Los Angeles → Albuquerque

1 a dayfastest 16h46AmtrakNight train

Direct trains · no change

16:55 → 10:41⁺¹
Southwest Chief 4 Night train
Los Angeles → Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center · via Flagstaff
16h4610 stops
Runs: Daily, not Tue 27 OctAmtrak ↗

Local times at each station. Times from official open data: Amtrak (file of 26 Oct 2026). Checked Mon 26 Oct 2026; they cover 26 Oct to 22 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 16:55, arrive 10:41

The plane is 10h46 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct16h56

Before departure10 min
Southwest Chief 416h46

Plane · nonstop LAX to ABQ6h10

To Los Angeles (LAX)55 min
Check-in & security2h00
Flight LAX to ABQ2h15
Landing to exit35 min
From ABQ25 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 2h before, 35 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance.

Flying instead? Los Angeles → Albuquerque

3 airlines fly it nonstop. Book direct on the airline's own site:

Southwest AirlinesLAX→ABQ · BUR→ABQBook direct ↗
American AirlinesLAX→ABQBook direct ↗
Delta Air LinesLAX→ABQBook direct ↗

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