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The flight time from Denver to San Francisco is approximately 2h 30m nonstop. The distance is 965 miles (1,553 km). There are about 16 nonstop flights from Denver to San Francisco per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN → SFO Denver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport |
2h 30m | 965 mi | 112/wk | Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
3 airlines fly nonstop from Denver to San Francisco, including Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 757-300, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-900 and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Denver to San Francisco is 965 miles, or 1,553 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 965 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,553 km |
| Nautical miles | 839 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 112 departures a week. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 30m in the air on the DEN–SFO nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 965-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
965 miles (1,553 km) great-circle between Denver International Airport and San Francisco International Airport.
Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 757-300, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
