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✈ SFO → KIX

11H 6M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,400 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 6m
Distance
5,400 mi
Or
8,691 km
Jet lag
16h

Flight from San Francisco to Osaka

From SFO (SFO), USA North America  →  Kansai (KIX), Japan Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Osaka → San Francisco

How long is the flight from San Francisco to Osaka?

A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Osaka (KIX) 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

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Osaka timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Tokyo

Time difference

+16h

16 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~16d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1286 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1486 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 356 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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