San Francisco to Zürich Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from San Francisco, United States to Zürich, Switzerland is 11 hours 39 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between San Francisco and Zürich?

The flight distance from San Francisco (United States) to Zürich (Switzerland) is 5823 miles. This is equivalent to 9370 kilometers or 5056 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to San Francisco, is SFO International Airport (SFO) and the nearest airport to Zürich, is Zurich Airport (ZRH).

San Francisco - Zürich Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in San Francisco is 2024-12-21, 03:58:49 PST
Current local time in Zürich is 2024-12-21, 12:58:49 CET.
Time difference between San Francisco (United States) and Zürich (Switzerland) is 9 Hours.
Zürich time is 9 Hours ahead of San Francisco.

San Francisco to Zürich Flight Route Map

Flight map from San Francisco, United States to Zürich, Switzerland is given below.
Click the map to view San Francisco to Zürich nonstop flight path and travel direction.

The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.


San Francisco GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 37° 46' 29.7'' Longitude: W 122° 25' 9.9''
Zürich GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 47° 22' 36.8'' Longitude: E 8° 32' 30.1''

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