Distance from Palo Alto to San Francisco (United States)

The distance between Palo Alto, Pennsylvania and San Francisco, California is 3,960 kilometers (2,461 miles).

Palo Alto, Pennsylvania, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

From Palo Alto to San Francisco, the straight-line distance is 3,960 kilometers, heading west. Palo Alto is situated at an altitude of 204 meters above sea level, while San Francisco is at 28 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 12-15 days
Motorcycle 4-5 days
Car 3-4 days
Airplane 6-8 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Palo Alto, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 40.6873° N 76.1722° W

Elevation: 204 m (669 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Hazleton Municipal Airport (HZL)
  • Reading Municipal Airport (RDG)
  • Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (MUI)
  • Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)
  • Lancaster Airport (LNS)
San Francisco, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 37.7749° N 122.4194° W

Elevation: 28 m (92 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Alameda Naval Air Station (NGZ)
  • San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
  • Oakland International Airport (OAK)
  • San Rafael Airport (SRF)
  • Hayward Executive Airport (HWD)

Other distances from Palo Alto

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Palo Alto to New York City 183 km
From Palo Alto to Los Angeles 3,762 km
From Palo Alto to Chicago 970 km
From Palo Alto to Houston 2,119 km
From Palo Alto to Phoenix 3,268 km

Other distances from San Francisco

Distances between cities Kilometers
From San Francisco to New York City 4,139 km
From San Francisco to Los Angeles 559 km
From San Francisco to Chicago 2,991 km
From San Francisco to Houston 2,648 km
From San Francisco to Phoenix 1,052 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of United States that are at equal or similar distances as between Palo Alto and San Francisco.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Belmopan, Belize Sacramento, United States 3,960 km
Mérida, Mexico Calgary, Canada 3,960 km
Maracay, Venezuela Laval, Canada 3,959 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Bakersfield, United States 3,959 km
Manhattan, United States Fresno, United States 3,961 km
Los Angeles, United States Queens, United States 3,959 km
Memphis, United States Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3,961 km
New York City, United States Fresno, United States 3,959 km
Tehran, Iran Oslo, Norway 3,959 km
Ottawa, Canada Caracas, Venezuela 3,961 km
Vancouver, Canada Xochimilco, Mexico 3,959 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Valencia, Venezuela 3,962 km
Valencia, Venezuela Laval, Canada 3,962 km
The Bronx, United States Bakersfield, United States 3,962 km
Caracas, Venezuela Saltillo, Mexico 3,958 km
Zapopan, Mexico Valencia, Venezuela 3,962 km
Cartagena, Colombia Omaha, United States 3,962 km
Montréal, Canada Bakersfield, United States 3,958 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago New South Memphis, United States 3,958 km
Brooklyn, United States Bakersfield, United States 3,957 km

Measure more distances between cities