✈ SFO → DFW
3H 33M, 1,461 MI. ONE MOVIE. ONE NAP. ONE QUESTIONABLE MEAL.
Flight from San Francisco to Dallas
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), USA North America
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Dallas?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Dallas (DFW) takes about 3 hours 33 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,461 miles (2,352 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
3h 33m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,461 mi
2,352 km · great-circle
Avg speed
663 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Dallas timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
+2h
2 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~2d
Eastward — worse
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.