London to San Francisco flight path: LTN to SFO

Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from London to San Francisco. The right side offers glimpses of Greenland's icy coastline and the fjords of Baffin Island or Labrador during the great-circle crossing of the North Atlantic and Canadian Arctic, and it delivers the dramatic San Francisco Bay approach with the Golden Gate Bridge and city skyline on landing. The left side spends most of the flight over open ocean and the flat Canadian Prairies with little variation.

During takeoff from Luton (LTN), sit on the Left side for the best views. Departing LTN on runway 25, the aircraft banks right onto its northwesterly transatlantic track, which briefly swings London's skyline into view on the left side before the city recedes behind flat East Anglian farmland. The right side only shows featureless Home Counties countryside during this turn. Notable sights include: London skyline (Shard, Canary Wharf towers), River Thames, Chiltern Hills, Bedfordshire farmland.

When landing at San Francisco International (SFO), sit on the Right side for the best views. On the westerly approach into SFO, the aircraft crosses the Bay from the ocean side before turning to land, putting San Francisco's skyline, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Bay Bridge on the right side of the cabin. The left side mostly faces the Pacific and the low hills of the Peninsula, which are far less distinctive. Notable sights include: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco skyline and Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, Oakland Bay Bridge.

The flight from Luton (LTN) to San Francisco International (SFO) takes 10h 55m.

Labrador Sea and the southern tip of Greenland, including its glaciated coastal fjords, mark the approximate midpoint of the great-circle route between London and San Francisco.