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SFO to LAX: distance & flight time
San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
338 mi
543 km · 293 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
338 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SFO — San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco, United States
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFO from LAX?
The flight distance from San Francisco (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 338 miles (543 km, 293 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFO to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 SFO to LAX?
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