FLIGHT HOP.fyi

✈ SFO → MEX

4H 21M, 1,882 MI. ONE MOVIE. ONE NAP. ONE QUESTIONABLE MEAL.

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

Flight from San Francisco to Mexico City

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

↔ Flying the other way? Mexico City → San Francisco

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

A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Mexico City (MEX) 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

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

Time difference

+1h

1 hour ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~1d

Eastward — worse

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.

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Nearest origins

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