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RIV to SFO: distance & flight time
Riverside (March ARB Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
386 mi
621 km · 335 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
386 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m 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
- RIV — March ARB Airport · Riverside, 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 RIV
- RAL · Riverside Municipal Airport12 mi away
- SBD · San Bernardino International Airport15 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport22 mi away
- ONT · Ontario International Airport23 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 RIV from SFO?
The flight distance from Riverside (RIV) to San Francisco (SFO) is 386 miles (621 km, 335 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIV to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 RIV to SFO?
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