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PSP to SFO: distance & flight time
Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
420 mi
677 km · 365 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
420 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- PSP — Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs, 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 PSP
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes Airport14 mi away
- BNG · Banning Municipal Airport21 mi away
- TRM · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport24 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport40 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 PSP from SFO?
The flight distance from Palm Springs (PSP) to San Francisco (SFO) is 420 miles (677 km, 365 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PSP to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 PSP to SFO?
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