✈ SFO → SEA
2H 19M FLIGHT. JUST ENOUGH TIME TO REGRET CHECKING A BAG.
Flight from San Francisco to Seattle
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Seattle?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Seattle (SEA) takes about 2 hours 19 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 679 miles (1,093 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
2h 19m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
679 mi
1,093 km · great-circle
Avg speed
471 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Seattle timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
Same
Same time zone
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.