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Flight Time from San Francisco (SFO) to Las Vegas (LAS)
Non-stop flight time from SFO to LAS: 1.46 hours. San Francisco to Las Vegas distance 671 km. Includes layover estimates and airline routes.
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San Francisco to Las Vegas is about 1.46 hours (1 h 28 min) of flying over 671 km (417 mi). Every connection you add stretches the door-to-door total: one stop models out near 4.5 hours, two near 8.5, with no clock change at either end.
Direct vs connecting: SFO → LAS
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Airport pair | San Francisco (SFO) → Las Vegas (LAS) |
| Great-circle distance | 671 km (417 mi) |
| Non-stop flight time | 1.46 h (1 h 28 min) — 850 km/h + 40 min taxi model |
| One-stop total (est.) | ≈ 4.5 h (4 h 30 min) |
| Two-stop total (est.) | ≈ 8.5 h (8 h 30 min) |
| Time-zone shift | None (UTC−8 both ends) |
Estimates use the site-wide 850 km/h cruise + 40-minute taxi model; real block times drift with winds and routing.
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The 671 km between SFO and LAS converts to 1.46 hours of flying under the 850 km/h + 40 min model. One connection is the realistic worst case for most calendars: expect the total to land near 4.5 hours with a single well-chosen hub, and near 8.5 hours with two.
No clock shift complicates the arrival math — San Francisco and Las Vegas run the same clock year round.
If LAS doesn't suit: the neighbors
| Alternative | Distance to Las Vegas | Flight time from SFO |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles (LAX) | 368 km | 1.1 h |
Fewer than two fields sit within 300 km of Las Vegas, so the radius was widened to 700 km.
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Flexible-flier trick: price SFO against LAS and then against each nearby field below — secondary endpoints within 700 km sometimes clear the fare by a full cabin class. From SFO, reaching LAX instead takes about 1.1 h — less airborne time than the 1.46 h non-stop, and the surface leg into Las Vegas still has to be won back.
None of these nearby fields has a paired calculator page from SFO yet, so use the distance and time columns to estimate any rerouting yourself. Ground transfer from the alternative airport back into Las Vegas is the catch for arrivals off the SFO service: the 368 km back-offset is time you must win back in fare savings.
From touchdown to day one in Las Vegas
A 10:00 departure works out to roughly 11:28 on the clock in Las Vegas — the 1.46 h airborne leg plus the UTC−8 → UTC−8 shift. Daily spend shifts at landing: $210 in Las Vegas against $311 at home in San Francisco, using the dataset's mid-range figures.
A $101 per-day gap favors staying longer in Las Vegas and moving on from San Francisco quickly. Zero clock change means the 11:28 arrival clock is pure flying time — what you see is what you flew.
Calculation Formula
flight_time = distance / 850 km/h + 40 min taxiHow to Use This Calculator
- Note the non-stop time for SFO → LAS in the context panel above.
- Drag the stopover slider to add 0–3 connections to the itinerary.
- Read the adjusted total at each stopover level.
- Cross-check the routing notes below before picking a carrier for the San Francisco → Las Vegas journey.
Worked Examples
- Non-stop SFO → LAS: 1.46 h (671 km at 850 km/h + 40 min taxi).
- One stopover ≈ 4.5 h total.
- Two stopovers ≈ 8.5 h total.
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