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SLC to BFL: distance & flight time
Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City International Airport) → Bakersfield (Meadows Field)
533 mi
859 km · 464 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
533 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLC — Salt Lake City International Airport · Salt Lake City, United States
- BFL — Meadows Field · Bakersfield, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SLC
- HIF · Hill Air Force Base23 mi away
- OGD · Ogden Hinckley Airport28 mi away
- PVU · Provo Municipal Airport42 mi away
- BMC · Brigham City Regional Airport53 mi away
Near BFL
- MHV · Mojave Airport57 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport64 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield67 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SLC from BFL?
The flight distance from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Bakersfield (BFL) is 533 miles (859 km, 464 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLC to BFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 SLC to BFL?
Nonstop service on SLC–BFL 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 38m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Salt Lake City and Bakersfield?
Bakersfield is 1 hour behind Salt Lake City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLC to BFL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SLC–BFL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SLC to BFL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SLC–BFL 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.