Are these sentences correct and interchangeable?
- "How many minutes are left to LA?"
- "How many minutes are left to get to LA?"
Context: Let's say I am on a bus that goes to Los Angeles and I wonder how many minutes later we're going to get to LA.
Learn English – “How many minutes are left to LA?” vs “How many minutes are left to get to LA?”
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Best Answer
In a situation where a vehicle is heading for LA and the passenger asks the driver how much longer it will take to arrive in the city, the passenger might ask:
(An idiomatic, informal phrase)
(Another idiomatic, informal phrase)
Once more, a typical question but not a complete sentence!
This time the question is posed as a proper sentence although most people are likely to use one of the shortcuts outlined above.
Neither of your examples is idiomatic although both make it clear that the questioner wants to know how much longer it will take.
It's probable that the questioner would say either:
or
Neither of these is a complete sentence although this is typically how people speak in these circumstances.
Few would say How many more minutes will it take us to reach LA? when How much longer to LA will suffice?