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SBP to PSP: distance & flight time
San Luis Obispo (San Luis County Regional Airport) → Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport)
255 mi
410 km · 221 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
255 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SBP — San Luis County Regional Airport · San Luis Obispo, United States
- PSP — Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SBP
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field26 mi away
- PRB · Paso Robles Municipal Airport30 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base35 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport41 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBP from PSP?
The flight distance from San Luis Obispo (SBP) to Palm Springs (PSP) is 255 miles (410 km, 221 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBP to PSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 SBP to PSP?
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