✈ SCL → SFO
12H 6M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Santiago to San Francisco
From Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America → SFO (SFO), USA North America
How long is the flight from Santiago to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight from Santiago (SCL) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 12 hours 6 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,922 miles (9,530 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 6m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,922 mi
9,530 km · great-circle
Avg speed
788 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Santiago timezone
UTC-4
America/Santiago
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-3h
3 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~2.1d
Westward — easier
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.