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✈ SFO → LHR

11H, 5,354 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.

Flight time
11h
Distance
5,354 mi
Or
8,616 km
Jet lag
8h

Flight from San Francisco to London

From SFO (SFO), USA North America  →  Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe

↔ Flying the other way? London → San Francisco

How long is the flight from San Francisco to London?

A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to London (LHR) takes about 11 hours, covering a great-circle distance of 5,354 miles (8,616 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,354 mi

8,616 km · great-circle

Avg speed

783 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

London timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Time difference

+8h

8 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~8d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1275 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1473 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 353 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.

Flights from San Francisco

Nearest destinations

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Flights to London

Nearest origins

Long-haul to London

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