United StatesUnited StatesDenver to Los Angeles shipping route.
1,699 km by road, about 27 h 36 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Denver and Los Angeles
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
DenverRoadLos AngelesTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 1,699 km (1,056 mi) |
| Straight line | 1,336 km |
| Transit time | 27 h 36 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 16 h 36 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Denver to Los Angeles shipping route by road
Denver to Los Angeles by road: 1,699 km of driving distance, south west from the United States. The straight line is 1,336 km.
Transit time for one driver is about 27 h 36 min, of which 16 h 36 min at the wheel. We assume 9 driving hours a day and an 11 hour rest between shifts. A two driver team can keep the truck moving and cut the trucking transit time almost in half.
Road freight on Denver to Los Angeles is booked as FTL (a full truck for one shipper) or LTL and groupage (you pay for the pallet places you use). FTL is faster and safer for high value goods; groupage is cheaper for a few pallets but adds consolidation time.
By rail the same trip is 2,048 km and takes about 2.8 days at freight train speed.
Of 19 road routes from Denver in this directory, Los Angeles is the 6th shortest. Closer destinations: Memphis (1,685 km), Chicago (1,637 km) and Dallas (1,430 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Denver to Los Angeles?
1,699 km by road (1,336 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Denver to Los Angeles?
About 27 h 36 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (16 h 36 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Los Angeles to Denver has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
- Denver to Kansas City979 km
- Denver to Phoenix1,324 km
- Denver to Dallas1,430 km
- Denver to Chicago1,637 km
- Denver to Memphis1,685 km
- Denver to Houston1,754 km
- Phoenix to Los Angeles602 km
- Seattle to Los Angeles1,827 km
Vancouver to Los Angeles2,055 km- Laredo to Los Angeles2,263 km
- Dallas to Los Angeles2,314 km
Monterrey to Los Angeles2,486 km
How we count: road distance on the truck network, 9 driving hours a day with rest periods. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all road distance between cities or the Shipping Routes Directory.