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MRY to SFO: distance & flight time
Monterey (Monterey Peninsula Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
77 mi
124 km · 67 nm
40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
77 miles nonstop takes roughly 40m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MRY — Monterey Peninsula Airport · Monterey, 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 MRY
- OAR · Marina Municipal Airport8 mi away
- SNS · Salinas Municipal Airport14 mi away
- WVI · Watsonville Municipal Airport24 mi away
- HLI · Hollister Municipal Airport32 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 MRY from SFO?
The flight distance from Monterey (MRY) to San Francisco (SFO) is 77 miles (124 km, 67 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MRY to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 40m 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 MRY to SFO?
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