Daly City: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Daly City is a city of 106,562 people in United States (California), 123 m (404 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Daly City runs from about 9 h 36 min a day in late December to 14 h 50 min in late June (computed for 37.71° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Daly City is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, whose 11,870-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK, 21 km), Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC, 61 km), San Carlos Airport (SQL, 28 km), Buchanan Field (CCR, 48 km), Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS, 94 km).
Flights to Daly City: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Daly City · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- San Jose, 64 km — buses · car rental · tours
- San Francisco, 9 km
- Fresno, 261 km — flights · tours
- Sacramento, 129 km — tours
- Oakland, 20 km — tours
- Stockton, 107 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Reno, 307 km
- Fremont, 45 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Modesto, 129 km
- Santa Rosa, 85 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Quezon City.
Common questions
Which airport serves Daly City?
San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Daly City?
About 106,562 people live in Daly City, across 20 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Daly City in?
America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7.
What currency is used in Daly City?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Daly City?
San Jose (64 km), San Francisco (9 km), Fresno (261 km), Sacramento (129 km), Oakland (20 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.