✈ SFO → HND
10H 37M FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO TOKYO. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from San Francisco to Tokyo
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Haneda (HND), Japan Asia
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Tokyo?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Tokyo (HND) takes about 10 hours 37 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,149 miles (8,286 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 37m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,149 mi
8,286 km · great-circle
Avg speed
781 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Tokyo timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Tokyo
Time difference
+16h
16 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~16d
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.