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SFO to SEA: distance & flight time
San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport) → Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport)
679 mi
1,093 km · 590 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
679 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, 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 SEA
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- BFI · Boeing Field King County International Airport6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport18 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFO from SEA?
The flight distance from San Francisco (SFO) to Seattle (SEA) is 679 miles (1,093 km, 590 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFO to SEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m 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 SEA?
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