Boston (BOS) to San Francisco (SFO) distance
The great-circle distance from Boston to San Francisco is 2,344 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
Boston (BOS)- Time difference
- San Francisco is 3 hours behind Boston
- Midpoint
- 42.94° N, 97.65° W
- Heading from BOS
- 281° west
- Heading from SFO
- 66° northeast
- Farthest north
- 43.5° N
The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see BOS-SFO on the globe.
Related routes
- Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO)293 nm
- New York (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO)2,242 nm
- Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO)1,600 nm
- Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) to San Francisco (SFO)2,083 nm
- Boston (BOS) to New York (LGA)160 nm
- Las Vegas (LAS) to San Francisco (SFO)359 nm
- Seattle (SEA) to San Francisco (SFO)590 nm
London (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO)4,652 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.