✈ SFO → ATL
4H 50M FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO ATLANTA. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.
Flight from San Francisco to Atlanta
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Atlanta?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Atlanta (ATL) 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
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Atlanta 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.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.