Direct Flights from Los Angeles to Loreto
Loreto · Mexico
Nonstop service from LAX to LTO on Alaska, SkyWest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 4 cities have a nonstop to Loreto, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Loreto for, from Los Angeles
1h 55m in the air, 693 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Loreto. 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 Loreto
Loreto is a small, tranquil town in Baja California Sur, catering mostly to North American travelers, who arrive on daily flights from California to Loreto International Airport. The town is an excellent base for exploring whale sanctuaries in the Sea of Cortez and is popular among serious sports fishing enthusiasts who often come to compete in the town's fishing tournaments.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Loreto
- Bahía de Loreto National Park is a national park on the east coast of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico, about 203 kilometres (126 mi) north of the city of La Paz in the state of Baja California Sur.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Loreto weather, compared with Los Angeles
17° warmer than Los Angeles on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Loreto 76°F · Los Angeles 66°F · 9° warmer
- April
- Loreto 86°F · Los Angeles 68°F · 18° warmer
- July
- Loreto 98°F · Los Angeles 75°F · 23° warmer
- October
- Loreto 93°F · Los Angeles 74°F · 18° warmer
August averages 99°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around. Loreto 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 each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Loreto
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Loreto is December–March, when daytime highs are a comfortable 76–82°F.
- How long to stay
- A long weekend is plenty of time to see Loreto, including Bahía de Loreto National Park.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Los Angeles to Loreto?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Los Angeles (LAX) to Loreto (LTO) on Alaska, SkyWest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Los Angeles to Loreto?
- Alaska, SkyWest fly nonstop between Los Angeles (LAX) and Loreto (LTO).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Los Angeles to Loreto?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Los Angeles to Loreto.
- How far is Loreto from Los Angeles?
- Loreto is about 693 miles from Los Angeles by air.
- How many days can I spend in Loreto 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 — Loreto (LTO) has nonstop service from Los Angeles on Alaska, SkyWest, making it a nonstop gateway to Mexico.
- What is there to do in Loreto?
- Popular things to do include Bahía de Loreto National Park, and more.
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