✈ SFO → OTP
13H 4M IN A METAL TUBE. 6,426 MILES. EARN THE LEG.
Flight from San Francisco to Bucharest
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Henri Coandă (OTP), Romania Europe
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Bucharest?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Bucharest (OTP) takes about 13 hours 4 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,426 miles (10,342 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 4m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,426 mi
10,342 km · great-circle
Avg speed
792 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Bucharest timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Bucharest
Time difference
+10h
10 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~10d
Eastward — worse
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.