Direct Flights from Los Angeles to La Paz
La Paz · Mexico
Nonstop service from LAX to LAP on SkyWest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Los Angeles is the only city in our data with a nonstop to La Paz — everywhere else connects.
How long to go to La Paz for, from Los Angeles
2h 10m in the air, 837 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in La Paz. Two nights works.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About La Paz
La Paz is a city in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Often overlooked by travelers drawn to the more flashy nearby Los Cabos resorts, La Paz has a wonderful waterfront and world class beaches. It is on the coast of the Gulf of California or the Sea of Cortez on the southern end of the long peninsula.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in La Paz
- Tiwanaku is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, near Lake Titicaca, about 70 kilometers from La Paz, and it is one of the largest sites in South America.
- Pumapunku or Puma Punku is a 6th-century T-shaped and strategically aligned man-made terraced platform mound with a sunken court and monumental structure on top, near Tiwanaku, La Paz, Bolivia.
- The Gate of the Sun, also known as the Gateway of the Sun, is a monolithic gateway at the site of Tiahuanaco by the Tiwanaku culture, an Andean civilization of Bolivia that thrived around Lake Titicaca in the Andes of we…
- Cotapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area is a protected area in the Yungas of La Paz Department, Bolivia.
- The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, also called La Paz Cathedral, is a cathedral and minor basilica is located in Murillo Square in the city of La Paz in Bolivia.
- The Kalasasaya or Stopped Stones is a major archaeological structure that is part of Tiwanaku, an ancient archeological complex in the Andes of western Bolivia that is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- The National Museum of Art, Palacio Diez de Medina is a museum in the city of La Paz, Bolivia.
- The National Museum of Archaeology of Bolivia is the national archaeology museum of Bolivia. It is located in the capital of La Paz, two blocks east of the Prado.
- The Museo de Arte Antonio Paredes Candia is an art museum in El Alto, Bolivia.
- The Coca Museum is a museum located on Calle Linares in La Paz, Bolivia. It covers the history of the coca plant from the Andean region and related drug cocaine.
- The Tiwanaku Site Museum is an archaeological museum located in Tiwanaku, La Paz, Bolivia, near the Tiwanaku pre-Columbian archaeological site.
- The Pre-Columbian Precious Metals Museum is a museum located in the city of La Paz, Bolivia. This museum was inaugurated in 1984.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
La Paz weather, compared with Los Angeles
20° warmer than Los Angeles on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- La Paz 78°F · Los Angeles 66°F · 12° warmer
- April
- La Paz 91°F · Los Angeles 68°F · 23° warmer
- July
- La Paz 101°F · Los Angeles 75°F · 26° warmer
- October
- La Paz 93°F · Los Angeles 74°F · 19° warmer
July averages 101°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around. La Paz also swings harder through the year than Los Angeles does — 23° between its coldest and warmest months against 11°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to La Paz
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit La Paz is December–February, when daytime highs are a comfortable 78–80°F.
- How long to stay
- La Paz rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Tiwanaku, Pumapunku, and Gate of the Sun and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Los Angeles to La Paz?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Los Angeles (LAX) to La Paz (LAP) on SkyWest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Los Angeles to La Paz?
- SkyWest flies nonstop between Los Angeles (LAX) and La Paz (LAP).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Los Angeles to La Paz?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Los Angeles to La Paz.
- How far is La Paz from Los Angeles?
- La Paz is about 837 miles from Los Angeles by air.
- How many days can I spend in La Paz flying from Los Angeles?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- Is there a direct flight from Los Angeles to Mexico?
- Yes — La Paz (LAP) has nonstop service from Los Angeles on SkyWest, making it a nonstop gateway to Mexico.
- What is there to do in La Paz?
- Popular things to do include Tiwanaku, Pumapunku, Gate of the Sun, Cotapata National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area, and more.
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