✈ MIA → SFO
5H 42M. MIAMI TO SAN FRANCISCO. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.
Flight from Miami to San Francisco
From Miami International (MIA), USA North America → SFO (SFO), USA North America
How long is the flight from Miami to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight from Miami (MIA) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 5 hours 42 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,581 miles (4,154 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
5h 42m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,581 mi
4,154 km · great-circle
Avg speed
729 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Miami timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-3h
3 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~2.1d
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.