✈ SFO → TLV
SAN FRANCISCO → TEL AVIV IN 14H 57M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from San Francisco to Tel Aviv
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Ben Gurion (TLV), Israel Middle East
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Tel Aviv?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Tel Aviv (TLV) takes about 14 hours 57 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,407 miles (11,921 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 57m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,407 mi
11,921 km · great-circle
Avg speed
798 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Tel Aviv timezone
UTC+3
Asia/Jerusalem
Time difference
+10h
10 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~10d
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.