These Caribbean Locations Are Simply as Near Los Angeles as Hawaii

Hawaii has usually been the go-to for Los Angeles residents who need a heat, sunny seashore getaway (with a latest heavy give attention to how to take action ethically). However what if we have been to let you know you can really fly to elements of the Caribbean from Los Angeles quicker than you possibly can fly to elements of Hawaii? 

It’s a not-so-little-known secret that increasingly more direct routes are popping up from LAX to locations across the globe. (And with the 2028 Olympics planning to usher in much more vacationers to Los Angeles, all eyes are on the airport that serves greater than 75,000,000 passengers a yr.) However for these in search of solar and sand, you will discover direct flights from LAX to elements of the Caribbean for six hours or much less. Sure, really.

Flights to and from Hawaii are wherever between 5 hours 35 minutes to almost 6 hours. JetBlue has a flight from LAX to the Bahamas (a part of the Caribbean group although positioned within the Atlantic Ocean — don’t come for me!) that launched in November 2023, and Alaska Airways has additionally added a route from LAX to the Bahamas (in addition to from Seattle) that launched in December 2023. Each flights common about 5 hours 50 minutes, however with tailwinds, it’s usually round 5 hours.

There’s additionally a direct from LAX to the Cayman Islands, which takes all of 5 and a half hours through Cayman Airways (it launched in November 2022). It began as a as soon as weekly, and is now twice every week. 

The Cayman Islands have been named top-of-the-line locations to journey in 2023 by Journey + Leisure editors and are famed for his or her white sandy seashores, culinary prowess, in addition to snorkeling and diving.

Whereas all airways have seen the curiosity from West Coast vacationers, it stays to be seen what different airways will add to this rising flight path or if new flights will probably be added. JetBlue not too long ago famous that it will lower some service from LAX, although at present the LAX to Bahamas flights proceed.