Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RBD to SMO: distance & flight time
Dallas (Dallas Executive Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
1,247 mi
2,007 km · 1,083 nm
3h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
See live RBD→SMO fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,247 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 11m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RBD — Dallas Executive Airport · Dallas, United States
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near RBD
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport18 mi away
- DAL · Dallas Love Field12 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport20 mi away
- FTW · Fort Worth Meacham International Airport30 mi away
Near SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RBD from SMO?
The flight distance from Dallas (RBD) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 1,247 miles (2,007 km, 1,083 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RBD to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 11m 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 time difference between Dallas and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 2 hours behind Dallas.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RBD to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RBD–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.