Distance from San Francisco (US) to San Diego (US)

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There are many ways to find how far is San Francisco from San Diego, the distance calculated in kilometers and miles by Haversine formula - distance between coordinates: 37.774930 / -122.419416 and 32.715329 / -117.157255.

When planning a trip on your own, you want to know how many hours it would take to get to your destination and find the shortest way between your current location and the target point. Our service is designed to deliver fast and accurate information on how far San Francisco (US) from San Diego (US) is for you to make a sound decision as to the best transportation mode and other details of your journey.

The distance from San Francisco to San Diego amounts to 738 km / 458 mil. It is calculated as an air miles distance since this is the fastest and most direct path between two points. However, it is not exactly a straight line because the trigonometric formula used in the calculations takes into account the curvature of the Earth’s surface. We have factored in the actual sites occupied by the cities and figured the distance by taking coordinates from 37.774930 / -122.419416 and coordinates to 32.715329 / -117.157255.

The flight time of 0 hours, 52 minutes is calculated based on the average speed of modern commercial aircraft. However, you are not limited to traveling from San Francisco (US) to San Diego (US) by plane and can estimate your drive time and backward distance if you opt for traveling by car. Also, note the time zones of the cities, which are America/Los_Angeles / America/Los_Angeles.

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