No Hidden Costs 24/7 Support Free Cancellation
Distance from San Francisco (US) to San Diego (US)
| Name | San Francisco | San Diego |
| IATA | SFO | SAN |
| Country | United States | United States |
| Country ISO codes | US / USA | US / USA |
| Continent | North America | North America |
| Continent code | NA | NA |
| DD coordinates | 37.774930 / -122.419416 | 32.715329 / -117.157255 |
| Time zone | America/Los_Angeles | America/Los_Angeles |
| Straight distance from San Francisco to San Diego is 738 kilometers (458 miles). | ||
Travel information from San Francisco to San Diego
The approximate time of a journey between San Francisco (US) and San Diego (US) is calculated based on the air-line distance of 458 miles (738 km) and the average speed of the transport mode by which you prefer to travel: by plane, car, bus, train or ship.
If the chosen way involves stops and transfers, you must take into account many hours of possible delays when planning a route from San Francisco to San Diego.
But a direct flight will take 0 hours, 49 minutes.
| Depart from | San Francisco (US) | |
| Arrives in | San Diego (US) | |
| San Francisco to San Diego distance | 738 km / 458 mil | |
| Avg car duration | 8 hours, 11 minutes (90 km/h) | |
| Avg bus duration | 12 hours, 17 minutes (60 km/h) | |
| Avg train duration | 7 hours, 22 minutes (100 km/h) | |
| Avg flight duration | 0 hours, 49 minutes (900 km/h) |
* Estimated time when driving in a straight line at the same speed.
How to fly from San Francisco (SFO) to San Diego (SAN)?
Straight line flight distance 458 miles.
| Origin airport | Destination airport | Airline | Flight № | Transfers | Return transfers | Flight time (min.) | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | SAN | WN | 2121 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 83,00$ |
Airports in San Francisco
| Name | IATA | ICAO | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco International Airport | SFO | KSFO | L |
Airports in San Diego
| Name | IATA | ICAO | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego International Airport | SAN | KSAN | L |
| Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport | CLD | KCRQ | M |
| Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport | MYF | KMYF | S |
| Gillespie Field Airport | SEE | KSEE | S |
| Brown Field Municipal Airport | SDM | KSDM | M |
Airlines providing flights between San Francisco and San Diego
Distance calculator from San Francisco to San Diego
Distance converter
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.
San Francisco to San Diego map route
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.
Reverse direction from San Diego to San Francisco.
Related distances from San Francisco
| Cities | Distance |
|---|---|
| San Francisco to Las Vegas | 670 km |
| San Francisco to Chicago | 2985 km |
| San Francisco to Denver | 1525 km |
| San Francisco to Los Angeles | 559 km |
| San Francisco to Seattle | 1093 km |
Related distances to San Diego
| Cities | Distance |
|---|---|
| Oakland to San Diego | 732 km |
| Phoenix to San Diego | 480 km |
| Los Angeles to San Diego | 180 km |
| San Jose to San Diego | 671 km |
| Las Vegas to San Diego | 419 km |