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✈ BKK → SFO

BANGKOK → SAN FRANCISCO: 15H 56M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.

Flight time
15h 56m
Distance
7,922 mi
Or
12,749 km
Jet lag
14h

Flight from Bangkok to San Francisco

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK), Thailand Asia  →  SFO (SFO), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? San Francisco → Bangkok

How long is the flight from Bangkok to San Francisco?

A nonstop flight from Bangkok (BKK) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 15 hours 56 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,922 miles (12,749 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

15h 56m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

7,922 mi

12,749 km · great-circle

Avg speed

800 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Bangkok timezone

UTC+7

Asia/Bangkok

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-14h

14 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~9.8d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1887 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2180 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 523 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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