The flight time from San Francisco to Austin is 3 hours, 29 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SFO San Francisco, CA 4 minutes early.
19 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 59 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives AUS Austin, TX 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Alaska
85%
United
84%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from San Francisco to Austin is 3 hours, 29 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 59 minutes.

The flight distance from San Francisco to Austin is 1504 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Austin to San Francisco
3 hours, 47 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
3h 27m
Alaska
3h 32m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

38

Distance

1504 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
25
Alaska
13

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is San Francisco from Austin by plane?

The distance from San Francisco to Austin by plane is 1504 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from San Francisco to Austin?

The flight time from San Francisco to Austin is 3 hours, 29 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 59 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 3 hours, 27 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 3 hours, 32 minutes.

What airlines fly from San Francisco to Austin?

United and Alaska are the airlines with direct flights from San Francisco to Austin.

Does Southwest fly from San Francisco to Austin?

Southwest does not fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Austin (AUS). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves San Francisco 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 19 minutes
In the Air 179 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Austin 4 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from San Francisco to Austin, Alaska is 85% reliable, which means that Alaska flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Alaska 85% 14% 1%
United 84% 15% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between San Francisco and Austin, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
United 21 179 5 207
Alaska 18 181 9 212

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
8am 0.62
12pm 0.22
6pm 1.1
1pm 0.31
5pm 0.33
3pm 0
9am 0.42
10am 0.66
7am 0.81
11pm 0.17
4pm 0.4
11am 0.39
2pm 0.07

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from San Francisco to Austin that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 154
February 154
March 174
April 146
May 181
June 164
July 172
August 174
September 182
October 187
November 173
December 166

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from San Francisco to Austin that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 5.88
Tuesday 5.52
Wednesday 5.54
Thursday 5.9
Friday 5.69
Saturday 4.77
Sunday 5.67

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
United 0
Alaska 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
8am 23 178 5 209
12pm 17 178 5 202
6pm 18 179 7 206
1pm 20 181 5 210
5pm 18 181 8 210
3pm 30 187 9 226
9am 23 179 6 213
10am 21 178 6 210
7am 17 182 12 214
11pm 19 174 6 202
4pm 20 178 5 204
11am 23 179 6 212
2pm 22 182 6 208
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.