Distance from San Francisco to Los Angeles

The distance between San Francisco, Mexico and Los Angeles, United States is 2,236 kilometers (1,389 miles).

San Francisco, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Los Angeles, California, United States

From San Francisco to Los Angeles, the straight-line distance is 2,236 kilometers, heading northwest. San Francisco is situated at an altitude of 1,023 meters above sea level, while Los Angeles is at 96 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 7-8 days
Motorcycle 2-3 days
Car 2-3 days
Airplane 3-4 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
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San Francisco, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Mexico_City

Coordinates: 22.0748° N 99.86° W

Elevation: 1,023 m (3,356 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Tamuin Airport (TSL)
  • Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP)
  • Ciudad Mante National Airport (MMC)
  • Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO)
  • Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW)
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 303 km
From San Francisco to Tijuana 2,049 km
From San Francisco to Iztapalapa 312 km
From San Francisco to Puebla 377 km
From San Francisco to Ciudad Juárez 1,253 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)
Manaus, Brazil Chiclayo, Peru 2,236 km
Belmopan, Belize Quito, Ecuador 2,236 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Bakersfield, United States 2,236 km
Phoenix, United States Edmonton, Canada 2,236 km
Iztapalapa, Mexico Ensenada, Mexico 2,236 km
Belgrade, Serbia Córdoba, Spain 2,236 km
San Francisco, United States Oklahoma City, United States 2,236 km
Villa Nueva, Guatemala Chihuahua, Mexico 2,236 km
Havana, Cuba Bogotá, Colombia 2,235 km
Wellington, New Zealand Newcastle, Australia 2,235 km
Miami, United States Irapuato, Mexico 2,235 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Calgary, Canada 2,237 km
Louisville, United States Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 2,237 km
Phoenix, United States Veracruz, Mexico 2,237 km
New York City, United States Arlington, United States 2,237 km
Quito, Ecuador Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2,235 km
Saint Petersburg, Russia Belfast, United Kingdom 2,235 km
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Dhaka, Bangladesh 2,234 km
Bucharest, Romania Sheffield, United Kingdom 2,234 km
Torreón, Mexico Oakland, United States 2,238 km

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