Wayfli › San Francisco (SFO) › To Denver (DEN)

San Francisco (SFO) to Denver (DEN) flights

There are direct flights from San Francisco International Airport to Denver International Airport, sold by 3 airlines (including codeshares): Frontier Airlines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines. The distance is 1,553 km, about 2h 25m in the air. There are also 19 one-stop options, via airports such as Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix.

Live fares for SFO → DENSee all routes on the map
1,553 kmdistance
~2h 25mdirect flight time (estimate)
3direct airlines
19one-stop options

Direct flights from San Francisco to Denver

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
SFO → DENFrontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines1,553 km~2h 25m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
LAX Los AngelesAmerican Airlines and Alaska Airlines then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines1,928 km~5h
LAS Las VegasFrontier Airlines and United Airlines then Frontier Airlines and United Airlines1,674 km~4h 45m
PHX PhoenixAmerican Airlines and United Airlines then American Airlines and Frontier Airlines2,015 km~5h 5m
SMF SacramentoUnited Airlines then United Airlines and Southwest Airlines1,598 km~4h 35m
SLC Salt Lake CityUnited Airlines then Frontier Airlines and United Airlines1,589 km~4h 35m
ONT OntarioFrontier Airlines and United Airlines then Frontier Airlines and United Airlines1,901 km~5h
SNA Santa AnaUnited Airlines and Southwest Airlines then Frontier Airlines and United Airlines1,958 km~5h 5m
ABQ AlbuquerqueUnited Airlines then United Airlines and Southwest Airlines2,002 km~5h 5m
PSP Palm SpringsAmerican Airlines and Alaska Airlines then Frontier Airlines and United Airlines1,923 km~5h
LGB Long BeachjetBlue then Southwest Airlines1,942 km~5h
BOI BoiseUnited Airlines then United Airlines and Southwest Airlines1,882 km~5h
BUR BurbankUnited Airlines then United Airlines and Southwest Airlines1,891 km~5h

More from San Francisco and Denver

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.