✈ SFO → DOH
16H 13M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from San Francisco to Doha
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Hamad International (DOH), Qatar Middle East
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Doha?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Doha (DOH) takes about 16 hours 13 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,073 miles (12,993 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 13m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,073 mi
12,993 km · great-circle
Avg speed
801 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Doha timezone
UTC+3
Asia/Qatar
Time difference
+10h
10 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~10d
Eastward — worse
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.