Distance from Soweto to Los Angeles

The distance between Soweto, South Africa and Los Angeles, United States is 16,666 kilometers (10,356 miles).

Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

Los Angeles, California, United States

From Soweto to Los Angeles, the straight-line distance is 16,666 kilometers, heading northwest. Soweto is situated at an altitude of 1,632 meters above sea level, while Los Angeles is at 96 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1-2 days
Jet fighter 18-20 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Soweto, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 26.2678° S 27.8585° E

Elevation: 1,632 m (5,354 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Rand Airport (QRA)
  • Lanseria International Airport (HLA)
  • O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
  • Grand Central Airport (GCJ)
  • Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF)
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 Soweto

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Soweto to Johannesburg 20 km
From Soweto to Cape Town 1,243 km
From Soweto to Pretoria 67 km
From Soweto to Durban 505 km
From Soweto to Pietermaritzburg 447 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

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Surat, India Lima, Peru 16,667 km
Trujillo, Peru Vadodara, India 16,668 km
Dublin, Ireland Brisbane, Australia 16,668 km
Madrid, Spain Adelaide, Australia 16,668 km
Bangkok, Thailand Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 16,663 km
Shanghai, China Maceió, Brazil 16,663 km
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam San Juan, Puerto Rico 16,669 km
Quito, Ecuador Nagpur, India 16,662 km
Adelaide, Australia Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 16,671 km
Adelaide, Australia Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic 16,671 km
New York City, United States Melbourne, Australia 16,672 km
Adelaide, Australia Raleigh, United States 16,660 km
Abuja, Nigeria Auckland, New Zealand 16,672 km
Chengdu, China Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 16,673 km
Lucknow, India Salta, Argentina 16,658 km
Lucknow, India San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 16,674 km
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Bucaramanga, Colombia 16,657 km
Lima, Peru Vadodara, India 16,675 km

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