Travel desk · 2025-26
Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers cover 45,740 miles this season — 15th-most in the league — across 41 road games, with 14 back-to-backs and 48h of time-zone change, Nov is the heaviest month on the calendar.
The season, month by month
Miles per month
2.9kOct6 gm · 3 road1 b2b · 2h zones
11kNov13 gm · 7 road2 b2b · 10h zones
7.4kDec12 gm · 7 road2 b2b · 10h zones
10kJan16 gm · 10 road3 b2b · 9h zones
3.7kFeb12 gm · 4 road1 b2b · 5h zones
7.6kMar17 gm · 7 road4 b2b · 8h zones
3.3kApr6 gm · 3 road1 b2b · 4h zones
Road trips
16 trips this season
| Dates | Route | Games | Miles | Zones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | Sacramento | 1 | 361 | 0h |
| Oct 29 – Oct 31 | Minneapolis → Memphis | 2 | 2,223 | 2h |
| Nov 3 | Portland | 1 | 827 | 0h |
| Nov 8 – Nov 15 | Atlanta → Charlotte → Oklahoma City → New Orleans → Milwaukee | 5 | 4,587 | 2h |
| Nov 23 | Salt Lake City | 1 | 581 | 1h |
| Dec 4 – Dec 7 | Toronto → Boston → Philadelphia | 3 | 2,876 | 3h |
| Dec 14 – Dec 23 | Phoenix → Salt Lake City → Inglewood → Phoenix | 4 | 1,815 | 1h |
| Jan 6 – Jan 7 | New Orleans → San Antonio | 2 | 2,173 | 2h |
| Jan 12 | Sacramento | 1 | 361 | 0h |
| Jan 17 | Portland | 1 | 827 | 0h |
| Jan 20 – Feb 3Longest | Denver → Inglewood → Dallas → Chicago → Cleveland → Washington → New York → Brooklyn | 8 | 4,539 | 3h |
| Feb 26 – Feb 28 | Phoenix → San Francisco | 2 | 1,010 | 0h |
| Mar 5 | Denver | 1 | 831 | 1h |
| Mar 16 – Mar 25 | Houston → Miami → Orlando → Detroit → Indianapolis | 6 | 3,742 | 3h |
| Apr 2 – Apr 5 | Oklahoma City → Dallas | 2 | 1,369 | 2h |
| Apr 9 | San Francisco | 1 | 346 | 0h |
The fine print
What stands out
- Nov is the heaviest stretch: 10,747 miles over 13 games, with 2 back-to-backs.
- Oct is the softest month — 2,946 miles over 6 games.
- The longest trip runs Jan 20 – Feb 3: 8 games through Denver, Inglewood, Dallas, Chicago, Cleveland, Washington, New York, Brooklyn, 4,539 miles.
- The longest single hop is Brooklyn to Los Angeles — 2,449 miles, landing Feb 5.
- 2 five-in-seven windows on the schedule — the toughest cluster the league hands out.