Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SMO to KBV: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Krabi (Krabi Airport)
8,633 mi
13,893 km · 7,502 nm
17h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
See live SMO→KBV fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,633 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 24m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
- KBV — Krabi Airport · Krabi, Thailand
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 SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Near KBV
- HKT · Phuket International Airport46 mi away
- TST · Trang Airport59 mi away
- NST · Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport72 mi away
- URT · Surat Thani Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from KBV?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Krabi (KBV) is 8,633 miles (13,893 km, 7,502 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to KBV?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 24m 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 Santa Monica and Krabi?
Krabi is 14 hours ahead of Santa Monica.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to KBV?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–KBV that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.