Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LGB to EFD: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Houston (Ellington Airport)
1,379 mi
2,220 km · 1,199 nm
3h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
See live LGB→EFD fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,379 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 28m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- EFD — Ellington Airport · Houston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 mi away
Near EFD
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport28 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport8 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark27 mi away
- GLS · Scholes International At Galveston Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from EFD?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Houston (EFD) is 1,379 miles (2,220 km, 1,199 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to EFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 28m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Long Beach and Houston?
Houston is 2 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to EFD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LGB–EFD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.