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SBP to SFO: distance & flight time
San Luis Obispo (San Luis County Regional Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
191 mi
307 km · 166 nm
58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
191 miles nonstop takes roughly 58m 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
- SBP — San Luis County Regional Airport · San Luis Obispo, 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 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 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 SBP from SFO?
The flight distance from San Luis Obispo (SBP) to San Francisco (SFO) is 191 miles (307 km, 166 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBP to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 58m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SBP to SFO?
Nonstop service on SBP–SFO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SBP to SFO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SBP–SFO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SBP to SFO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SBP–SFO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.