Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YPL to SFO: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
1,828 mi
2,942 km · 1,588 nm
4h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
See live YPL→SFO fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,828 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 3m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, Canada
- SFO — San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from SFO?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to San Francisco (SFO) is 1,828 miles (2,942 km, 1,588 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 3m 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 time difference between Pickle Lake and San Francisco?
San Francisco is 2 hours behind Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to SFO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YPL–SFO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.