FLIGHT HOP.fyi

✈ SFO → SCL

12H 6M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,922 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
12h 6m
Distance
5,922 mi
Or
9,530 km
Jet lag
3h

Flight from San Francisco to Santiago

From SFO (SFO), USA North America  →  Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America

↔ Flying the other way? Santiago → San Francisco

How long is the flight from San Francisco to Santiago?

A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Santiago (SCL) takes about 12 hours 6 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,922 miles (9,530 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 6m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,922 mi

9,530 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

Santiago timezone

UTC-4

America/Santiago

Time difference

+3h

3 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~3d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1410 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1630 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.

Flights from San Francisco

Nearest destinations

Long-haul from San Francisco

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Flights to Santiago

Nearest origins

Long-haul to Santiago

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