Flight time from San Francisco to Tokyo

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.