SFO → BOSSan Francisco to Boston

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Boston (BOS): 157 nonstop departures observed each week across 8 airlines. 86% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 14 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 4,341 km, an estimated 6 hours 4 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and Boston. Updated 29 October 2026 at 12:40 UTC.

Today, SFO → BOS

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 07:00 AF8859Air France On scheduleGate B4 · T1 ·
  2. 07:00 DL400Delta On scheduleGate B4 · T1 BOS est. 15:41sched 15:45
  3. 07:00 LY4228El Al Airlines On scheduleGate B4 · T1 ·
  4. 07:00 SK3586Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) On scheduleGate B4 · T1 ·
  5. 07:00 VS1787Virgin Atlantic On scheduleGate B4 · T1 ·
  6. 07:30 B6434JetBlue On scheduleGate B18 · T1 BOS est. 15:52sched 16:05
  7. 07:30 FI7832Icelandair On scheduleGate B18 · T1 ·
  8. 07:30 SQ1550Singapore Airlines On scheduleGate B18 · T1 ·
  9. 07:30 TP4394TAP Air Portugal On scheduleGate B18 · T1 ·
  10. 08:10 NZ9011Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F14 · T3 ·
  11. 08:10 UA2647United On scheduleGate F14 · T3 BOS est. 16:39sched 16:49
  12. 08:10 VA8229Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F14 · T3 ·
  13. 10:40 NZ9015Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F14 · T3 ·
  14. 10:40 UA2356United On scheduleGate F14 · T3 ·
  15. 10:40 VA8309Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F14 · T3 ·
  16. 10:44 B61734JetBlue On scheduleGate B21 · T1 ·
  17. 10:44 FI7830Icelandair On scheduleGate B21 · T1 ·
  18. 10:44 TP4392TAP Air Portugal On scheduleGate B21 · T1 ·
  19. 12:14 B61034JetBlue On scheduleGate B18 · T1 ·
  20. 12:40 DL977Delta On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  21. 12:40 KE6731Korean Air On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  22. 12:40 VS2372Virgin Atlantic On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  23. 12:45 NH7330ANA (All Nippon Airways) On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  24. 12:45 NZ9010Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  25. 12:45 UA1372United On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  26. 12:45 VA8305Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  27. 14:42 NZ9013Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  28. 14:42 UA1496United On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  29. 14:42 VA8307Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  30. 14:50 B61234JetBlue On scheduleGate B18 · T1 ·
  31. 15:00 DL860Delta On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  32. 15:00 LA6205LATAM Chile On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  33. 15:00 LY4668El Al Airlines On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  34. 15:00 MU8695China Eastern On scheduleGate C6 · T1 ·
  35. · B6134JetBlue Departed Landed 06:44
  36. · UA1665United Departed Landed 07:42 −14
  37. · UA796United Departed Landed 08:00 +114

Checked SFO board 05:40 · BOS board 08:10

SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
BOS Boston smooth · +0
4,341 km · ~6h 04m est.
dep bank 07:00–23:20157x weekly
Runs reliable · 8 airlines · 157x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 7 tracked SFO → BOS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −14 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−14 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~6h 04mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures157x8 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air LinesIcelandairITA AirwaysJapan Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL400 07:00 daily · DL977 12:40 daily · DL860 15:00 daily · DL1655 21:54 Mo Th Fr Su

IcelandairFI

Flights FI7832 varies daily · FI7830 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

ITA AirwaysAZ

Flights AZ4380 08:10 We Su

Japan AirlinesJL

Flights JL5892 varies daily

Singapore AirlinesSQ

Flights SQ1550 varies daily · SQ1544 varies daily

TAP Air PortugalTP

Flights TP4394 varies daily · TP4392 varies daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA371 07:00 Mo Th Fr Su · UA2647 08:15 daily · UA2356 10:50 daily · UA1372 12:10 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29B6134arrived+0
10-29UA1665arrived−14
10-29UA796arrived+114
10-28B61234arrived−58
10-28B6134arrived+0
10-28B6434arrived−22
10-28DL400arrived−17

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full SFO delay board →
BOSBoston +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · SW 8 kt Full BOS delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 48% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Francisco to Boston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SFO to BOS flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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Pro Flight Search: San Francisco (SFO) to Boston (BOS) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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How we measure this →

SFO to BOS questions

Is SFO–BOS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SFO–BOS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 21:15 from SFO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BOS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SFO to BOS?

Great-circle distance is 4,341 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 336–402 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SFO–BOS fly?

8 carriers operate this route, around 157 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.