Flight time from Washington, DC to Los Angeles

Given below is the flight time from Washington, DC, United States to Los Angeles, United States. Flight time calculator to calculate time taken to reach Los Angeles from Washington, DC by air. The nearest airport to Washington, DC is Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and the nearest airport to Los Angeles is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

Departure
Washington, DC Arrival
Los Angeles

Flight time from Washington, DC to Los Angeles is 5 hours 20 minutes

Non-Stop flight duration from IAD to LAX is 5 hours 20 minutes (Operated by United Airlines)

RELATED: Flight time from Los Angeles to Washington, DC

Non-stop flights could take upto 5 hours 30 minutes.

Direct flights with stop-over takes between 7 hours to 9 hours hours based stopover city.

Non-stop flight time from United States (IAD) to United States (LAX) by different airlines

Most of the flights by major airlines departing from Washington, DC arrive at Los Angeles International Airport. Los Angeles is served by 1 international airports.

JourneyDurationAirline
IAD ➝ LAX  
 5 hours 20 minutes United Airlines
IAD ➝ LAX  
 5 hours 20 minutes United Airlines
IAD ➝ LAX  
 5 hours 20 minutes Brussels Airlines
IAD ➝ LAX  
 5 hours 26 minutes United Airlines
IAD ➝ LAX  
 5 hours 26 minutes Egyptair

Number of Airports in Los Angeles : 1 International Airport  
Number of Airports in Washington, DC : 2 International Airport

Distance Between Washington, DC, United States & Los Angeles, United States is 3680 Kilo Meters

Flight time from Washington, DC to Los Angeles via Atlanta, GA • IAD to LAX via ATL

Flight duration from Washington Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International Airport, United States on Delta Air Lines flight is 7 hours 40 minutes

IAD to ATL
2 hrs 		ATL
 Waiting Time
50 mins 		ATL to LAX
4 hrs 50 mins 		Total Duration:
7 hrs 40 mins

Flight time from Washington, DC to Los Angeles via Charlotte • IAD to LAX via CLT

Flight duration from Washington Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Charlotte Douglas Airport, United States on American Airlines flight is 8 hours 4 minutes

IAD to CLT
1 hr 33 mins 		CLT
 Waiting Time
1 hr 14 mins 		CLT to LAX
5 hrs 17 mins 		Total Duration:
8 hrs 4 mins

Flight time from Washington, DC, United States to airports near Los Angeles, United States

Direct flight and one stop flight time from Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, DC to airports nearest to Los Angeles is given in the table below

JourneyDestination AirportsDurationStops
IAD - LGB Long Beach, Long Beach Municipal Airport 7 hrs 54 mins 1 Stop
IAD - ONT Ontario, Ontario International Airport 7 hrs 35 mins 1 Stop
IAD - PSP Palm Springs, Municipal Airport 8 hrs 31 mins 1 Stop
IAD - SAN San Diego, San Diego International Airport Non-Stop
IAD - SNA Santa Ana, CA, John Wayne Airport 7 hrs 49 mins 1 Stop

Airlines operating flights between Washington, DC and Los Angeles

  • American Airlines
  • Delta Air Lines
  • United Airlines

Washington, DC time is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles

Current time in Washington, DC, United States : Tue, 23 Jun, 2026,
Washington, DC Timezone: EDT (-04:00)

09:45 AM

Current time in Los Angeles, United States :, Tue, 23 Jun, 2026,
Los Angeles Timezone: PDT (-07:00)

06:45 AM

Flight Time between Washington, DC & Los Angeles • IAD - LAX Flight Duration

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IAD to LAX Flight - Washington, DC Airport to Los Angeles Airport Flight Route Map

The airports map below shows the location of Washington, DC Airport & Los Angeles Airport. Know the flight direction and Washington, DC to Los Angeles flight path

Washington, DC - Lat: 38.9534, Long: -77.4477
Los Angeles - Lat: 33.9435, Long: -118.409

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