✈ MEX → SFO
4H 21M IN THE SKY. THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU WILL TALK.
Flight from Mexico City to San Francisco
From Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America → SFO (SFO), USA North America
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.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.