San Francisco (SFO) – Toronto (YYZ)
- Distance
- 3,636 km
- 2,259 mi · 1,963 nm
- Flight time
- 4 h 54 min / 5 h 42 min
- Average gate to gate: SFO → YYZ / back
- Time difference
- 3 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 456 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (270 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 542,204
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −10.4%
- Flights / week
- 77
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 86%
- 628,623 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- AC, UA, PD
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from SFO
- 66°
- Heading from YYZ
- 274°
- Halfway point
- 42.68, -102.02
- Great-circle km
- 3,627 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air SFO → YYZ
- 4 h 19 min
- In the air YYZ → SFO
- 5 h 7 min
- Clocks
- Toronto is 3 h ahead of San Francisco
The estimate for a route without real times is 5 h 5 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 48,935 |
| Sep 2025 | 44,803 |
| Oct 2025 | 51,629 |
| Nov 2025 | 43,583 |
| Dec 2025 | 47,916 |
| Jan 2026 | 35,225 |
| Feb 2026 | 36,418 |
| Mar 2026 | 52,215 |
| Apr 2026 | 51,703 |
| May 2026 | 51,238 |
| Jun 2026 | 23,745 |
| Jul 2026 | 54,794 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 342 |
| Sep 2025 | 338 |
| Oct 2025 | 358 |
| Nov 2025 | 344 |
| Dec 2025 | 385 |
| Jan 2026 | 282 |
| Feb 2026 | 273 |
| Mar 2026 | 396 |
| Apr 2026 | 378 |
| May 2026 | 366 |
| Jun 2026 | 178 |
| Jul 2026 | 361 |
Airlines flying SFO–YYZ nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| ACAir Canada | 40 | 53% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 26 | 36% |
| PDPorter Airlines Limited (PACL) | 11 | 11% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 737-800 · 1,639 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 750 flights
- A220-300 BD-500-1A11 · 716 flights
- Embraer EMB195 · 590 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 900 · 119 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 85 flights
- Boeing 737-900ER · 49 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 43 flights
Also carried: 225 tonnes of freight and 12 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 3,627 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between San Francisco and Toronto
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Toronto airports