San Francisco to Las Vegas (SFO–LAS): distance and flight time

Flight time each way

SFO → LAS

1 h 45 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 103° (ESE).

Leave San Francisco Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Las Vegas Sat 7 Nov, 11:45 local.

LAS → SFO

1 h 55 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 287° (WNW).

Leave Las Vegas Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive San Francisco Sat 7 Nov, 11:55 local.

The two directions differ by 9 minutes in our estimate: this route is short, so the wind has little effect on the total. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance	665 km · 413 mi · 359 nmi
Initial heading	103° (ESE) from SFO; 287° (WNW) from LAS
Farthest from the equator	37.6°N
Crosses	neither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip	3% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

SFO	America/Los_Angeles — UTC−7 now; UTC−8 standard time, UTC−7 during daylight saving time
LAS	America/Los_Angeles — UTC−7 now; UTC−8 standard time, UTC−7 during daylight saving time
Difference	Las Vegas is on the same clock as San Francisco today.

Jet lag, flying SFO → LAS. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

SFO San Francisco International AirportSan Francisco, United States · longest runway 11,870 ft3,618 m

LAS Harry Reid International AirportLas Vegas, United States · longest runway 14,835 ft4,522 m

More routes from SFO and LAS

LAXSFO Los Angeles – San Francisco 543 km338 mi · 1 h 45 min SFOOGG San Francisco – Maui (Kahului) 3,761 km2,337 mi · 5 h 40 min SFOBOS San Francisco – Boston 4,341 km2,697 mi · 5 h 30 min SFOAMS San Francisco – Amsterdam 8,785 km5,459 mi · 10 h 35 min SFOPVG San Francisco – Shanghai 9,877 km6,138 mi · 13 h 20 min SFOSIN San Francisco – Singapore 13,582 km8,439 mi · 17 h 45 min LAXLAS Los Angeles – Las Vegas 380 km236 mi · 1 h 25 min PHXLAS Phoenix – Las Vegas 411 km256 mi · 1 h 35 min DENLAS Denver – Las Vegas 1,009 km627 mi · 2 h 20 min DFWLAS Dallas–Fort Worth – Las Vegas 1,695 km1,053 mi · 3 h 10 min ORDLAS Chicago – Las Vegas 2,432 km1,511 mi · 4 h 10 min JFKLAS New York – Las Vegas 3,609 km2,243 mi · 5 h 40 min

Routes of a similar length

EDIAMS Edinburgh – Amsterdam 666 km414 mi · 1 h 45 min BKKHKT Bangkok – Phuket 674 km419 mi · 1 h 50 min LHRFRA London – Frankfurt 654 km406 mi · 1 h 45 min ORYNCE Paris – Nice 676 km420 mi · 1 h 45 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).

SFO San Francisco ⇄ LAS Las Vegas