Route
San Francisco to Tokyo
SFO → NRT · 8,246 km · about 10h 24m in the air
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Distance and flying time
- Kilometres
- 8,246
- Miles
- 5,124
- Nautical miles
- 4,452
- Estimated flying time
- 10h 24m
non-stop, approximate
Distances are geodesic — the shortest path over the WGS-84 ellipsoid, the same basis published figures use. Real aircraft fly further, following airways and routing around weather and restricted airspace. The time estimate ignores wind, so the same route is genuinely quicker eastbound than westbound. How these are calculated →
From
San Francisco
SFOSan Francisco International Airport
- Country
- United States
- ICAO
- KSFO
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Local time
- 12:35 UTC−07:00
To
Tokyo
NRTNarita International Airport
- Country
- Japan
- ICAO
- RJAA
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Local time
- 04:35 UTC+09:00
Time zones
| SFO — San Francisco | NRT — Tokyo | |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Los_Angeles | Asia/Tokyo |
| UTC offset | UTC−07:00 PDT | UTC+09:00 GMT+9 |
| Local time now | 12:35 Sat, 3 Oct 2026 | 04:35 Sun, 4 Oct 2026 |
Tokyo is currently 16 hours ahead of San Francisco. Both times on an airline itinerary are local to their own airport, so you cannot subtract them to get a duration. Offsets change with daylight saving, and the two ends do not always switch on the same date — the time zone planner resolves them for your actual travel date.
This route crosses the International Date Line. The calendar date changes by a full day on top of any time-zone shift, so the arrival date will not be the departure date plus the obvious amount. Book hotels and onward travel against the arrival date your itinerary actually shows. Why the date line does this →
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Near SFO
Alternative departure airports within reach by ground.
- SQL San Carlos · 16 km
- OAK Oakland · 18 km
- SJC San Jose · 49 km
Near NRT
Alternative arrival airports within reach by ground.
- IBR Omitama · 46 km
- HND Tokyo · 60 km · details
- OIM Izu Oshima · 144 km