Distance from Boston to San Francisco

The distance between Boston, Ireland and San Francisco, United States is 8,088 kilometers (5,025 miles).

Boston, Munster, Ireland

San Francisco, California, United States

From Boston to San Francisco, the straight-line distance is 8,088 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Boston at 27 meters above sea level and San Francisco at 28 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Boston, Ireland

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Dublin

Coordinates: 53.0308° N 8.9317° W

Elevation: 27 m (89 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Galway Airport (GWY)
  • Shannon Airport (SNN)
  • Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ)
  • Connemara Regional Airport (NNR)
  • Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA)
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 Boston

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Boston to Dublin 182 km
From Boston to Cork 130 km
From Boston to Limerick 46 km
From Boston to South Dublin 176 km
From Boston to Galway 28 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 cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Boston and San Francisco.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Monterrey, Mexico Porto Alegre, Brazil 8,088 km
Rosario, Argentina Culiacán, Mexico 8,088 km
Manaus, Brazil Belfast, United Kingdom 8,088 km
New York City, United States Istanbul, Turkey 8,088 km
São Paulo, Brazil Córdoba, Spain 8,087 km
Istanbul, Turkey Brooklyn, United States 8,089 km
Panama City, Panama Valladolid, Spain 8,089 km
Kumasi, Ghana Laval, Canada 8,087 km
Dublin, Ireland Tucson, United States 8,087 km
Washington, United States Porto Alegre, Brazil 8,087 km
Dublin, Ireland Medellín, Colombia 8,087 km
Madrid, Spain Denver, United States 8,087 km
Chennai, India Port Harcourt, Nigeria 8,086 km
Lagos, Nigeria Cochabamba, Bolivia 8,086 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Benin City, Nigeria 8,090 km
Hyderabad, India Belfast, United Kingdom 8,091 km
Houston, United States Amsterdam, Netherlands 8,091 km
Columbus, United States Kyiv, Ukraine 8,085 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 8,084 km
Oslo, Norway Austin, United States 8,092 km

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