What is the distance from Dubai to San Francisco?

The great-circle distance from Dubai to San Francisco is 8,090 miles (13,020 km).

What is the time difference between Dubai and San Francisco?

San Francisco is 11 hours behind of Dubai.

How much CO₂ does a flight from Dubai to San Francisco produce?

A nonstop flight from Dubai to San Francisco emits about 1927 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ DXB → SFO

DUBAI → SAN FRANCISCO: 16H 15M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.

Flight time: 16h 15m

Distance: 8,090 mi

Or: 13,020 km

Jet lag: 11h

Flight from Dubai to San Francisco

From Dubai International (DXB), UAE Middle East → SFO (SFO), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? San Francisco → Dubai

How long is the flight from Dubai to San Francisco?

A nonstop flight from Dubai (DXB) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 16 hours 15 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,090 miles (13,020 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

16h 15m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

8,090 mi

13,020 km · great-circle

Avg speed

801 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Dubai timezone

UTC+4

Asia/Dubai

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-11h

11 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~7.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1927 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 2226 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 534 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.

DUBAI → SAN FRANCISCO: 16H 15M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.

Flight from Dubai to San Francisco

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Time zones & jet lag

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