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BLI to SFO: distance & flight time
Bellingham (Bellingham International Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
772 mi
1,243 km · 671 nm
2h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
772 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 9m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BLI — Bellingham International Airport · Bellingham, United States
- SFO — San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BLI
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport40 mi away
- YXX · Abbotsford Airport18 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport18 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport22 mi away
Near SFO
- SQL · San Carlos Airport10 mi away
- HAF · Half Moon Bay Airport10 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport11 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BLI from SFO?
The flight distance from Bellingham (BLI) to San Francisco (SFO) is 772 miles (1,243 km, 671 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BLI to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 9m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BLI to SFO?
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