SFO local time
San Francisco International Airport
Wednesday, 11th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-8
- Time zone
- America/Los_AngelesPST
- Sunrise
- 6:45 am
- Sunset
- 5:01 pm
- Daylight
- 10 hours 15 minutes113 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 123 days
Getting to and from SFO
San Francisco International Airport serves San Francisco, about 21 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time, which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Time difference from SFO
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CST | 2:54 am | 02:54 | 2 hours ahead |
| Mexico City CST | 2:54 am | 02:54 | 2 hours ahead |
| New York City EST | 3:54 am | 03:54 | 3 hours ahead |
| Toronto EST | 3:54 am | 03:54 | 3 hours ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 5:54 am | 05:54 | 5 hours ahead |
| London GMT | 8:54 am | 08:54 | 8 hours ahead |
| Paris CET | 9:54 am | 09:54 | 9 hours ahead |
| Berlin CET | 9:54 am | 09:54 | 9 hours ahead |
Other major airports
Questions people ask
What time is it at SFO airport right now?
It is 12:54 am (00:54) on Wednesday, 11th November 2026 at San Francisco International Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is SFO in?
San Francisco International Airport is in America/Los_Angeles, currently PST (UTC-8), the same zone as San Francisco.
How far is SFO from San Francisco?
About 21 km (13 miles) from the centre of San Francisco. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does SFO observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).