✈ CUN → SFO

5H 22M FLIGHT. 2,406 MILES. YOUR PHONE WILL DIE.

Flight time
5h 22m
Distance
2,406 mi
Or
3,872 km
Jet lag
2h

Flight from Cancun to San Francisco

From Cancun International (CUN), Mexico North America  →  SFO (SFO), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? San Francisco → Cancun

How long is the flight from Cancun to San Francisco?

A nonstop flight from Cancun (CUN) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 5 hours 22 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,406 miles (3,872 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

5h 22m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

2,406 mi

3,872 km · great-circle

Avg speed

722 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cancun timezone

UTC-5

America/Cancun

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-2h

2 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~1.4d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 573 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 662 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 159 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.