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✈ SFO → MXP

12H 7M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,932 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
12h 7m
Distance
5,932 mi
Or
9,547 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from San Francisco to Milan

From SFO (SFO), USA North America  →  Malpensa (MXP), Italy Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Milan → San Francisco

How long is the flight from San Francisco to Milan?

A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Milan (MXP) takes about 12 hours 7 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,932 miles (9,547 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 7m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,932 mi

9,547 km · great-circle

Avg speed

788 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Milan timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Rome

Time difference

+9h

9 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~9d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1413 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1633 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 391 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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Nearest origins

Long-haul to Milan

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