California
Distance from Berkeley to San Francisco
Straight-line distance
41.2mi
Berkeley, CA and San Francisco, CA are 41.2 miles (66.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Berkeley, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (257°).
- kilometers
- 66.3
- nautical miles
- 35.8
- heading from Berkeley
- 257° WSW
- heading from San Francisco
- 76° ENE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Berkeley is from San Francisco
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Berkeley and San Francisco is 41.2 miles, 66.3 km or 35.8 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 41.2 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 41.2
- Kilometers
- 66.3
- Nautical miles
- 35.8
- Bearing from Berkeley
- 256.8° WSW
- Bearing arriving at San Francisco
- 256.3°
- Bearing from San Francisco
- 76.3° ENE
Halfway between Berkeley and San Francisco
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.797018, -122.665794 (37°47'49.27"N 122°39'56.86"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Mill Valley, CA, with 13,904 residents, 10.2 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Berkeley gets 14 h 48 min of daylight and San Francisco 14 h 47 min; on December 21, 9 h 32 min and 9 h 33 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
San Francisco has 6.8 times the population of Berkeley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Berkeley changed by -2.0% and San Francisco by -5.4%. Both are in California.
- 01Berkeley, CA121,749 (-2.0%)
- 02San Francisco, CA827,526 (-5.4%)
Questions people ask
How far is Berkeley from San Francisco?
41.2 miles, 66.3 km or 35.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is San Francisco from Berkeley?
WSW. The great-circle path leaves Berkeley on a bearing of 256.8° and arrives at San Francisco on 256.3°. The return trip starts on 76.3°.
What is halfway between Berkeley and San Francisco?
The midpoint is at 37.797018, -122.665794. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Mill Valley, CA, 10.2 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Berkeley and San Francisco?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Berkeley or San Francisco?
San Francisco, with 827,526 residents in July 2024 against 121,749 for Berkeley, 6.8 times as many.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.