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Los Angeles (LAX) to Denver (DEN) flights

There are direct flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Denver International Airport, sold by 5 airlines (including codeshares): American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines. The distance is 1,385 km, about 2h 10m in the air. There are also 14 one-stop options, via airports such as Las Vegas, Phoenix and San Diego.

Live fares for LAX → DENSee all routes on the map
1,385 kmdistance
~2h 10mdirect flight time (estimate)
5direct airlines
14one-stop options

Direct flights from Los Angeles to Denver

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
LAX → DENAmerican Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines1,385 km~2h 10m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
LAS Las VegasAmerican Airlines and Frontier Airlines then Frontier Airlines and United Airlines1,389 km~4h 20m
PHX PhoenixAmerican Airlines and Alaska Airlines then American Airlines and Frontier Airlines1,563 km~4h 35m
SAN San DiegoAmerican Airlines and Alaska Airlines then Frontier Airlines and United Airlines1,547 km~4h 35m
SLC Salt Lake CityAmerican Airlines and Frontier Airlines then Frontier Airlines and United Airlines1,577 km~4h 35m
ABQ AlbuquerqueAmerican Airlines and Alaska Airlines then United Airlines and Southwest Airlines1,650 km~4h 40m
PSP Palm SpringsUnited Airlines then Frontier Airlines and United Airlines1,423 km~4h 25m
TUS TucsonAmerican Airlines and Alaska Airlines then United Airlines and Southwest Airlines1,754 km~4h 50m
COS Colorado SpringsUnited Airlines then United Airlines1,457 km~4h 25m
FAT FresnoAmerican Airlines and Alaska Airlines then Frontier Airlines and United Airlines1,691 km~4h 45m
SBA Santa BarbaraUnited Airlines then Frontier Airlines and United Airlines1,614 km~4h 40m
CLD CarlsbadUnited Airlines then United Airlines1,489 km~4h 30m
BFL BakersfieldUnited Airlines then United Airlines1,533 km~4h 30m

More from Los Angeles and Denver

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.