Direct Flights from San Francisco to Fort Myers
Fort Myers · Florida
Nonstop service from SFO to RSW on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
63 cities have a nonstop to Fort Myers, San Francisco among them.
How long to go to Fort Myers for, from San Francisco
5h 25m in the air, 2,477 miles — past long-weekend range. Five days is roughly where the flying stops dominating the trip.
Note that this route only operates November to March, so the trip has to fit that window.
About Fort Myers
Fort Myers is a booming town with great weather, entertainment and a casual feel in Southwest Florida. It was the winter home of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, and it remains a popular spot for "snowbirds" from northern states.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Fort Myers
- Gasparilla Island State Park is a Florida State Park located south of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island off Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound.
- Cayo Costa State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Florida, on Cayo Costa, an island directly south of Boca Grande and just north of North Captiva Island, approximately 12 miles (19 km) west of Cape Coral.
- The Naples Zoo is a 43-acre zoo and historic botanical garden in Naples, Florida, United States.
- The Koreshan State Park is a state park in Estero, Florida located on U.S. Highway 41 at Corkscrew Road.
- The Southwest Florida Museum of History (SWFLM) is a history museum in Fort Myers, Florida. The museum is in historic downtown Ft. Myers, in a former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad depot at 2031 Jackson Street.
- The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium is a museum and aquarium devoted to seashells, conchology, and malacology, including the paleontological and archeological/anthropological aspects of the study of shel…
- The Baker Museum is part of Artis–Naples, a multidisciplinary organization that also is the home of the Naples Philharmonic, located at 5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard, Naples, Florida.
- Naples Botanical Garden is a 170-acre (69 ha) botanical garden located in Naples, Florida.
- The Edison and Ford Winter Estates contain a historical museum and 21 acre botanical garden on the adjacent sites of the winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford beside the Caloosahatchee River in Southwestern Florid…
- Stump Pass Beach State Park is a Florida State Park. The park includes the southern peninsula of Manasota Key, and two small islands to the east, Whidden and Peterson Key. The park is located in Englewood, Florida.
- Don Pedro Island State Recreation Area is a state park in the U.S. state of Florida.
- Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park is a Florida state park located on a barrier island on Florida's southwest coast near Naples, Florida, 6 miles west of I-75 in North Naples.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Fort Myers weather, compared with San Francisco
18° warmer than San Francisco on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Fort Myers 74°F · San Francisco 57°F · 17° warmer
- April
- Fort Myers 85°F · San Francisco 65°F · 20° warmer
- July
- Fort Myers 90°F · San Francisco 72°F · 19° warmer
- October
- Fort Myers 86°F · San Francisco 71°F · 15° warmer
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Fort Myers
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Fort Myers is November–March, when daytime highs are a comfortable 74–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Fort Myers rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Gasparilla Island State Park, Cayo Costa State Park, and Naples Zoo and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from San Francisco to Fort Myers?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from San Francisco (SFO) to Fort Myers (RSW) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from San Francisco to Fort Myers?
- United flies nonstop between San Francisco (SFO) and Fort Myers (RSW). United flies it November to March only.
- How far is Fort Myers from San Francisco?
- Fort Myers is about 2,477 miles from San Francisco by air.
- What is there to do in Fort Myers?
- Popular things to do include Gasparilla Island State Park, Cayo Costa State Park, Naples Zoo, Koreshan State Historic Site, and more.
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