✈ CUN → SFO
5H 22M FLIGHT. 2,406 MILES. YOUR PHONE WILL DIE.
Flight from Cancun to San Francisco
From Cancun International (CUN), Mexico North America → SFO (SFO), USA North America
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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.