There are 7 ways to get from Los Angeles to Tripoli by plane, bus, or train
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 Mitiga International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI)plane LAX - MJI
18h 20m$512–1,819Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR)plane LAX - MIR
- Take the bus from Sousse to Tripolibus
24h 56m$484–1,662Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE)plane LAX - DJE
- Take the bus from Djerba to Tripolibus
21h 51mFly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Mitiga International Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI)plane BUR - MJI
24h 43m$561–2,015Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Mitiga International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI)plane ONT - MJI
23h 13m$777–2,140Fly Long Beach Airport to Mitiga International Airport
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI)plane LGB - MJI
26h 24m$860–3,012Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mitiga International Airport
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI)plane SNA - MJI
23h 43m$672–2,331
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Tripoli is to fly and bus which costs $480 - $1,700 and takes 24h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Tripoli is to fly which takes 18h 20m and costs $500 - $1,900.
The distance between Los Angeles and Tripoli is 11063 km.
It takes approximately 18h 20m to get from Los Angeles to Tripoli, including transfers.
Tripoli is 9h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 1:10 PM in Los Angeles and 10:10 PM in Tripoli.
There are 12+ hotels available in Tripoli.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Tripoli, Libya?
Turkish Airlines, Air France, and two other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- medsky.aero
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 48m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Las Vegas, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Phoenix, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mitiga International Airport via Newark, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mitiga International Airport via Washington Dulles, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mitiga International Airport via Newark, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mitiga International Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–2,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–3,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Mitiga International Airport via New York JFK, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 16m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Mitiga International Airport via New York JFK, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mitiga International Airport via Washington Dulles, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Mitiga International Airport via Newark, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- flycrown.aero
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +218 91-8999650
- [email protected]
- Website
- essahim.com
Bus from Djerba to Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- essahim.com
- Phone
- +218 92-1228870
- [email protected]
- Website
- al-mada.ly
Bus from Sousse to Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- al-mada.ly
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