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TVL to PAO: distance & flight time
South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
152 mi
244 km · 132 nm
52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
152 miles nonstop takes roughly 52m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- TVL — Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe, United States
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TVL
- TKF · Truckee Tahoe Airport30 mi away
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport44 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport74 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield77 mi away
Near PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TVL from PAO?
The flight distance from South Lake Tahoe (TVL) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 152 miles (244 km, 132 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVL to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 52m 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 TVL to PAO?
Nonstop service on TVL–PAO 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 52m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TVL to PAO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TVL–PAO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TVL to PAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TVL–PAO 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.