Love Taps / Distances / Los Angeles to Tokyo
Distance between Los Angeles and Tokyo
5,480 miles (8,819 km) in a straight line.
| Miles | 5,480 mi |
|---|---|
| Kilometres | 8,819 km |
| Nautical miles | 4,762 nmi |
| Direction from Los Angeles | 306° (northwest) at departure |
| Direction from Tokyo | 56° (northeast) at departure |
| Halfway point | 47.94° N, 168.60° W |
| Time difference | Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles |
Great-circle distance between city centres (34.05° N, 118.24° W and 35.68° N, 139.65° E), the shortest path over the Earth's surface. Flight routes and road distances are longer.
What 5,480 miles adds up to
Love Taps counts how far your taps have traveled: each tap adds the distance between your two cities. At 5,480 miles apart:
- 5 taps cover the distance around the Earth at the equator (24,901 miles).
- 44 taps cover the average distance to the Moon (238,855 miles).
- One tap a day for a year adds up to 2,000,245 miles, 80.3 times around the Earth.
The app asks for your two cities by name and never uses your location.
Other distances from Los Angeles
- Los Angeles to Phoenix · 357 mi
- Los Angeles to Denver · 830 mi
- Los Angeles to Seattle · 960 mi
- Los Angeles to Dallas · 1,238 mi
- Los Angeles to Houston · 1,371 mi
- Chicago to Los Angeles · 1,742 mi
- Los Angeles to Atlanta · 1,933 mi
- Los Angeles to Miami · 2,336 mi
- New York to Los Angeles · 2,446 mi
- Boston to Los Angeles · 2,591 mi
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Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.