Direct Flights from San Francisco to Loreto
Loreto · Mexico
Nonstop service from SFO to LTO on Alaska. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 4 cities have a nonstop to Loreto, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Loreto for, from San Francisco
2h 35m in the air, 1,030 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
About Loreto
Loreto is a small, tranquil town in Baja California Sur, catering mostly to North American travelers, who arrive on daily flights from California to Loreto International Airport. The town is an excellent base for exploring whale sanctuaries in the Sea of Cortez and is popular among serious sports fishing enthusiasts who often come to compete in the town's fishing tournaments.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Loreto
- Bahía de Loreto National Park is a national park on the east coast of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico, about 203 kilometres (126 mi) north of the city of La Paz in the state of Baja California Sur.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Loreto weather, compared with San Francisco
22° warmer than San Francisco on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Loreto 76°F · San Francisco 57°F · 18° warmer
- April
- Loreto 86°F · San Francisco 65°F · 21° warmer
- July
- Loreto 98°F · San Francisco 72°F · 26° warmer
- October
- Loreto 93°F · San Francisco 71°F · 21° warmer
August averages 99°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Loreto
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Loreto is December–March, when daytime highs are a comfortable 76–82°F.
- How long to stay
- A long weekend is plenty of time to see Loreto, including Bahía de Loreto National Park.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from San Francisco to Loreto?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from San Francisco (SFO) to Loreto (LTO) on Alaska.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from San Francisco to Loreto?
- Alaska flies nonstop between San Francisco (SFO) and Loreto (LTO).
- How far is Loreto from San Francisco?
- Loreto is about 1,030 miles from San Francisco by air.
- Is there a direct flight from San Francisco to Mexico?
- Yes — Loreto (LTO) has nonstop service from San Francisco on Alaska, making it a nonstop gateway to Mexico.
- What is there to do in Loreto?
- Popular things to do include Bahía de Loreto National Park, and more.
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