FLIGHT HOP.fyi

✈ CUN → SFO

5H 22M FROM CANCUN TO SAN FRANCISCO. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.

Flight time
5h 22m
Distance
2,406 mi
Or
3,872 km
Jet lag
2h

Flight from Cancun to San Francisco

From Cancun International (CUN), Mexico North America  →  SFO (SFO), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? San Francisco → Cancun

How long is the flight from Cancun to San Francisco?

A nonstop flight from Cancun (CUN) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 5 hours 22 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,406 miles (3,872 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

5h 22m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

2,406 mi

3,872 km · great-circle

Avg speed

722 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cancun timezone

UTC-5

America/Cancun

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-2h

2 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~1.4d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 573 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 662 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 159 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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