✈ OTP → SFO
BUCHAREST → SAN FRANCISCO IN 13H 4M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Bucharest to San Francisco
From Henri Coandă (OTP), Romania Europe → SFO (SFO), USA North America
How long is the flight from Bucharest to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight from Bucharest (OTP) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 13 hours 4 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,426 miles (10,342 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 4m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,426 mi
10,342 km · great-circle
Avg speed
792 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Bucharest timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Bucharest
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.