The distance from the middle of California (CA) to the middle of South Dakota (SD) is:
1,628 miles / 2 620 km driving
1,205 miles / 1 940 km flying
NOTE: You can get a more accurate calculation using state borders for the distance from California to South Dakota.
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Distance from California to South Dakota
The total driving distance from California to South Dakota is 1,628 miles or 2 620 kilometers.
The total straight line flight distance from California to South Dakota is 1,205 miles.
This is equivalent to 1 940 kilometers or 1,047 nautical miles.
Your trip begins in the state of California. It ends in the state of South Dakota.
Your flight direction from California to South Dakota is Northeast (56 degrees from North).
The distance calculator helps you figure out how far it is to get from California to South Dakota. It does this by computing the straight line flying distance ("as the crow flies") and the driving distance if the route is drivable. It uses all this data to compute the total travel mileage.
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