There are 8 ways to get from Los Angeles to Lesbos by plane, ferry, bus, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane LAX - MJT
23h 49m€412–1,156Fly Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane LAX - ADB
- Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytileneferry
21h 58m€376–857Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport, ferry
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (EDO)plane LAX - EDO
- Take the ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytileneferry
22h 15m€529–1,592Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane BUR - MJT
20h 44m€401–1,353Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane SNA - MJT
25h 41m€471–1,568Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul, bus, ferry
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Istanbul (IST)plane LAX - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Balıkesir Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Balıkesir Terminal to Sarımsaklıbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytileneferry
26h 3m€498–981Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, ferry
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane LAX - SKG
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry
29h 36m€387–1,028Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport, subway, ferry
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LAX - ATH
- Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry
33h€554–1,145
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Lesbos is to fly and ferry which costs €370 - €900 and takes 21h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Lesbos is to fly which takes 20h 44m and costs €400 - €1400.
The distance between Los Angeles and Lesbos is 11193 km.
It takes approximately 23h 49m to get from Los Angeles to Lesbos, including transfers.
Lesbos is 9h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 11:11 AM in Los Angeles and 8:11 PM in Lesbos.
There are 522+ hotels available in Lesbos.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Lesbos, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, KLM, and Transavia Holland fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) twice a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–480
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Washington Dulles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Istanbul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–750
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Washington Dulles, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
- Phone
- +30 210 8202900
- [email protected]
- Website
- OASA
Subway from Athens Airport to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- OASA
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Balıkesir Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 40 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesirulasim.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir Terminal to Sarımsaklı
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7
- Schedules at
- balikesirulasim.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Balıkesir Terminal to Sarımsaklı
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir Terminal to Sarımsaklı
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 600 00 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- efetur.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir Terminal to Sarımsaklı
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- efetur.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Balıkesir Terminal to Sarımsaklı
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 232 330 89 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- izdeniz.com.tr
- Phone
- 0545 783 50 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- jalemtur.com
Ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- jalemtur.com
Ferry from Port of Ayvalik to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- jalemtur.com
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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