Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
OAK to KBL: distance & flight time
Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport) → Kabul (Hamid Karzai International Airport)
7,389 mi
11,891 km · 6,421 nm
14h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11.5h
time difference · heading north
See live OAK→KBL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
7,389 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 57m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, United States
- KBL — Hamid Karzai International Airport · Kabul, Afghanistan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near OAK
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport11 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport7 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station7 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport15 mi away
Near KBL
- OAI · Bagram Air Base26 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base45 mi away
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport67 mi away
- JAA · Jalalabad Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OAK from KBL?
The flight distance from Oakland (OAK) to Kabul (KBL) is 7,389 miles (11,891 km, 6,421 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OAK to KBL?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Oakland and Kabul?
Kabul is 11.5 hours ahead of Oakland.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OAK to KBL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OAK–KBL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.