The distance from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport is:
2,836 miles / 4 564 km driving
2,400 miles / 3 862 km flying
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Distance from RDU to SFO
The total driving distance from RDU to SFO is 2,836 miles or 4 564 kilometers.
The total straight line flight distance from RDU to SFO is 2,400 miles.
This is equivalent to 3 862 kilometers or 2,086 nautical miles.
Your trip begins at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Raleigh, North Carolina. It ends at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California.
Your flight direction from RDU to SFO is West (-74 degrees from North).
The distance calculator helps you figure out how far it is to get from RDU to SFO. 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.
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
IATA: RDUICAO: KRDU
FAA: RDU
City: Raleigh
State: North Carolina
Zip code: 27623
Country: United States
Category: airports
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San Francisco International Airport
IATA: SFOICAO: KSFO
FAA: SFO
City: San Francisco
State: California
Zip code: 94128
Country: United States
Category: airports
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