✈ SFO → DXB
16H 15M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from San Francisco to Dubai
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Dubai International (DXB), UAE Middle East
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Dubai?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Dubai (DXB) takes about 16 hours 15 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,090 miles (13,020 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 15m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,090 mi
13,020 km · great-circle
Avg speed
801 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Dubai timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Time difference
+11h
11 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~11d
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.