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Direct Flights from San Francisco to Dallas

Dallas · Texas

Nonstop service from SFO to DFW and DAL on American, Frontier, Southwest, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
American, Frontier, Southwest, United
Nonstop flights
~11/dayacross 2 airport pairs
Distance
1,461 mi
Flight time
~3h 25mgate to gate
Elevation
607 ft594 ft higher than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from San Francisco (SFO) to Dallas (DFW), 1,461 miles nonstop.SFODFW

Which airports fly this route

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  • SFODFWDallas Fort Worth International
    American, Frontier, United~11/dayDaily (all week)1,461 mi
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  • SFODALDallas Love Field
    SouthwestFrequency variesDaily (all week)1,473 mi
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How rare is this nonstop?

Dallas is one of the best-connected places in the country: 192 cities fly there nonstop, San Francisco among them.

How long to go to Dallas for, from San Francisco

3h 25m in the air, 1,461 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.

With roughly 11 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.

About Dallas

The skyline of Dallas, Texas, as seen from the twelfth floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas.
Photo by Benjamin D. Esham ( bdesham ) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dallas, with a population of more than 1.3 million residents, is the ninth largest city in the United States and the third largest in the state of Texas. It is an impressive melting pot of culture and character. Boasting high-end luxury hotels, innumerable fine dining spots, and one of the busiest airports in the world, Dallas maintains an upscale ethos reflected by an affluent population, world-class museums, and a shimmering modern skyline. Its history was marred by the infamous assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, but there is more historic and contemporary heritage to be discovered in the city.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Dallas

  1. The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) is an art museum located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, along Woodall Rodgers Freeway between St. Paul and Harwood.
  2. The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, hosts an art collection as well as traveling art exhibitions, educational programs and an extensive research library.
  3. The George W. Bush Presidential Center, which opened on April 25, 2013, is a complex that includes the presidential library and museum of George W. Bush, 43rd United States president (2001-2009), the George W.
  4. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is located in the cultural district of Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
  5. Six Flags Over Texas is a 212-acre amusement park, in Arlington, Texas, United States, east of Fort Worth and west of Dallas.
  6. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is an art museum of post-World War II art in Fort Worth, Texas with a collection of international modern and contemporary art.
  7. Reunion Tower is a 561 ft (171 m) observation tower in Dallas, and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.
  8. The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is a museum located on the sixth floor of the Dallas County Administration Building, formerly the Texas School Book Depository, in downtown Dallas, Texas, overlooking Dealey Plaza a…
  9. The Meadows Museum, nicknamed "Prado on the Prairie", is a two-story, 66,000 sq. ft.art museum in Dallas, Texas on the campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU).
  10. Dallas Zoo is a 106-acre (43 ha) zoo located 3 mi (5 km) south of downtown Dallas, Texas, in Marsalis Park.
  11. Southfork Ranch is a conference and event center in Parker, in the US state of Texas, 25 mi (40 km) north of Dallas. It includes the Ewing Mansion, the setting for the television series Dallas.
  12. Opened in 2003, the Nasher Sculpture Center is a museum in Dallas, Texas, that houses the Patsy and Raymond Nasher collection of modern and contemporary sculpture.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Dallas weather, compared with San Francisco

11° warmer than San Francisco on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Dallas 57°F · San Francisco 57°F · much the same
April
Dallas 77°F · San Francisco 65°F · 12° warmer
July
Dallas 96°F · San Francisco 72°F · 25° warmer
October
Dallas 79°F · San Francisco 71°F · 8° warmer

August averages 96°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around. Dallas also swings harder through the year than San Francisco does — 39° between its coldest and warmest months against 17°.

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to Dallas

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Dallas is February–April and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–79°F.
How long to stay
Dallas rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Dallas Museum of Art, Kimbell Art Museum, and George W. Bush Presidential Center and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from San Francisco to Dallas?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from San Francisco (SFO) to Dallas (DFW, DAL) on American, Frontier, Southwest, United.
Which airlines fly nonstop from San Francisco to Dallas?
American, Frontier, Southwest, United fly nonstop between San Francisco (SFO) and Dallas (DFW, DAL).
Which Dallas airport can I fly to nonstop from San Francisco?
Dallas has 2 airports with nonstop service from San Francisco: DFW (Dallas Fort Worth International) on American, Frontier, United; DAL (Dallas Love Field) on Southwest.
How many nonstop flights are there from San Francisco to Dallas?
There are about 11 nonstop departures per day (roughly 77 per week) from San Francisco to Dallas.
How far is Dallas from San Francisco?
Dallas is about 1,461 miles from San Francisco by air.
What is there to do in Dallas?
Popular things to do include Dallas Museum of Art, Kimbell Art Museum, George W. Bush Presidential Center, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, and more.

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