✈ SFO → MEX
4H 21M FLIGHT. 1,882 MILES. YOUR PHONE WILL DIE.
Flight from San Francisco to Mexico City
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America
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.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.