✈ SFO → LIS
11H 37M FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO LISBON. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from San Francisco to Lisbon
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Humberto Delgado (LIS), Portugal Europe
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Lisbon?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Lisbon (LIS) takes about 11 hours 37 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,668 miles (9,121 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 37m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,668 mi
9,121 km · great-circle
Avg speed
786 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Lisbon timezone
UTC+1
Europe/Lisbon
Time difference
+8h
8 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~8d
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.