✈ SFO → VIE
12H 15M FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO VIENNA. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from San Francisco to Vienna
From SFO (SFO), USA North America → Vienna International (VIE), Austria Europe
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Vienna?
A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Vienna (VIE) takes about 12 hours 15 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,998 miles (9,653 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 15m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,998 mi
9,653 km · great-circle
Avg speed
789 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Vienna timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Vienna
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.