Seattle (SEA) to San Francisco (SFO) distance
The great-circle distance from Seattle to San Francisco is 590 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
Seattle (SEA)- Time difference
- San Francisco and Seattle are on the same time
- Midpoint
- 42.53° N, 122.35° W
- Heading from SEA
- 180° south
- Heading from SFO
- 0° north
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 SEA-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
- Los Angeles (LAX) to Seattle (SEA)830 nm
- Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) to San Francisco (SFO)2,083 nm
- Las Vegas (LAS) to San Francisco (SFO)359 nm
- Boston (BOS) to San Francisco (SFO)2,344 nm
- New York (JFK) to Seattle (SEA)2,099 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.