Direct Flights from Los Angeles to Uruapan
Uruapan · Mexico
Nonstop service from LAX to UPN on Volaris. 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 Uruapan — everywhere else connects.
How long to go to Uruapan for, from Los Angeles
3h 20m in the air, 1,421 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 3 or 4 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
Uruapan is 5,133 ft higher than Los Angeles, at 5,258 ft. Enough that a first-day hike or a hard workout will feel harder than it does at home, and enough that alcohol goes further.
About Uruapan
Uruapan is a city of 357,000 people (2020) in Michoacan. It is the center of Mexico's avocado growing region, with most of the crop distributed from here nationally and internationally.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Uruapan
- Tzintzuntzan was the ceremonial center of the pre-Columbian Purépecha capital of the same name.
- Barranca del Cupatitzio National Park is a national park in the Mexican state of Michoacán, centered around the headwaters of the Cupatitzio River.
- Lago de Camécuaro National Park is located east of the city of Zamora de Hidalgo in the municipality of Tangancícuaro in the state of Michoacán.
- The Immaculate Conception Cathedral is a Catholic church in the city of Apatzingán, Michoacán, Mexico. It is a Modernist building and the headquarters of the Diocese of Apatzingán.
- Ihuatzio is an archaeological site in Michoacán state, Mexico. It is at the southern slopes of Cerro Tariaqueri, just north of the Ihuatzio town, in the Tzintzuntzan municipality.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Uruapan
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Uruapan's highlights, from Tzintzuntzan (Mesoamerican site), Barranca del Cupatitzio National Park, and Lago de Camécuaro National Park and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Los Angeles to Uruapan?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Los Angeles (LAX) to Uruapan (UPN) on Volaris.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Los Angeles to Uruapan?
- Volaris flies nonstop between Los Angeles (LAX) and Uruapan (UPN).
- How far is Uruapan from Los Angeles?
- Uruapan is about 1,421 miles from Los Angeles by air.
- How many days can I spend in Uruapan flying from Los Angeles?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 3 or 4 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 — Uruapan (UPN) has nonstop service from Los Angeles on Volaris, making it a nonstop gateway to Mexico.
- What is there to do in Uruapan?
- Popular things to do include Tzintzuntzan (Mesoamerican site), Barranca del Cupatitzio National Park, Lago de Camécuaro National Park, Apatzingán Cathedral, and more.
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