What is the distance from San Francisco to Paris?

The great-circle distance from San Francisco to Paris is 5,569 miles (8,962 km).

What is the time difference between San Francisco and Paris?

Paris is 9 hours ahead of San Francisco.

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

A nonstop flight from San Francisco to Paris emits about 1326 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ SFO → CDG

11H 25M, 5,569 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.

Flight time: 11h 25m

Distance: 5,569 mi

Or: 8,962 km

Jet lag: 9h

Flight from San Francisco to Paris

From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Paris → San Francisco

How long is the flight from San Francisco to Paris?

A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Paris (CDG) takes about 11 hours 25 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,569 miles (8,962 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 25m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,569 mi

8,962 km · great-circle

Avg speed

785 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

San Francisco timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Paris timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Paris

Time difference

+9h

9 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~9d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1326 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 1533 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 367 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.

11H 25M, 5,569 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.

Flight from San Francisco to Paris

How long is the flight from San Francisco to Paris?

Time zones & jet lag

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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