Distance from San Francisco to Los Angeles

The distance between San Francisco, Mexico and Los Angeles, United States is 1,928 kilometers (1,198 miles).

San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico

Los Angeles, California, United States

From San Francisco to Los Angeles, the straight-line distance is 1,928 kilometers, heading northwest. San Francisco is at only 14 meters above sea level, while Los Angeles is at 96 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 6-7 days
Motorcycle 2-3 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 3-4 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
San Francisco, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Bahia_Banderas

Coordinates: 20.902° N 105.4128° W

Elevation: 14 m (46 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)
  • Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ)
  • Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO)
  • Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)
  • Colima Airport (CLQ)
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 677 km
From San Francisco to Tijuana 1,724 km
From San Francisco to Iztapalapa 686 km
From San Francisco to Puebla 781 km
From San Francisco to Ciudad Juárez 1,203 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)
San Salvador, El Salvador Soacha, Colombia 1,928 km
Vancouver, Canada Tijuana, Mexico 1,928 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Gibraltar, Gibraltar 1,928 km
Houston, United States Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1,928 km
Manaus, Brazil Brasília, Brazil 1,929 km
Los Angeles, United States Wichita, United States 1,926 km
Chicago, United States Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 1,926 km
Edmonton, Canada Fresno, United States 1,930 km
Mexicali, Mexico Irapuato, Mexico 1,926 km
Mexicali, Mexico Surrey, Canada 1,930 km
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico New South Memphis, United States 1,931 km
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico Tampa, United States 1,925 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Memphis, United States 1,925 km
São Paulo, Brazil Maceió, Brazil 1,925 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Belmopan, Belize 1,925 km
Miami, United States Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 1,931 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia 1,924 km
Los Angeles, United States Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 1,932 km
Shanghai, China Hanoi, Vietnam 1,924 km
San Diego, United States Tonalá, Mexico 1,924 km

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