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SFO to SMO: distance & flight time
San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
332 mi
534 km · 289 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
332 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, 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 SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFO from SMO?
The flight distance from San Francisco (SFO) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 332 miles (534 km, 289 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFO to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 SFO to SMO?
Nonstop service on SFO–SMO 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 1h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFO to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SFO–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SFO to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SFO–SMO 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.