Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SYO to OAK: distance & flight time
Shonai (Shonai Airport) → Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport)
5,021 mi
8,081 km · 4,363 nm
10h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
See live SYO→OAK fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,021 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 19m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SYO — Shonai Airport · Shonai, Japan
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, United States
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 SYO
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport42 mi away
- AXT · Akita Airport60 mi away
- KIJ · Niigata Airport69 mi away
- SDJ · Sendai Airport77 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SYO from OAK?
The flight distance from Shonai (SYO) to Oakland (OAK) is 5,021 miles (8,081 km, 4,363 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SYO to OAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 19m 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 Shonai and Oakland?
Oakland is 16 hours behind Shonai.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SYO to OAK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SYO–OAK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.