✈ AUH → SFO
16H 21M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Abu Dhabi to San Francisco
From Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East → SFO (SFO), USA North America
How long is the flight from Abu Dhabi to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 16 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,145 miles (13,108 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 21m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,145 mi
13,108 km · great-circle
Avg speed
801 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-11h
11 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~7.7d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.