° (NE).
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 Tokyo and Los Angeles — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles) is 16 or 17 hours behind Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo), 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