✈ SFO → YYZ
SAN FRANCISCO → TORONTO IN 5H 4M. PACK SNACKS. PACK PATIENCE.
Flight from San Francisco to Toronto
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Pearson (YYZ), Canada North America
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Toronto?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Toronto (YYZ) takes about 5 hours 4 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,254 miles (3,628 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
5h 4m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,254 mi
3,628 km · great-circle
Avg speed
716 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Toronto timezone
UTC-4
America/Toronto
Time difference
+3h
3 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~3d
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.