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✈ HKG → SFO

14H IN A METAL TUBE. 6,915 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
14h
Distance
6,915 mi
Or
11,128 km
Jet lag
15h

Flight from Hong Kong to San Francisco

From Hong Kong International (HKG), Hong Kong Asia  →  SFO (SFO), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? San Francisco → Hong Kong

How long is the flight from Hong Kong to San Francisco?

A nonstop flight from Hong Kong (HKG) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 14 hours, covering a great-circle distance of 6,915 miles (11,128 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

14h

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,915 mi

11,128 km · great-circle

Avg speed

795 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Hong Kong timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Hong_Kong

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-15h

15 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~10.5d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1647 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1903 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 456 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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