✈ KIX → SFO
11H 6M, 5,400 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Osaka to San Francisco
From Kansai (KIX), Japan Asia → SFO (SFO), USA North America
How long is the flight from Osaka to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight from Osaka (KIX) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 11 hours 6 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,400 miles (8,691 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 6m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,400 mi
8,691 km · great-circle
Avg speed
783 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Osaka timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Tokyo
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-16h
16 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~11.2d
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.