✈ ARN → SFO
10H 59M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,345 MILES. EARN THE LEG.
Flight from Stockholm to San Francisco
From Arlanda (ARN), Sweden Europe → SFO (SFO), USA North America
How long is the flight from Stockholm to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight from Stockholm (ARN) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 10 hours 59 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,345 miles (8,602 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 59m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,345 mi
8,602 km · great-circle
Avg speed
783 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Stockholm timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Stockholm
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-9h
9 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~6.3d
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.