✈ SFO → BOM
SAN FRANCISCO → MUMBAI: 16H 50M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from San Francisco to Mumbai
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Chhatrapati Shivaji (BOM), India Asia
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Mumbai?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Mumbai (BOM) takes about 16 hours 50 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,395 miles (13,510 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 50m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,395 mi
13,510 km · great-circle
Avg speed
803 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Mumbai timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Time difference
+12.5h
12h 30m ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~12.5d
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.