✈ BRU → SFO
BRUSSELS → SAN FRANCISCO IN 11H 20M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Brussels to San Francisco
From Zaventem (BRU), Belgium Europe → SFO (SFO), USA North America
How long is the flight from Brussels to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight from Brussels (BRU) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 11 hours 20 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,526 miles (8,893 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 20m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,526 mi
8,893 km · great-circle
Avg speed
784 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Brussels timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Brussels
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-9h
9 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~6.3d
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.