There are 3 ways to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Darwin by plane or bus
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Darwin International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane LAX - DRW
19h 56m$955–3,150Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Darwin International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane SBA - DRW
29h 23m$834–2,662Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Kununurra, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kununurra (KNX)plane LAX - KNX
- Take the bus from Kununurra to Darwinbus
36h 4m$1,479–4,811
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Darwin is to bus and fly which costs $800 - $2,700 and takes 29h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Darwin is to fly which takes 19h 56m and costs $950 - $3,200.
The distance between Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and Darwin is 12686 km.
It takes approximately 19h 56m to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Darwin, including transfers.
Darwin is 16h 30m ahead of Los Angeles Airport (LAX). It is currently 6:42 PM in Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and 11:12 AM in Darwin.
There are 522+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between Los Angeles Airport (LAX), USA and Darwin, NT, Australia?
Delta, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Nadi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–8,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Darwin International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Darwin International Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Darwin International Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Darwin International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kununurra via Sydney, Broome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kununurra via Sydney, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kununurra via Melbourne, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kununurra via Brisbane, Darwin International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Darwin International Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- [email protected]
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–120
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
- one way non-prepaid
- $105–120
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $95–110
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Kununurra to Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $120–180
- Advantage
- $150–230
- Flexible
- $190–280
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