FLIGHT HOP.fyi

✈ SFO → MIA

5H 42M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.

Flight time
5h 42m
Distance
2,581 mi
Or
4,154 km
Jet lag
3h

Flight from San Francisco to Miami

From SFO (SFO), USA North America  →  Miami International (MIA), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Miami → San Francisco

How long is the flight from San Francisco to Miami?

A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Miami (MIA) 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

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Miami 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 615 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 710 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 170 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

Flights from San Francisco

Nearest destinations

Long-haul from San Francisco

More flights to North America

Flights to Miami

Nearest origins

Long-haul to Miami

More flights from North America