✈ SCL → AKL

12H 15M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,998 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
12h 15m
Distance
5,998 mi
Or
9,653 km
Jet lag
16h

Flight from Santiago to Auckland

From Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America  →  Auckland Airport (AKL), New Zealand Oceania

↔ Flying the other way? Auckland → Santiago

How long is the flight from Santiago to Auckland?

A nonstop flight from Santiago (SCL) to Auckland (AKL) 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

Santiago timezone

UTC-4

America/Santiago

Auckland timezone

UTC+12

Pacific/Auckland

Time difference

+16h

16 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~16d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1429 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1651 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 396 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.