✈ TLV → SFO
14H 57M FROM TEL AVIV TO SAN FRANCISCO. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Tel Aviv to San Francisco
From Ben Gurion (TLV), Israel Middle East → SFO (SFO), USA North America
How long is the flight from Tel Aviv to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight from Tel Aviv (TLV) to San Francisco (SFO) 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
Tel Aviv timezone
UTC+3
Asia/Jerusalem
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-10h
10 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
Westward — easier
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.