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✈ SFO → ATL

4H 50M FLIGHT. 2,134 MILES. YOUR PHONE WILL DIE.

Flight time
4h 50m
Distance
2,134 mi
Or
3,435 km
Jet lag
3h

Flight from San Francisco to Atlanta

From SFO (SFO), USA North America  →  Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Atlanta → San Francisco

How long is the flight from San Francisco to Atlanta?

A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Atlanta (ATL) takes about 4 hours 50 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,134 miles (3,435 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

4h 50m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

2,134 mi

3,435 km · great-circle

Avg speed

710 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Atlanta timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

+3h

3 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~3d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 419 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 587 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 141 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 San Francisco

Nearest destinations

Long-haul from San Francisco

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Flights to Atlanta

Nearest origins

Long-haul to Atlanta

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