✈ ATL → SFO

4H 50M FROM ATLANTA TO SAN FRANCISCO. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.

Flight time
4h 50m
Distance
2,134 mi
Or
3,435 km
Jet lag
3h

Flight from Atlanta to San Francisco

From Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America  →  SFO (SFO), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? San Francisco → Atlanta

How long is the flight from Atlanta to San Francisco?

A nonstop flight from Atlanta (ATL) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 4 hours 50 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,134 miles (3,435 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

4h 50m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

2,134 mi

3,435 km · great-circle

Avg speed

710 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Atlanta timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-3h

3 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~2.1d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 419 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 587 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 141 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.