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✈ AKL → SFO

13H 16M IN A METAL TUBE. 6,530 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
13h 16m
Distance
6,530 mi
Or
10,509 km
Jet lag
19h

Flight from Auckland to San Francisco

From Auckland Airport (AKL), New Zealand Oceania  →  SFO (SFO), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? San Francisco → Auckland

How long is the flight from Auckland to San Francisco?

A nonstop flight from Auckland (AKL) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 13 hours 16 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,530 miles (10,509 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

13h 16m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,530 mi

10,509 km · great-circle

Avg speed

792 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Auckland timezone

UTC+12

Pacific/Auckland

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-19h

19 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~13.3d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1555 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1797 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 431 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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