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✈ MEX → SFO

MEXICO CITY → SAN FRANCISCO IN 4H 21M. PACK SNACKS. PACK PATIENCE.

Flight time
4h 21m
Distance
1,882 mi
Or
3,029 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Mexico City to San Francisco

From Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America  →  SFO (SFO), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? San Francisco → Mexico City

How long is the flight from Mexico City to San Francisco?

A nonstop flight from Mexico City (MEX) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 4 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,882 miles (3,029 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

4h 21m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

1,882 mi

3,029 km · great-circle

Avg speed

695 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-1h

1 hour behind

Jet lag (rough)

~0.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 370 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 518 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 124 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.

Flights from Mexico City

Nearest destinations

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