Flight time from San Francisco to Tokyo
About 8,275 km (5,142 miles), an estimated nonstop flight time of 10h 50m.
Distance
8,275 km
5,142 miles
Flight time
10h 50m
nonstop, estimated
Time difference
16h ahead
Tokyo
8,275 km
5,142 miles apart, as the crow flies
Estimated flight time
10h 50m
Time difference
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A straight-line (great-circle) estimate. Real flights are a little longer because of air-traffic routing, winds and any stopovers, so your landing time is approximate.
San Francisco to Tokyo at a glance
Flying from San Francisco, United States to Tokyo, Japan covers a great-circle distance of roughly 8,275 kilometres (5,142 miles). At a typical jet cruising speed, that is an estimated nonstop flight time of about 10h 50m, before you add taxi time, any air-traffic delays and the effect of the wind. A connection through a hub will add the layover on top.
Tokyo is about 16 hours ahead of San Francisco, so expect some jet lag from crossing 16 time zones, which tends to hit harder when you fly east and lose hours. The interactive calculator above updates the time difference for today's date, and you can swap the cities or pick a different pairing in a tap.
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Last reviewed 2026-06-04. Distance is a great-circle estimate; flight time excludes winds, routing and stopovers.
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