✈ SYD → SFO
SYDNEY → SAN FRANCISCO IN 14H 59M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Sydney to San Francisco
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → SFO (SFO), USA North America
How long is the flight from Sydney to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 14 hours 59 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,425 miles (11,949 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 59m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,425 mi
11,949 km · great-circle
Avg speed
798 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-17h
17 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~11.9d
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.