Distance from San Francisco to Los Angeles

The distance between San Francisco, Mexico and Los Angeles, United States is 2,489 kilometers (1,547 miles).

San Francisco

Los Angeles, California, United States

From San Francisco to Los Angeles, the straight-line distance is 2,489 kilometers, heading northwest. San Francisco is situated at an altitude of 2,097 meters above sea level, while Los Angeles is at 96 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 8-10 days
Motorcycle 3-4 days
Car 2-3 days
Airplane 4-5 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
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150 km/h
San Francisco, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Mexico_City

Coordinates: 18.9493° N 99.6472° W

Elevation: 2,097 m (6,880 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ)
  • Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)
  • Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)
  • Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC)
  • General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport (MLM)
Los Angeles, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 34.0522° N 118.2437° W

Elevation: 96 m (315 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)
  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
  • Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)
  • San Gabriel Valley Airport (EMT)
  • Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)

Other distances from San Francisco

Distance between cities Kilometers
From San Francisco to Mexico City 76 km
From San Francisco to Tijuana 2,293 km
From San Francisco to Iztapalapa 76 km
From San Francisco to Puebla 152 km
From San Francisco to Ciudad Juárez 1,571 km

Other distances from Los Angeles

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Los Angeles to New York City 3,944 km
From Los Angeles to Chicago 2,807 km
From Los Angeles to Houston 2,211 km
From Los Angeles to Phoenix 575 km
From Los Angeles to Philadelphia 3,852 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Brooklyn, United States 2,489 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Barcelona, Venezuela 2,489 km
Chihuahua, Mexico Charlotte, United States 2,489 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Edmonton, Canada 2,489 km
Valencia, Spain Istanbul, Turkey 2,490 km
Cartagena, Colombia Callao, Peru 2,490 km
Los Angeles, United States Álvaro Obregón, Mexico 2,490 km
Queens, United States Cancún, Mexico 2,488 km
Charlotte, United States Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico 2,490 km
Mexico City, Mexico Los Angeles, United States 2,490 km
Cartagena, Colombia Lima, Peru 2,488 km
Los Angeles, United States Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 2,491 km
Los Angeles, United States Cuauhtémoc, Mexico 2,487 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Chiclayo, Peru 2,487 km
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Queens, United States 2,491 km
Warsaw, Poland Vigo, Spain 2,487 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Belfast, United Kingdom 2,487 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Palma, Spain 2,487 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Mixco, Guatemala 2,487 km

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