✈ SIN → SFO

16H 55M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.

Flight time
16h 55m
Distance
8,438 mi
Or
13,580 km
Jet lag
15h

Flight from Singapore to San Francisco

From Changi (SIN), Singapore Asia  →  SFO (SFO), USA North America

How long is the flight from Singapore to San Francisco?

A nonstop flight from Singapore (SIN) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 16 hours 55 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,438 miles (13,580 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

16h 55m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

8,438 mi

13,580 km · great-circle

Avg speed

803 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Singapore timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Singapore

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-15h

15 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~10.5d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 2010 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2322 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 557 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.