✈ SFO → WAW
11H 58M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,852 MILES. EARN THE LEG.
Flight from San Francisco to Warsaw
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Chopin (WAW), Poland Europe
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Warsaw?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Warsaw (WAW) takes about 11 hours 58 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,852 miles (9,418 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 58m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,852 mi
9,418 km · great-circle
Avg speed
787 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Warsaw timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Warsaw
Time difference
+9h
9 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~9d
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.