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LAX to TVL: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
353 mi
569 km · 307 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
353 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, United States
- TVL — Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 mi away
Near TVL
- TKF · Truckee Tahoe Airport30 mi away
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport44 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport74 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAX from TVL?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 353 miles (569 km, 307 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LAX to TVL?
Nonstop service on LAX–TVL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAX to TVL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LAX–TVL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LAX to TVL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LAX–TVL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.