California to Hawaii
Distance from San Francisco to Urban Honolulu
Straight-line distance
2,360.7mi
San Francisco, CA and Urban Honolulu, HI are 2,360.7 miles (3,799.1 km) apart in a straight line. From San Francisco, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (251°).
- kilometers
- 3,799.1
- nautical miles
- 2,051.4
- heading from San Francisco
- 251° WSW
- heading from Urban Honolulu
- 54° NE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint
How far San Francisco is from Urban Honolulu
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of San Francisco and Urban Honolulu is 2,360.7 miles, 3,799.1 km or 2,051.4 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 2,369.9 miles, 9.2 miles longer.
Measurements
- Miles
- 2,360.7
- Kilometers
- 3,799.1
- Nautical miles
- 2,051.4
- Bearing from San Francisco
- 251.3° WSW
- Bearing arriving at Urban Honolulu
- 233.5°
- Bearing from Urban Honolulu
- 53.5° NE
Halfway between San Francisco and Urban Honolulu
The great-circle midpoint is at 30.683049, -141.905957 (30°40'58.98"N 141°54'21.44"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is San Francisco, CA, with 827,526 residents, 1,180.4 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
San Francisco uses America/Los_Angeles and Urban Honolulu uses Pacific/Honolulu. In January Urban Honolulu is 2 hours behind, and in July 3 hours behind, because only one of them observes daylight saving time. On June 21, San Francisco gets 14 h 47 min of daylight and Urban Honolulu 13 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 33 min and 10 h 50 min. San Francisco is 16.40° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
San Francisco has 2.4 times the population of Urban Honolulu. From July 2020 to July 2024, San Francisco changed by -5.4% and Urban Honolulu by -1.0%. The trip crosses from California into Hawaii.
- 01San Francisco, CA827,526 (-5.4%)
- 02Urban Honolulu, HI344,967 (-1.0%)
Questions people ask
How far is San Francisco from Urban Honolulu?
2,360.7 miles, 3,799.1 km or 2,051.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Urban Honolulu from San Francisco?
WSW. The great-circle path leaves San Francisco on a bearing of 251.3° and arrives at Urban Honolulu on 233.5°. The return trip starts on 53.5°.
What is halfway between San Francisco and Urban Honolulu?
The midpoint is at 30.683049, -141.905957. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is San Francisco, CA, 1,180.4 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between San Francisco and Urban Honolulu?
San Francisco uses America/Los_Angeles and Urban Honolulu uses Pacific/Honolulu. In January Urban Honolulu is 2 hours behind, and in July 3 hours behind, because only one of them observes daylight saving time.
Which is bigger, San Francisco or Urban Honolulu?
San Francisco, with 827,526 residents in July 2024 against 344,967 for Urban Honolulu, 2.4 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.