✈ SFO → FCO
12H 43M FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO ROME. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from San Francisco to Rome
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe
↔ Flying the other way? Rome → San Francisco
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Rome?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Rome (FCO) takes about 12 hours 43 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,250 miles (10,058 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 43m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,250 mi
10,058 km · great-circle
Avg speed
790 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Rome timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Rome
Time difference
+9h
9 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~9d
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.
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