Distance from San Francisco to Los Angeles

The distance between San Francisco, Mexico and Los Angeles, United States is 2,492 kilometers (1,548 miles).

San Francisco, Veracruz, Mexico

Los Angeles, California, United States

From San Francisco to Los Angeles, the straight-line distance is 2,492 kilometers, heading northwest. San Francisco is situated at an altitude of 644 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: 20.5524° N 98.0021° W

Elevation: 644 m (2,113 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • El Tajín National Airport (PAZ)
  • Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC)
  • Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)
  • El Lencero Airport (JAL)
  • Tamuin Airport (TSL)
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 171 km
From San Francisco to Tijuana 2,304 km
From San Francisco to Iztapalapa 173 km
From San Francisco to Puebla 168 km
From San Francisco to Ciudad Juárez 1,497 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)
Villa Nueva, Guatemala Charlotte, United States 2,492 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 2,492 km
Manhattan, United States Cancún, Mexico 2,492 km
El Paso, United States Mixco, Guatemala 2,492 km
Brampton, Canada Albuquerque, United States 2,491 km
Detroit, United States Saltillo, Mexico 2,493 km
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Queens, United States 2,491 km
Los Angeles, United States Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 2,491 km
Los Angeles, United States Coyoacán, Mexico 2,494 km
Mexico City, Mexico Los Angeles, United States 2,490 km
Charlotte, United States Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico 2,490 km
Paris, France Moscow, Russia 2,494 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Kingston, Jamaica 2,494 km
Valencia, Spain Istanbul, Turkey 2,490 km
Cartagena, Colombia Callao, Peru 2,489 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Edmonton, Canada 2,489 km
Los Angeles, United States Iztacalco, Mexico 2,495 km

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