Distance from Santa Cruz to Los Angeles (United States)

The distance between Santa Cruz, California and Los Angeles, California is 472 kilometers (293 miles).

Santa Cruz, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

From Santa Cruz to Los Angeles, the straight-line distance is 472 kilometers, heading southeast. Santa Cruz is at only 8 meters above sea level, while Los Angeles is at 96 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 14-16 hours
Car 10-12 hours
Helicopter 2-3 hours
Airplane 45-60 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Santa Cruz, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 36.9741° N 122.0308° W

Elevation: 8 m (26 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)
  • Marina Municipal Airport (OAR)
  • Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County Airport (RHV)
  • Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)
  • Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)
Los Angeles, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 34.0522° N 118.2437° W

Elevation: 96 m (315 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)
  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
  • Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)
  • San Gabriel Valley Airport (EMT)
  • Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)

Other distances from Santa Cruz

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Santa Cruz to New York City 4,138 km
From Santa Cruz to Los Angeles 472 km
From Santa Cruz to Chicago 2,989 km
From Santa Cruz to Houston 2,597 km
From Santa Cruz to Phoenix 987 km

Other distances from Los Angeles

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Los Angeles to New York City 3,944 km
From Los Angeles to Chicago 2,807 km
From Los Angeles to Houston 2,211 km
From Los Angeles to Phoenix 575 km
From Los Angeles to Philadelphia 3,852 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of United States that are at equal or similar distances as between Santa Cruz and Los Angeles.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Bradford, United Kingdom 472 km
Zapopan, Mexico Iztacalco, Mexico 472 km
Valencia, Spain Bilbao, Spain 472 km
Phoenix, United States Tijuana, Mexico 473 km
Barcelona, Spain Murcia, Spain 471 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Swansea, United Kingdom 473 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Veracruz, Mexico 471 km
Lisbon, Portugal Málaga, Spain 471 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Iztacalco, Mexico 471 km
Salvador, Brazil Maceió, Brazil 474 km
Zapopan, Mexico Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 469 km
Kolkata, India Patna, India 469 km
Zapopan, Mexico Tlalpan, Mexico 469 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Xochimilco, Mexico 475 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Guarulhos, Brazil 475 km
Zapopan, Mexico Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico 469 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Brussels, Belgium 469 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 468 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Iztapalapa, Mexico 476 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Tlalpan, Mexico 468 km

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